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Re: Football Season 2012/2013

It wasn't overlooked, it's just Liverpool losing at home is no longer newsworthy!

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Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35482329)

It wasn't overlooked, it's just Liverpool losing at home is no longer newsworthy!

Indeed but if the Red devils lose today it certainly will be newsworthy.;):D

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35482330)

Indeed but if the Red devils lose today it certainly will be newsworthy.;):D

Of course, they're a good football team. :confused:

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Liverpool should try our trick, Get relegated and come back up stronger with a proper team.

Except in the case of Liverpool, Don't come back up :D

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Julian will be happy with the start the saints have made today.

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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc (Post 35482307)

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Wonga, the payday lender, is in detailed talks to become the new sponsor of the Premier League football club, Newcastle United.

The consumer finance company, which has faced criticism for its high interest rates, is poised to replace Virgin Money from the start of the 2013/14 season.

The Sunday Telegraph understands Wonga will sponsor both the shirts and the club's stadium in a deal believed to be worth Â£8m a year.

Although Virgin Money, whose contract was terminated last week, is only the shirt sponsor, it is known the club's owner, Mike Ashley, has been looking to sign a joint shirt and stadium sponsor.

This weekend the deal had not yet been finalised, but it is understood that it should be signed within a fortnight.
It is expected the deal will begin from the start of the 2013 season, and last for an initial three years.

The stadium, named the Sports Direct Arena after Mr Ashley's sportswear retailer, will be renamed Wonga.

It is not the first time the lender has been involved in football. Wonga is shirt sponsor for Championship side Blackpool, in a deal which currently runs until the end of the 2012/2013 season*.

Earlier this year the company's deal with the Football League, in which it advertised on club websites, ended just before fans were to vote on a call for the adverts to be removed from the sites amid concerns about the level of interest charged on its loans.

News of the impending Newcastle sponsorship comes as Wonga filed detailed accounts for the year ended December 2011 at Companies House.

The numbers â€“ providing a greater insight than the headline figures released last month â€“ show that the company's cash balances were just shy of Â£135m at the end of December 2011. The overall cash position rose by Â£41m in the year, despite also paying off debts of Â£9.5m, meaning it is now debt-free.

A Wonga spokesman did not comment.

Is he serious? Â£8m a year? Virgin are paying Â£5 million, someone find me the logic in this when Virgin are by far a better brand to be associated with especially given the criticism Wonga have been getting. The Wonga stadium. This is a geordie saying plaster Sports Direct wherever you want, Just not Wonga. Hopefully a backlash will crumble this deal.

Talk of the town tonight was completely different though, Newcastle seemed to be hyped with talk of Newcastle United being bought outright in the next few weeks, rumored to be a telecommunications company.

Thats poor. Do you know how long this purposed deal/contract will last Adz?

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get in johnny evans lad :):)

2-0 evra come on united hammer them

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35482481)

get in johnny evans lad :):)

Newcastle are playing like a non league side currently.:td::(

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 35482457)

Thats poor. Do you know how long this purposed deal/contract will last Adz?

Realistically hw much of a backlash are they likely to face. Maybe a few less shirts bought but that's only likely to be less an 100. it's not like the stadium will be half empty if they take the wonga money

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Its not really about shirts being sold and rather the deal itself being poor. 8mil a year on say a 5 year deal would be an absolute mugging from Wonga. The Virgin Money deal is currently 10mil.

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35482214)

Thank God for Giroud and Theo. Saves me from jinxing the Gunners tonight.

Yeah, thank God...

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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc (Post 35482307)

Careful what you wish for, say what you want about Ashley but the clubs in a better state now than when he found it and it looks to me like every decision he makes is in the clubs long term interests plus he's a bloody good boss to work for to boot.

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Another great home performance from Liverpool. I hear Suarez was up to his usual tricks again...

And a great performance from United, not easy to get a result like that at Newcastle. They must have some serious defensive issues for us to score from two corners!

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK (Post 35482531)

Nice to hear such eloquent words Shadow and l make no excuses for our poor show again.

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was Suarez diving again?

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35482536)

Nice to hear such eloquent words Shadow and l make no excuses for our poor show again.

The way Liverpool has been playing, you had to run out of excuses some time. :D