Dark Munster

Not getting promoted = biggest heartbreak?

Doesn't the council have some control on the land's use (must be sports related)? That could seriously devalue it (not to mention being in the slum called P*********). Walk away from the land, trouser 20% of £36m: not bad if indeed his "debts" have been somewhat, shall we say, exaggerated.

Indeed. They've admitted it was a loophole, so we should get our 10 points back. :cool:

What are the odds on England going out on penalties?

The Germans will probably contrive to finish second in their group, to get an easier path to the Final. So they'll probably meet us in the round of 16. Prediction: They beat us on penalties (3-0, three England penalties missed/saved), and I throw my TV out of the window. Holland beats Argentina in the Final. I buy a new TV.

But not against the Germans, surely?

I'll take that bet on. What odds would you like?

Labour was even more dreadful.

I doubt he'd refuse it if his real debt is actually lower (say about £1 - hypothetically, of course): 20% of £32m would be a rather nice return for £1 of debt. I wouldn't say no to that offer. :cool:

Either get outclassed by Spain/Brazil/Argentina, or get beaten by penalties (again).

ML owns Saints. So you're saying he's lending money to himself, and expects to pay himself back. Or else.

As well as getting rid of a very good young manager (out of spite) and replacing him with 2 clowns, and waiting a few days after the points penalty cutoff date to go into administration (out of spite).

Lowe didn't save the club from liquidation by bringing in a billionaire owner. Hope you can fathom the difference now.

Has he signed yet?

Not needed. Just lots of dosh. Great thread BTW. :cool:

Exactly. Buying Saints (or any other football club) to make money is based on someone with normal wealth (such as son-of-gun-runner down the road), not someone with the mega wealth of ML. It's something a number of posters here just can't seem to fathom. One day they'll see the light. Bless 'em.

Essex 209/7 stumps. 400 a.o. tomorrow?

At a glance, to plot the easiest route to the final (something that the Germans are good at )

Let's compare: a "sugar daddy" who made his money the honest way, and fully funds the club with clean money and no debts, versus a "sugar son" who buys a morally-bankrupt club with his daddy's child-maiming blood money, who spends like a drunken sailor on players the club cannot afford and, despite huge annual Sky payments, a club that racks up debts (over 130 million) that they have no intention of paying back (including charities), thereby cheating their way to a cup final twice, and each year (until now, thankfully) robbing an honestly-run club a place in the PL.

You mean excluding the ones that were wanted by Saints?

Even without Hoddle?