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what multi billion pound business was that then. For the umpteenth and final time (hopefull) Katerina Liebherr has nothing whatsoever to do with the mainstream and well known Liebherr, cranes,earh movers, fridges,golf courses and hotels Liebherr. She is a niece, cousin and whatever may have you to these people but has no role in their business.

100 up for Alsop and Hants cruising to a fairly simple win. Not bad at all considering the bowling start this morning.

Arrghh Carberry gone second ball of the innings, not the start we needed.

Respectable target but we'll probably need a decent start to get it. Don't think we bat very well after 7 or so.

Twenty times ? With the initial cost and all that they've poured into the club over the 8 years or so she'll be lucky to double her investment, after any profit is taxed that is..

Looks like Wood broke down mid-over ? And Holland gets a wicket, poor start for him but he seems to have gotten better since.

Still we put them in first I believe.

Because Wheal and Edwards have picked up injuries I'd guess. Anyway those that we do have available today need to tighten up a bit. Not a bad start but now Kent are getting on top of it a bit. Wood has gone for a fair few already, Topley is a bit better and the new lad Holland isn't off to the best of starts, giving away 17 in his first over.

Seems to be a lot of changes in the bowling line up today. Is that because certain players (like Abbott and Berg) aren't qualified for the Royal London Cup or are they just rested.

Their annual disillusion is upon them. They just don't have the squad you need to make top 4 nowadays unless you can go a whole season à la Leicester with hardly any injuries. Liverpool do seem to get at least their fair share of mid to long term injuries. Coutinho, Henderson,Mané, Lallana must have or will miss at least 10 games this season I think.

But surely that's because you've altered results by employing players, coaches and means for which you can't pay. Doubt if any of the clubs involved would have gone into administration because they paid a bit more tax or NI.

As I explained further down (or up depending which way you read the forum). The 4 arrested in France are players agents and the affair is about agents arranging for players to pay less tax and NI in the UK by using devious image rights schemes. Marseille are famous for this in their 2 previous incarnations and I'm sure they're involved if only passively by not denouncing the practice. HMRC have obviously had a tip off from someone who didn't get his cut. What is quite strange is that the Corsican Financial Affairs bureau is in some way involved and that's probably mafia or nationalist related. UK clubs won't gets points deductions for this because it's revenue matter, no-one is suggesting that there's anything illegal which affects sporting performances, just a measly 5 million in lost tax and NI revenues.

so that gives us a far more limited number of players. Batshuayi,Luiz, Zouma, Azpilicueta. 2 of whom came from where....yep you've guessed it...Marseille. Marseille have been under the microscope for various trading offences for about as long as I can remember, most of them (apart from buying the odd match that is) involve illegal payments to agents.

Points deductions for what? Employing players who use doubtful french agents, don't think so. Chelsea are also seemingly slightly involved, don't think they'll be getting any points deductions either although Spurs fans probably hope they will.

Perhaps it does but occult in it's true sense means hidden, clandestine or secret. Comes from the latin occultus I expect which means exactly those things. Now when you're talking of witchcraft, sorcery and the "old gods" you need to put "the" in front of it.

4 French players agents arrested apparently, don't know who though. It's obviously about transfers between French clubs and West Ham and Newcastle (maybe others). Base seems to be about occult image rights not declared for N.I and Income Tax purposes. Now methinks you can bet your old boots that this is about Marseille (at least amongst others) again.

There's a predicted 11 million £ difference between 8th and 13th I think.

Seems it's a lot of things if you believe the meedjah. Transfers and agent activities are also being cited. Now over the buying and selling of Payet from and to those dubious folk around the OM I could well believe that. The OM is a three ringed circus and anyone who has any dealings with them will probably come out of it smelling of shîte.

Ah well, still a good start to the season though. A win and two nearly wins. Makes a change from hoping for rain to save us as at times last season.

Imagine that were just waiting for Ballance to make his highest first class score (211) and then we'll wrap it up as a draw.

We'll see but right now the match seems to be slipping away again, same as last Monday really. Or maybe not, got that elusive first wicket of the day, unfortunately it's not Ballance.

We will not be in the Europa League next season....

Looks like we need a couple of quickish wickets this morning. Otherwise Ballance will have succeeded in preventing Hants from winning again all by himself.

Berg on fire today, 99 not out and now 3 for 19...

Still chronically slow going for Hant's tail end. Wondering if scoring 3 runs every 2 overs is really getting us any advantage. Would we not be better to have a swing, get what we get and then let our pacemen get at them.