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Arsenal got a >£100m deal with naming rights and shirts combo - we got £80m just for shirts. We could easily pull money in for naming rights omn a grand scale having a world wide fan base bigger than Arsenal, nevermind having the US in on the act and the smart boys of NESV. As growler says, stadia are usually built along the model of a mortgage, over a period of time and often paid off early if success comes along into the bargain. Without our pervios H&G debt, this is effectively a piece of piss if the right deal is done - what is most required now is a decision. Ticket prices need not go up radically, as a much wider scope for corporate boxes, conferencing, specials etc would offset that massively if done right...it upsets the purists, but it does subsidise the working man's tickets so hey - choices.

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As a descriptor, 'Tosser' seems to be only the mildest of jumping off points - Aldo's been saying rather strongly he should go as well now.

Oh, I hate those widiculous, wascally, websites!

Babbel signed?

'Well, Van der saar isn't getting any younger and Fergie knows a good keeper when he sees one and Weina would be great capture for them. It's hard to hang on to players when someone like United come calling' Admit it - you can hear it in his voice in your head without having to spoof it, can't you?

I can imagine when Roy is asleep at night, he sees himself riding down the via Appia on a golden chariot, enjoying a full Roman Triumph for his 35 years of mediocrity and the Recognition of UEFA of his talents with a flip chart, above his head, a slave holds a laurel wreath and whispers in his ear in a Madrid accent 'So, remember thou art mortal, no?' at which point he wakes up screaming...

That's a terrible thing to say...why not John Henry, dressed as the grim reaper with a sharpened scythe on Halloween?

He meant 'top four' as in 'top 16' which is just as good for him.

I wish he'd shut the f*ck up. 'we're not very good you know, but it's not my fault...'

To which the only sensible replay of course is 'be a fat headed delusional c*nt and s*** manager as always'* * Not unlike our own thesedays.

Is the only sane and reasonable answer.

There is a difference between using a model as a blue print (a pattern to work by) and a carbon copy - the carbon coopy would require Wenger as manager and all that entails, the same squad of players and the same struggle for dominance at the boardroom level.

I think Hodgson's remarks about Rijkard, silly widiculous wotten websites and 'my brilliant 35 year carrer' show humility is not in his make up at all. Feck me...what nob was that?

Apparently he's a BBC producer bod according to another poster in the Takeover thread. That first 70 minutes was so radically different to any other Roy tactic or team I've ever seen it has to at least be a possibility of player power (or finding some tactical notes in an office draw with possibilities, no?).

F*ck me. Roy's a 'nice man' clearly.

Stop watching it - you'd be surprised how quickly your blood pressure returns to normal.

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Got him Jim - on the nosey. Great article.

At least they help create a quorum to make such a decision in the traditional manner.

I think he has a valve on his arris and if that during a game while he was standing scratchin g his chin Sammy pulled itv out, he'd slowly deflate like a collapsing beachball until that was left was his official suit and a dishevelled bouffant nestling on the touchline. the sound of the air escaping would be reminiscent of one of his team talks : ' ttttttttthhhhhhhiiiiiiiirrrrrrttttttyyyyy fffffffffiiiiiiiivvvvvvveeeeeeee yyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaarrrrrssssss Iiiiii'vvvvvveeeeee bbbbbbeeeeeeennnnnnn iiiiinnnn tttttthhhhhhiiiiiiissssss gggggggggaaaaaaaaammmmmmmeeeeeeee' Allardyce is a moron - Gerrard and carragher might not be far behind him.

Exactly so.