0% villa - Barcelona debts

[Ennis]

Wonder what Platini (won't) make of this?!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/07/barcelona-seek-money-players-wages

[Monty]

I imagine Platini will be just as concerned as he is with English clubs, if not more so.

[march]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

[placeforparks]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

[pauliewalnuts]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

Down from 332m a year ago, though.

Arsenal are an exceptionally well-run club.

[villaross]

It is a shame Barca haven't got the Spanish government to bail them out like Real Madrid!

[Percy McCarthy]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

Down from 332m a year ago, though.

Arsenal are an exceptionally well-run club.

Agreed paulie. They are the only one of the 'traditional' big four to turn a profit recently. The big reduction in their debt though, was mainly due to them selling the last of the Highbury flats. They won't get that money every year.

[march]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

I did actually mean that any bid for Fabregas is now highly unlikely.

[DB]

It was'nt the Spanish govt it was Madrid city.

[JUAN PABLO]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

I did actually mean that any bid for Fabregas is now highly unlikely.

Milner out Fabragas in   ;-))

only joking ..    sidwell, osbourne and salifou swop. at least they will get 2 extra players out of the deal,  go on Wenger, salifou is the new Zinedine Zindane

[pauliewalnuts]

Arsenal fans can breathe easily then

yeh, they've only got £200m debt...

Down from 332m a year ago, though.

Arsenal are an exceptionally well-run club.

Agreed paulie. They are the only one of the 'traditional' big four to turn a profit recently. The big reduction in their debt though, was mainly due to them selling the last of the Highbury flats. They won't get that money every year.

True, but what they've done is plan their move to the new stadium and how they were going to pay for it, rather than just borrow a shed load of cash and throw it at the project.

Very astutely handled, when you look at what they've gone from to what they've got.