by Tony Attwood In a recent piece (“In football we are running out of benefactors”) I gave a quick resume of the financial problem that seems to be hitting the game. In this article I want to try and get a bit further into how it can be that Man U’s chief exec constantly tells…
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Dream or nightmare – A European super League? by Don McMahon, Like it or not, we are almost certainly headed in that direction and as the train, which has just left the station, picks up speed, even Arsene Wenger’s prediction that a merit-based European Super…
Manchester U are regularly seen as the richest club in the world. This, despite their debts, is once again the feeling of Forbes 2011 Soccer Valuation, in its latest survey. Manchester U have been number one on the Forbes list for seven years running, which is rather dull, and is now valued at something like…
By Tony Attwood Munchester City (also known as Man UOI) made a financial loss of £121m in the 12 months to 31 May 2010, the first full year of ownership by Sheikh Yermoney bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Their income was £125m and their wages bill was £133m, up from £83m. Put another way Manchester UOI spent…
By Phil Gregory Leveraged buy-outs (LBOs) are – thanks to the situations at Manchester United and Liverpool respectively – all over the papers. They are something most fans don’t really “get”, and pertinent questions such as “how could they buy our club if they didn’t actually have the money?” pop up quite often. I’m going…
By Tony Attwood If you have read any of my ramblings on the FFP issue you’ll know I did hope that it might have an impact. I was encouraged by Chelsea pulling back on expenditure, until last January when they went wild. I have been discouraged by the way Man City is spending its billions…
By Tony Attwood As it is saturday, consider this point: should you be able to nip into a pub and watch any EPL game you want? If you are in England or Wales the answer is no. Showing games originating through satellites owned via other EU countries is illegal – although down at the Toppled…
Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood Manchester IOU plod along their merry way, spending all their profit on interest and fees for the owners. Liverpoodle (named after the annoying little dog favoured by rich Americans) have paid off RBS, but are perhaps just a little red-faced by the…
By Phil Gregory The Arsenal Supporters Trust isn’t happy. A few weeks back they had a Q&A session with Ivan Gazidis that was feisty to say the least. Despite some of the usual football fan penis measuring “I’ve been a season ticket holder for TWENTY FIVE YEARS …” (therefore my view is more valid than…
By Tony Attwood & the research team of the 10th best blog in Northamptonshire (and other places). Tottenham’s new stadium plans have been accepted by Haringey council’s planning committee. But… While the committee in fact got quite excited, bubbling over with enthusiasm for what it calls “an overhaul of north Tottenham”, in a £400m project…
End of content
End of content