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[Albion] 212 Million reasons to be a Brighton Supporter .
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brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Long may it continue
Silverhatch
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Staggering achievement... From Withdean to (local) Wonga
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
My school benefited yesterday from AITC. For a very reasonable fee, they put on a health and wellbeing training day for a group of pupils and I must say, the teacher involved was spot on, likeable and his materials have helped the children's knowledge greatly in this area. I was pretty proud of the club.
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Mr Baker must be so pissed off he was so narrow-sighted.
B-right-on
Living the dream
Excellent news. I'm sure being in the PL has added to that.
Frankie
Put him in the curry
Just amazing the transformation the club has gone through in a relatively short period of time , those that worked tirelessly to drag the club from near extinction to where the club is today should be very proud of all their efforts , the fans old and new have to a degree also played their part , as Shoeless Joe Jackson said , if you build it , they will come .
No way. Him De Vecchi, Cuttress, and all the other scumbags who opposed us will never admit they got it wrong. And I don't want them to. A cheery "Sorry" won't begin to make up for everything they put us through.
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Yes the new fan has played their part, but the footings and the steelwork was all done by the 'originals'.
Bloom is a god in his own right for supporting and directing and mentoring the build.
hoveboyslim
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Of which £150M went to the club itself, who spent most of this on transfer fees and players' wages. It's brilliant to see how far the club has come but stating £212M is in the local economy is hugely misleading.
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I agree not asking him to say sorry, i just want to remind anyone why to never put a cross against Baker on the ballot paper.
Some of the new fans will never know what a thorn in the side those lot were.
SeagullCrow
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- May 9, 2008
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This is a very good argument, and transparency is important. However, the club do mention that they the 4th largest employer in the region, so hopefully a lot of that money will filter down to local residents and the broader local economy (albeit very indirectly).
Fair point......but decent part of that would then be, for example, Dunky spending what must have been an absolute fortune on his house in Hurst, I bet using mostly local tradesmen.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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And given it could be on the market soon, it's a nice little commission for a local estate agent, too
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He's no longer in politics.
Edit to add, people could always boycott the Big Lemon buses.
blue-shifted
Banned
But those players have re-invested their wages in local casino's, cocktail bars, etc thus still helping the local economy!!!
blue-shifted
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Yes you’re right. It takes an exceptional person, and none of the above people are exceptional in a positive way, who having argued so hard and so long for something will then admit to a mistake, even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
In their brains, they will most likely dismiss the figures or bury their heads in the sand and forget the story has happened.
I disagree with you though. I want an apology.
Oh and wasn’t it Cuttress who a year or so ago objected to the hotel next to the ground on the premise that it would ruin the views of the Amex? One of that lot did. Beyond belief.
In their brains, they will most likely dismiss the figures or bury their heads in the sand and forget the story has happened.
I disagree with you though. I want an apology.
Oh and wasn’t it Cuttress who a year or so ago objected to the hotel next to the ground on the premise that it would ruin the views of the Amex? One of that lot did. Beyond belief.
el punal
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Regardless, that’s still £62m sloshing around the local economy. That’s £62m/£212m that would not have been available if the NIMBYs, naysayers, LibDems and other assorted opponents had won their argument. Humble pie to all of them - with lots gristle.
hoveboyslim
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The 4th largest employer statement is an interesting one too. I assume this is based on number of employees and not gross income of all employees (excluding playing staff). I would guess a large proportion is for match-day staff who would earn relatively small sums.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's brilliant what the club have achieved and are continuing to progress, but I hate these kind of statements.