Sure, but that's an entirely different point to GD and overhauling them. While we've played well in the last three games (although I thought we were a bit nervy against Charlton at times), the fact we've scored twelve in those three has likely been helped by playing poor teams, which can't be...
Is their point not that we've been scoring a lot because we've been playing bad teams? I mean QPR haven't been fabulous, while Charlton and Fulham are right down at the bottom of the table.
They're not acquiring them though, the monarch still owns the Crown Estate now. They'd just no longer provide the treasury with the profits from the Crown Estate. Theoretically the government could take over the estate, but it'd get into some very murky territory about the definitions of...
But the monarchy still owns the estates right? They're managed by the independent board, but should the monarchy no longer continue the money earned from the land would no longer be contributed to the treasury (at least not all of it, obviously there would be tax on the profits from the Crown...
Yeah it works well, and I think they still put out a new third kit every year, which gives something new to sell without replacing the main kits every season.
It does go to a play off according to section 9.2 of the Football League rules. But can we get identical goal difference and goals scored from our current situation? Seems tricky.
I haven't checked to somewhere closer like York or Leeds, but may be better. Flights are about the same as the train and (I think) you can only get to Newcastle and then train from there (plus you'd have to get to Heathrow). Supporters coach leaves the Amex at 4.15am and is £40. Not ideal, but...
To quote from the Crown Estate's website:
So that does seem to be the amount that's going to the Treasury?
The democracy argument is way more compelling than the cost one, and it's one that I'm much more torn on.
The issue of whether or not they should own the Crown Estates very quickly edges towards "All property is theft" territory, which I doubt many would be that happy with. I mean what give anyone to own the land under their house etc...
Absolutely agree on tourism, although it's trickier to put a...
On the cost of the Royal Family, my understanding was that we pay their expenses and they hand us the profits from the Crown Estates. The government says the royals were granted £42.8m for 2016-17, while the latest figures I can find for the Crown Estates is for 2014-15, which gave £285.1m to...
This is where I'm torn. I really, really can't afford the train, but coach is doable. However, it's a very, very long day. Going to have to make a decision tonight I suppose though.
There's a place called Hulya's Cafe that's right by York Hall that I love for some reason. Always seems quite quiet and good fry-ups. This was last time I was there:
Seagulls Travel is £40 on the coach. National Express (if you don't want to go via supporters coach) is a little less if you can get to London, but the timing is awful (leave at 11:30pm on the Friday to get there at half 5, return at about midnight to get to London at 6:20am).