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[XTerminator]

yea,i wouldnt rule them outta the top 4 contention at this stage.but i feel they gonna do a Hull and drop points in the closing stages.all depends on their players' fitness,which atm is decent enough.

[Krow]

Is it just me, or do we have a CL winning squad on the injury list?

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I think Fab,Walcott and Clichy may be back for our next game.
http://www.physioroom.com/news/engli...jury_table.php

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Pool fan directly asks a board member about the club's finances and gets this in reply.

Blow me, ****face. Go to hell. I'm sick of you.

He has resigned over this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/8451812.stm

[Krow]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/edi...-sign-new-deal

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Utd.'s financial results are out it doesn't make for good reading for Manc fans.

They are loaning 600m again to reduce some insanely high interest rate on existing debts,and with the club struggling to make profits even after winning the CL and PL double,I don't know how can they pay back that kind of money.













In short they are D00MED

[abhijit_reddevil]

^^^And that means a great time for the tabloids. They are telling Utd are likely to sell Rooney to reduce some of that debt....WTF! Rooney will never leave Utd, just like Giggs.

[ssk_the_gr8]

Utd.'s financial results are out it doesn't make for good reading for Manc fans.

They are loaning 600m again to reduce some insanely high interest rate on existing debts,and with the club struggling to make profits even after winning the CL and PL double,I don't know how can they pay back that kind of money.

I am just hoping we dont get fu(ked.
we are stuck in a vicious cycle where we have to be successful to repay the loan ... if we dont then we will have to sell our players...
& end up like leeds, WCS.

i am willing to take a decade of dry run with trophies(if this happens then i'm going to loose all my hair by the time the decade ends).. as long as we dont end up like leeds.......

or if some real billionaire rescues us from the hand of the galzers then even better

A Red Devil Forever.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

SOL CAMPBELL SIGNS FOR ARSENAL
sorry for the excitement but transfers are rare at Arsenal
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo....html?ITO=1490

Was broken by Arseblogger on his twitter,apparently Sol told his dad about that.
http://twitter.com/arseblog

Lets wait for official site to confirm.

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Campbell named in Arsenal Reserve team
Tonight’s Reserve team to face West Ham United at Upton Park features Sol Campbell, who plays tonight on a Reserve League registration, with a view to a permanent move back to Arsenal Football Club.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...l-reserve-team

Senderos-Saha exchange deal next on cards?

[ssk_the_gr8]

sorry for the excitement but transfers are rare at Arsenal

lol... i luv this one.. very true

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Sol subbed after good 45 mins.

[Krow]

Senderos Saha deal looks great! Come on Sol! Welcome back!

[Arsenal_Gunners]

http://www.redcafe.net/f6/manchester...59/index8.html
Pretty informative thread,looks like Glazers are planning to sell the Utd. training center.

[ssk_the_gr8]

http://www.redcafe.net/f6/manchester...59/index8.html
Pretty informative thread,looks like Glazers are planning to sell the Utd. training center.

i'm fine with it... as long as it helps... but the dare not think of selling the theatre

[Arsenal_Gunners]

You fine with them selling the club's assets?Although they will sell it one of the Glazer owned companies and lease it back to the club,it would be a shame if United won't own their training ground.
In addition it would make it difficult for any future buyers to buy back the facility from Glazers!

At the very least,the fans should prepare for a struggle to be amongst the big boys.A lot like Arsenal.But out debt got us the finest stadium in London and it is very manageable.

[ssk_the_gr8]

see.. we cant escape the selling of assets .it will happen.. cuz the recession came at the wrong time for us... so i am willing to make some compromises

I am prepared for the struggle if things go wrong...looks like it'll be man city & chelsea's time for the next few years.. looks like nowadays only way to win trophies is to buy them

[Arsenal_Gunners]

OMG Liverpool just made my day lol:
Last time I checked they were 1-0 up with 15 mins to go,thanks to Reading missing some fantastic chances.
I see they fvcked up again Gerrard subbed?
Don't go rafa

[Krow]

Maxi signs for Pool. What a time to come in!

[ico]

ok, Rafa is turning LFC into a joke.

[ssk_the_gr8]

surely LFC is out of the top four now. Man City are going to take there place

[Kl@w-24]

Glazers ready to sell Old Trafford now!!

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...858869,00.html

The Glazers have admitted that they could sell Old Trafford to raise money after leading Manchester United into £700m of debt.

Reports have suggested that Wayne Rooney could be the next asset sold by the club, but the prospectus for their £500m bond issue suggests that Old Trafford could be sold.

The Glazers warned that 'the indenture governing the Notes (bonds) will limit our ability to sell or transfer, but not prohibit us from selling or transferring our training ground facilities and our stadium'.

Training ground Carrington is likely to be sold first as no loans are secured against the complex, unlike Old Trafford.

[iinfi]

end of season is still 19 games away... the way people said title n top 4 has been decided, jus few weeks into the season, amused me ...
i feel title race will go on till the last 4 games of the season n race for europa n CL will go on till the last 2-3 games.
on a lighter note ... one team will fight for europa even if they are in the CL .. lol ... he hhe
happy pongal everyone

lastly c if someone can reply to the thread in my siggy

[abhijit_reddevil]

Glazers ready to sell Old Trafford now!!

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...858869,00.html

WTF! Rooney to be sold?? Then Carrington ground to be sold, and finally what?? Old Trafford itself???

