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But getting £50m each from Al-Insheara would really help with FFP.

Exile on Bruno:

Lucky or they'd all get injured before kickoff

I know spending so much money without coming close to winning the league for over 10 years does seem impossible, but to be fair you've made it look easy.

Quality FanInPeace post on RTG

Only the lowest of the low would make under the counter payments to staff to subvert the financial fairplay rules of the league. https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2018/2/28/17061448/the-moment-it-all-changed-for-sunderland-afc-an-illegal-payments-scandal-that-rocked-wearside

The story continues looking for volunteers to hold up a flag... https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/east-standers.1598363/ This one has everything (apart from many volunteers). 14 posts in we've already got to "It's not a gay pride banner."

From nufc.com: Seems mental that.

Nah, I have a login to keep up with threads but it's far too toxic to post as a NUFC supporter over there.

The Saudi result against Argentina really has tipped some of them completely over the edge on RTG like. Under normal circumstances they'd be laughing at Argentina & Messi for the result against weaker opposition but they're having to double down on how all Newcastle supporters now support SA and everything they do. You expect the odd idiot in the NUFC thread over there to slip in a bit of casual islamophobia, and by now I realise that the mods will let it go even though they obviously read the thread as some of them post in it. But it's coming to something when it's reported and mods condone it and even chip in to deny it's racist because "you're not an arab so how can it be racist" or "it's ok because of SA's human rights record". https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/nufc-sportswashing-november-2022.1594225/post-37267329 'Camel humper' is just the language getting "a bit salty" apparently.

Think the mackems already bought up all the bacofoil in the region for theirs.

Staff costs (including promotion related payments and provisions for onerous contracts) were as follows: 2016 - £74.7m 2017 - £112.2m 2018 - £93.6m Provisions for liabilities - Onerous employment contracts & other charges 2016 - £0 2017 - £21m 2018 - £12.2m (£9.7m provisions released in the year) 2019 - £8.2m (£4m provisions released in the year)

This happened on Saturday: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/qatari-broadcaster-lets-screens-go-blank-on-italian-soccer/ar-BB15LsNG

I don't go shopping much these days, but I've not seen any NUFC merchandise down here since early Ashley days. However there was a rack of these in Primark in amongst other random t-shirts (no other footy related stuff). No idea what it means, but found it bizarre for all sorts of reasons.

Kid's clothes & shoes are zero rated in the UK aren't they? Don't know about the rest of the EU, but this suggests not. Would think that's a significant percentage of sales.

No-one mention Hitzfeldgate

https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/colback-or-henderson.687953/

Oh, but wait... http://www.brandindex.com/ranking/uk/2018-index/category/high-street-retail Well done to Sports Direct for going from a rating of terrible to slightly less terrible. Still a lower "overall brand health" in 2018 than BHS which went out of business 2 years ago though, so not all good news.

Lock him up and throw away the key. Joking and laughing! The shame of it! How can a 22 year old child be expected to endure such vicious bullying? If he's not traumatised for life we should start the poor lad on Sunday so the away support, the Chelsea home crowd, commentators and journalists can show their support for him in an environment where players can be properly protected from any mocking comments, harsh words, or criticism of their ability.