Top-flight spend down £100m in a year August 31, 2010 CASH-CONSCIOUS top-flight clubs slashed their summer spending by 22 per cent in the quietest transfer window for four years. This year’s total spend of around £350m was £100m down on last summer’s transfer window and some £175m short of the 2008 peak of £525m, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. Analysts blamed the slow market [...]
BDO called in as joint administrator of Halliwells as law firm sells off business July 21, 2010 BDO HAS been appointed as administrator of collapsed legal outfit Halliwells as rivals move in to buy up the firm’s assets. Restructuring partners Dermot Power and Shay Bannon at BDO were appointed as joint administrators of the Manchester-based firm late on Tuesday night just before the company agreed on sales to rival firms. Barlow Lyde [...]
Hughes poised to take Fulham job July 28, 2010 FULHAM are today expected to confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as manager. Former Manchester City boss Hughes is thought to have been preferred to ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Cottagers have moved quickly to capture Hughes, who was sacked by City in December, after their No1 target, Martin Jol, decided to stay at Ajax.
Gerrard: I expect a big performance from Wayne September 6, 2010 ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard is expecting Wayne Rooney to put off-field matters to one side and inspire another Euro 2012 qualifying victory tonight in Basle. Gerrard believes that, following days of speculation about his marriage, Rooney will seize the chance to focus on football with both hands. Manchester United star Rooney turned in arguably his [...]
Man Utd must learn from Fulham slip, warns Vidic August 23, 2010 DEFENDER Nemanja Vidic has warned his Manchester United team-mates they must eradicate the sloppy mistakes that cost them victory at Fulham on Sunday. United came agonisingly close to securing three points at Craven Cottage, but Nani missed a penalty late on before Brede Hangeland made amends for his earlier own goal by netting the equaliser. [...]
England 2018 figures miss key meeting August 23, 2010 THE ENGLAND team largely failed to turn up during the World Cup and now the team behind the country’s bid to host the 2018 finals followed suit, with a host of central players failing to show up for a key meeting. An envoy from governing body Fifa, fronted by the president of the Chilean football [...]
Unite: BA strike ballot is inevitable September 6, 2010 UNITE, the union representing British Airways (BA) cabin crew, has warned that a further strike ballot is “inevitable” with the Christmas holidays the next likely target for industrial action. Yesterday up to 2,000 members of the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA), the BA crew branch of Unite, met at Kempton Park Racecourse to [...]
Redhall in £16m bid for Mount September 22, 2010 BRITISH engineering support services firm Redhall yesterday announced it had made an offer to buy rival Mount Engineering for around £16.4m to expand into international energy markets. Redhall, which caters to the nuclear, oil and gas, food, defence, safety and security and transport infrastructure sectors, has irrevocable undertakings or letters of intent from 45 per [...]
Bradley hints he’s ready to replace O’Neill at Villa August 10, 2010 USA coach Bob Bradley was installed as favourite to become Aston Villa’s new manager last night after admitting his desire to coach in Europe. Bradley has been linked with a move to Villa Park after Martin O’Neill stepped down as boss on Monday amid reports of a falling out with owner Randy Lerner over the [...]
Bradley hints he’s ready to replace O’Neill at Villa August 10, 2010 USA coach Bob Bradley was installed as favourite to become Aston Villa’s new manager last night after admitting his desire to coach in Europe. Bradley has been linked with a move to Villa Park after Martin O’Neill stepped down as boss on Monday amid reports of a falling out with owner Randy Lerner over the [...]