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« Reply #4740 on: Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 09:10:55 » |
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I’m not an expert, but from a distance Brentford appear to have gone about their rise up the leagues in a much more sustainable way than Bournemouth did
They did, but they still did it losing money with a rich backer. But that's how success is made in football these days. I would love for us to have something similar. Still a lot to admire about them, though. I'll miss Griffin Park, despite us having the PO semi loss there it was still a great away day.
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« Reply #4741 on: Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 09:21:44 » |
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Benham has stuck something like 100 mill into Brentford, to get them to where they are, so probably needs to go up to keep it stable.
TBF they've also made a considerable amount in player sales in that time. The £100m is gross, not net. They're not breaking even, they still need his backing so not self-sustaining, but just showing one side of the balance sheet is a little misleading.
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« Reply #4742 on: Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 09:35:38 » |
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We've never been in Div 4 at the same time as Brentford or Bormuff.
Benham has stuck something like 100 mill into Brentford, to get them to where they are, so probably needs to go up to keep it stable.
My only gripe is that does the world need another London club in the top flight? I'd rather see it spread around the country a bit
Have a word with all the non-london based teams and tell them to stop being so shit
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« Reply #4744 on: Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 14:38:32 » |
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Not sure that the big clubs enter the FA cup for the prize money anyway when finishing 15th rather than 14th in the Premier League is worth more.
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« Reply #4745 on: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 16:16:59 » |
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« Reply #4746 on: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 20:35:06 » |
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« Reply #4747 on: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 20:36:57 » |
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Arsenal are apparently trying to tempt Aubameyang to stay with offers c £300k per week, which if he takes it would make him only £50k a week poorer than Ozil. Fair enough, it's a short career, they're entitled to get the best money they can for their skills and ability. And Stan Kroenke, with an estimated personal fortune of £8bn, can certainly afford it. Which makes it all the more shit that Arsenal have just announced 55 redundancies, from the non-playing and not so fabulously well-renumerated staff, obviously.
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« Reply #4748 on: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 22:27:28 » |
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Look like an achilles heel tendon tear waiting to happen. Talk about exposed. Footy boots for elite players are essentially what F1 cars are to their drivers. As light and as streamlined as possible. I await the first "boots" that have aerodynamics at their core and claim to increase your speed. There may already be a boot that claims this. I miss my plain black Umbros with fixed studs. They definitely wouldn't make you you faster but as a defender, you know you could commit to a good sliding challenge and not come out of it with a fucked ankle. Also, why do several players risk a career ending knee injury by sliding on the fuckers? If I was insuring them I'd have a "you slidey, no payey" clause. Stupid pricks.
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« Reply #4749 on: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 23:10:15 » |
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Arsenal are apparently trying to tempt Aubameyang to stay with offers c £300k per week, which if he takes it would make him only £50k a week poorer than Ozil. Fair enough, it's a short career, they're entitled to get the best money they can for their skills and ability. And Stan Kroenke, with an estimated personal fortune of £8bn, can certainly afford it. Which makes it all the more shit that Arsenal have just announced 55 redundancies, from the non-playing and not so fabulously well-remunerated staff, obviously.
Then you see a club like Dover (who aren't/weren't that poor as a non-league club) who ask their players to take a 20% wage cut temporarily (to which they all declined), so have subsequently put all the players on the transfer list and will fold if no investment is sought by the end of this month. If Aubameyang accepts his £15.6m pa salary offer...well I think we all know, that kind of investment could keep afloat most league one clubs each year; let alone Dover Athletic (and likely many more to follow). Probably would allow them to run for about 5 years. The contrast is incredibly stark. Something's got to change but it won't.
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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« Reply #4750 on: Monday, August 10, 2020, 13:42:48 » |
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Arsenal to make 55 staff redundant despite paying some players £250k+ per week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53668802
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« Reply #4751 on: Monday, August 10, 2020, 13:44:54 » |
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Arsenal are apparently trying to tempt Aubameyang to stay with offers c £300k per week, which if he takes it would make him only £50k a week poorer than Ozil. Fair enough, it's a short career, they're entitled to get the best money they can for their skills and ability. And Stan Kroenke, with an estimated personal fortune of £8bn, can certainly afford it. Which makes it all the more shit that Arsenal have just announced 55 redundancies, from the non-playing and not so fabulously well-renumerated staff, obviously.
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« Reply #4752 on: Monday, August 10, 2020, 13:46:40 » |
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See PaulD's quote in my above comment ![Wink](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/wink.gif)
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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« Reply #4753 on: Monday, August 10, 2020, 13:50:37 » |
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I am not awake today ![Smiley](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/smiley.gif) too much going on ![Wink](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/wink.gif)
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« Reply #4754 on: Monday, August 10, 2020, 16:49:58 » |
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I am not awake today ![Smiley](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/smiley.gif) too much going on ![Wink](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/wink.gif) I feel ya (not in that way) mate
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