dylanisabaddog

My understanding (and I might be wrong) is that Man Utd were not in debt until the Glazers took over. They were, in actual fact, probably the richest club in the world. However, because the Glazers were able to buy the entire shareholding, financial regulations (nothing to do with football rules) allowed the Glazers to use United to borrow the money to effectively repay them for buying the club. United went from being dent free to £600m in debt very quickly. This is a very simplistic explanation but I think it is basically what happened (unless there is someone out there who can correct me). The big problem that all the top clubs have is that Sky are likely to lose their stranglehold on football soon and will be forced by the EU to sell matches to BT, Virgin etc who will sell it to their customers at a much lower price than we have to pay Sky at the moment. If this does happen, the amount paid by Television to the Premier League will probably fall, and Portrsmouth, West Ham and Man U (and Sky TV) won''t be the only ones in trouble. Sky TV, by the way, have lost record numbers of customers in the last 12 months........

[quote user="Mello Yello"][quote user="city-till-i-die"][quote user="Mello Yello"] Everything has a price...But the feelgood factor should outweigh our floundering finances, and hopefully those who had itchy feet willl prefer to remain here as a playing regular - than sitting on a bench in the Championship. [/quote]we will be there next season...so i would think any with ichy feet will stay [Y][/quote] But the itchy tootsies will want Championship salaries.....We desperately need financial input from somewhere.....The current board are unable to fund Championship football. Everything has its price. [/quote] Are you including Darren Huckerby in that statement?

Is he sitting with the Colchester directors?

Just watching the half time reruns. That''s the first time I''ve ever seen every director/sharholder jumping up and applauding

10,000 people put in £10 per month for 10 years, to be coverted into shares. This would raise £12m

sorry - pissed again - can''t spell debt!

How about 10,000 seasopn ticket holders putting in £1,200 each over a 24 month period. It would cost £50 per month and would raise £12m which would reduce the debt to a more acceptable level. 4 conditions Donations to be converted into shares The club must not trade at a loss Anyone donating gets their season ticket at current prices for the next 5 years The club must not re-employ Neil Doncaster I''m prepared to cough up on this basis

[quote user="dylanisabaddog"]How about 10,000 seasopn ticket holders putting in £1,200 each over a 24 month period. It would cost £50 per month and would raise £12m which would reduce the debt to a more acceptable level. 4 conditions Donations to be converted into shares Sorry - Re-employ Still celebating yesterday''s win The club must not trade at a loss Anyone donating gets their season ticket at current prices for the next 5 years The club must not re-empoy Neil Doncaster I''m prepared to cough up on this basis[/quote]

How about 10,000 seasopn ticket holders putting in £1,200 each over a 24 month period. It would cost £50 per month and would raise £12m which would reduce the debt to a more acceptable level. 4 conditions Donations to be converted into shares The club must not trade at a loss Anyone donating gets their season ticket at current prices for the next 5 years The club must not re-empoy Neil Doncaster I''m prepared to cough up on this basis

I had hoped that there would be a woman out there that was capable of a humorous response. Never mind.

The temperature at Saturday''s game is forecast to be about 1C. However, according to the BBC it will be much more windy and the wind affected temperature (windchill factor) will be minus 15C. Wrap up warm boys. Girls shouls stay at home in front of the cooker.

[quote user="pete_norw"] [quote user="Lambert is King"]Good news - the bookmakers are never wrong and out of 20 candidates Lambert is not even in the betting - so to avoid disappointment have a fiver on him at 200/1 at least a grand would some what soften the blow[/quote] I think we will lose him, but not untill he has established himself, probably will be here till around 20.11  [/quote]   You must be in the know if you can confidently predict Lambert will leave at 11 minutes past 8

Man U 1 City 2 We were then Division 2 FAC 3 Jan 1968 United went on to win the European Cup 4 months later!

[quote user="Geordie Canary"][quote user="keelan for england"]If it was I was there.11 years old,63,000 in old trafford,and the yellows beat them.[/quote] was this the game where our striker celebrated by giving man u fans the V sign?[/quote] No - that was Ted MacDougall in a League Cup semi final in 1975. He latched on to a poor back pass, flicked a V at the Stretford End, then scored.

Radio Norfolk said yesterday that Holt has been playing with an injury for some time.

Well done Leeds for taking our record that goes back to January 1968

Quiz question for some of our older posters - Who were the last team from a Division below Man Utd to win an F A Cup tie at Old Trafford?

[quote user="grantroederdisaster"]What don''t they sing in the river end?! Atmosohere yesterday was one of the best I''ve heard at Carrow Road this season![/quote] Great??? You could have heard a pin drop for most of the match.

Don''t be too sure they won''t go down. Their fixtures between now and the middle of February are horrible (see BBC sport - I can''t be bothered to type them) The other difficulty they have is that no one at this stage really thinks they will get relegated, much like us and Southampton last year. Fingers crossed!

Bah Humbug. Wake me when it''s Boxing Day

My card to Cowling On the front This Christmas Jesus Loves You on the inside Everyone in Norwich thinks you are a ****

no

Get up Stand up Stand up for your rights Get up Stand up Don''t give up the fight (Bob Marley)

But would you want to draw them away in the first round? Game to be played at Portman Road with 20,000 blue and white retards screaming with delight every time one of our players gets injured, or worse still when they score. The ultimate nightmare. Hope they get stuffed.

Extract from the interview with Lambert - When all his players are fit, Lambert will be top heavy in the midfield department - while other areas are sparsely served. Matt Gill made his first playing appearance under Lambert when he played for the reserves on Wednesday, while Owain Tudur Jones is still out of the picture, along with defenders Michael Spillane and Michael Nelson. The day they all return to fitness strengthens his options - but not everywhere. “Tudor Jones is centre midfield, Matty''s a centre midfielder, Darel (Russell) is a centre midfielder, Korey (Smith) is a centre midfielder, Stephen Hughes is a centre midfielder,” he said. “But for instance in the right area you have where Michael (Spillane) and Jon (Otsemobor) are out there is only two - whereas central midfielders we have at least half a dozen in there.” Is he trying to say that he would be happy for Gill to go back to Exeter in part exchange?