HenryPorter

Boothferry Park

Same here!

Next season…. Vic and Bod - Shooting Stars

Johnny Evans is a classy and fair defender who is respected by supporters everywhere.

Scott Green was recommended to Phil Neil by Bob Paisley as Liverpool had scouted him and he was considered a ‘risk-free’ affordable versatile signing.

... always thought it was Michael Brown who did Holden.

Someone has already mentioned that his pre-match warm-ups were worth the admission fees alone. Went to loads of aways in 79-80 and it was always worthwhile getting in the ground early. I remember, in particular, Norwich and Stoke (Victoria Ground) where Frank basically ignored the routines the rest of the team were going through and performed lots of ‘Okocha-style’ ball juggling in front of the main stand. Both sets of supporters would applaud him. Ian Greaves said that he couldn’t coach him. He just let him get on with it.

Speaking of 1960s centre forwards, I noticed from the BN obituaries this week that Ernie Phythian had passed away, in South Africa. Another, along with Eric Redrobe, from the post-Nat Lofthouse barren years.

John Manning ??

The Milosevic story is actually true, and was widely reported at the time. I vividly recall a pre-season game at Atherton and Gerry Taggart yelling “Sasa, pass the fucking ball, you greedy ****”.

Earlier on in this thread you posted some, as usual, informative and knowledgeable facts (and opinions). There were a couple of posts where you you did not insult or patronise anyone, nor did you mention FIBS or the Beeno. I was impressed. I started to write a response to you which commended you on your apparent new-found civility and to hope that, like all good educators, you could share without shaming or insulting. I have had to scrap that response as it appears a leopard cannot change its spots. It's a pity, but you just appear to want to intimidate people with your obnoxious superiority complex. Maybe you weren't always like this but your desire to antagonise would seem to outweigh your usefulness as the world's greatest accountant.

But that was before KA added the clause.

I am not a juvenile (or I would be quoting the Beeno), and I am not a bully. I know a lot about my own particular profession, as no doubt lots of other characters on here do about theirs, but I don't lecture others or patronise them at every opportunity. I have met pompous oafs like you from time to time. They tend to have no concept of their own deficiencies and invariably make themselves appear to be complete arseholes, best avoided.

euphemism of the year award

No 'glory-hunting' switch to one of the nearby big guns - definitely....... and couldn't face too much non-league except the occasional Chorley. So, England cricket, 'Barmy Army' with a BWFC flag.

As far as I can see almost everyone on here who has expressed an opinion has acknowledged that 3 years ago he was the only game in town and his intervention kept us going. In other words, "he's a cunt but he's our cunt', just like Diouf, or Churchill during the Second World War. What is being discussed is his behaviour NOW, and his greed and sliminess which appears to be operating against us as opposed to for us. If you want a sainthood for Ken, and persist on treading out the same old £3m pound arguments, then I will, for the first time put someone on ignore. It won't bother me, and it obviously won't bother you, but at least I won't have to endure your tedious repetitive protests.

By Baz, do you mean Bassini, Bazini, or Basran? I know you told us a few posts ago but I don’t bother to catch up with all of your posts as I only have 6 years of business experience and anyway I prefer to be pedantic and nit-pick. I’ll ask you another couple of times later on but I’ll phrase the same question slightly differently next time. Can you advise, on a scale of one to ten, which of those (I know two of them are the same person) will buy the club? I think I am getting the hang of this forum now. Be back later with some puns. Ta-ra

Condescending prick!

Got the stage to yourself again now, haven't you? Happy now?

Agreed - business or investments, 'Money Never Sleeps'.

We have been round and round with this! He has a business and capital assets of £100m. The business generates revenue. He makes £10m annual profit. He lends £10m to BWFC at 10% interest. His business is still worth £100m. After 1 year BWFC owe him £11m. Year 2 his business makes £10m profit. He lends another £10m to BWFC at 10%. His business assets are still worth £100m. BWFC now owe him £23.1m. Following year his business makes another £10m profit. He lends another £10m to BWFC at 10% compound. His own business is still worth £100m. BWFC now owe him £36.41m. ... you work it out over the next 10 years. The figures will vary. I don't know what profits his business makes, or what other wealth-generating assets he had (offshore), but it shouldn't be difficult to grasp the overall concept. Much of what BWFC owed ED was interest, and at compound rates it will quickly accrue, but he waived interest in the latter years and paid greater amounts in. Whether or not you feel that the money he was owed was only notional is down to you, but he could have made himself a larger fortune with investments outside of football. In his shoes would you have done the same? .... and by the way, the £15m debt he left in the 'new' BWFC at least stops a new owner from selling on quickly for a quick profit.

Arsenal - January 1983 - FA Cup Round 3 - we lost Duh - it was so grim in the eighties I am imagining matches now!

John Gregory Charlie Hurley

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