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    More worries for Bolton Wanderers?

    This was included in the BBC football transfer & gossip this morning A legend as a player, not so much in the boardroom? Former Bolton Wanderers striker Dean Holdsworth has resigned as a director of all group companies of the Championship club. The 48-year-old's resignation comes nine days...
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    Everton U23's initiative

    It is easy to focus on the "selfish" footballers with more money than sense but this shows it isn't always so Everton’s under-23 squad are buying a house for young homeless people - BBC Three Well done to those lads & EFC and I hope it continues to be funded
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    The Club that vanished

    Did anyone else see this SKY programme on Sunday. The story of Gretna Football Club. For a few brief seasons (around 6 years) they had terrific success rising from Village club through the divisions to the SPL, Cup final and even Europe. Then in 2008 it all fell apart and Gretna folded...
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    SISU finances

    Just a heads up really. The SISU Capital 31-03-2017 financials were filed at Companies House today. They should be available for download next week for those of you that are interested. Will no doubt bring the usual comments about CCFC fund extraction. It will be interesting to see how they are...
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    and we think its hot here!

    expected to 120 degrees (47 degrees centigrade) in Pheonix Arizona................. so hot the air is too thin for planes to fly! Phoenix flights cancelled because it's too hot for planes - BBC News
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    Chinese football tax

    Interesting way of controlling spending by clubs. effectively a 100% tax on transfers for a loss making club. Proceeds get invested in the countries youth football program Chinese football regulator introduces 100% tax on foreign player signings | CCH Daily
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    Nottingham Forest takeover

    seems Forest have a new owner. Seems supportive but is accused as owner of Olympiakos of match fixing still he passed the fit & proper test so all good Nottingham Forest takeover: Evangelos Marinakis buys club with EFL approval
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    not bad for an own goal

    Swiss player scores probably the best own goal you'll ever see quite spectacular really
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    Any news on the Academy ?

    With the deal due to run out end of June 2017 it has gone very quiet as to the solution. 6 weeks left. The club should be notified shortly whether Cat 2 has been retained soon by the FA/EFL shouldn't they. Which will surely have to include terms for a site for at least 12 months going forward...
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    League 2 playoffs

    I caught around 20 minutes (was all I could watch) of the Blackpool vs Luton play off semi final. Yes I know there were 5 goals but the standard of football, and of the officials was dire. The atmosphere in the ground so poor (yes I know there is a blackpool fans boycott and it was a Sunday...
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    Court hearing

    here we go again.............. :banghead: :( Date revealed for CCFC Ricoh Arena court battle over Wasps sale
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    So you want to buy CCFC......

    Lot of differing information floating about but here are some of the nuts and bolts of it 1) Decide what it is that you are buying. This falls in to a couple of sections - Do you buy the SBS&L Group by buying the ordinary shares of that company. It is not necessary to do so, surely a...
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    But we dont have any other income.......

    What do we get Obviously match day tickets - because according to Fisher unlike other clubs that's all we get "We are unlike most other football clubs, in that we do not benefit from non-ticketing revenue. The club does not get either matchday non-ticketing revenues or non-matchday revenues...
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    Trust Survey 2017

    make of it what you will Sky Blue Trust - Fans' Survey
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    SBS&L accounts 2016

    Comments as follows - Turnover up 700K to 5.4m - match income up 517k other incomes up 163k - reduced direct costs by out sourcing things like shop - operating loss is 1.876m after player sales that becomes 602k profit before deducting interest costs of 2.4m the bottom line is a loss of 1.869m...
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    Wembley final - squad to choose from

    Obviously it could be affected by injuries but who in the squad is not eligible to play Would Yakubu, Folivi be eligible? if ever they got fit enough to play Personally for me its a football related opportunity for a good day out for my lad, the result is not the priority. With that in mind I...
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    RB Leipzig

    It would seem that being owned by red bull is not necessarily a bed of roses Germany's most hated club RB Leipzig hit by stones and insults - BBC News
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    Sin Bins could be introduced for yellow cards

    There is a proposal to introduce sin bins for yellow card offences, much like in Rugby Sin-bin plan to be looked at by football's lawmaking body Ifab Is that a positive way forward and would players still accumulate cards to equal bans?
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    SISU 2016 Accounts

    For those who are interested in how our owners are performing financially copies of the 31/03/2016 accounts can be found here SISU CAPITAL LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House) Seems they have increased turnover reduced costs and turned a £280K loss (2015) in to a...
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    Happy Christmas Everyone !!!

    Thats me done for the Christmas break :) Good luck to our new manager and the lads over the festive period. Fingers crossed for a good points haul Have a great Christmas everyone....... hope Santa brings you everything you asked for..... and not too many hangovers ;) PUSB !!! Merry Xmas OSB
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