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- Fri May 03, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
this in depth article gives some background to 777 Partners founder Josh Wander and how the business grew - there are a few leaps that leave you thinking that is either contradictory or that there are quite a few steps in the companies development missing - but it still provides a useful foundation ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Luton v Everton
- Replies: 122
- Views: 4299
Re: Luton v Everton
Will Everton be on the beach or will Dyche ensure they give 100%. Wonder if SD wants us to survive or take the drop. Let’s not forget he was surprisingly fired by our current Chairman after years of excellent service. Wonder how Sean felt about that and what his instructions to his team will be ton...
- Fri May 03, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Safe standing at the Turf
- Replies: 90
- Views: 6041
Re: Safe standing at the Turf
I’d like to see a pie chart to compare the cost to the club of few morons behaving badly and the interest on the loans taken out and secured against Burnley Fc assets I have no time for the morons - but that pie chart also needs to include the refinancing costs (the club are on their 4th lender in ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
As has been shown a number of times in this thread - the multi-club approach is particularly popular with owners of English clubs most significantly in the Premier League - the common idea is for the Premier League club to sit at the pinnacle and benefit from it's siblings either financially or fro...
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
- Replies: 12781
- Views: 1279427
Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
<r>following on from the news about ALK/VSL minor investment in Nordensa's last funding round<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75622"><LINK_TEXT text="viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75622">https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Co-Op Arena
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1970
Re: Co-Op Arena
Surely this is Portsmouth. As I am sure you are aware the term pre-dates the Eisner involvement at Portsmouth, though not by much, and more specifically was referring to the activities of CFG, as this Financial Times article (written post the Eisner involvement) clearly illustrates Manchester City ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Some interesting changes to EFL TV coverage next season under it's new deal with Sky, it sounds like games are going to be much easier easier to view from a single provider if you cannot get to the actual match from The Athletic Sky Sports’ new EFL TV deal to bring an end to streaming service iFoll...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
this is a fascinating and somewhat disturbing insight into the 777 Partners mindset - how an opportunity to get ahead on Boeings order book (which is easy now given their safety tribulations) saw 777 run with an investment opportunity in Australia, which experienced industry investors thought was hi...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
In the above piece NBC freely admitted that they would love a couple of in season games to be played in the US - to them (and many others) it is a logical step in the growth of the Premier League. Of course the Premier league know that it is quite a complex issue, with Richard Masters stating quite...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:24 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Blimey, Blackpool don't half have some dodgy owners, thinking of Fleetwood must be something about the Fylde coast air. He has not been convicted yet - and Hong Kong is a very different environment these days, Chinese ruke appears to be getting ever closer to that on the mainland, and we have seen ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Matt Slater provides some useful detail around the proposed Squad Cost Control Rules for the Premier League by way of a Q&A - there is some really good snippets of detail in there from The Athletic Premier League salary cap mailbag: Why? Who wins and loses? How would it work? https://archive.ph/OPMrO
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
the first question is obvious - Now why would you want to do that? It has been though for some time now that Aston Villa have been close to the limits regarding PSR rules - not that is should make a difference given that they are supposedly bound by the much tighter UEFA rules having returned to con...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Co-Op Arena
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1970
Re: Co-Op Arena
I find it interesting how CFG have managed to keep their name out of all the furore about this situation, it was their power and hold over Manchester City Council that got this built - Officially the arena is owned by Oak View Group who share an investor with CFG - Silver Lake. but this is on the Et...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Problems for Blackpool? Owner facing insider trading charges in Hong Kong from The Times Blackpool FC owner faces insider trading charges in Hong Kong Simon Sadler, founder of the Segantii Capital Management hedge fund, is released on bail after the financial regulator launches criminal proceedings ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
there has been a lot of media hand wringing about the future of the game lately and this from Martyn Zeigler kind of summarises the situation across multiple areas of change, all have been subject to scrutiny in this thread from The Times The fight for Premier League’s future – and how it will be de...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
It will come as no surprise to learn that 777 Partners are talking to a new Private Equity group who specialise in distressed debt about raising finance for their Everton bid or that the finance is linked to the Stadium which has a measurable asset value from Bloomberg Everton Financing Considered b...