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Torres had admitted that if Rafa goes, he'll follow him. Rafa's days are surely numbered at Anfield now. Cmon SAF, make a bid for Torres now.

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http://www.redcafe.net/f9/dimi-tarah...ar-out-281814/

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Ya Fergie buy some more 30m strikers

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Email sent by Pool to their members after the game

Dear Alan,

As a valued member of the Auto Cup Scheme, we’d like to confirm details for the following FA Cup match:

FA Cup
Liverpool v Burnley (4th Round)
Saturday 23rd January 2010. Kick Off: 12.45pm
The Ticket Office will begin taking payments for the above game from Thursday 14th January.

Please note: customers whose payments fail will not be notified due to the short timescale involved. Payment failure and subsequent non purchase of a ticket for this game in the competition will result in the removal from the scheme.

We do advise that you check your 'purchase history' on line at www.liverpoolfc.tv to ensure that a seat has been purchased for this game. Alternatively, please contact Customer Services on 0844 844 2005.

Season Ticket Holders whose normal seat is available (i.e. the seat used at F.A. Premier League matches) for this match WILL NOT receive a match ticket. The respective fan cards will be activated for this match and Season Ticket Holders should access the stadium using their fan cards.

Season Ticket Holders who cannot be offered their normal seats WILL receive a match ticket for an alternative seat.

Those customers who are unsure whether their normal seats are available can check for this information on-line or alternatively contact the Customer Services Department for clarification (0844 844 2005).

If your credit or debit card has expired or is about to, or you have had a replacement card (even if one or two numbers have changed) can you please ensure that your details are updated as soon as possible to ensure that you are allocated a seat for this game. Details of updated credit or debit card numbers, expiry/start dates etc can be provided by calling Customer Services - 0844 844 2005 or alternatively can be faxed to 0151 261 1416 for the attention of the ACS Team or put in writing to the ACS Team, LFC Ticket Office, PO Box 204, L69 PQ. Please be advised that we are no longer able to accept Maestro, Switch or Solo cards for recurring debit card payments relating to card schemes.

For further details, please refer to the terms and conditions in your season ticket renewal booklet.t.

Kind Regards,

The Ticket Office

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Reminded me of this

[look_niks01011968]

two reports have been published over the same line in the prospectus. first it was carrington and now its OT. the lines quoted were written in the RISKS section and are necessary to be published in the worst case scenario. that does not mean that the glazers are selling off the club's assets. i wonder how many of these stories would have come out had we not been on a poor run of form. anyways

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/ano...s-of-the-debt/

a clear picture.

[iinfi]

lets call 0844 844 2005 and ask them if we can get a couple of tickets for the game?

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watz that athens pic abt? i dont recollect

[ico]

^ they lost to AC Milan.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^A bus for the CL win parade,but Pool lost.

i wonder how many of these stories would have come out had we not been on a poor run of form. anyways

This has more to do with financial results that were just released,and these stories being away from the headlines didn't mean there wasn't a big fvckup going behind the scenes.It had to come out sooner or later.

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The sale of Carrington and OT seems like a realistic prospect,even if it isn't an immediate one.

[look_niks01011968]

^A bus for the CL win parade,but Pool lost.

This has more to do with financial results that were just released,and these stories being away from the headlines didn't mean there wasn't a big fvckup going behind the scenes.It had to come out sooner or later.

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The sale of Carrington and OT seems like a realistic prospect,even if it isn't an immediate one.

lol. that we were in debt was known to all. recently a chinese consortium that planned to buy us out was rejected by the glazers. that must mean that they have a plan. the bond issue is to clear off our senior debt of around 500 million. the financial results actually showed us making profits which has nothing to do with the ronaldo sale as explained in that ROM article.

i say again. the carrington and OT sale points were in the RISKS section and are meant for a worst case scenario. every mutual fund / bond has them so that the customers know what would be done to make sure there money does not go to waste. it also says about a terrorist attack. doesnt mean that OT will be nuked tommorow.

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The Glazers warned that 'the indenture governing the Notes (bonds) will limit our ability to sell or transfer, but not prohibit us from selling or transferring our training ground facilities and our stadium'.

this statement is mentioned under the RISKS section and does imply more that it would be difficult for the glazers to sell either of OT or carrington after the bond. OT cannot be sold for a simple fact that the glazers have taken loans against its name. even if carrington is to be sold, talks are of it being sold to our holding company RED LIMITED and then being leased back. in short, our holding company would buy out carrington. a normal way of evading taxes.

[abhijit_reddevil]

Manutd.com have put up the best XI from foreign players that have played at OT.

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pa...newsid=6644949

Goalkeeper:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)

Defenders:
Ronny Johnsen (Norway)
Nemanja Vidic (Serbia)
Jaap Stam (Holland)
Patrice Evra (France)

Midfielders:
Andrei Kanchelskis (Ukraine)
Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina)
Arnold Muhren (Holland)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Strikers:
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland)
Eric Cantona (France)

Substitutes:
Edwin van der Sar (Holland), Henning Berg (Norway), Anderson (Brazil), Jesper Olsen (Denmark), Dwight Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago), Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria), Ole Solskjaer (Norway).

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If Tevez was not on loan but a permanent player, then I feel instead of Berbatov, Tevez would have been as substitute.

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I also have doubts over Anderson making the team, even as a substitute. This list does not include players from the UK, otherwise Ryan Giggs would have easily made the team.