Football is about to change forever. If you doubt that, look at this piece from the Guardian which appeared on its web site on December 14 BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Football’s governing bodies have learned nothing in the 10 years since the Bosman ruling, according to two of the game’s leading representative bodies. The…
We don’t need more England players in the Premiership – we need fewer. The debate over the paucity of England’s performances has thrown up very few innovative ideas. Mostly we get demands for a return to the days of no foreigners in the Premiership and a more basic approach to training the kids, rather than…
It is a schoolboy question – what is the highest score in a firstclass British football match. Supposedly the answer is Arbroath 36 Bon Accord 0. This is how it shows in the record books… Arbroath 36 – 0 v Bon Accord, Scottish Cup 1st Round 12/9/1885 And so it appears in every history book…
Could Chelsea go bust under Abramovich? Chelsea’s losses under Abramovich 2003-4 £88 million 2004-5 £140 million 2005-6 £80 million Total loss on 2005/6 transfers – £100 million Top salary – Peter Keynon, £5.2 million Future promises: Player salaries will account for under 55% of turnover Club will break even by 2009-10 On this basis –…
A surgeon who has worked on Thierry Henry says it will be more difficult than ever for him to stay free of injury. Professor Nic Maffulli, a London-based specialist, treated Henry for an Achilles problem last year and believes Barcelona have taken a risk. “His problem after the World Cup was the lower back. It…
Here’s where the money went on players – the amount each club spent on transfer fees during the close season at the end of the 2005/6 season, and in the winter transfer window. Promoted teams are not included as their circumstances are obviously very different.
Rotational fouling: the evil that is killing our game Rotational fouling was introduced by Blackburn, and gained national attention after Blackburn Rovers played Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final in 2005 at the Millennium Stadium. Commentators were appalled at the tactics of Blackburn in which the team systematically took it in turns to commit fouls…
These articles cover Arsenal’s financial position in relation to the move to the Emirates Stadium. Throughout we have argued that Arsenal will become the biggest club in the world in terms of match day receipts, and probably 3rd biggest in the world when marketing is taken into account. The “World leaders” article shows that we…
The administrator, KPMG, set up two ballots for creditors to determine the future ownership of the Elland Road club. Mark Taylor, a current Leeds director and member of Bates’s Leeds United Football Club consortium bidding to take over today, said the offshore company Astor Investment Holdings has a claim against the club in the…
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