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[faridmon]

We are as awful as Arsenal this season. I, now, have discovered that I am a masochist supporting Everton.

Bloody hell.

EDIT: and then came Jagielka...

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

I would say €80m operating profit is pretty fucking good by anyone's standard. That net profit is €50m means they are leaking money elsewhere and they shouldn't be.

I don't think anyone can come in here and claim Arsenal are a money losing club, they aren't. They are the most profitable football club in the EPL and possibly the world. Strict wage structures and cut price investment in the squad coupled with selling the star players has made them a lot of money.

Firstly how about you quote some more updated figures - like the fact they recorded a loss in their last half-annual report.

Secondly is €50m enough to finance an NFL, NBA, NHL and a MLS team is it?

I suppose his interests in TV, sports and Wal-Mart are just income streams he uses for going to the track.

Here's a clue: Arsenal have had exactly the same business model for the same 5 years ago. Before Kroenke.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Jagielka! That was a great response from Everton.

Great move by me to drop him from my FL team... oh dear

 

[Labadal]

Jagielka! That was a great response from Everton.



Lol edit your post?

That's ok, Jagielka in my FPL team!

 

[faridmon]

Come on Osman. Show your magic today.

 

[Dark Machine]

"Getting a banner made up to be hung under row 1 on the North Bank... "SIGN KEOWN".

I lol'd.

 

[Clegg]

"Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after his side's 4-3 defeat by Blackburn: "We had so many chances in the game and on top of that we scored two own goals so it is unbelievable to understand, but we have to take it on the chin. At the moment defensively we are fragile because our confidence is gone due what happened at Old Trafford.""

No Arsene, you are not defensively fragile because of whwt happened at Old Trafford.

You are defensively fragile because your defence is shit.

 

[Labadal]

Wtf is happening today?

QPR, Swansea and Norwich in the lead.

 

[offshore]

Sigh, Ba is about as useless as Ameobi.

 

[sazabirules]

Sigh, Ba is about as useless as Ameobi.

Why is he much worse than when he played for West Ham?

 

[confuziz]

Norwich 2 ahead, wtf

 

[Labadal]

LOL, Norwich up 2 goals.

 

[Verano]

Norwich 2 ahead, wtf

PL IS COMPETITIVE!!!!

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Bloody typical we finally win and all the other bad teams do

 

[bonesmccoy]

No Arsene, you are not defensively fragile because of whwt happened at Old Trafford.

You are defensively fragile because your defence is shit.

And pure bad luck. 2 own goals? Against BLACKBURN? I'd wager that probably hurts more than the Trafford Spank.

 

[faridmon]

Jagielka is playing great today. few blocks today and a goal to boost. a great rebuttal from his weaker games earlier in the season.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Anyone interested in Inter Milan v AS Roma tonight?

 

[Phantast2k]

Woah, Leverkusen is getting slaughtered by Cologne :O

Such a crazy ass team - you never know what to expect from them..

 

[confuziz]

Also red card for bolton, I think Norwich got this!

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Anyone interested in Inter Milan v AS Roma tonight?

On one hand, Inter should be beating Roma. On the other, Gasperini. Why not?

 

[Vivalaraza]

I feel sorry for Arsenal, theyve been dealing with 8-2 jokes 4-3 weeks now.

Boom.

 

[faridmon]

Beyren Leverkusen Bloody sucks. Losing against Koln is the bottom.

 

[Clegg]

And pure bad luck. 2 own goals? Against BLACKBURN? I'd wager that probably hurts more than the Trafford Spank.

Arsenal conceeded 2 own goals because their defendrs didnt know what they were doing inside their own box. Yes they were unlucky but blame must be sttributed to their poor defending also.

Vermaelen is Arsenals only good defender. I'm not convinced on Mertesacker. He's strong and a a good ball stopper but he is as agile as a sloth. Players who make quick and intellegent runs into the box will destroy him.

 

[anonnumber6]

I feel sorry for Arsenal, theyve been dealing with 8-2 jokes 4-3 weeks now.

Boom.

You're late

With the fans - 0

With the owners - ????

Oh and:

I feel sorry for Arsenal, they have had the 8-2 jokes 4-3 weeks now.

 

[Vivalaraza]

You're late

Ah, Jeff deserves it haha.

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Da Laet still playing for Norwich?

Edit: Oh. On the bench.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Firstly how about you quote some more updated figures - like the fact they recorded a loss in their last half-annual report.
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Secondly is €50m enough to finance an NFL, NBA, NHL and a MLS team is it?

I suppose his interests in TV, sports and Wal-Mart are just income streams he uses when he goes to the track.

Here's a clue: Arsenal have had exactly the same business model for the same 5 years ago. Before Kroenke.

It's plenty finance losses from certain areas of his business that aren't doing as well as he would like.

He's married into the Walton family, sure, but I'm almost certain that his and his wife's investments are kept separate. Also, I don't think a local sports network really counts as a real venture, it was used to raise prices for television rights.

