World Soccer Magazine published a fascinating table at the bottom of an article on the respective financial might of Chelsea and Manchester City yesterday, detailing player spend and sales for current English Premier League clubs over the last 10 seasons.
Liverpool have an average net spend of £18.1m as they chase former glories while Manchester United, who stole Liverpool’s place at the top of the English pile, had only a marginally higher net spend of £18.6m.
Fifth on the list is Aston Villa, largely on the back of an attempt to take over the world during Martin O’Neill’s reign, spending a net average of £11.1m.
Most fascinating of all is that 11 of the 20 have a net average spend of less than £4m per season. They spend big, but apart from the odd team spending some foreign country’s mineral wealth, they also sell big.
Bottom of the table of net biggest spenders in Everton, who sold £7.8m of talent more than they bought during the period. Newcastle United are also in a surplus, thanks in part to their recently departed director of football, Joe Kinnear, who completed his service without spending a penny.
Crystal Palace clearly have an eye for a bargain. They successfully negotiated a return to the Premier League, and then bought Joe Ledley as his Celtic contract ran down, with an average net spend of £722k.
The Silk from a Sow’s Ear prize has to go to Arsenal. The last decade has not been generous to Arsenal, however, their average net spend is only £1.5m per season having sold £277m worth of talent. Their business model is not right, i.e. they have not been able to compete with those who don’t seem to care if they break even, but they, more than any other club in Europe*, are primed for the Financial Fair Play era.
*apart from Celtic, of course.
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JQB
I would be the right shape >}
HH
Jesus would’ve hated wonga. He’d have ripped Earl’s head off.
That would do wonders for attendance at Church!
HH jamesgang
B B
Where did you see that?
!!Bada Bing!
lmfao
talk about an empty stadium….you,d get more at the Loons derby …..braw
If Jesus was alive today, He’d be a Queens Park supporter.
Discuss.
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar 21:11 on 4 February, 2014
“Then why do you only hear him when his vitriol is directed at the Catholic Church?”
You don’t
There has been plenty of coverage of the people he has targeted.
He targeted the Chinese government when they sent a delegation to London. He has gone after Putin and Mugabe as well. Tatchell does not just target the RC Church.
Some others, Fry for example have been guilty of that, but not Tatchell.
rodow1-1990 Glasgow was European City of Culture.
67heaven … i am neil lennon, supporting wee oscar..!!.. ibrox belongs to the creditors
21:17 on 4 February, 2014
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I’m not having a go at the Protestant Church but my understanding is that they only have 2 sacraments, Baptism and The Lord’s Supper.
hamiltontim is praying for oscar
21:14 on 4 February, 2014
TD
Google it, consider it a broadening of your development without the need for tertiary education.
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Hahahahaha aye like you educating me, or trying to tell me where I went wrong give me a break ya wahoo who the feck do you think you are? The know all and be all? It’s a blog ya rocket, don’t think you have the moral high ground because you got a wee bit of Uni . In a one on convo verbal son, I would rip you up like toilet paper, your problem is is, I love my team, my club, my manager, the board, and Peter Lawwell, things you don’t know, get a life.
Gordon J,
Marriage is not defined by man-made laws: the English Parliament declared Henry VIII head of the Church nearly 500 years ago.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
21:22 on 4 February, 2014B BWhere did you see that?
Ross Kemp Sky 1 in Belfast and Derry for marching season.He’s not recovered since his ex Rebekkah Brooks knocked 7 shades out of him…
!!bada bing!!
21:20 on 4 February, 2014
Was Glesga not City of Culture years ago mate?
Bada
We were the European City of Culture in 1990, none if your piddly uk for us,
When I’m with you baby
I go out of my head
and I just can’t get enough
and I just can’t get enough
All the things you do to me
and everything you said
I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough
We slip and slide as we fall in love
and I just can’t seem to get enough ah
We walk together
we’re walking down the streets
and I just can’t get enough
and I just can’t get enough
Everytime I think of you
I know we have to meet
and I just can’t get enough
and I just can’t get enough
It’s getting harder it’s a burning love
and I just can’t seem to get enough ah
I just can’t get enough I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough I just can’t get enough
JQB
I would but couldn’t >}
HH
hamiltontim is praying for oscar
20:51 on 4 February, 2014
thomthethim for oscar ok
20:48 on 4 February, 2014
I know a few people who’ve recently read it. All are in agreement that it’s a fabulous read but not one of them came away with a high opinion of the guy.
