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We can't imagine the other shit sides to carry on losing. We're still going to have to win at least 2 more games imho and a couple of draws.

If you had you'd probably be moaning along the lines of "Talk is cheap", "Actions speak louder than words" etc. KK is already talking down the summer spend.

Really good players that change a sides profile cost real money. I haven't heard or seen anything from the new board thus far that makes me believe that players of this kind will arrive anytime soon. Hope I'm wrong clearly.

IE 7 is faster than firefox and in tests Safari is 20% faster than that. The next release of Safari (I think there is a beta somewhere) will be even faster. Stabiltiy wise my Safari has shut itself down about twice in a year. IE7 only gets any speed due to the 10 children that are sacrificed every hours at MS HQ. I'm fairly sure FF release will be better. Never tried Safari though. I hate watching IE load sites. With Safari I've just got used to the site 'flipping' in place.

IE 7 is faster than firefox and in tests Safari is 20% faster than that. The next release of Safari (I think there is a beta somewhere) will be even faster. Stabiltiy wise my Safari has shut itself down about twice in a year.

After poo pooing it I'm a fully paid up Lost obsessive. Great concept and a well layered script.

Nice.

Nothing can touch it basically.

Not sure what 'options' exist after a takeover or why a debt repayment trigger is surprising when the owner of the debt changes. Apart from that you've already captured my thoughts on this matter. You have a way of making it sound more technical. You mean because he actually knows what he is on about. That as well.

Not sure what 'options' exist after a takeover or why a debt repayment trigger is surprising when the owner of the debt changes. Apart from that you've already captured my thoughts on this matter. You have a way of making it sound more technical.

Maybe the 'transfer policy' he has adopted in the two transfer windows is down to the £100 million of debt he's had to pay off to stop the club from folding because of your good mate Freddy This idea that a business like Newcastle (with a virtual monopoly and catchment area) along with massive gates regardless of performance had any chance of 'folding' I find spurious and the kind of 'spin' Mort has been putting out since he arrived. The millions pouring into the PL virtually secures all PL club businesses for a considerable period. Many top flight clubs carry proportionate to income high debt ratios. It's not really about profitability either as there aren't many PL clubs that habitually make a profit. That said I am of the opinion the debt did need looking at but I find the melodrama surrounding it unnecessary. Not actually England, but Dortmund who are in many aspects very comparable to Newcastle had one foot in the grave because of their overambition. Of course it is difficult for a club or a business of the size of Newcastle with it's income to fold, but it's not impossible. I got told that KPMG had serious reservations about the balance sheets in recent years and it wasn't that easy to make them look (sort of) healthy. In the end the fate is down to the creditors and their securisation. As I understand it the likes of Schechter had options to cash in after the take over which would have fundamentally affected the resources of the club, which they seemed to consider to make use of. This was avoided by Ashley paying off the debt from his personal assets. You may call Mort's comments a drama, but I don't think they were technically a lie. They certainly aren't worse than the attempts to blandish the increasingly worrying financial state of the club in the form of lalaing. Out of interest what kind of TV money do top tier German clubs get?

This thread needs Chex Given immediately.

So what's your take on all of this then? The club has never been in any real danger.

That is high for a club that size. Especially one about to get relegated. For them this is a really bad time to get relegated for sure. They'll need to sell the whole team more or less to get some cash back in and reduce wages and they're going to need that parachute payment badly. Al-Fayed seems to have long since lost interest too, after initially being quite hands on. I think it's a shame because I like Fulham as a club. Yup, nice little club.

That is high for a club that size. Especially one about to get relegated. For them this is a really bad time to get relegated for sure. They'll need to sell the whole team more or less to get some cash back in and reduce wages and they're going to need that parachute payment badly.

Key points • Premier League clubs' total wage costs for 2005/06 increased by 9pc (£69m) to £854m. The wages to turnover ratio, a key performance indicator, increased to 62pc. • Five English clubs have total wages costs each season greater than £50m: Chelsea (£114m), Manchester United (£85m), Arsenal (£83m). Liverpool (£69m) and Newcastle (£52m). • The highest proportional wage rises came at Tottenham (up £7.5m), Everton (up £6.1m), Charlton (up £5.3m) and Aston Villa (up £5.1m). • Average gross annual earnings for a Premier League player next season estimated at £1.1m (2005/06: £0.9m). • Premier League revenues are set to exceed £1.7bn next season, the first year of new broadcast deals - £680m above the next richest league, Italy's Serie A. Premier League clubs' revenues increased by 3pc (£45m) in 2005/06. • The gap between the average Premier League and Championship club's revenue was a record £56m in 2005/06 and is set to increase to over £70m next season. • Operating profits in the Premier League fell for the first time since 1999/00 to £138m (down 15pc). • Fees to agents from Premier League and Football League clubs in 2005/06 estimated to be over £50m. • The money redistributed to Football League clubs from the Premiership rose to £48m in 2005/06 (2004/05: £28m); the highest since the Premiership began. • By the end of 2005/06, Roman Abramovich had injected £485m of new money into Chelsea, through a combination of debt and equity.

That is high for a club that size.

Manchester United: £660m (At June 2006). Liverpool: £350m (At January 2008). Arsenal: £307m (At November 2007). Fulham: £159m (At June 2006). Newcastle: £110m ('Liabilities' at June 2007 – before Mike Ashley takeover).

Youth in stockings would be better. [Meenzah/]

Ronny deal to Chelsea was 'done' last summer according to my Russian mate.

Plays for Fenerbahce? Yup. A def I've been keeping an eye on for a while. Hard in the tackle and a fluent passer.

Maybe the 'transfer policy' he has adopted in the two transfer windows is down to the £100 million of debt he's had to pay off to stop the club from folding because of your good mate Freddy This idea that a business like Newcastle (with a virtual monopoly and catchment area) along with massive gates regardless of performance had any chance of 'folding' I find spurious and the kind of 'spin' Mort has been putting out since he arrived. The millions pouring into the PL virtually secures all PL club businesses for a considerable period. Many top flight clubs carry proportionate to income high debt ratios. It's not really about profitability either as there aren't many PL clubs that habitually make a profit. That said I am of the opinion the debt did need looking at but I find the melodrama surrounding it unnecessary.

It's always better not to say these things in interviews although I understand the reasoning behind it. Celebrating success is important but there is a balance between that and bringing more pressure on the team.

Agreedage. The look nice but don't feel so good. Rarely. I thought they used fat for them male versions? The new versions are much better they use soya bean oil so leakage is no longer a massive health issue apparently.

This is a defender might be worth a serious look. Lugano Country: Uruguay Position: Defender