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Seems crazy that a club like Bolton could go to wall over the purchase of a hotel. Surely, if the takeover for the club is agreed you would finalise the deal. If the hotel is subject to a separate administration process that is 6-8 weeks away from completion well so be it. The administrator...

You're right, they don't. The point stands though, that tax revenues are at record highs, the tax burden is as high as it has been for a long time at 34% of GDP and the contribution of the wealthiest (as a proportion of the total tax take) is also at a record high. What's the answer? I simply...

I picked on the tax thing because I didn't really disagree with anything else in your post and I wasn't suggesting that you had argued the tax system was regressive. It is something that frustrates me, because the debate is skewed by people who come at it from an ideological standpoint rather...

I think there is an element of truth in that. I'm often shocked by how some people operate in business. Only last week I had an old lady in tears because another company charged her 15K for something she didn't really need, should have cost 2K and which didn't work. We ended up fixing it for...

The discussion regarding taxation is completely distorted. The perception being that we have a regressive system, when that really isn't the case at all. Roughly 90% of income tax is paid by the 50% of taxpayers with the highest incomes, while more than a quarter is paid by the richest 1% (in...

Not really, because I don't know who 'they' are meant to be. I run a small business. I'm not competing against Etonians who used Daddy's money to gain an unfair advantage, they're just ordinary people like myself who had a bit of a punt. If they succeed and I fail, we'll so be it. They did it...

There is no guarantee we'll reinvest the money. We've already spent this summer, the Wilson deal didn't happen and there is a massive hole in the finances because of reduced ST sales. Maybe we will, but I'm not expecting it, and if we do it'll be borrowed money.

Presumably Pompey had a sell-on clause also?

Statement from Appleton - Statement on behalf of Paul Appleton, Joint Administrator for Bolton Wanderers

Tired, discredited, leftist tropes. The politics of envy taken up a notch. Of course people will benefit from circumstance. I suggested that in my original post, especially when referring to tech billionaires who would have benefitted from being in the right place at the right time with the...

That's quite a cynical view. I'd say the balance was the other way for the most part, with one or two exceptions of course. I'm sure Elon Musk has had some luck along the way, but I think his PhD in energy physics from Stanford had something to do with his subsequent success.

Robins mentioned they'd be a couple behind closed doors at the kit launch. One was at Villa. He did mention the other club but I can't recall.

Not sure what's happening exactly, but they have played a couple of friendlies and managed to field a senior side. There is a takeover going through by all accounts - so generally I think they are confident they will start the season, but they seem reluctant to release tickets for sale until...

Bolton are yet to release season tickets for sale to their own supporters. The way it's going we'll receive our allocation very late, which could impact on numbers a lot. Would be a shame, as it would be good to take a large backing to this game.

Yes, all games up to Xmas on sale.

Remember though, if anyone buys a single match ticket, that seat becomes unavailable for ST sales - so when you're looking at ST dots, you're seeing the ST and match tickets sold. That said, they've only sold a handful for Southend so far. Doubt anyone is in a rush.

Nobody is clinging on to anything. They see it for what it is, a small positive in a sea of negatives. No reason to think the pitch at St Andrews will deteriorate, it didn't last season. Most pitches hold up well nowadays, that pitch we played on at Pompey in April was like a carpet. The...

Last 3 home games were MK Dons (2782, 1731 home), Swindon (3091, 1999 home), Wolves (4252, 2082 home). I think it bottomed out against Stevenage in March, but the 1260 home fans that day wasn't too dissimilar to the turn out for the first couple of games. The point being that the crowds at the...

Crowds at Sixfields didn't dwindle, it was the opposite. Only 1400 City fans turned out against Bristol City for the opening home game, and they grew steadily (with one or two exceptions for midweek/televised games) up until Christmas peaking with the 5K gate against Peterborough (total gate)...

Exactly this. I might do 15 away games a season, but for those I don't do, I'd happily pay to stream it. They allow you to do this for midweek games if you are a UK resident, so only a matter of time before they open it up for Saturday away games too. I've heard it said that ifollow is now an...