McDog

That would be the first law I'd change.

That's offside?

Fuckin hell.

Dubs suddenly prime David Seaman?

Not the greatest service there.

We are not marked these red sobs in the box. This is gonna get ugly.

I'll be fucking damned. Dubs!

Pen indeed. Come on Sven!

First of many, nope flag up.

He's played there 44 times in his career.

TBF, Big Joe could have been changed with a mugging.

Nice stop Dubs!

Dangerous tackle.

Let the beating commence!

That combined with our away form should make an interesting game.

Thanks for the information. Very sad for the club but more for the supporters.

It's crazy how that stand went up in flames. What was the original cause for the fire?

Hadn't heard about this before tonight. Jeez.

I guess I missed your point. Reading your comments, I certainly thought I understood what you were trying to say. Have a great evening though.

Discussion has run it's course although your point about dodgy sources of payments, it 100% affects FFP calculations.

I know, similar to our owners. Difference is they pulled this shit and either we didn't or haven't been caught yet. I believe the former.

Exactly, hidden payments going out affect profitability and adding money to sponsor deals without reporting it as such is also manipulating the books.

I guess look at it this way. If Eithad was happy to pay 100M a season, just making up numbers, why would the owners subsidize that? Just let them pay it. If they said "We will pay 50M" and the owners chucked in another 50M behind the scenes and it was concealed as coming from their sponsor then it is 150% getting them income they would not have had and did not honestly report.

Yes it does, but the outgoing payments are not correct.. Therefore the bottom line is altered. It's about profitability, right? That expense is hidden making them look more profitable that they really are and allowing them to spend more.

THAT I agree with, when Newcastle were taken over suddenly rules had to change. It was directed right at them too. You would have thought they would be more subtle but it was pretty brazen.