[Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Don't forget, if Abramovich hadn't bailed Chelsea out, we'd have won the title this year.

I don't forget, and i agree totally, everyone knows Chelsea are buying the title.

However i still don't think it changes the fact that they coulda done with the cash. I think the Beeb only reported about a week ago that Arsenal were rolling in it because of this run.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ D

And lose out on automatic entry in the Champions League? You sure about that?

Yes still quite sure, however I would have exchanged UAFA cup football next season to have won on Saturday.

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Rolling in it?? They are in £260 Mill debt!

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Yes still quite sure, however I would have exchanged UAFA cup football next season to have won on Saturday.

Maybe we can suggest this to the powers that be, it's like trading emissions, they can trade trophies and seasons...

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Originally Posted by gazzae

Rolling in it?? They are in £260 Mill debt!

I can't take you seriously when you talk nonsense like that. Just cos i have a mortgage, i don't consider myself to be in debt.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Yes still quite sure

Looks like the fabled 'Highbury dillusions' are spreading

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by gruff_rhodes

I can't take you seriously when you talk nonsense like that. Just cos i have a mortgage, i don't consider myself to be in debt.

Hahah so despite the £15 mill they have to pay per year just in interest they are still rolling in it?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ D

Looks like the fabled 'Highbury dillusions' are spreading

Looks like they have if you feel that a sucsessful season for Man Utd is winning the League Cup, I am sure you remember when Sir Alex did not even bother playing the reserves in it, that is how much respect he had for the trophy, how the mighty have fallen and with such low expectations I wonder if your team will ever get back to the top.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Looks like they have if you feel that a sucsessful season for Man Utd is winning the League Cup, I am sure you remember when Sir Alex did not even bother playing the reserves in it, that is how much respect he had for the trophy, how the mighty have fallen and with such low expectations I wonder if your team will ever get back to the top.

Well we would have been at the top this year had Chelsea not had the Russian.

hang on, remind me once more, what did Arsenal win this year?

Where in the league did they finish?

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Originally Posted by gazzae

Hahah so despite the £15 mill they have to pay per year just in interest they are still rolling in it?

Do you think they haven't worked it out so over a long period of time, it will pay off? Thats what you do when you buy a house, it's a life time commitment, not something that affects whether you can buy a TV or not just because you have 80k of debt in a mortgage. The stadium won't affect Wengers ability to wade into the transfer market at all, and the champions league run they have had will boost his ability, regardless of cost of stadium.

I believe the Arsenal board have already said that anyway.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by gazzae

Rolling in it?? They are in £260 Mill debt!

So that is around £500 mill less than United then

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Well we would have been at the top this year had Chelsea not had the Russian.

hang on, remind me once more, what did Arsenal win this year?

Where in the league did they finish?

I don't think either team have much to be that happy about, by both very high standards, it wasn't great. Until the Russian leaves, i can't see much changing.

Liverpool, Man U and Arsenal will all have to rely on the lottery of knockout competitions for their success from now on.

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by gruff_rhodes

Do you think they haven't worked it out so over a long period of time, it will pay off? Thats what you do when you buy a house, it's a life time commitment, not something that affects whether you can buy a TV or not just because you have 80k of debt in a mortgage. The stadium won't affect Wengers ability to wade into the transfer market at all, and the champions league run they have had will boost his ability, regardless of cost of stadium.

I believe the Arsenal board have already said that anyway.

I have no doubt they have, its been worked out on champions league football every year for 20 years. But with interest payments of £15 mill a year + the actual repayment of the loan I fail to see how they are "rolling in it".

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Originally Posted by gazzae

I have no doubt they have, its been worked out on champions league football every year for 20 years. But with interest payments of £15 mill a year + the actual repayment of the loan I fail to see how they are "rolling in it".

Comparatively speaking, before they went on a Champs League run.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by gruff_rhodes

I don't think either team have much to be that happy about, by both very high standards, it wasn't great. Until the Russian leaves, i can't see much changing.

Liverpool, Man U and Arsenal will all have to rely on the lottery of knockout competitions for their success from now on.

I think the answers you were looking for are "nothing" and "4th".

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Originally Posted by Russ D

I think the answers you were looking for are "nothing" and "4th".

I've already said....

Lots of money and 4th.

Man U have...

A league cup, a big cut in income and 2nd.

I know which i would rather have had from a season.