Boffins! Part 1, Finance.
Right, lets talk football. Specifically Liverpool. How did Hicks and Gillette get away with borrowing all that money to buy the club, and then load the debt in to the club? So where is liability for them? In theory they got the club for nowt, yes? It hurts my brain.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:08, 38 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

This is normal practice with asset strippers.
By loading the debt onto the asset it means that the club will not be making a profit for ages, so tax is minimised. Liability for them is minimal, their skill was getting the money (from other institutions) in the first place.

Yes, they got the club for sweet FA.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:16, Reply)

Whaaaaa?
How the fuck is that allowed? Could we club together, for example, and get something huge for free and make a profit?

I hope Moores and Parry get AIDS (bad version, not fluffy cat version) for selling the club to those two fucking parasites.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:28, Reply)

What's a fluffy cat AIDS?
I thought that it was all death by bum stuff.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:32, Reply)

FIV
Feline Immunodeficiancy Virus. AKA Cat AIDS. WTF, right?!
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:54, Reply)

It is called business
I think it is appalling too.

But it only seems to be allowed for unfeasibly huge amounts of money. Your average bank manager would probably see through a small to medium size scam.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:36, Reply)

I think you want to be here:
www.talkfootball.co.uk/
( girlinthehole, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:34, Reply)

So on this board we can start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW?
As long as it doesn't involve football?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:38, Reply)

Yes.
Football is pants.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:39, Reply)

Football is frowned upon
Quick, start a thread about punching disabled children!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:40, Reply)

I see no reason why it should be...
That's the genius of having several threads going at once.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:43, Reply)

Why talk about football here when there are so many specialized sites about the sport?
Seems a bit silly to me.
( girlinthehole, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Silly woman
It's not discussing the game, rather the absolutely mental method by which rich people get even richer.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:52, Reply)

Because the people you want to talk with are here
DUH.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:52, Reply)

I'm sure there are also sites for..
- Teachers to discuss reports
- How to get rid of writers/designers block (granted, it'll probably be all new age shite)
- Ways to customise guitars
- Talking about holidays

Thought the point of b3ta was that we can discuss anything?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:13, Reply)

Yeah!
You get them fucking telt, AA!
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Calm down dear
she's just a grumpy bear today.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:23, Reply)

And yet it's less acceptable
Than saying you quite like some of Bowie's recent stuff.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:50, Reply)

I rue the lack of football banter on this forum
I apologise.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 11:05, Reply)

You need one of these
www.kickinthevag.com
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:59, Reply)

Have you seen that Neil Fitzmaurice thing about Istanbul?
I think you'd only find it funny if you were a red AND scouse AND a bit simple, but only I'm one of the above and it made me chuckle in parts.
It may cheer you up and take you back to a happier place.
This is the trailer I think video.tiscali.it/canali/truveo/977126622.html
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Ok, I'm two of the above.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:49, Reply)

You're Simply Red?

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:53, Reply)

Fuck

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:53, Reply)

You know what I am

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:54, Reply)

Ha, pwnd.
Is that the comedy dressing room thing? I'll give it a watch at home.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:56, Reply)

Some of it's really lame
But some of it's funny.
Even I laughed at the bit skitting Evertonians.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:12, Reply)

Are you a bluenose?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:13, Reply)

I thought that was Birmingham City fans
Possibly a regional thing.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:20, Reply)

Maybe
To Scousers a Bluenose is someone who supports the wrong team Everton.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:31, Reply)

in Glasgow
it's also someone who supports Rangers / the wrong team / them dirty bastards from south of the river
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:43, Reply)

Is it?
I never knew that.
better be careful where I say I'm a bluenose.
I'll stick with Toffee...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:45, Reply)

How very dare you!!
My grandad likes them though.
He doesn't support them, he just likes them a lot.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:41, Reply)

I am a Toffee yes
But my family are mostly red so it's not worth starting on me because I'm lovely and like it when you win.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Hang on
You actually expect me to believe you're lovely? Oh dear oh dear.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:54, Reply)

I'm pyar lovely kidda!
Where have you ever seen evidence to the contrary?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I also am happy when local teams do well
Even Wolves. Seems petty not to be.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I enjoyed cheering Sunderland on at the start of the season when they were doing quite well.
Although now their form has dipped it pleases me more.
(TheColonel, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Football
I think they should implement a new rule whereby every player is allowed 1 free punch but the punch has to be above the waist.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 11:58, Reply)