Yes, a lot of business are sold based upon the value of the business (which is usually based on future earning potential) plus free cash (ie cash in the bank less debts)
All this proves is the Futility of the EPL. There is no way on gods earth that any team outside the top six will allow anyone to breakthrough. We have done almost everything the right way (although there is a question mark over how sustainable it actually was). Invested in the academy, promoted the youth players, played great football and now this.
I am actually getting sympathy at work from Pompey fans - Football is fundamentally broken - the Champions League has seen to that and the FFP is just a way of maintaining the current status quo.
7th or 8th is the best we can ever hope for and if we ever acheive this again then we will be ripped apart by the big boys
Wonder how the United stars are enjoying the new regime. Zaha - you are playing there or not at all. £10 to a bucket of pig**** there will be some tantrums in the offing
Buy, loan, hire purchase, on the never never, I really don't give a stuff how we get them in at the moment. Loans buy us time that we are beginning to run out.