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I can tell you haven't been in the playground lately. Do you monitor playgrounds closely Leazes ??

He's doing a shite job at that mind. Those two words should have followed "tick".

That bit highlights your ignorance, if the minor shareholder happens to be the Chairman, yes they make the major decisions, and it happens all the time. The Chairman is in charge of EVERYTHING day to day, hiring, firing, aquiring new assetts etc.Just keep the share price OK and the Dividends rolling in and a majority shareholder will not even show his face.

They didn't btw Original outlay was a loan from Cameron Hall Ltd, to the club, at around 6% interest. Was a leveraged buy out.

The statement in itself is what I believe. Cassidy's words, in that statement, portray my belief. That's it, as far as I am concerned. Aye, as you've said. It doesn't make you look any less stupid though. Just so you know. Like I give a fuck tbh

The statement in itself is what I believe. Cassidy's words, in that statement, portray my belief. That's it, as far as I am concerned.

Point one answered numerous times Point two answered numerous times Point 3 Laughable, to go biblical for a moment : "Physician heal thyself"

Irrelevant!, that statement, "quotation", eloquently conveys my opinion on the matter, no more no less. The statement as of and in itself is what I believe. What surrounds the wider opinion of Mr Cassidy is of no consequence in respect to my opinion. BTW I do read about the club, well the aspects which interest me from time to time, just not in books, plenty of sources of information these days. The club is in inestimably better hands today than it was previously, could be MUCH better, I accept. To be honest, what the fuck else do I need to know, NUFC plays football matches which either make me feel elated or pissed off, my only interest is that the balance between the former and the latter is towards the former. I have been feeling "up or down" courtesy of NUFC since the mid 60's my interest is only that it continues to be "the best it can be". Couldn't really give a fuck otherwise. P.S. Books can be missleading, you say SJH knew nowt about KK's first appointment, KK himself in his book states SJH rang him and "sold him the dream" (I haven't read that book either, but saw the quotation).

:icon_lol: you sound more and more like macbeth every day, who also stated that a million quid a year or so had a huge impact on our failure to win the title. He probably backs the disappearance of 25m quid of the Carroll transfer fee too, just like you. Have you answered what I asked you about your own sig yet ? Waste of time debating anything with you tbh, you're clueless. Just like macbeth. Who the fuck is MacBeth ??? Btw, where'd the other £2 Mill go ??????? and yes I did, I always answer questions, unlike you.

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Shepherd never owned the club mate. Wait and see if your man even qualifies for europe and the Champions League half as much as the Halls and Shepherd before you make daft comparisons, and he is 4 years down already. He was the Chairman therefore he was "in charge" day to day, his shareholding is completely and utterly irrelevant.

I'm going for 'sarcasm'. I reckon its the truth, but maybe Fish can pick him up for being a liar then ? It is the truth, you are RIGHT. Tried Clough's autobiography, made it maybe a third of the way, was shite and gave up. I think the only sporting book I've ever finished was Graham Yallop's on the 78/79 Ashes series, got it at a jumble sale if I recall.

That's a fair point like. it absolutely is. No wonder he hasn't replied. When I come across it, I may expand on it and explain as he can't. I hadn't replied (until now) because I was at Heathrow on ye olde ipad and making sure I got on the tin can fast. Apologies for not logging on immediately I got home, after a week away, to answer. Fair point my arse. The "context" of the statement is irrelevant, that said I find it hard to see what conceivable context could turn the words into something other than they say. The statement in my signature encapsulates my opinion perfectly, that is all. I do look forward to seeing your spin though. Maybe " By the time the business was sold , it was in financial chaos. Financially, it was in a worse state in 2007 than it had been in 1990 when SJH acquired it, but it had become the fifth best pile of financial shite as opposed to the 20th best pile of financial shite as it was in 1990”

I happened to be watching the game it happened in, camera had focused on Terry and I have no doubt he said "f'in black bastard" (I remember being taken aback at the time). He's saying he'd prefaced that with "I never called you a..." Well all I saw was the second bit and it was spat out with that trademarkTerry venomous look on his face, doesn't fit at all. Guilty as sin IMO.

