Newsletter #1801

Will our recent away day blues change this weekend?

A trio of recent ex-players stand in our way (providing Ireland’s X-rated rant at McLeish doesn’t land him on the bench or worse!).

Regardless of events at OT today it’s a crucial game as, let’s face it, they all are now.

At least we are not having to endure ‘Mancini for England’ in the aftermath of this week’s events, though I dare say the ‘Richards for England’ campaign may gather some momentum, as will ‘Captain Hart’.

With regards to Micah, it seems he has withdrawn from Twitter due to racist tweets being left on his page. Good for you Micah, you’ve handled it with great dignity.

ARTICLE: DELOITTE FOOTBALL MONEY LEAGUE

The annual Money League has been issued by Deloitte and it is a fascinating read on financial state of the game.

Some of the key observations in relation to the Blues are:

“The emergence of Manchester City within European club football’s elite, supported by heavy investment from the club’s Abu Dhabi based owners, and participation in the Champions’ League in 2011/12 means that the club looks set to break into the top ten from next year, at the expense of Schalke who missed out on Champions’ League qualification in 2011/12.”

“Manchester City achieved a £28.1m (22%) increase in revenues to £153.2m (€169.6m) in 2010/11 yet slipped down one place in the Money League, due to Schalke and Tottenham’s performances in the Champions’ League. On the pitch, City enjoyed its most successful season of the modern era, ending a 35-year wait for a major trophy by winning the FA Cup, reaching the last 16 of the Europa League, and finishing third in the Premier League, thus qualifying for the Champions’ League.”

“Commercial revenue increased by £11.1m (24%) to £57.8m (€64m) and now represents 38% of total revenue having tripled over the past two years. A batch of new sponsorship deals commenced from 2010/11, including those with Heineken and Jaguar, to expand the club’s portfolio, which already includes Etihad Airways, Umbro, Aabar, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and Etisalat. The club has secured a ground breaking new ten-year partnership with Etihad covering shirt sponsorship, stadium naming rights and other commercial opportunities, which will further substantially boost commercial revenues from 2011/12.”

“Manchester City’s broadcasting revenue grew by £14.8m (27%) primarily dueto their highest ever finish in the Premier League, but also the successfulFA Cup campaign and participation in the Europa League, which delivered€6.1m (£5.5m) in UEFA distributions.”

“Matchday revenue increased by £2.2m (9%) to £26.6m (€29.5m) primarily due to the 29 games hosted at the Etihad Stadium (compared with 24 games in 2009/10). Over the past two seasons the club has regularly achieved near capacity attendances for league matches, with an average of 45,880 (96% utilisation) in 2010/11. The club’s heavy squad investment has secured Champions’ League football for 2011/12. This, when combined with the new Etihad arrangement, will provide substantial growth across all three revenue sources, and will see City enter the top ten in the Money League next year.”

If you would like a copy of the full report and a jazzy “Infographic” summary of findings then do let me know and I can email it to you. It’s a 2MB file.

TICKET REQUEST: VILLA AWAY

If anyone has 2 spares for the Villa game on Sunday I’d gladly take them off you.

Ideally an adult and a junior but I’ll take 2 adult tickets.

AND FINALLY… REQUEST: THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN

Some time ago, probably more years than I remember, somebody sent in a link to a download of Taggart and the Laughing Policeman. Don’t ask why, but please if anybody still has the link or file please could they get in touch?!

RESULTS AND TABLE

League table to 10 February 2012 inclusive

                            HOME          AWAY            OVERALL
                    P  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L   F   A  GD Pts
 1 Manchester City 24 12  0  0 37  6  6  3  3 26 13 18  3  3  63  19  44  57
 2 Manchester Utd  24  9  1  2 35 14  8  3  1 24 10 17  4  3  59  24  35  55
 3 Tottenham H.    23  9  2  1 24 10  6  2  3 20 15 15  4  4  44  25  19  49
 4 Chelsea         24  7  2  3 27 19  5  5  2 17 10 12  7  5  44  29  15  43
 5 Newcastle Utd   24  7  3  2 18 12  5  3  4 18 19 12  6  6  36  31   5  42
 6 Arsenal         24  8  2  2 24  9  4  2  6 22 25 12  4  8  46  34  12  40
 7 Liverpool       23  4  7  0 14  8  6  1  5 14 13 10  8  5  28  21   7  38
 8 Sunderland      24  5  4  3 19 11  4  2  6 14 13  9  6  9  33  24   9  33
 9 Norwich City    24  5  4  3 19 15  3  4  5 15 24  8  8  8  34  39  -5  32
10 Swansea City    24  5  6  1 16  7  2  3  7 10 22  7  9  8  26  29  -3  30
11 Everton         24  4  3  5 12 13  4  3  5 12 14  8  6 10  24  27  -3  30
12 Stoke City      24  4  4  4 15 14  4  2  6  8 22  8  6 10  23  36 -13  30
13 Aston Villa     24  3  4  5 14 16  3  6  3 15 17  6 10  8  29  33  -4  28
14 Fulham          24  5  4  3 22 18  1  5  6  7 17  6  9  9  29  35  -6  27
15 West Brom A.    24  2  2  8  9 16  5  3  4 15 18  7  5 12  24  34 -10  26
16 QPR             24  2  4  6 13 20  3  2  7 12 21  5  6 13  25  41 -16  21
17 Wolves          24  3  2  7 16 23  2  4  6 11 21  5  6 13  27  44 -17  21
18 Bolton Wndrs    24  2  2  8 14 25  4  0  8 14 24  6  2 16  28  49 -21  20
19 Blackburn R.    24  3  0  9 16 24  1  6  5 18 30  4  6 14  34  54 -20  18
20 Wigan Athletic  24  1  5  6 11 22  2  2  8 10 27  3  7 14  21  49 -28  16

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