West Brom close in on appointing Valerien Ismael as manager after £2m compensation agreed with Barnsley… with club FINALLY set to secure new boss after Chris Wilder and David Wagner pursuits earlier this summer Valerien Ismael is now close to being appointed as West Brom’s new manager The Baggies have agreed compensation of around £2m … Read more
It’s Jack to the future for Woody! Wilshere and Bournemouth’s interim boss’ fate could depend on their play-off campaign as they both wait to learn if they’ll be getting new contracts Jack Wilshere and Jonathan Woodgate face uncertain futures at Bournemouth Their futures will be on the line when Bournemouth start play-offs on Monday The … Read more
‘We are HORRIBLE to play against’: High-energy Barnsley can go all the way in the play-offs and win promotion to the Premier League, insists Cauley Woodrow Barnsley have transformed into different beast under manager Valerien Ismael The Barnsley manager has overseen a frantic, high-octane brand of football Ismael’s men face Swansea in the first leg … Read more
Heard the story about the Midlands club facing relegation to League One before the former Premier League star worked his magic to keep them afloat? Not Derby and Wayne Rooney, who stayed above the line only on the final day of the season and remain in chaos, but the club 40 miles to the south-west … Read more
EFL criticise the Government for their role in Premier League’s £4.5BILLION broadcast deal as they failed ‘to address the financial imbalance that exists between the top-flight and the rest’ – despite the lower divisions receiving an extra £100m from it The Premier League has agreed a renewal TV rights deal with broadcasters The private nature … Read more
Derby County fans accuse the club’s would-be owner Erik Alonso of passing off a £42m TikTok house as his own after he posted a year-old video on Twitter… while he fails to provide proof of funds to complete his takeover Prospective Derby owner Erik Alonso tweeted a video of a luxury mansion Writing ‘Good Morning’, the … Read more
Now-defunct LinkedIn account claiming to belong to Indonesian Olympics boss Raja Sapta Oktohari sent messages to top football figures to put them in contact with would-be Derby owner Erik Alonso as takeover stalls over EFL’s wait for proof of funds Derby County are in the midst of takeover talks involving Erik Alonso The Spaniard, though, … Read more
2000 Chesterfield deducted nine points for financial irregularities — including not paying transfer fees and under-reporting gate receipts. 2002 Boston United deducted four points for misleading FA over player wages. 2004 Cambridge become the first of 16 clubs to be deducted 10 points for entering administration: Wrexham (2004), Boston (2006), Rotherham (2006 and 2007), Leeds … Read more
EFL cast further doubt on Erik Alonso’s potential takeover of Derby County after Spanish businessman fails to respond to demand to deposit £35m in a British bank account EFL asked Spanish businessman Alonso to prove he has funds for a takeover Alonso was asked to deposit £35m in a British bank account a fortnight ago Derby … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Derby owner Mel Morris warned he is ‘wasting his time’ with Erik Alonso after claims prospective buyer said he had no access to funds because his bank account had been frozen by Spanish tax authorities EFL asked the Spanish businessman to deposit £35million in a holding account It is claimed Alonso said he could not … Read more
Erik Alonso’s Derby takeover in serious JEOPARDY after claims Spanish businessman is looking to refinance Pride Park in bid to fund deal Erik Alonso’s potential takeover of Derby County is said to be in serious doubt The prospective owner is trying to refinance Pride Park in a bid to fund the deal Alarm bells are … Read more
In the search for the antidote to the untrammelled greed of the six billionaire owners who were ready to lay waste to English football a fortnight ago, it might be hard to improve on a symbol of the intelligent, diligent stewardship of one of our leading clubs that sits at one end of their first … Read more
Premier League bound Emiliano Buendia is named Championship Player of the Season as sharpshooters steal the show at the EFL awards with Peterborough’s Jonson Clarke-Harris and Cambridge United’s Paul Mullin claiming the League One and Two crowns EFL Awards announced on Thursday celebrated excellence on and off the pitch Scorers dominated the player of the … Read more