Mick

How is it the same?

Roberto Di Matteo is the name that has been linked, I'd settle for that.

What are you on about? I said I would accept a defeat (or words to that effect) if it meant him going, that's not hoping we lost you moron.

He's silenced nobody, he's still shit.

It doesn't matter what people are willing to say, the Pardew supporters are obvious to everyone.

I thought so.

I've been drinking at 5 am in pubs near spitalfields, it being Sunday could be a problem.

That's not a bad time to go, the bars are open early anyway around the markets.

Up yours, William.

We could do that, and then we'd bring him in on loan.

Hopefully it's Ashley making some money.

Agreed, 0-5 away win it is.

Are you saying we can't sign Messi? Shit, I had better lower my expectations.

Tend to agree, but quantifying it is pretty hard isn't it? I mean, presumably massive sponsorship deals requires European success, which is really expensive to get. And matchday revenue also depends (to a large extent) on milking the fans more. I'd personally rather pay more and watch better football.

I spent some time last night looking for season ticket prices over the years and will have another look if I get time. All of what I found shows an increase every year apart from one where season tickets were reduced but individual match prices were still increased. I only had a quick look at what I found so wouldn't want to claim anything yet.

I think it looks OK apart from the sponsor, we should have used that against the tramps

At least if we're not going to claim we were lucky against Chelsea we'll not use unlucky as an excuse.

It can't be mostly that, some have a price freeze which isn't a total freeze as we pay for membership and that hasn't only been added and left at the same price, it's been increased. This isn't exactly the same time period as mentioned in The Mag article but it's close and the prices are increased if you aren't locked in with a 10 year deal. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/8311482/Newcastle-United-owner-Mike-Ashley-sanctions-ten-year-freeze-on-season-ticket-prices.html 2001-02 2008-09 2011-12 Adult Junior Adult Junior Adult Junior The Gallowgate Stand £392 £241 £543 £277 £558 £272 Family Area £299 £125 £330 £110 £345 £100

I don't think my ticket is cheaper, it hasn't gone up for 3 years.

I've seen it since you've said it was deleted. David Ginola ‏@DavidGinolaCeze 15m Tottenham is shit

Can anybody explain a drop of almost £10 million in matchday revenue between 2007 and 2012?

My only point was the difficulty in comparing like for like with other clubs when all you do is look at revenue. Other clubs will do various things in house or outsourced. The key point on the merchendising side is that Ashley is on both sides of the fence and can decide where the profit actually falls (while the club pleads poverty because none of the real profits ever hit the club itself). I was wrong actually so I have to apologise for that, I was reading it on my phone and the columns didn't line up correctly. The drop in commercial income was £6 million during the first season in which it was omitted/outsourced. The 20th was where we were placed in the world ranking so our commercial drop will have been partially down due to outsourcing catering.

He's not wrong.

Catering is outsourced, it wasn't at the time of those figures in The Mag article. The figures used are up to our relegation season as our finishing position is shown as 20th. Numbers were released at the end of that season claiming XXX number of people had been made redundant due to relegation. The club counter-claimed that only 30 were made redundant due to relegation, the others were due to outsourcing.