The Football News Thread 2014/15 - Everything not Wolves News Related

[Paddingtonwolf]

:worshippy::worshippy::worshippy:

Manford you absolute hero

 

[NoodleWolf]

:icon_lol: That's ace. Great response.

 

[Lord Knows]

Given the amount of money in the Premier League, what percentage of a clubs revenue comes via the turnstiles?

http://www.theguardian.com/football...league-finances-club-by-club?CMP=share_btn_tw

Villa Wage bill Joint 9th highest, £69m (down from £72m).

 

[Lord Knows]

Cardiff City really did go All In during their promotion season.

CARDIFF CITY

Accounts for the year to 31 May 2014

Cardiff City graphic

Ownership Club states that Vincent Tan is the 87.5% owner

Turnover 20th highest, £83m (up from £17m in 2013)

Gate receipts & matchday £8m

Premier League including TV £64m

Sponsorship & commercial £11m

Wage bill 18th highest, £53m (up from £33m in 2013)

Wages as proportion of turnover 64%

Loss before tax £12m (down from £30m loss in 2013)

Net debt not stated; £130m loans from overseas shareholders

Interest payable £1.6m

Highest-paid director Not stated

 

[Alan]

He's right, a ferret would do a much better job of running that club.

 

[Kenny]

Mr Morgan talking about football and positions
@piersmorgan
Football has myriad positional terms, that have evolved over decades. For instance @GaryLineker wasn't a 'striker' - he was a 'goal-hanger'.

Mr Lineker replies

Better to be a goal-hanger than a phone-hacker.

 

[Jolemai]

Mertens has died.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Mertens has died.

I have just heard that. Such tragic news.

 

[Alan]

Chelsea have trailed for all of 3 minutes in the past 1260 minutes they've played (their current unbeaten run).

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

two minutes 45 of that must have been last night as well.

 

[Tony Towner]

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qbr98

Nigel Pearson gets a roasting. Good on you Pat Murphy, standing up to a bully on behalf of your profession

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

The more I hear of Nigel Pearson the less I like him, he's a very strange man indeed. The state of his passive-aggressive responses all the way through that.

 

[The Bear]

He's an absolute grade A prick.

The owners should get rid even if he keeps them up. He's hardly done it with any consistency or great managerial acumen.

 

[Alan]

two minutes 45 of that must have been last night as well.

I know the debate has been done to death about now but I have to reiterate that I'd take a Chelsea Title over an Arsenal Runner-Up every day of the week.

 

[The Bear]

Rio Ferdinand's wife has passed away from cancer. Very sad news. Thoughts go out to him.

http://www.qpr.co.uk//news/article/rio-ferdinand-wife-rebecca-ferdinand-2435616.aspx

 

[The Bear]

A guy on a mobility scooter got on the pitch during the Blackpool protest today:

LOL!

 

[Kenny]

Oyston taunting the Blackpool fans with his new number plate

 

[Freddeno]

Oyston family just needs to go, thats all...if they dont get that, they dont have a brain basically..

 

[Alan]

I don't really understand what the Oyston's are even getting out of the situation? Surely as Blackpool go down further they stand only to lose more money?

 

[MARKakaJIM]

I don't really understand what the Oyston's are even getting out of the situation? Surely as Blackpool go down further they stand only to lose more money?

They're just trying to ruin the club for revenge against some flack their mother received years ago I think? They've already taken all the money they're going to get anyway so they've nothing left to lose now.