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I've checked the rules and Central Funds is basically all broadcasting revenue.

The Premier League "Central Funds" go straight to Macquarie and they distribute them in accordance with the loan. We don't know what the loan says about that distribution. I am trying to find out what Central Funds means....

We don't know. Maybe. Either way, and irrespective of this, I don't plan to buy another season ticket unless he reassures me of his intentions and credentials. And if we start ****ing other people's (charities, schools, small businesses, other football clubs, tax authorities etc.) money away on players to achieve some sort of success (which doesn't look likely), I won't be celebrating and I will expect the club to suffer what punishments come its way.

We have no confirmation how big the debt to Macquarie is.

SFC has taken out a loan from Macquarie and has indeed agreed to assign all Premier League central fund payments to Macquarie during this season and next season. See clause 6.9. This doesn't necessarily mean the loan is being used to fund the purchase. We simply don't know how much the loan is or what it is for. You might speculate though, given the timing, that it is connected in some way with the takeover.

If all scheduling was "fair", this would be fair. Given that scheduling is often completely unfair (over Xmas, for example) this looks suspiciously like trying to give Chelsea the best possible chance in the semi final!

Lambert is a legend but he can't be excluded at the expense of our only manager to have won a proper trophy.

Really? It looks the same from my recollection.

It definitely wasn't there to begin with!

Haha! Same thought process here.... except I didn't stay in the "Nice and Big" or whatever it was called!

None of you lot have been to Hayling Island then?

Yeah, I'm generally in favour of Ukrainian women.

Unfortunately the Russians leased the computers they used to carry out the analysis of the sample data and Radio Rentskis have sinced wiped the drives. Rotten luck.

I was about to write something similar re Lovren. That Poch team set the tone; it showed that we could achieve top half finishes and play attractive football. Lovren was a key part of that.

Tadic was good in the second half. It's not his fault he keeps getting picked in the wrong position.

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Agreed.

Only a light dusting in Wigan. Cold wind though. Lots of slappers out.

The rumour around town is that it's a refurb.

Blimey.

Seriously? Would you include Mark Noble and Jack Cork?

You think JWP is better than any of those three midfielders?

Decent enough interview.

That's where I saw Tadic at lunchtime!