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i meant a song the fans sing

aye i know, i was thinking wether to include chelseas "blue is the colour" but the song is actually for the club.i'll edit it

happy we've got him to fill in,delighted is far too strong a word.

some clubs have songs they are known for, none footballing and often seemingly little to do with the club. these are the few i know of and was wondering if there were anymore ? NUFC-- blaydon races liverpool-- you'll never walk alone west ham-- i'm forever blowing bubbles sunderland--wise men say citeh--blue moon i know some team has "delilah" but can't think who

wrong way around,match day should be the only day they are allowed in

How can the club owe him money? He owns the club outright. doesn't matter,a private individual gave money to a business.he is running it as a business therefore he will want the money back at some point. He'll want a return on his investment I should think but the club doesn't 'owe' him money. He owns the club so it's really a case of him no longer owing the banks the money the club was in debt. I'm not just being pedantic, there's a big difference. The scenario you give could happen if, for example, someone on the board loaned the club money when it was a PLC. In this case the club doesn't owe anyone anything (more or less) any more. aye, i suppose

How can the club owe him money? He owns the club outright. doesn't matter,a private individual gave money to a business.he is running it as a business therefore he will want the money back at some point.

can't imagine it's a gift,more likely the debt is still there but owed to him instead of banks etc so we are probably saving on intrest

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A wealthy business sometimes (in some years) spends more than they earn and in other years (most of them) they earn more than they spend. That is the case with us, we are a very rich club, have been for almost 15 years, but some years we have spent more than we have earned, as have the other top five. None of this "Top Five" thing is news, is it? We have been in the top four (or since the Russian arrived at the joke London club) in the top five financial "rich list" for the last 15 years or so. The only real difference is that in the last year or so, the "mid table also-rans" (financially) like Spurs/Everton, etc, have got closer to us and we have lost ground on the other four rich clubs. Although it does not alter our earned income at all (Turnover) at the time, when and if Ashley does start letting us spend some of HIS money (making our money available to buy players more 'flexible', rather than being a specific budget based on earned income, then the hoped for success that brings (Champions League qualification again, etc) will 'eventually' lead to improved Turnover figures. That should enable us to pull away from the mid-table clubs (in financial terms) and re-open the financial gap between us (the big five financial clubs) and the rest, again. I would imagine that Man City, Aston Villa and even West Ham, would hope that they can (similarly) move closer to us! Let's hope our financial development/improvement under Ashley, exceeds theirs (to re-widen the gap) as well as hopefully starting to exceed the level of development of Liverpool, Chelsea, etc. If Ashley knows what he is doing (and he certainly does seem to, financially) - it could and should happen. seems i've been mislead,i thought we survived on debt. Not according to the accounts I have seen. There has been a significant long-term debt built up in the form of loans to finance the redevelopment of the ground, training ground, etc. Long term debt (loans etc for capital projects) is different to making a trading profit / trading loss, in any given year. Ashley is tackling this, also, as I am sure you know. i'm just looking at it purely as our debts against out assets and how much the club can get their hands on without borrowing. Successful businesses do not hoard cash, they use it. If they need to make a large investment, they borrow the amount required, secured (if they are rich enough, as we are) against current and planned future income levels. Thats how it works. Businesses are not banks. They do not keep huge amounts of unused cash lying around. yeah i get all that but we've made big losses (end of year accounts) without making big profits in other years,which is why the share price was shagged.we werent rich,big turnover aye,but rich ?

was that the nicky butt as lionel messi moment by the dug out ?

my guess is that terry mac does similar to what the other coaches at the club do. interesting to see onsunday that while enrique at half time (warming up) was very animated ie communication mainly by hand signal,then before he came on was being given his instructions by terry mac.......i wonder what that conversation was like. I'm sure Terry Mac just has a list of things to do before the player enters the pitch. "Tied your shoelaces up laddie?" "Stretched your calves?" "Brushed your teeth?" "Been to the toilet?" "No? Are you going to need to in the next seven minutes?" "Alright then laddie. Now I know I'm not allowed to do tactics, but if you look at this stickman on the piece of paper? That is Craig Bellamy. I want you to kick him. If you do that, me and Lee Clark will be nice to you this week, even though you are foreign. Ok?" and you think that because why ?

