parklane1
Tony Galvin
fudgeing mugs the lot of us.
You pays your money and takes your choice.
fudgeing mugs the lot of us.
Record profits yet we'll still sell our best players as 'they left us no option'
I want to compete nothing more nothing less.
A few observations
At risk (still badly run) -> West Ham, Barcodes, Leicester, Villa
Is Chelsea's debt number real? fudge me ..
Pool's debt is crawling back up (after being virtually wiped out)
Swansea is well run ..
A few observations
At risk (still badly run) -> West Ham, Barcodes, Leicester, Villa
Is Chelsea's debt number real? fudge me ..
Pool's debt is crawling back up (after being virtually wiped out)
Swansea is well run ..
I disagree with you on West Ham. They were badly run but have been put back on much better footing by their current owners. Wages that only equate to 56% of their turnover and a £15 million profit are good numbers. It means that they have a chance of getting the debt down. It's also worth noting that most of their debt is to their current owners so they are reasonably secure (for now).A few observations
At risk (still badly run) -> West Ham, Barcodes, Leicester, Villa
Is Chelsea's debt number real? fudge me ..
Pool's debt is crawling back up (after being virtually wiped out)
Swansea is well run ..
I was surprised how many clubs have manageable player wages (under 60%) compared to a few years ago. Even Chelsea are at 60%.
Why is there no way?..... That was his buy out clause and from what I read at the time we eventually paid it.always an interesting read, I do question his numbers though, there is no way we have really given Valencia 26m for Soldado
Why is there no way?..... That was his buy out clause and from what I read at the time we eventually paid it.
Football deals are never (or at least very rarely) paid in full up front I agree. However in this case it wouldn't surprise me if we'd given Valencia half up front and then the rest in instalments over the next 2 or 3 years. I just don't think Valencia would've accepted the other £5 per goal and £1.65 per minute played nonsense that Levy likes to go with.because football deals don't work like that, it's never hard cash for player, it's this and that now, if he does this then it's that as well, but not if its not by then
Agreed, I even put a rather large each way bet on him being the top scorer in the league the season we bought him. I had no idea that his finishing was actually so bad!at the time I think Valencia would have favoured the incentives approach, we'll never know, I just can't believe Levy would ever not have an angle
it obviously didn't work out but I can't rememeber a signing being considered such a sure thing since Klinsmann, no one expected this