The Football.....

[SeanM]

That £5bn relates to domestic money only, there's another £3bn to go on top from overseas tv rights, making the total an eye watering £8 billion.. there's an updated club by club income guide here http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/29/premier-league-finances-club-by-club, but it's still a couple of years behind, and i'm not wholly convinced by the figures.

The team that finishes bottom of the premier league next year, is guaranteed £99 million. Hence Mike Ashley suddenly panicking and throwing lots of money at Newcastle in an effort to keep them up. Compare that to the FA Cup, which will get you approx £2 million, if you win it, which sheds a bit of light on the real reason the FA Cup has lost some of it's magic.

 

[Roadhump]

Attempts are afoot to build on the Anfield walkout and develop a wider campaign to highlight expensive ticket prices and put pressure on clubs and the football authorities. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...out-in-protest-over-rising-ticket-prices.html

It may bring some adverse publicity for the game and in particular the Premier League, but the high cost of attending football in this country seems to be common knowledge anyway, and there are so many people with their snouts in the trough, they will most probably devise many clever arguments, spun by well paid publicists to convince the world that it is a fairly priced "product". As the 3rd reader comment says, it's not as though stadiums aren't full every week, and as several people have pointed out, if at clubs like Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea fans gave up their season tickets, there are thousands on the waiting list to snap them up and so keep the stadiums full.

 

[Roadhump]

Some Evertonians might be excited by this, I would be if it was guaranteed to take the club forward, but very few takeovers have really taken a club to new heights, with the obvious exceptions of Chelsea and Man City, but they involved new owners with astronomical wealth, these guys aren't billionaires. There are enough examples of takeovers that have damaged clubs, including our own in the 1990s, to dampen expectations. That said, Bill Kenwright can't take Everton any further and without a new approach and hopefully some investment, it is unlikely we will progress from our current level of regular Premier League also rans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35529337

 

[Levo-Lon]

Peterborough on tv tonight..ill watch this..come on the POSH

 

[Oldfentiger]

Yesss. UP THE POSH!!!
I used to go every Saturday, when the likes of Derek Dougan and Peter Macnamee were playing

 

[Levo-Lon]

Yesss. UP THE POSH!!!
I used to go every Saturday, when the likes of Derek Dougan and Peter Macnamee were playing

i used to go in the mid 70's pop Robson era

 

[Inertia]

Well that was quick the $77 ticket has been scrapped

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35546090

 

[Dec66]

Some Evertonians might be excited by this, I would be if it was guaranteed to take the club forward, but very few takeovers have really taken a club to new heights, with the obvious exceptions of Chelsea and Man City, but they involved new owners with astronomical wealth, these guys aren't billionaires. There are enough examples of takeovers that have damaged clubs, including our own in the 1990s, to dampen expectations. That said, Bill Kenwright can't take Everton any further and without a new approach and hopefully some investment, it is unlikely we will progress from our current level of regular Premier League also rans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35529337

Rumour has it Bill Kenwright can't take the club any further even if he had a money tree... Which makes me think that's why Everton look like they are being sold now.

Much as I personally feel Bill Kenwright's tenure has done Everton more harm than good, I don't think these Yanks are good news.

 

[gavgav]

What a player Martin Samuelsen is, playing for Peterborough tonight. On loan from West Ham, 18 yrs old and looks to have a big future ahead of him. Interestingly was on Man City's books from aged 14 to 17

 

[Levo-Lon]

Been a cracking game,,wba are a bit poor but exciting footy ...pity its penalty time

 

[SeanM]

Some Evertonians might be excited by this, I would be if it was guaranteed to take the club forward, but very few takeovers have really taken a club to new heights, with the obvious exceptions of Chelsea and Man City, but they involved new owners with astronomical wealth, these guys aren't billionaires. There are enough examples of takeovers that have damaged clubs, including our own in the 1990s, to dampen expectations. That said, Bill Kenwright can't take Everton any further and without a new approach and hopefully some investment, it is unlikely we will progress from our current level of regular Premier League also rans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35529337

£200M for Everton is far too cheap. Anyone who comes in now for that price, could sell Barkley, Lukaku, Stones for £130m?, take the £100m for next year, and then sell the club again. Doubling their money at the drop of a hat.

Does anyone have a spare £200m they'd like to lend me for a year or two ?

 

[Roadhump]

£200M for Everton is far too cheap. Anyone who comes in now for that price, could sell Barkley, Lukaku, Stones for £130m?, take the £100m for next year, and then sell the club again. Doubling their money at the drop of a hat.

Does anyone have a spare £200m they'd like to lend me for a year or two ?

I really hope that in a year or so I am not looking at this message and thinking it is proof that many a true word is spoken in jest . When I think of football takeovers, the likes of Blackburn, Hull, Cardiff, Villa and the first lot of Yanks at LFC spring to mind, as well as out own turmoil under Peter Johnson, worrying times. I will believe it when I see it though, because there have been so many supposed "deals" before that have never got off the ground.

Talking of "the ground", that is a big problem at Everton and is a likely reason any deal might stall or the club goes for less than might be expected. Goodison has a great atmosphere, but it is old and in terms of facilities it is far behind most other PL grounds. I remember someone saying that sitting in the Lower Bullens is like watching the match through a letter box, quite accurate I'm afraid.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I really hope that in a year or so I am not looking at this message and thinking it is proof that many a true word is spoken in jest . When I think of football takeovers, the likes of Blackburn, Hull, Cardiff, Villa and the first lot of Yanks at LFC spring to mind, as well as out own turmoil under Peter Johnson, worrying times. I will believe it when I see it though, because there have been so many supposed "deals" before that have never got off the ground.

Talking of "the ground", that is a big problem at Everton and is a likely reason any deal might stall or the club goes for less than might be expected. Goodison has a great atmosphere, but it is old and in terms of facilities it is far behind most other PL grounds. I remember someone saying that sitting in the Lower Bullens is like watching the match through a letter box, quite accurate I'm afraid.

I've only been to your ground twice but it was a decent visit - your fans were friendly too which is usually the case at most grounds apart from three I can think of.

Needs redeveloping as you say. Lots & lots of dosh though - ours is going to cost £500m which is eye-watering.

Tbh - you do need a well financed takeover. It's pretty much the only way you'll ever keep pace these days. Mind you, depending on how 'real' you like your footy that may or may not bother you.

 

[Roadhump]

A bit of footballing trivia from when I was out on my bike yesterday. Riding through Burscough, I saw that even lesser known non-league clubs have roads named after prominent people from their history. I took a couple of photos (perhaps I need to get a life) and coincidentally, it just so happened that when I was watching Pointless this afternoon Bobby Langton was a "Pointless" answer, one of several amongst players who had played in North West cup finals. An England international from many years ago who also played in the 1953 cup final and went on to manage his home town (village) club.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Langton

 

[Andrew_P]