Recent content by Haydn

My lad DJ’d tonight (if that’s the right word) on a Jungle, Drum and Bass stage at Glastonbury. I bet he gets back and hasn’t got a clue what went down. That will probably reflect the most likely impact on the majority that attended. The Gammons though are totally outraged, they have to be...

Corfu Town, where the Ferry docks is probably only worth a visit, if you were planning on being in Sarande anyway. The ferries take 45, or 90 mins depending on which you travel. I probably wouldn’t give up a day, if I didn’t happen to be in Sarande. You also suddenly hit 21st Century costs...

Been there twice and love it. Tirana, the capital, where we landed both times, I couldn’t wait to get away from though. A typically mad Balkan city, still a bit Soviet in terms of architecture, with chaotic traffic on steroids. If you like visiting nuclear shelters, they’ve got loads. Once...

As with all brands and that’s what we are within the commercial global world of soccer ball. Success and scarcity leverages desire and the willingness to pay more to be part of that brand. If and it’s the big if, our new owners can deliver incremental success year on year, demand for tickets...

Seen various comments saying that the stadium design allows for extension, to provide a capacity increase. That is never going to happen. The stadium as built, is it, for the long-term foreseeable. If demand rises to a point that the current capacity is regularly deemed inadequate, ticket...

Many years ago I was dating a girl who worked locally as a hotel receptionist. After a year or so, she was promoted and transferred to Blackpool. Initially I travelled there every weekend and we spoke on the phone most nights. Over time my calls and visits grew less frequent, I had Everton...

Came back last week from Belgium. Been in Brussels for the Wales game. Afterwards had a week in Ostend. Always fancied going back to Ostend, my last visit was on the return trip from that win in Rotterdam, on the special back to Lime St. We had no time to party in Rotterdam, as we had to get...

A previously unreleased 1968 Marvin & Tammi tune.

Don’t think so. If Beto is the long term striker solution, we ain’t winning anything, anytime soon. Who in the top 10 would buy him off us = nobody. If we want to stay scraping around the relegation spots, sure, gamble on Beto. Nil satis nisi optimum means bye bye Beto.

£30 million if you have already written off (amortised) his initial purchase cost. You would have already have charged the initial cost to yourself over those six years. It’s paper profit, but how business works. Chelsea saw the gap and gave players mega long contracts, meaning they need to...

Depends how many years you have amortised the purchase over.

I’d say that’s nailed on after Moyes’ comments on MOTD. If he was a 19 year old and you could develop him, unfortunately he’s not a 19 year old. Or words to that effect. Correct conclusion, if a buyer can be found.

Gutted not to be there. Living in London, Fulham away has always been a guaranteed ticket in the neutral end, right alongside the away section. Been a member for years, to get first dibs which has always worked for our games. This time, I get the message, you have a history of only buying...

Landed in Berlin last night, only a 2 night stop over, heading to Bamberg for a soul music gig. Wow, staying out East, superb. In a bar last night, they called last orders around 1am. We got up to go, where you going ? We open again in 5 minutes. Sometime after 4am the emergency exit eventually...

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