[Football] Good to see Middlesbrough preparing for life back in the Championship

[Ernest]

Looks the like the equally UNPLEASANT Sunderland are DOOMED now, 2 horrible trips to the North East for Championship teams next season and not US

 

[Weststander]

Looks the like the equally UNPLEASANT Sunderland are DOOMED now, 2 horrible trips to the North East for Championship teams next season and not US

Agree with that. I don't mind Newcastle, and a much more interesting city to visit.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Has Gaston recovered from THAT assault yet? #prayforboro

 

[Poyningsgull]

Agreed. An absolutely ****ish club from top to bottom.

How is it your swear words are not censored.? Bottom should not be allowed.!

 

[Triggaaar]

At the end of the day it wasn't meant to be a year ago.......Now it is though.
TBH we have sort of followed their path, they went so close then had that bit more next season

No we haven't, we were exceptionally close last season and were in the playoffs a couple of times before that. We finished above 'brough most seasons, they only got in the playoffs once and were never as close to autos as us.

 

[Triggaaar]

I've always got on with Boro fans, however, a cursory glance at their accounts last year reveals that over half their signings were on credit.

They spent £42 million on new players in the year ended 30 June 2016, but the cash given to other clubs was only £16 million.

How does that work? If it's on credit, then it still goes in the accounts for that year.

 

[Triggaaar]

I may have had a drink last night.

Talked a lot of sense, you should drink more often.

 

[El Presidente]

How does that work? If it's on credit, then it still goes in the accounts for that year.

Increase players by £42m
Decrease cash by £16m
Increase creditors in the balance sheet by £26m

 

[Bob'n'weave]

Be nice if we could have a ****ish smiley

This.

Would be useful.

 

[Triggaaar]

Increase players by £42m
Decrease cash by £16m
Increase creditors in the balance sheet by £26m

For FFP we're not talking about balance sheers, we're talking P&L. Are you new to accounting?

 

[El Presidente]

For FFP we're not talking about balance sheers, we're talking P&L. Are you new to accounting?

Folllowing on from [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION]'s earlier comment, is that something to do with accuntishness?

 

[El Presidente]

I genuinely think Steve Gibson has put his wallet where his heart is, but Boro has been set up as a subsidiary of Gibson O'Neill, his very successful haulage company.

It appears as if Boro have made huge losses, and these have been offset for tax purposes against the profits made by the haulage business, reducing their tax bill by over £6 million in 2016. I'm not a tax expert but this does seem a legitimate, if morally questionable, practice.

It therefore seems as if the taxpayer has been subsidising the signings of Rhodes and Co, and their wages...which is nice.

 

[Wellesley]

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[Wellesley]

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[Bozza]

Talked a lot of sense, you should drink more often.

Not entirely sure that is possible.

 

[FishPie]

Playing boring defensive football will get you nowhere in the premiership.....You need to attack and score as that will give you hope.

And you think we'll be playing like Chelsea

We'll probably come straight back down like Middlesbrough.

 

[Nixonator]

And you think we'll be playing like Chelsea

We'll probably come straight back down like Middlesbrough.

Can you ban this quite obvious troll, it's getting tedious and not quite sure how he has lasted this long. [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION]

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

They can always bring out BBC newsreader Steph McGovern, Nationwide advert actor Mark Renton and the old Ballykissangel bloke for a rendition of ''OOPP TA BOOORRROOO''

watching MOTD I see the empty seats have started already. Gibson aside, a bunch of twats.

Yes thank goodness Big Jack Charlton didn't join in.

Steph completely tainted ever since......


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[Green Cross Code Man]

Can you ban this quite obvious troll, it's getting tedious and not quite sure how he has lasted this long. [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION]

Yes, clearly NOT a Brighton fan, is there a smell of croydon?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

The idea of Clayton being dumped back into the Championship is pleasing. Shame Karanka won't be there to the bitter end.

Quite rate Clayton, impressed against us last year.

Other than play for Boro, what's he done?


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