?????????? If we got into the CL would you expect Fat Mike to spend cash? No. He will see us as achieving well on a shoestring budget. Playing CL and domestic football on an already threadbare squad wouldnt be good. I would actually, if (huge IF) we were in the CL our income would increase and the available % of cash for the playing staff from his finance model would similarly increase. He won't "splash out" but I would expect the increased revenue to have an effect of increasing spend, but he definitely won't deviate from his model (whatever that is).

An Everton fan phoned TalkSport up this morning and said there was a bloke sat near him who shouted "Saha you useless French fuck" (or along those lines). No colour was mentioned (from what he said) and he got banned for 3 years and his season ticket took off him Bile is not wanted at football grounds, just polite applause.

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The book's a pack of lies. There's an apostrophe missing on page 143!!! How can I take it seriously.

Fascinated to see your review/analysis of this book. Keep it coming. Me too, have never read it (nor any other football book for that matter)

And the debt started to pile up, the BEST years were at the very beginning of the tenure, it was innexorably downhill after that and there was no way back because we were skint. i.e. our debt directly effected our ability to accrue points. Indisputable facts there btw

Copying Sima :-) a new low MugFaul :-)

The true-ness of that "love" was admirably described in a brothel to an undercover reporter I seem to recall.

It's a good guide to what we were, they had their very own FFS "but the vast sums splashed out on mediocre players (e.g. Manuel Fernandes, bought for €18 million, sold for €2 million, and Nikola Žigić, bought for €14 million, sold for €7 million) and the constant changes in management (costing over €30 million in severance payments) were certainly down to him. His attempts to “live the dream” resulted in no major trophies, exacerbated by failure to qualify for the Champions League, and massive debts". "they still carry a vast amount of debt. Soler’s excesses increased this from around €100 million when he took over to a crippling €550 million in 2009. Although this was reduced to €471 million in June 2010, it is still extremely high, only surpassed in Spain by Real Madrid €660 million and Barcelona €549 million, and those two clubs benefit from much higher revenue and greater borrowing capacity. In fact, Valencia’s annual revenue of €102 million means that their debt cover is only 0.22, which is the weakest in La Liga. The other particularly worrying aspect for Valencia is that a large amount of this debt is from bank loans with €249 million owed to Banaja – and most of that (€229 million) is short-term, so payable within a year. Apart from the standard trade creditors, accruals and provisions, Valencia also owe a large amount (€58 million) to other football clubs for transfer fees, while €31 million of the loan from local businesses remains". you're obsessed with debt rather than points. Are you sure you aren't that fool macbeth from Newcastle Online? How haven't all these clubs in "debt" ceased to exist ? There's a level of debt that inevitably effects your ability to acrue points.

It's a good guide to what we were, they had their very own FFS "but the vast sums splashed out on mediocre players (e.g. Manuel Fernandes, bought for €18 million, sold for €2 million, and Nikola Žigić, bought for €14 million, sold for €7 million) and the constant changes in management (costing over €30 million in severance payments) were certainly down to him. His attempts to “live the dream” resulted in no major trophies, exacerbated by failure to qualify for the Champions League, and massive debts". "they still carry a vast amount of debt. Soler’s excesses increased this from around €100 million when he took over to a crippling €550 million in 2009. Although this was reduced to €471 million in June 2010, it is still extremely high, only surpassed in Spain by Real Madrid €660 million and Barcelona €549 million, and those two clubs benefit from much higher revenue and greater borrowing capacity. In fact, Valencia’s annual revenue of €102 million means that their debt cover is only 0.22, which is the weakest in La Liga. The other particularly worrying aspect for Valencia is that a large amount of this debt is from bank loans with €249 million owed to Banaja – and most of that (€229 million) is short-term, so payable within a year. Apart from the standard trade creditors, accruals and provisions, Valencia also owe a large amount (€58 million) to other football clubs for transfer fees, while €31 million of the loan from local businesses remains".

Exactly