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I don't care about any of that, minimising their tax exposure, whatever. My problem is not that they're doing a lot of illegal things, but that they're doing a lot of things which simply are not in the interests of NUFC but instead set up to favour Sports Direct. I know that and agree 100% with your sentiment, it’s wrong, but not illegal, is all I’m saying. Hang on, we're currently under a tax investigation....

Nope. The price would be the price. If the club as a business is worth £300m and the debt is £150m, then his equity is worth £150m. If the club is worth £150m then his debt is worth £150m and his equity is worth zero If the club is worth £100m then his debt is only worth £100m and his equity has already been wiped out Again, you’re talking business world, not Ashley world. Hence why his asking price is always £100m than what potential buyers value the club.

That makes zero sense. Why would he need to loan the club money to outsource a function? Anyway, as said many times before, the 'debt' to Ashley is meaningless as a number. I’ll tell you why. The club pays sports direct for merchandise. Sports direct buy it because they get better discount than NUFC does. Matt, your problem is you’re looking at the accounts expecting nothing to be hidden and nothing to be illegal. So, where’s the money gone?

It's a shame the HMRC investigation has gone quiet. Surely they could have dug up some sort on him. Makes you wonder exactly what they found, but hopefully it’s a massive ticking time bomb.

The debt to Ashley never officially goes down. However, at certain points in the season (transfer windows) he does pay himself back to reduce the debt. Then when he decides the club need to outsource a new service to his business, he lends the club the money again, thus taking the debt level back to the “right” level. I can absolutely guarantee, there’s an illegal activity going on (might be tax, might be fraud) and it’s going to prevent him ever selling the club as it will come out. We’re fucked.

He wants it to get violent. As soon as it does the campaign fails.

What in the living fuck is that ? Careful, he’ll join the clique haters.

I’ll bet you £100 we don’t concede more than 4, mr “double figures’

See, I can’t remember if I like you or not? I need to start making notes.

Seems a bit expensive given the menu? Or was Elliot there?

I always forgot who is in which clique when typing my opinion. Can we have a stickied post please? Or is it simply Dinho in column A and every other member in column B? Does Tubes have column C or what?

Sorensen would get brushed aside in the premier league at the moment. Potential though, certainly.

It's like reading myself from 3 months ago People thinking Rafa wants a load of money and for us to be knocking on the the door of the top 6 to stay are wrong. I reckon he would happily stay with an extra 10/15 million per window than what we have spent now and just enough to be out the bottom 6. He's already shown he's happy to sack off the cups an all Can’t think of anyone claiming Rafa wants £80m a window etc etc. He wants to see progress, he wants to see his plan being invested in, he wants to see the academy and training facility improved. He wants to see when he gives a list to lee, the players on it actually sign for us. Everybody knows this and nobody is claiming anything else. Not sure what your argument is? That you’re the only one who is right despite nobody arguing against you?

Imagine if we beat man united. Mike saves the club again.

Just another 119,999 people to convince to do the same then. Easy.

Won’t happen, but yeah. Perez 10, Joselu up top. Kenedy and Ritchie wide with Ritchie going off after 64 minutes.

Yes Sancho! He best bloody give him some minutes.

Scunthorpe that bad? Well, it is, but some of the surrounding towns/villages are beautiful ;-)

If he recognises the need to take a more hands on approach, is little Lee getting the sack?

Tbf I’d like to think that no matter how wealthy I became the prospect of a free holiday would still be enticing Even a mystery tour of Scunthorpe? Hey, come on.

Lads lads lads, you can clearly hear a fan shout "hey Mike, how many 14" cheesy garlic breads did you manage?" before he's seen doing that gesture. It's nothing.

Call him up Gareth, give us someone to get excited about.

What did you say?

Scunny legend Andy Barcham. The fuck is the ref doing??

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