Kitman

Post no 23 might help

Meet the new owner....

is it the school holidays in England?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...s.html?ITO=1490 This sort of thing happens all the time to save tax. It's just that it's Joey Barton, whose image is dog shit. Still the contract was neogotiated before the prison term I suppose.

I don't believe any of that piece tbh

It makes it sound like we can't sell him, when in reality he's out of contract. What will they find to write about next season?

I doubt he walked home

There's more to this than meets the eye. The use of image rights in sport is a standard way of saving tax for football clubs. Arsenal were amongst the first to use it. iirc the main saving is national insurance and the player gets a tax deferral till the image rights company pays them. So I take this as a bit of shit stirring tbh

"....for a player over the age of 35" perhaps. Leave Obafemi out of it, Chez

If he buys us let's hope he knows a bit more about football than Ashley, eh

I think it says more about the silly money Perez is prepared to throw around rather than how far we've fallen. I don't see the connection with us at all tbh.

Another day, another story. Wake me up when September comes.....

They wouldn't let me sign up. Can't fault their decision tbh.

Obviously I'm the only one who remembers Black Lace - anything they did made you want to drill your ears out, but Agadoo was particularly bad. And The Birdy Song (can't remember who by) deserves a special mention too.

Hughton having another go FFS? Would he have the brass neck to do it, the man should be ashamed of his previous two attempts.

I think we could realistically sell him for 2 million. However we should insist on paying the transfer fee in instalments.

Muppets. Might be more convincing if they hadn't been such a yo yo club themselves. Still what goes around comes around and we've been laughing ourselves stupid at Sunderlol for years.

Apart from those three you mention can you see any other club, in their right mind, buying any of your squad and paying them the money they are on now? Cos I can't. Nope, I think you're right. The deal would have to be low/no transfer fee to compensate for paying higher wages, or the player accepts a lower wage in return for a ticket on the lifeboat. But the hope would be there might be some "bargain" hunters if we're looking to get shot of players off the wage bill rather than making money back on transfer fees. FWIW I think our best bet is if Fat Sam takes off our hands some of the turkeys he's responsible for signing.

It might be more a case of nobody wanting him

tbh I'm filled with dread about any new owner but I also hope they'll be better than the last bunch of clowns. Maybe it's best just to stay indifferent, as it's what they do that counts not the bullshit they come out with. You never know we might be pleasantly surprised.

Spanish funny money innit. God knows where they're getting it from.

Or Agent Smith from the Matrix?

Nah man, they always have to be fat clowns. It's a condition of ownership.

He wouldn't have needed to be if we hadn't chucked a new contract at him in January. That's where money has been pissed down the drain tbh. Fucking Kinnear. Ashley appointed him tbh (and surely must have sanctioned Stroller's new deal?) Of course but anyone involved in that contract decision should be sanctioned for termination - and I don't mean a P45. They couldn't bear to see an 'asset' walk away on a free. Or in Shola's case stand around for a while, walk, trip over, stand around a bit longer, foul the receptionist, walk a bit, shout at the security guard, and get escorted from the building for causing an obstruction.