A wealthy business sometimes (in some years) spends more than they earn and in other years (most of them) they earn more than they spend. That is the case with us, we are a very rich club, have been for almost 15 years, but some years we have spent more than we have earned, as have the other top five. None of this "Top Five" thing is news, is it? We have been in the top four (or since the Russian arrived at the joke London club) in the top five financial "rich list" for the last 15 years or so. The only real difference is that in the last year or so, the "mid table also-rans" (financially) like Spurs/Everton, etc, have got closer to us and we have lost ground on the other four rich clubs. Although it does not alter our earned income at all (Turnover) at the time, when and if Ashley does start letting us spend some of HIS money (making our money available to buy players more 'flexible', rather than being a specific budget based on earned income, then the hoped for success that brings (Champions League qualification again, etc) will 'eventually' lead to improved Turnover figures. That should enable us to pull away from the mid-table clubs (in financial terms) and re-open the financial gap between us (the big five financial clubs) and the rest, again. I would imagine that Man City, Aston Villa and even West Ham, would hope that they can (similarly) move closer to us! Let's hope our financial development/improvement under Ashley, exceeds theirs (to re-widen the gap) as well as hopefully starting to exceed the level of development of Liverpool, Chelsea, etc. If Ashley knows what he is doing (and he certainly does seem to, financially) - it could and should happen. seems i've been mislead,i thought we survived on debt. Not according to the accounts I have seen. There has been a significant long-term debt built up in the form of loans to finance the redevelopment of the ground, training ground, etc. Long term debt (loans etc for capital projects) is different to making a trading profit / trading loss, in any given year. Ashley is tackling this, also, as I am sure you know. i'm just looking at it purely as our debts against out assets and how much the club can get their hands on without borrowing.

my guess is that terry mac does similar to what the other coaches at the club do. interesting to see onsunday that while enrique at half time (warming up) was very animated ie communication mainly by hand signal,then before he came on was being given his instructions by terry mac.......i wonder what that conversation was like.

A wealthy business sometimes (in some years) spends more than they earn and in other years (most of them) they earn more than they spend. That is the case with us, we are a very rich club, have been for almost 15 years, but some years we have spent more than we have earned, as have the other top five. None of this "Top Five" thing is news, is it? We have been in the top four (or since the Russian arrived at the joke London club) in the top five financial "rich list" for the last 15 years or so. The only real difference is that in the last year or so, the "mid table also-rans" (financially) like Spurs/Everton, etc, have got closer to us and we have lost ground on the other four rich clubs. Although it does not alter our earned income at all (Turnover) at the time, when and if Ashley does start letting us spend some of HIS money (making our money available to buy players more 'flexible', rather than being a specific budget based on earned income, then the hoped for success that brings (Champions League qualification again, etc) will 'eventually' lead to improved Turnover figures. That should enable us to pull away from the mid-table clubs (in financial terms) and re-open the financial gap between us (the big five financial clubs) and the rest, again. I would imagine that Man City, Aston Villa and even West Ham, would hope that they can (similarly) move closer to us! Let's hope our financial development/improvement under Ashley, exceeds theirs (to re-widen the gap) as well as hopefully starting to exceed the level of development of Liverpool, Chelsea, etc. If Ashley knows what he is doing (and he certainly does seem to, financially) - it could and should happen. seems i've been mislead,i thought we survived on debt.

What's that river in Egypt called again? The River Kevlikesmen missing and "e" there,between the "s" and the "m"

a straight male confident in his sexuality would have no problem talking about wether another could be considered good looking or not............................mind you geet screaming queens could do likewise.

I don't think they have more going out. From what I've read, they have a turnover of £200.8m, then around £89m wage bill (50% of turnover), debt repayments of £18 per year at a fixed rate over 25 years. They have a about £73m in cash reserves in the Arsenal account not spent. Anyway this is what the BBC have to say: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2007/09/arsenal_set_pace_on_and_off_th.html By the way, the debt is not 353m, but has been reduced to 255m. I'm interested in Economics so I tend to read up on the finances. i meant us

john anderson ian rush john connolly still no match for the hideously ugly ipswich teams of the late 70's early 80's john wark,eric gates,kevin beattie,paul mariner,mick mills,alan brazil,muhren and thyssen,trerry butcher,russell osman.

i still don't see how you're rich if you have more going out than coming in ?

and a choice.......bring in taylor or faye ? luxury,frigging luxury this is

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shola had his best game for a while today

he was in tow with a female and child (bout 2ish)

fantastic pass by kitson for wigans winner