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
Re: Everton Issues
Much more expensive for NFL games and for concertsWoodleyclaret wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:10 pmSo I better take my butties with me to Spurs
It must be a serious rip off to make so much from catering
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Richard Masters has responded to questions from DCMS about the Premier Leagues concerns re the propose Independent Football Regulator from The Guardian Masters outlines Premier League’s objections to ‘risk-averse’ regulator Premier League CEO makes most forceful intervention to date Masters challen...
- Thu May 02, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
there have been accusations that The Times had prevented the right of reply to Richard Masters (and others) who had advocated caution re the proposed Football Regulator - perhaps potential responders were waiting for their moment From The Times Premier League should not fear regulator, insists cult...
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
after all the recent furore over season ticket prices is anger over next seasons shirt prices next? the situation with Liverpool's new shirt seems to suggest so
from The Athletic
Liverpool insist Nike responsible for rise in cost of new home kit
https://archive.ph/2wlpF
from The Athletic
Liverpool insist Nike responsible for rise in cost of new home kit
https://archive.ph/2wlpF
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
It has been a while since we have heard about Southend United - there are still problems from The Guardian ‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United In 20 years, this Essex club has tumbled down the leagues and seen its ground fall apart. I...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
- Replies: 12781
- Views: 1279427
Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
And now suspended again. All very strange. Particularly given the speed in which it has been shut down this time Incidentally the appeals process around the FOI requests on Companies House Actions re this entity and Calder Vale Holdings is still unfinished. What I do know is that a compulsory strik...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Is this the beginning of the end for 777 Partners? It certainly underlines their cash issues Budget airline owned by Everton suitor, 777 Partners, enters voluntary administration https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2132610-budget-airline-owned-by-everton-suitor-777-partners-enters-volunt...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
Re: Everton Issues
West Ham has a 60,000 stadium and generates £40 million. Newcastle 52,000 and generates £37 million. It's a mute point even they tripled gate revenue it would only be West Ham size....! Let's see how it goes. Everton have to get through next season with a likely diminished squad and a lot of debt. ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: World Snooker Championship
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2577
Re: World Snooker Championship
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all points awarded for a foul and a miss - frame lost after 3 consecutive such called efforts
all points awarded for a foul and a miss - frame lost after 3 consecutive such called efforts
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
Re: Everton Issues
It is not too difficult just look at Tottenham and consider the limited offerings and facilities at GoodisonClaretPete001 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:41 pmHow is it tripling match day revenue?
Gate receipts are £17 million. It's less than a third increase in capacity.
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
In the above piece NBC freely admitted that they would love a couple of in season games to be played in the US - to them (and many others) it is a logical step in the growth of the Premier League. Of course the Premier league know that it is quite a complex issue, with Richard Masters stating quite...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
The Guardian have followed up the above with this summary of events to date Everton Explainer The Everton crisis explained: how did it get to this point? Owner Farhad Moshiri once said the club were ‘robust’ enough to fund stadium but now they need working capital injections https://www.theguardian...
- Wed May 01, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
Re: Everton Issues
Except the planned capacity of the new stadium is 52,888, they rained it back for the close to 60k originally discussed. Still looking at more than tripling their matchday revenue and its location makes it a strong option for concerts, therefore additional revenue. the key plan will be trying to cre...
- Wed May 01, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
As has been shown a number of times in this thread - the multi-club approach is particularly popular with owners of English clubs most significantly in the Premier League - the common idea is for the Premier League club to sit at the pinnacle and benefit from it's siblings either financially or from...
