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by Paul Waine
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7945

Re: Mud analytics

Obviously Pace knows, that isn’t the point. And I don’t think anybody has a problem with Kompany being a director of as many companies as he wants - that’s not the issue. What is the issue, Rileybobs? There's one thing we can all be certain of, Alan Pace and all the other ALK directors and the othe...
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7945

Re: Mud analytics

MUD Analytics accounts are available on Companies House. The only thing is MUD files micro accounts, just a very limited balance sheet. Micro accounts aren't subject to audit. If people are interested, Vincent Kompany is the director of a number of limited companies that file accounts at Companies H...
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mud analytics
Replies: 273
Views: 7945

Re: Mud analytics

Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:39 pm
It’s quite possible that MUD receive a commission on future sales though isn’t it. And that would be where Kompany’s motives could be questioned with regards to signings and team selections.
Wasn't managers receiving a cut of transfer sales profits "old school" football?
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 40
Views: 2323

Re: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information

Once again it looks like the Upper Tier plan is the wrong way round. The block currently on sale is right in the corner, directly above our seats in the Lower Tier. Aghh! Picked my seats - or is it all safe standing? - in what I thought was more towards the goal than the corner flag. Oh well, I've ...
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: £10 million per point
Replies: 4
Views: 891

Re: £10 million per point

In recent years it's been a badge of honour for many on here how well Burnley has done in the money spent/points table. There haven't been many comments this season so thought it would be appropriate to remind people how we have done this season relative to spending. Just at the moment, if tv money...
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Alan Pace
Replies: 66
Views: 4200

Re: Alan Pace

I have no doubt he is invested but no more or less so than other Chairman. The extent to which he has invested financially is open to conjecture because I don't think anyone knows. Looking at his CV the sums involved seem very large for someone who was a divisional Director of an investment bank pr...
by Paul Waine
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information
Replies: 40
Views: 2323

Re: 2023/24: Chelsea v Burnley – Ticket Information

Anyone know what's going on with the Chelsea tickets? It looks like we've only put a block of 150 tickets on sale, lower shed, all in the corner. 3 other larger blocks are also shown on seat selection, but not showing as available. The other blocks will all provide better views of the goal at the aw...
by Paul Waine
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jumping ship at the end of the season
Replies: 56
Views: 5135

Re: Jumping ship at the end of the season

Much has been said about our squad and how some players will want away.However imo we have players who will rise up to make a good side in the Championship Scott Twine, Luke McNally .Anass Zaroury,Micheal Mellon Benny,Ekdal Al Dakiel.Berge.Cullen Taylor.Odebert.O'Shea,Esteve,Muric, Beyer Costelloe ...
by Paul Waine
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fabrice Muamba
Replies: 10
Views: 2108

Re: Fabrice Muamba

Best wishes, Fabrice Muamba. It's 8 years since I had a heart attack while playing 5-a-side. For a time afterwards my (ex-)football mates would refer to me as "Fabrice Muamba" so I knew his experience was before mine. Surprised it's now 12 years (less a few days) since Fabrice Muamba collapsed on th...
by Paul Waine
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate
Replies: 424
Views: 14737

Re: Simple vote for Kompany to stay or go…no debate

Has polling closed? Anyone counted the votes?
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

No it doesn't, you are right to bring that up, it does mention that the Garlick and Banaszkiewicz holdings were disposed of on the 29th of June What document are you looking at to get those Velocity Sports shares and which Velocity Sports - Limited (Jersey) or Partners LLC? The Confirmation Stateme...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Football Black list.
Replies: 7
Views: 1004

Re: Football Black list.

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:18 pm
Positive news for the club with VK and Lyle Foster both listed as influencers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68435064
Congratulations Vincent Kompany, Congratulations Lyle Foster. Both bring tremendous credit to Burnley Football Club.

UTC
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

Vlad Torgovnik's entry is indeed an interesting one Club announced in early August 2023 yet Companies House were not informed until September 2023 and the October 2023 filed Confirmation Statement states shares were purchased on June 29 2023 What I am certain of is that is not the whole story Hi CP...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

5. I'm sort of over the Arsenal and Palace results and looking forward to it clicking on Sunday, surviving relegation by means of an amazing run and points deductions for Everton and Forest all capped off by winning the Lottery on Saturday! Up the Clarets! True Burnley fan. Defeats always behind us...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

The private bridging loan is the one CP describes above. I don't think it is easier to think that the club could attract £80 million worth of external investment offering no equity and generating no publicity. That is my problem...! 1) I don't think we've seen any information that suggests the £40 ...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

And that to some extent answers all your points above. If ALK can get short term loans of tens of millions then how can you know that they haven't used these kind of loans along with clever financial management to defer inter company loans to the summer of 2023. No to avoid it being published in th...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Cup finals clash
Replies: 7
Views: 1513

Re: Cup finals clash

Based on quarter-finals draw, only 3 championship clubs are possibles to make the FA cup final: Leeds or Leicester, Southampton and Coventry. But all that could change later this evening, never mind in the quarters and semis.
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Are we being out run?
Replies: 30
Views: 2265

Re: Are we being out run?

