Manchester United paid out £54m to raise £500m in controversial bond issue January 24, 2010 Manchester United’s controversial bond issue is understood to have cost the Premier League champions £54m. As part of the £500m in funds raised by United last week, the club is believed to have had to pay £15m in fees and expenses to investment bankers and lawyers. The club had also taken a £39m hit from [...]
Torres is one of Liverpool’s best ever, I just pray he stays, declares Carragher August 1, 2010 JAMIE CARRAGHER is praying that Fernando Torres will follow the lead of Steven Gerrard and pledge his future to Liverpool. The Spanish striker is a £60m target for Chelsea and Manchester City after reportedly expressing his frustration at Anfield following the Reds’ failure to qualify for a Champions League place this season. Captain Gerrard nailed [...]
Red Knights shelve Man Utd bid June 2, 2010 THE group of wealthy thy Manchester United fans dubbed “The Red Knights” have shelved plans to make a bid for the club. The members said media speculation had triggered “inflated valuation aspirations” and contributed to the sidelining of a bid. It said it would only pay a sensible price for Manchester United, with £1bn the [...]
Wembley braced for a Spanish invasion August 26, 2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010-11 The road to Wembley has been mapped out for England’s representatives in the Champions League with the biggest obstacles, La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid who head the betting at 3/1 and 5/1 respectively, kept out of harm’s way for now. Fourth favourites Manchester United will be pleased with their group [...]
Halliwells signs Barlows deal but could face administration July 18, 2010 FALLEN Manchester law firm Halliwells will learn tomorrow whether it will be forced into administration as it remained in deadlock discussions over the weekend with a number of rivals to sell off parts of its business. The firm has already struck a deal with City insurance practice Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, which has agreed to [...]
Hard to separate sides in key Villa Park clash August 26, 2010 ASTON VILLA vs EVERTON SUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS 1 ASTON VILLA and Everton were involved in arguably the most exciting tussle in the Premier League last year, the race for the fourth Champions League place. Both ultimately fell short – Everton finishing eighth behind Villa’s sixth. Two weeks into the new season then and [...]
Halliwells moves to avoid administration by selling off assets to rival legal outfits July 12, 2010 HALLIWELLS, the law firm, is in talks with a number of rivals to sell off parts of its business after filing notice to appoint an administrator. City firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is one of a group of law firms currently vying for a portion of Halliwells business, with the firm considering taking over its [...]
Manchester United faces paying top dollar to ensure £500m bond success January 13, 2010 MANCHESTER United may be forced to price its £500m bond at slightly more than a 10 per cent yield, according to one of the City’s high yield analysts. Jonathan Moore at Evolution Securities told City A.M. yesterday that very few of the City of London’s investors would warm to the deal due to its high [...]
Uruguay’s Forlan handed Golden Boot for star role July 11, 2010 URUGUAY striker Diego Forlan last night claimed the Fifa Golden Ball as the outstanding player of the World Cup. The former Manchester United front man helped the south American side to a surprise semi-final appearance with five goals, including blistering efforts against South Africa and Germany. Forlan finished in a four-way tie for the Golden [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS July 18, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. WINNER – PAUL THE OCTOPUS So popular is the psychic cephalopod that his German keepers have snubbed a cash-plus-animals bid [...]