I haven't done the necessary legwork on Kroenke (I have many, many other priorities at work right now with the Greece crash and EU stuff) but I remember looking him up when he bought his majority stake in Arsenal and none of his business interests made as much money as Arsenal.

On Arsenal having small losses, well that was down to less player sales vs the season before (which has now been rectified since the sales of Fabregas and Nasri vs Ade and Toure the season before) and two deferred home matches according to the Guardian. It also doesn't make a dent on the amount of money Arsenal have in equity which is up YoY by over 10%.

Honestly the biggest loss for Arsenal in the coming years is that Highbury Square will be completely sold and the problem is that the market downturn has probably reduced their sale price by enough to make a dent in their profits for this year and last year.

Anyway, you talk about trends, Arsenal's trend is one of profit, one half of a small loss doesn't strike me as something to worry about.

 

[Fry]

Good to see Villa one up. It's probably the only other Premier League team I don't dislike.

 

[Dark Machine]

BREAKING NEWS: Malaga have reached agreement with Real on a deal for CB Raul Albiol to join in January on a 3-year deal (via @ChristianMcr)

Source is reliable. Good deal for Malaga if it happens.

 

[Regulus Tera]

oops wrong thread

 

[Labadal]

BREAKING NEWS: Malaga have reached agreement with Real on a deal for CB Raul Albiol to join in January on a 3-year deal (via @ChristianMcr)

Source is reliable. Good deal for Malaga if it happens.

A really good signing for Malaga (as you said).

 

[Labadal]

Almost another goal for Villa, good play there.

 

[Para bailar La Bomba]

It's plenty finance losses from certain areas of his business that aren't doing as well as he would like.

He's married into the Walton family, sure, but I'm almost certain that his and his wife's investments are kept separate. Also, I don't think a local sports network really counts as a real venture, it was used to raise prices for television rights.

I haven't done the necessary legwork on Kroenke (I have many, many other priorities at work right now with the Greece crash and EU stuff) but I remember looking him up when he bought his majority stake in Arsenal and none of his business interests made as much money as Arsenal.

On Arsenal having small losses, well that was down to less player sales vs the season before (which has now been rectified since the sales of Fabregas and Nasri vs Ade and Toure the season before) and two deferred home matches according to the Guardian. It also doesn't make a dent on the amount of money Arsenal have in equity which is up YoY by over 10%.

Honestly the biggest loss for Arsenal in the coming years is that Highbury Square will be completely sold and the problem is that the market downturn has probably reduced their sale price by enough to make a dent in their profits for this year and last year.

Anyway, you talk about trends, Arsenal's trend is one of profit, one half of a small loss doesn't strike me as something to worry about.

Hey you made the ridiculous statement Kroenke is using profit from Arsenal to finance his US sporting teams.....and now you're covering it up by bombarding me with verbage and more incredulous claims. Stop wasting my time.

 

[faridmon]

3-0 for Swansea now. Looking great.

 

[Labadal]

WBA getting demolished.

 

[GorillaJu]

Fuck yea Swansea!

 

[GorillaJu]

Nice. Dyer scored. He's on my FPL team, but benched. Fucking Walcott, had to make sure I didn't get those points, instead just the one from his 27 ineffectual minutes.

 

[faridmon]

Long ball, Long ball, Long ball, Long Ball. Can't we do better? Also, Coleman is playing terrible there.

 

[Labadal]

My FPL team got ****ed there. Freaking Leon Best.

 

[Gareth Bale]

:lol Drake keeps scoring goals. That was lucky though.

 

[Splatt]

No clean sheet for me this week. Thanks L. Best, you gigantic asshole

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Is getting booked for celebrating with your own fans the worst rule in the game? For me it is

 

[kottila]

great goal for Köln

 

[MPW]

Anyone interested in Inter Milan v AS Roma tonight?

both clubs playing like shit, 0-0

 

[Broder Salsa]

Anyone interested in Inter Milan v AS Roma tonight?

Yes! I might have to ask for a PM then if you are streaming, normally the streams for Italian football sucks.

 

[Sage00]

Is getting booked for celebrating with your own fans the worst rule in the game? For me it is

Close call between that and the one for taking your shirt off without a t-shirt underneath.

 

[MPW]

BREAKING NEWS: Malaga have reached agreement with Real on a deal for CB Raul Albiol to join in January on a 3-year deal (via @ChristianMcr)

Source is reliable. Good deal for Malaga if it happens.

for 80m right?

anything below we got mugged

 

[sazabirules]

Close call between that and the one for taking your shirt off without a t-shirt underneath.

Hey I learned from my local league (MLS) that you still carded for taking off the jersey while wearing another one underneath.

 

[Broder Salsa]

both clubs playing like shit, 0-0

Think it will be more like 4-4.

 

[offshore]

Oh no, Ba and Amoebi on the pitch at the same time.

There goes our chances of winning.