As everyone knows the prices at Tottenham are higher than Arsenal, and Arsenal are higher than Manchester United. Tottenham is trying to edge ahead, and Manchester United is catching up. And Liverpool are just being nasty. This is the story of contrasts – the difference between the way in which Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and…
In 2007 FIFA lost £50 million on financial mismanagement. £3.6 million went to ex general secretary Irs Linsi who was handed a new contract by finance director Grondona two months after Blatter sacked him. You probably don’t believe that – but it is not only true, it is part of the tradition of FIFA. There’s…
This site is mostly about Arsenal – and about financial matters relating to Arsenal. We have put other articles up from time to time and here they are. Latest: launch of the Euro league draws nearer, but it is not the league that you might expect. See Euro League (left)
Nickname: Beelzebub Most notorious person. “Sir” Alex Freguson. Ownership: American. Best known song: An appalling piece about Arsene Wenger which in any civilised society would have long ago led to everyone involved. But that would be in a civilised society. Not Manchester. Most obvious tactics: Selling football shirts to fans who can’t afford them, on…
Nickname: Weetabix (following comments by their owners how buying Weetabix was the same as buying Liverpool FC) Most notorious person. Crouch – full details below. Ownership: Yankee Best known song: You’ll never walk again Most obvious tactics: Stevie G leads the troops from behind: see for example the wonderful example in the great 3-6 defeat…
How Ferguson sees rape claims as “business as usual”, how John Terry prepared for England games, how Wright-Phillips spends his money, how Derby fail to learn from history, and how Chelsea won’t trust their own TV channel. Oh, and Peter Crouch, idiot supreme. Also see “Organisations” to find out who won “Most dangerous football organisation,…
The 5-6 scorline is an important statistic, because it marks a significant change in the approach of the “Rovers” – and in many ways completes an extraordinary transformation for the “club”. There was a time, 3 years ago, when the only statistic you could measure for Blackburn was kicks. It was so bad that it led to…
In 2007 the Premiership managed to announce that they had no power to control private agreements between clubs. This arose because Man U had an agreement with Everton over the use of a Man U goalkeeper on loan to Everton. Man U insisted the player could not be used in certain games. Other teams protested,…
UEFA won the “Most dangerous football organisation 2007” – narrowly beating Manchester Utd. Find out how by clicking on FIFA/UEFA. Including an update on how FIFA colluded with Indonesia in one of the biggest corruption cases imaginable. And you thought the FA were corrupt after it was found guilty in court!
“The rainbows will come out again in Israel” The England Manager, S McClaren, following a pathetic defeat of England by Spain in Manchester on 6 Feb 2007 After Sven the FA turned to the Middlesbrough manager to restore the faith of English people in the English team. This was the man, less we forget, who…
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