Strange given that it’s an autobiography.
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I kind of agree with that consensus, but, in mitigation, he more or less started life as an street urchin.
Being from an immigrant background, he was a victim of many of the prejudices inflicted on his community.
He admitted to stealing bikes as more or less a hobby and poverty was his closest friend.
He had/has his own code, which excludes BS and measured the quality of the person and not their status.
One wee anecdote that I found amusing was, after he announced that he was leaving Inter, the Ultras, who had idolised him, turned nasty to him.
After one match, a couple of them confronted him in the tunnel after the game, however they managed it.
He invited them to sort it out there and then and go out onto the pitch, Mano a Mano .
Would never happen with Sami. : > )
I ended up admiring him.
But, it was a really good read and a good but from Amazon.
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
21:19 on 4 February, 2014
Re tonights topic of conversation Whats the odds on fulhan sub scoring.deshager (dejagah). Well thats how the clown on itv4 pronounced it.
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Beat me to it ;-) I thought I was hearing things.
Invercelt,
Parliaments make laws in a democracy not churches.
Hope this crap doesn’t go to extra time..
Rambo. first blood due to start at ten. .
Just a simple observation from me: wherever I conduct my business on this island of, there is only one region where my Catholicism appears to be significant. I don’t encounter bigotry in England or Wales. I question the wisdom of supporting the creation of a state where anti catholic bigotory is
TD confirming his man love of PL. how sweet awwwwww
Billy Bhoy 05
20:30 on
4 February, 2014
Italianhoy
Your posts reflect your ignorance. Not once have you attempted to put forward a grown up case to support the narrowness of your views
OK Billyboy. I accept I just amn’t as clever as you.
But here is the view of a really clever American writer… Sums it up I think, but appreciate he is probably not quite in your ballpark either, writing onl , as he does, for that little known publication The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/business/international/scots-cant-completely-sever-their-ties-with-britain.html
BT and Pogmathon
If Shakespeare was commenting on the game, he’d say…
“Is that Deshagger I see before me?”
co-commentator, Davie Provan would say:- “Naw, he’s the goalie for Hull.”
Blantyre….
When its crap it always goes into extra time! :-(
B B
Didnt know he’d been slapped about. Wd have loved to see that.
squire danaher 21:11 on 4 February, 2014
Aye. I know what you mean.
But what I was getting at is I think the RC Church is given a tougher time because of the faith’s position regarding sexual matters.
Think I’ve just logged on to chase me chase me news:)
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Off oot – Uni in the morning !!! :)
Re-run of Sherlock is much more entertaining… even tho I know the ending to this one lol
Hi Lhads
I see Cliftonville are winning 3-1 at Ballymena and should go top of the League tonight
HH
Phil
I’ll complet the previous post: I question the wisdom of supporting the creation of a state where a anti catholic bigotry is ingrained in the phsyche of a significant proportion of the population. The Nationalists are if nothing populists and I can only see a future that brings an end to fundamental elements of our identity such as Catholic Schools.
Johann-VG :))
Raspberry-i can remember it as the pubs were open late..
Ross Kemp and his Hans K Anderson account of the troubles. Burning sofas great expression of culture let’s fund it. That’s right it already is funded as long as you don’t burn tyres. Still no sign of a handsome Hun/ Hunnette.
Thedonegaldancer.
A Catholic cannot become sovereign in the UK. . Is that not prejudice?
thedonegaldancer
We are sleep walking into a sectarian nightmare.
Why would you vote for the consolidation of power with an implicitly bigoted majority?
TET,
I could but can’t
Donegaldancer21.32,
Now ive just logged on, so be gentle. Do you not think it is incumbent of us to fight for our rights?
lilys