McFaul

I think what your support needs to do is get your gates within say 10,000 of what ours were in the CCC (44,000) then perhaps Ken would invest more in the team. You can't expect Bates to spend millions on gates of 19-21,000 mate, and that's why I take issue with anyone who says Leeds are a big club. They're not and never were, because you don't have the local support of a Man Utd, Newcastle or even Sunderland.

I'd take that but I don't think us coming 4th would be the most unbelievable thing in history neither. As for t'Leeds United, it would be a bad thing for yous coming up this year via the play offs. You haven't got the quality of Swansea or Norwich, you're better off building a side next season and kicking on. Think you'll come 7th again.

"SJP is a Rolls Royce compared to Sunderland's Mini Metro" - FFS

Spurs have never spent more than they earned, yet they've still managed, within that framework, to make that "what they earn" grow, so what they can spend in relation becomes greater, they do not ever break that rule (or haven't yet). You are wrong (not a suprise) - They have never speculated (gone out on a limb financially) to accumulate. That is a 100% fact. They have sold well (high) and bought well (cheaper), consistently. Exactly the same model as NUFC's current model, whether we can keep it consistent is another matter. This is about football you ignoramus. Look at the above you silly old cunt. Levy ran it like a football club of value, which is why their income has went up 250%, whereas Sugar ran it with little ambition and foresight, how is that difficult to understand?

2003/2004 Turnover Newcastle United £90.8m (FFS) Tottenham Hotspur £66.2m (Sugar) 2010/2011 Turnover Newcastle United £88m (Ashley) Tottenham Hotspur £162m (Levy) Pointless debating with pointless old doilums anyway but these figures end a lot of debate about the influence Mike Ashley has had on NUFC. I can't even see a POV where you can stick up for these or explain them away, but some sad cunt will.

Spot on that. Utter crap MugFool, as usual. Spurs are operating within their means and have done for years. They have been doing EXACTLY what we now appear to be doing, they however, have a multi-year headstart on us. To think or say different is pure ignorance. No you complete erectile disfunction old doilum. Sugar never speculated to accumulate, whereas Levy has to an extent while retaining their wage ceiling. Sugar devalued the club he ran it as a functional business within its' means, they were getting pennies off HOLSTEN and PONY, they now have one of the largest sponsorship deals in football with Mansion House, because of how Levy has enhanced the clubs stature. They pay big fees, they largely didn't other than a few spectacular failures like Dean Richards under Sugar's rein. The fact is Tottenham's income has doubled now under Levy compared to what it was under Sugar, speculate to accumulate. LM is right you hardly ever talk about football, I doubt you're even capable of it, and when you do talk about the financial stuff, your knowledge is about as empty as the mackems upper tier on Saturday night.

Based on gross income of €200m, the share for distribution to the clubs will amount to €150m, with €90m in fixed payments and €60m in variable amounts (market pool) which will be distributed according to the proportional value of each television market represented by the clubs taking part in the UEFA Europa League (group stage onwards). Each of the 48 clubs involved in the group stage can expect to receive a participation bonus of €640,000. In addition, they will be entitled to a match bonus of €60,000 per match played in the group stage. Performance bonuses will also be paid – €140,000 for every win and €70,000 for every draw in the group stage. Turning to the knockout stages, clubs competing in the round of 32 will receive €200,000 each, clubs in the round of 16 €300,000, the quarter-finalists €400,000 and the semi-finalists €700,000. The UEFA Europa League winners can expect to collect €3m and the runners-up €2m. It is anticipated that a minimum amount of €1m per club will be paid out for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, €6.44m from featuring in this season's competition The telly money is worth that so aye you're looking at £10m

He bought Cisse because he'll have a resale value, and the purchase will pay for itself if we reach the Europa League. It's a situation for Ashley. It's a calculated risk for the fat man.

Apparently we're not real fans now The sad truth is most of the people on here probably know more about Sunderland than they do. Seem like a huge collection of RhysSAFC's on there sadly. At least some of them recognise the truth though.

100 guests? Get a bath you Nissan pay offs parafins.

Spot on that.

Impossible. I could make a fortune by posting about anything and betting that the response would include the words so-called accountant, Souness and unlimited funds. I'd be like Biff McFly. My five core words and statements would be "the grey man", "5th", "namby pamby", "do gooders", and "san siro". A quid each way on any of them in any given day and you'd be quids in.

:lol: I wish you could get a bet on what will be said and by who in this thread.

:lol: that's comedy sketch quality

7th is where we should come as a club presently.

Grrrr fucked my coupon on Saturday. I actually lost £400 gambling this weekend Still Carlisle will pull me out the shite the neet.

She's a classic example of what I was thinking about, forgetting the fact she looks like my cousin who is a doylem.

quite amazing that anybody can suggest the Westwoods, McKeags, Seymours were better directors of the club than the regime from 1992-2007, and just as amazing that anybody can suggest that the likes of Leicester, smoggies, Luton, Oxford etc were better clubs to support too on account of winning the League Cup. The conclusion I draw is that this person didn't really support NUFC during the years he claims, especially when he is reluctant to go into detail about games, experiences etc from those days. Who are you referring to though? TGM, TA or BBN?

Name: Parky Age: 31 Nationality: British Town: Leipzig Born: Middlesbrough?

Bit mingin. There's something sexy about krauts like. I think it's because I dehumanise them in my head as wierd as that sounds [/bigot]

No matter what you say about Leazes, he's a 100%er

not an argument. Fact. Like the fact that the Halls and Shepherd won nothing in any of their seasons. End of thread

See it's not just me that thought Gemmill was an accountant.

She was one of them, like Lucy Robinson off Neighbours where in those formative years the actual size of the tits were somewhat distorted in the mind. Nee Faith Brown, canny though.