Ok sorry if i misled people but i remember Ten Haag saying utd has run less and they had to turn up on sunday to make up the difference. Im 59 dont understand football data, i just assumed you could look at each match and seen total distances run. If you cant you cant. I remember that a few seasons...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

Was beginning to suspect that, thanks. There's a gap though. ALK £10m, bfc £115m, total £125m. But bfc cost ALK apparently £170m for 84% and now around £190m at 94%. Where does the £45/65m come from, balance from £125m. Or was that £170m just a newspaper headline figure, and wrong. A bit of a puzzl...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

Thanks for this, have had a good look now. So go back to £170m for 84% valuing bfc at £202m. Think you said somewhere, can't find, that ALK now at 94% bought up more shares, that's £190m or thereabouts. Is that financed ALK £10m, Bank £65m, bfc £115m, total £190m. The 'bank' figure has seen various...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

We know that ALK have taken £115m in money out of the club. We know that £65m of this was borrowed by the club at high interest, and the balance was not borrowed. The balance could have come from nowhere else other than money owned by the club. Hi dsr, yes, the club's owners/shareholders owed the c...
by Paul Waine
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

I think you've misunderstood here- that's not my argument nor my point, I responded to someone saying that we had 0 money at the end of Garlicks tenure. I've quite rightly pointed out that the accounts show we did have some money, some of which was committed to wages, but certainly not 100 percent ...
by Paul Waine
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

boyyanno wrote:
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:17 pm
Undoubtedly. But to say we "didn't have any money" is pure fabrication.
Equally, missing saying that most of that money was already committed to pay wages doesn't "fabricate" a strong argument that it was all borrowed by new owners to but the club.

UTC
by Paul Waine
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Magic Numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 452

Re: Magic Numbers

That's what's wrong this season. No one has been tracking magic numbers. Let's get these up quickly.

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by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
Replies: 122
Views: 7096

Re: Everton points deduction reduced

you're not comparing apples with apples though. Knowingly cheating is different to poor management resulting in administration and as such should have a different, and IMO more harsh, punishment - which is what it originally was at 10 points (which was not enough). If we equate points deduction to ...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
Replies: 122
Views: 7096

Re: Everton points deduction reduced

Which is the point I made when I posted 'Obviously, the penalty (six points) may or may not not apply but my point remains.' Even so, whats to suggest we werent already at a disadvantage due to their financial rule breaking which had already taken place? I think it's safe to assume Everton wont get...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
Replies: 122
Views: 7096

Re: Everton points deduction reduced

Newcastleclaret93 wrote:
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:32 pm
Not sure I get that, they have still been deducted 6 points?

Don’t you only get a 7 point deduction for going bankrupt?

In the scheme of things it sounds about right unless I’m missing something
9 points for administration.
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

Yeah except the accounts show we did have money so what the heck are you on about? The accounts do show approx £80m in the bank, but that includes are large chunk of the Premier League tv money which was already committed to pay wages. Something less than £40m was borrowed by ALK to help them pay f...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
Replies: 122
Views: 7096

Re: Everton points deduction reduced

Couldnt edit so: This relates to the three seasons previous. i.e 2022/23, 2021/22 and 2020/21. McNeil signed for them in July 2022. Obviously, the penalty (six points) may or may not not apply but my point remains. Hi Darthlaw, take a look at the appeal summary, the 3rd year of Everton's first brea...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Pertinent questions: How much does it cost to sack VK?
Replies: 43
Views: 2646

Re: Pertinent questions: How much does it cost to sack VK?

Pace must be working this out How long is VK contract for ? And how much is he on per year? And what about that recruitment firm he has part ownership of and how much bearing does that have on things? I recommend you get the bucket collection going on Sunday. If the fans can raze £10 million or mor...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Everton points deduction reduced
Replies: 122
Views: 7096

Re: Everton points deduction reduced

So, in brief: Season 1: Spend more than the rules allow to stay up at the expense of Club X, who are playing by the rules. Season 2: again spend more than the rules allow, this time to purchase players from the club X (such as Dwight McNeil), at reduced rate as their players wish to stay in the top...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

We'd been punching above our weight for years,and in SDs last season it was all coming apart. We had an aging squad, and not enough money to buy the necessary replacements. As I said at the time, relegation was a blessing in disguise. We lost some great players we would love to have kept, but we al...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?
Replies: 215
Views: 8262

Re: ALK’s Strategy: Are We Witnessing A Failing Experiment?

