Archives for July 2012

Not alot of interest in the community shield game at villa park… COMMUNITY SHIELD TICKET UPDATE Tickets for our FA Community Shield game against Manchester City are now on general sale [four tickets per person], while both season ticket holders and members can also purchase an additional two tickets [maximum three in total]. All tickets… Read full article >

Top 10 Premier League clubs by revenue Club / Revenue (£000s)/ Wage costs (£000s) / Operating profit/(loss)(£000s) SOURCE: DELOITTE. FIGURES FOR 2011 Manchester United 331,441 /152,915 /100,687 Chelsea 228,574 /191,214 /(48,679) Arsenal 226,825 / 124,401 / 34,150 Liverpool 183,690 / 134,768 /(2,795) Tottenham Hotspur 153,486 / 91,255 / 32,294 Manchester City 153,185 / 173,977 /(81,636)… Read full article >

Manchester United share sale causes controversy among fans and investors Manchester United fans aren’t happy. And looking at the terms of the proposed share sale in New York announced last night, it’s not hard to see why. The Glazer family, the club’s US owners, want to raise up to $330m (£210m) on Wall Street, having… Read full article >

Just got emailed this link: Have you ever seen T*ttenham win the league…? http://www.haveyoueverseentottenhamwintheleague.com/

Juventus Ready To Spend £70m To Land Arsenal Striker Robin Van Persie. Old Lady ready to offer Arsenal £20 million for Dutchman. Juventus are prepared to spend up to £70 million to lure Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie to Turin. The Serie A giants will offer Arsenal £20 million for the contract-rebel, who’ll be on… Read full article >

Liverpool transfer target Clint Dempsey has not travelled with the Fulham squad for their pre-season training camp in Switzerland. Fulham have made clear their desire to keep Clint Dempsey • Jol wants Dempsey stay • Rodgers confirms Dempsey enquiry Dempsey, who scored 23 goals in 45 games for Fulham last season, held talks with manager… Read full article >

10 Big Transfers That Could Have Happened but Never Did… Full slide show with complete explanations: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1277760-10-big-transfers-that-could-have-happened-but-never-did?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football 1. C.Ronaldo to Arse. A pre-superstar Cristiano Ronaldo nearly joined Arsenal as a teenager in 2003. Instead, he joined Manchester United. 2. Shearer to Manc Utd. Before he moved to Blackburn for £3.3 million in 1992 (that was… Read full article >

I see that the pony-tailed off is off to the pikeys on a loan deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19056545

Wembley key fiasco update – STOP PRESS The losing of a set of keys to Wembley caused embarrassment and inconvenience this week – BUT the immediate problem was soon sorted out as Chelsea lent them their set.

With Jose Bosingwa released, Paulo Ferreira past it and Branislav Ivanovic required at centre-half, Chelsea are in desperate need of a right-back this summer. After considering Newcastle-bound Mathieu Debuchy and Maicon, the Blues seem to have settled on Marseilles’ 22-year-old Spaniard Azpilicueta. The youngster is highly-rated and experienced beyond his years, but will cost Chelsea… Read full article >