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Lux wrote:Ridiculous

Jordi wrote:

Lux wrote:Ridiculous

We can afford to do it though.

Southampton have revealed that £33m of loans invested in the club by the estate of former owner Markus Liebherr will not have to be paid back.
The money was invested in the club over the two seasons to June 2011, but has now been converted into shares, removing it as a liability.
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Chief financial officer Gareth Rogers told BBC Radio Solent: "Effectively the club no longer owes that money."
Saints made a net loss of £11.5m in winning League One promotion last term.
Asked if the club no longer faced the prospect of having to repay the loan, Rogers replied: "Absolutely."
Southampton were in administration and had just been relegated to League One when Swiss businessman Liebherr bought the club in 2009.
He appointed Italian banker Nicola Cortese to run the club as executive chairman, and announced a five-year plan to return the Saints to the Premier League. Liebherr died in August 2010 but Cortese remains in charge.

And having guided the club into the Championship last season, and with Saints currently enjoying a five-point lead at the top of the division, manager Nigel Adkins now looks likely to achieve consecutive promotions.
Elsewhere the accounts show total revenue excluding transfers rose by 11% to £16.4m and that group wages made up 93% of turnover.
But Rogers said supporters should not be concerned about the latter figure.
"In isolation you could say it's a very scary figure, but in the context of the [five-year] plan it was expected. It includes £1.4m of one-off payments that won't re-occur."
He also acknowledged wage costs have risen in the Championship, and would rise further if the club goes into the Premier League, but insisted the figure was being carefully matched with the increase in revenues.
"The loss incurred to date is absolutely beneath what we expected, so perverse as it sounds, we're pleased with that size of loss," he said.
"I am absolutely confident fans need not be concerned about the future financial stability of the club.
"Nothing has changed operationally or strategically with Markus not being here. Nicola will drive the club forward and has every plan to do so."

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012

FA Charge Bradford And Crawley
By Bobo
The FA have charged both Bradford and Crawley after Tuesday's brawl, and charged two Crawley players.

Both sides have been charged with failing to ensure their players acted in an orderly fashion, while Crawley pair Pablo Mills and Kyle McFadzean have been handed additional charged.

Mills, already banned for three matches for his red card, has been charged - in addition to the red card - for an incident 'outside the jurisdiction of the match officials but reported to the FA'. McFadzean, who escaped a card on the night, has been charged with an offence missed by the referee but caught on the match video.

Both players have until 6pm tomorrow to respond to their charges, while the clubs have until 4pm on Tuesday to answer.

Jordi wrote:It doesn't surprise me at all, Lambert, Lallana, Fonte, Sharp, Cork and Fox are all on between 20-25k.

ShakerMatty wrote:We got that Wolves keeper who is starting Saturday.

I'm watching Wrestlemania Sunday . Should be decent.

Billy Davies wrote:Leeds fans! Is this girl a well known Leeds fan or summat? Or does she only have loads of followers for being fit as fuck and liking football?

https://mobile.twitter.com/ellslufc

Billy Davies wrote:Leeds fans! Is this girl a well known Leeds fan or summat? Or does she only have loads of followers for being fit as fuck and liking football?

https://mobile.twitter.com/ellslufc

Walcott wrote:I have a friend who supported Man Utd/Gillingham/Inter Milan/Barcelona. Then he was just a lifelong Gillingham supporter because they went upto League 1 (this was when he got a season ticket) - now Gillingham have got back down he doesn't support them anymore and he's now an Arsenal fan.

Funny thing is, when we were both at school, he would take the piss out of me sayin Arsenal are shit and never win anything, nothing has really changed yet he's turned into a lifelong Gooner all of a sudden.

Dont get me wrong, I go and watch Gillingham but I don't support them as such. I don't buy their shirts/tickets, sing their songs or call for the manager to be sacked. I go there for the pre-match drinks and to watch a game of football. I wouldn't even go if the tickets wern't free due to the prices of them.