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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23885251-now-abramovichs-not-even-the-richest-owner-among-the-capitals-elite.do First time I've seen us formally listed in rich clubs chart. I guess it doesn't offer any reassurances about the Leibherr family's future intentions as I suspect the list compiler simply replaced 'markus liebherr' with 'liebherr family' at the last minute. For instance, wasn't the £3bn they quote markus's wealth alone rather than the family as a whole? Edit: more here: http://fourfourtwo.com/lists/thefootballrichlist20102011thefull100.aspx

Shame Pulis didn't qualify for selection by the Faroe Islands then...or perhaps he did... but didn't quite make the squad? Re: cancellation vs postponement... Fair cop.....I know what i meant but have 10 points all the same for a good spot... ;-)

How many players does a lower league club need to lose due to international duty to effect a cancellation? I thought it was 2 but obviously not.

Is this just a ploy to detract our attention from the Michael Owen signing press conference being arranged for the same time?

About to be bought by 'New England Sports Ventures' apparently.

When are Labour due to announce the cuts they were planning for this parliament had they won? Genuine question.

Leonard Coming Never understood why 'he' was banned in the 'Paul Allen Takeover' days....

Chicken and mushroom?

Change the rules to only allow sensible rational human beings into football games. Problem solved.

Anyone ever thought of getting sponsorship for these quotation-a-thons? The national debt would be wiped out quicker than you can say: "lol at those who benefitting from the banking boom now slagging them off" *big wink*

Might be more of a challenge to come up with a 'never been arrested' 11...???

Matt Le Tissier. He was always Hungary

Any good streams today? cheers

Bloody Tories!! That's me a grand worse off a year then. Since when did I vote for robbing from the supposedly "rich" to give to the "poor"? FFS That's it, I'm voting Labour next time....

Indeed. I was fully expecting to logon this morning to find only chief detective constables logged onto the Saints forum..... ;-)

Good to see the Saintsweb Forum breaking the news 12 hours before the meeja....

At least this removes any doubt whatsoever that we need to bring in another quality forward. If Cortese was waivering over whether to splash out more cash on another forward then this incident (if he's found guilty) may well turn around our favour. I know, I know.....clutching at the straws of optimism somewhat but fate is a fickle mistress.

It's because he knows how to spell his surname ;-)

Irrigation

Yep....this is a crucial difference. SLH and SFC were deemed to be one and the same thing. If Liverpool's "holding company" has significant other subsideries under it (one of them being Liverpool FC) then they will be OK I believe. Mr Lowe's mistake in coming up with the holding company 'ruse' was not to buy a significant other subsidery to run alongside SFC under SLH. Well, that's my understanding anyway....

P.s. Tell us where you got the rumour from and we'll tell you whether there's any truth in it... ;-)

I'm surprised he survived as long as he has TBH. One would have thought an obvious candidate for a golden handshake when the new owners took over would have been the finance director at the helm when the club went into administration. Not an opinion, just an observation.

No. Read it again. (the simple bit, not the really complicated bit) Nice wind up by the way. We were all taken in. We thought you were serious for a minute.... ;-)

It's all very simple, although perhaps a little challenging for some people to grasp... I'll therefore explain it as uncomplicatedly as possible: My cousin is a Bournemouth fan He couldn't get a ticket for the game (because lots more Bournemouth fans than usual wanted to go to an inconsequential away game for some reason...) He phoned me to ask if I was going. I said, no, I hadn't planned on going but could get us a couple of tickets if he fancied it. He said ok. I bought a couple of tickets. The attendance figure went up by two. Now, here comes the complicated bit.... Being born and living near Dorset (as one does) and having friends and family in the area, the chances of me (and no doubt many others) receiving an off the cuff "fancy going to the game?" phone call are much greater for a 'local' game than receiving a similar phone call about the Saints vs Rochdale game (for example) Hope that helps? Http://www.Mensa.org.uk Http://www.NASA.gov