You are correct ALK will make money, lots of money, but at what cost to those of us who remain? The league is littered with clubs that have been pushed close to extinction due to the major shareholders looking after their own interests at a cost to the club. It will be us the fans that are left to ...
by Paul Waine
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225034

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

Are they finally learning some of their obligations ALK Capital Ltd manage to submit their Confirmation statement on time - for the first time (and as expected there is no change https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12880549/filing-history It is worth noting that Confi...
by Paul Waine
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover
Replies: 12654
Views: 1225034

Re: ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

bfc8 wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:33 am
First job for the regulator, insist clubs publish timely financial info in a format fans can understand.
That's a tough one, bfc8. Are you expecting every fan to have accounting and corporate finance qualifications?
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl
Replies: 18
Views: 1692

Re: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl

Jim Ratcliffe is not the owner of Manchester United. He can talk whatever ******** he wants. The Glazers run that club and long may they continue to do so.😀 The deal, as reported in the media, is that Jim Ratcliffe, despite only buying (just under) 28% of the shares, is running the football operati...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mr Bates vs the Post Office
Replies: 305
Views: 28429

Re: Mr Bates vs the Post Office

DAVETHEVICAR wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:30 pm
Still dragging on as it will be July before it becomes law and more of the Post Masters may have died by then
Government dragging it on longer than necessary
Should start making payments now imo
I'd expect compensation payments aren't waiting until this law is passed.
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Ramsey injury
Replies: 120
Views: 5936

Re: Aaron Ramsey injury

Hi Paul. I am sure that there some specific details that could fall under this but if this was the case for all injuries how would that explain the significant inconsistencies between clubs and inconsistencies in our own club ? Klopp was giving daily updates on Mo Salah’s hamstring injury a couple ...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Ramsey injury
Replies: 120
Views: 5936

Re: Aaron Ramsey injury

Not sure. Could be player (or “asset”) protection ? Could be VK or his team not wanting this to be part of press conferences. Whatever it is I think it’s a choice in approach and a choice that they are completely entitled to make. All I am saying is I prefer the approach of providing updates on our...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Ramsey injury
Replies: 120
Views: 5936

Re: Aaron Ramsey injury

I think you are getting confused between GDPR (which is a legal minefield) & patient confidentiality. If he was to go into some great detail about a player’s medical situation then he could breach the latter. But telling the media what kind of injury he has suffered is not a problem. I've just done...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Mr Bates vs the Post Office
Replies: 305
Views: 28429

Re: Mr Bates vs the Post Office

im not sure this is good news, i think it makes a mockery of our justice system. can we carte blanche say that none of those accused committed any crime? i think individual cases need to be reviewed. very dangerous precedence in my opinion. I understand that the minister has accepted that some who ...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Aaron Ramsey injury
Replies: 120
Views: 5936

Re: Aaron Ramsey injury

Agree with that but for shorter term things it doesn’t help with how evasive he is now and we do seem unique at it. I get asked by young family members about whether we will see certain players in the next game and I have to admit I don’t have a clue, makes it hard to persuade them to come on. The ...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl
Replies: 18
Views: 1692

Re: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl

Can't say I'm quite happy with how rules for non-doms are set up at the moment that seem designed to allow those at the top of society to avoid huge amounts of tax - but that's a matter for the government to address (which they won't - even Sunak's wife has been at it). Does make me feel a bit sick...
by Paul Waine
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl
Replies: 18
Views: 1692

Re: Jim Ratcliffe and his begging bowl

I've no problem with a New Old Trafford being built as the "National Stadium in the North." However, I'd charge Man Utd a fee for every game they play there based on the costs to the taxpayers of developing the new stadium - and the full costs of Man Utd using the stadium. Jim Ratcliffe will underst...
by Paul Waine
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying
Replies: 29
Views: 1865

Re: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying

Considering he will be almost 30 by the time he could potentially be fit to play again I wouldn't even entertain playing again if I was him. Obviously it's a decision for him and his family to make though. I turned 70 last November. I started playing walking football 3 years ago. A week after my 70...
by Paul Waine
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
Replies: 36
Views: 3413

Re: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview

Personal opinion: I'm pleased that Sean Dyche, James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil are showing that none of them are "one club wonders" and that they can all show their skills at another Premier League club. (I'm equally pleased that Ben Mee at Brentford and Nick Pope at Newcastle - before injury - ar...
by Paul Waine
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Parking on outskirts of London - tube station
Replies: 30
Views: 1521

Re: Parking on outskirts of London - tube station

Anyone recommend somewhere to part outside London. We are staying at Tower Bridge next weekend but would like to dump the car Friday rather than driving in. People have recommended Brent cross or Finchley but just wondered if anyone else had any opinion? Be aware of ULEZ, especially if your vehicle...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:50 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying
Replies: 29
Views: 1865

Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying

Tom Lockyer: I thought I was dying – but I’d love to play again Luton Town captain’s heart stopped for more than two minutes after he collapsed on pitch in December and needed a defibrillator but he is not ruling out a return to action Dominic Akiboye, Sunday February 18 2024, 9.30pm, The Times For...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview
Replies: 36
Views: 3413

Sean Dyche Matthew Syed interview

Sean Dyche: Love is shown by telling the whole, brutal truth Matthew Syed, Sunday February 18 2024, 9.10pm, The Times A fascinating article about a guy many of us know well. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ec6ac3a0-ca4d-4062-a671-aabf1129a9ce?shareToken=37f9c3cffe0cdcb0a710c26da6b5ac19 Link will...
by Paul Waine
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: AFC Burnley
Replies: 9
Views: 1470

Re: AFC Burnley

Is Burnley big enough for 2 clubs?