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

[Alan]

Arrigo Sacchi says there are too many black players in Italy.

 

[machin05]

Arrigo Sacchi says there are too many black players in Italy.

 

[Johnny75]

He's been on a course now you know...

 

[Lord Knows]

The Swansea trust looking at ticket pricing in view of the new TV deal.

"It's an area of high unemployment and we need to try and get as many supporters through the turnstiles as we can.
"[We] need to look at the pricing and rail seating that has come from the German model. And we know that the German model price system is fantastic.
"We are never going to get there unless everybody gets there, but we can certainly look at our pricing. That's one of the things I'm keen to stress and push through at our board level."

http://www.theswanseaway.co.uk/2015/02/swans-trust-director-calls-for.html

Could Albion now sell cheaper tickets than Wolves so they capture more of the casual fans.

 

[Kenny]

Hull have said they won't be reducing ticket prices as they need the money to improve the team and stadium.

 

[Lord Knows]

Hull have said they won't be reducing ticket prices as they need the money to improve the team and stadium.

Thats a real shame I see that as a missed opportunity, especially as Bruce wastes so much money paying players who just seem in this country for the earner. Here's looking at you Abel Hernandez.

 

[Kenny]

Markovic has been given a four-match European ban for his sending off against Basel.


4 games seems harsh for that!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Weird! Trying to think now, did he refuse to leave the pitch or something? Because there's no way the "offence" deserved an extended ban. Yaya Toure only got the standard ban for his red vs CSKA and he actually touched him.

 

[Kenny]

Birmingham International Holdings Limited (BIHL) made an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this morning.

A City statement was later adamant stating "most emphatically" that no winding up petition has been filed.

But they have admitted they have appointed Ernst and Young Transactions, the receivership arm of financial services firm EY, as the receivers.

It read: "BCFC naturally recognises the impact which this announcement may have on itself and how it may be interpreted by its supporters, staff, media and the wider domain.

"The club therefore wishes to explain why the majority directors on the Board of BIHL had deemed it necessary to take this voluntary but unusual course of action.

"First and foremost, however, the club wishes to reassure its supporters and staff most emphatically that no winding up petition has been filed against the company (BIHL) and that it's not in liquidation.

"The subsidiary (BCFC) can fulfil its obligations as a member club of the Football League and shall continue to maintain a strong dialogue with their board on this matter.

"With no apparent resolution to the fractious and inharmonious relations within the management, the majority on the BIHL Board decided that it had no other option.

"They decided to openly and voluntarily request reputable receivers to take over the management of BIHL on its behalf.

"Without any obstruction or distractions from us, the receivers will be able to manage the day-to-day activities of BIHL.

"They will take control of its finances, carry on the business of the company and take such steps as may be necessary for the purpose of preserving the future of the subsidiary, BCFC.

"The board is committed to working in unison and in full cooperation with the receivers to find the best way forward for the greater good of the club."

The receivers added: “For the avoidance of doubt, the appointment of the receivers by the court on 16 February 2015 has nothing to do with the insolvency of the company.

"As at the present moment, we do not see any liquidity issue in the company, pursuant to the order granted by the court on 16 February 2015.

"The receivers will endeavor to put together the latest financial information of the company. It's business as usual."

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[Sniffer]

10 point deduction?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I found it odd they didn't accept Bournemouth's offer for Gray. He really isn't worth £5m and they're not going to get relegated now.

 

[Kenny]

I found it odd they didn't accept Bournemouth's offer for Gray. He really isn't worth £5m and they're not going to get relegated now.

Clearly did out of kindness for us, so we wouldn't get loads of people asking why we hadn't bid £5m for him and we are showing no ambition

 

[Sniffer]

A 10 point deduction would place them in the relegation zone. Didn't Southampton get a points deduction when their parent company went into administration.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

A 10 point deduction would place them in the relegation zone. Didn't Southampton get a points deduction when their parent company went into administration.

They did but that was a bit of a different situation (if we are to believe BIHL's statement, and why wouldn't we). The club was genuinely so financially stricken as to be going into admin. The parent company had no other assets other than SFC but they thought by merely putting that element into administration and not the club itself they could avoid a deduction. The Football League told them to do one.

BIHL are saying that neither the company or the club are in financial difficulties - they are merely outsourcing the running of the company to a third party. Now you and I might think it odd that they've decided to outsource it to a company who specialise in taking over the running of financially distressed companies on the brink of collapse, but I'm sure it's just a happy coincidence.

 

[Lord Knows]

I found it odd they didn't accept Bournemouth's offer for Gray. He really isn't worth £5m and they're not going to get relegated now.

The cynic in me thinks any transfer fees would disappear into a black hole of unknown creditors and they had secret end of season transfer deals in place with the likes of Liverpool.

 

[Jolemai]

Clearly did out of kindness for us, so we wouldn't get loads of people asking why we hadn't bid £5m for him and we are showing no ambition

To be fair we were probably never interested as he's not a number ten or a midfield general.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Weird! Trying to think now, did he refuse to leave the pitch or something? Because there's no way the "offence" deserved an extended ban. Yaya Toure only got the standard ban for his red vs CSKA and he actually touched him.

Markovic has been given an extra game on top of the normal three-match ban for violent conduct because he was sent off playing for Benfica in a Europa League match last May.

 

[Kenny]

Arrigo Sacchi says there are too many black players in Italy.

Its ok though, because he started the sentence with "‘I’m not racist"

 

[Alan]

Its ok though, because he started the sentence with "‘I’m not racist"

Not to mention employing football's version of "I have black friends".

Sorry, mate, just because you coached some black guys doesn't give you a clean slate.

 

[Del Woppio]

Chelsea fans recorded not allowing a black guy onto the train in Paris, whilst chanting "we're racist, we're racist, we're racist, and that's the way we like it".

Hope they're caught and sent to France for trial.