- Wed May 01, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
the Times are reporting that the Premier League are still looking at this deal and have yet to give it their approval - there is no way that Chelsea can lay this at the door of the precious owners like they have with so much else Chelsea’s £76.5m hotels deal under scrutiny from Premier League West ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
this thread has long noted that the Premier League likes to go into mutually beneficial long-term relationships with its major broadcast partners - this long look at the relationship with NBC explains why from The Athletic Behind the scenes at NBC: ‘We want to be the network of the Premier League’ ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: World Snooker Championship
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2577
Re: World Snooker Championship
Dennis Taylor - it was an incredible match - over 20m watched that final
you can watch the final frame here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnyKjK4zAiE
you can watch the final frame here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnyKjK4zAiE
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
While this the title of this article from Phillipe Auclair may have been made out of date by that BBC revelation there is much else in it that is still relevant particularly the questions about whether major 777 Partners financial backer Kenneth King of A-Cap will find ways to meet the demands of re...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
The Guardian are reporting that Everton have called in Insolvency Advisors - because the monies reported by The i has having been paid yesterday have not arrived Everton call in insolvency advisers amid fresh doubt over 777 takeover Club believed to be waiting for further £15m of loans from 777 Adv...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
So this is an interesting one - essentially FIFA rules are getting in the way of sanctions against Russia
Fifa transfer rules may breach EU regulations, says adviser
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 2p3vd83edo
Fifa transfer rules may breach EU regulations, says adviser
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 2p3vd83edo
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Issues on Up the Clarets
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5135
Re: Issues on Up the Clarets
yep me too, all day
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Everton Issues
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6556
Re: Everton Issues
9 points is the Portsmouth precedent - still some way from actual administration though
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: if carlsberg did Saturdays..
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1567
Re: if carlsberg did Saturdays..
add in
Burnley 5 - 0 Newcastle U
Sheffield Utd 10 - 0 Nottingham Forest
all following an Everton Win at Luton the night before
Burnley 5 - 0 Newcastle U
Sheffield Utd 10 - 0 Nottingham Forest
all following an Everton Win at Luton the night before
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
this thread has long noted that the Premier League likes to go into mutually beneficial long-term relationships with its major broadcast partners - this long look at the relationship with NBC explains why from The Athletic Behind the scenes at NBC: ‘We want to be the network of the Premier League’ h...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
The Guardian are reporting that Everton have called in Insolvency Advisors - because the monies reported by The i has having been paid yesterday have not arrived Everton call in insolvency advisers amid fresh doubt over 777 takeover Club believed to be waiting for further £15m of loans from 777 Advi...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nordensa
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1411
Re: Nordensa
Lets hope this loophole can be closed
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Thanks for that. My immediate thought is because it is American money that shows up is not necessarily the whole picture. There are many hawks who have nothing but disdain for the West’s sanctions and opposition to Putin, who will have no compunction doing favours and hiding Russian Money. there is...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Football's Magic Money Tree
- Replies: 10064
- Views: 1071281
Re: Football's Magic Money Tree
Think there needs to be a serious investigation as to whether there is sports washing going on with Everton. My (without much basis) hunch is there is still Russian money being plowed into Everton, and some sanction busting going on to be reclaimed in the long term by people who are currently black...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nordensa
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1411
Re: Nordensa
What is Nordensa? Nordensa is a platform dedicated to football fans around the world. Here you will be able to partner with us and empower young talent in getting a CHANCE to participate in trials at European football clubs. With your support, they could achieve remarkable success. Why does Nordens...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nordensa
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1411
Re: Nordensa
Wonder what happened to AiScout ? going strong particularly Ai.IO have a significant contract with MLS and another with the Chelsea Academy, ALK have probably seen their £1m - £1.5m investment (over multiple funding rounds) quadruple in value - it should be noted that Vlad Torgovnik holds a bigger ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nordensa
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1411
Re: Nordensa
I wouldn't be surprised if ALK/VSL have a small stake, sounds like a parallel (early) AiScout approach, though that technology has moved on substantially detail on them - anyone any experience finding details on a Transylvanian company? https://www.nordensa.com/ just to confirm - ALK Capital have i...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Nordensa
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1411
Re: Nordensa
I wouldn't be surprised if ALK/VSL have a small stake, sounds like a parallel (early) AiScout approach, though that technology has moved on substantially detail on them - anyone any experience finding details on a Transylvanian company? https://www.nordensa.com/ More information https://www.linkedi...