The legacy of Martin O'Neill

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I imagine arguments with O'Neill were much like the above

[KevinGage]

I expect it was more along the lines of "Gaffer, I'm not so sure about that" at which point said player would be banished for months in the reserves.

[Villa'Zawg]

I'm not shy, I'm travelling.

I will come back to this tomorrow. I'm convinced there is more to it than just the 1000 non-playing staff, I can feel it in my bones.

[hawkeye]

I'm not shy, I'm travelling. Which Planet ?

I will come back to this tomorrow. I'm convinced there is more to it than just the 1000 non-playing staff, I can feel it in my bones.

i cant wait

[hilts_coolerking]

I can feel it in my bones.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the sum total of his evidence.

[KevinGage]

It's watertight, you have to give him that.

[Villa'Zawg]

 hilts_coolerking: --- Quote from: Villadawg on Today at 06:49:54 PM --- I can feel it in my bones.--- End quote ---And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the sum total of his evidence.


Well that and the 1000+ extra staff. Don't worry though, I will find more.

Thinks - I wonder if Villa are spreading signing on fees over the length of the player contracts or taking the hit upfront???

[pauliewalnuts]

hilts_coolerking: --- Quote from: Villadawg on Today at 06:49:54 PM --- I can feel it in my bones.--- End quote ---And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the sum total of his evidence.


Well that and the 1000+ extra staff. Don't worry though, I will find more.

Thinks - I wonder if Villa are spreading signing on fees over the length of the player contracts or taking the hit upfront???

Please, make it stop.

That's aimed at whichever holy deity exists.

[Risso]

Thinks - I wonder if Villa are spreading signing on fees over the length of the player contracts or taking the hit upfront???

Sorry to everybody else for carrying this on, but allow me:
"Signing-on fees payable to players are recognised in operating expenses as incurred."
The same as Spurs then.  I'll add it to the list:
 
Villadawg's reasons for Spurs having higher wages than Villa
 
Contingent liabilities
Image rights
Amortisation
Signing on fees
I feel it in my bones
 
Anything else?
 

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I declare VD the winner.
He feels it in his bone.
What more is there to say?

[peter w]

Does anyone else understand a fecking word about what's being said?

[Chris Smith]

I reckon if you asked most people who had not been privy to this thread which club had the highest wage bill they'd plump for the one with the larger squad, based in London with players such as Keane, Defoe, Crouch, King, Modric and Pavklathingy in it.

It is therefore counter-intuitive to be told that it is Villa. So it's not unreasonable for VD to try to investigate why one set of accounts(and as far as I can tell this whole thing is based a single set from a couple of years back) shows ours to be higher.

Those of you want it to be true to support your idea that MON was useless clearly prefer it not to be questioned but there is surely merit in trying to dig below the surface to see if we can find out more.

[peter w]

I reckon if you asked most people who had not been privy to this thread which club had the highest wage bill they'd plump for the one with the larger squad, based in London with players such as Keane, Defoe, Crouch, King, Modric and Pavklathingy in it.

It is therefore counter-intuitive to be told that it is Villa. So it's not unreasonable for VD to try to investigate why one set of accounts(and as far as I can tell this whole thing is based a single set from a couple of years back) shows ours to be higher.

Those of you want it to be true to support your idea that MON was useless clearly prefer it not to be questioned but there is surely merit in trying to dig below the surface to see if we can find out more.

You may be right, but what you're saying is that if you thought one thing based on no evidence and in actual fact the reality was different based on some empirical evidence, then it is still worthy of finding out why an incorrect assumption is wrong?

[Risso]

I reckon if you asked most people who had not been privy to this thread which club had the highest wage bill they'd plump for the one with the larger squad, based in London with players such as Keane, Defoe, Crouch, King, Modric and Pavklathingy in it.

It is therefore counter-intuitive to be told that it is Villa. So it's not unreasonable for VD to try to investigate why one set of accounts(and as far as I can tell this whole thing is based a single set from a couple of years back) shows ours to be higher.

Those of you want it to be true to support your idea that MON was useless clearly prefer it not to be questioned but there is surely merit in trying to dig below the surface to see if we can find out more.

It isn't just one set of accounts, and I've no problem with VD trying to do a bit of digging, but everything he's come up with has been shown to be wrong.  You and he sound like New Earth creationists desperately trying to come up with reasons why figures that everybody else accepts as correct are wrong.

[pauliewalnuts]

I reckon if you asked most people who had not been privy to this thread which club had the highest wage bill they'd plump for the one with the larger squad, based in London with players such as Keane, Defoe, Crouch, King, Modric and Pavklathingy in it.

It is therefore counter-intuitive to be told that it is Villa. So it's not unreasonable for VD to try to investigate why one set of accounts(and as far as I can tell this whole thing is based a single set from a couple of years back) shows ours to be higher.

Those of you want it to be true to support your idea that MON was useless clearly prefer it not to be questioned but there is surely merit in trying to dig below the surface to see if we can find out more.

Whereas their standpoint is backed up by financial facts.

As for your first paragraph, it would be safe to assume that, if you had no knowledge of the accounts.

The fact that, actually, it is not true is extremely worrying, giiven the fact that said Spurs squad was having fun in the CL last night whilst we were sat at home.