Louis

I don't think any did

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/25/stadium-naming-rights-liverpool-chelsea-spurs?mobile-redirect=false

It's really short.. only 6hours worth of game in it. I found myself just buying stores and training assasins before I continued with the story so it didn't end too soon.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/25/nyrbs-ream-set-training-stints-epl-sides Bolton and West Brom have offered him the chance to train

Everton and Man City have both tried the Chinese Market.. in Everton's case it just rose to a rise in the number of unofficial replica shirts. We signed Li Tie and Li Weifeng, whilst Man City signed Sun Jihai. Apparently Everton v Man City was the most watched game in the Premier League of all time because of those players. EDIT - Also, we had Kejian, a Chinese phone manufacturer who did not sell in the UK as a shirt sponsor.

David Weir - @davidgweir

If the report above is accurate then it shows how optimistic the naming rights for Kirkby were: 7 May 2008 - In excess of £4m per year - http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2008/05/07/everton-hunt-60million-new-ground-sponsor-64375-20871677/ 22 May 2008 - Up to £6m a year - http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2008/04/22/new-everton-fc-stadium-the-true-cost-100252-20800908/

I thought that, I imagine it takes into account other factors i.e. potential Indian fan base for Blackburn. Apparently the research takes into account fans' spiritual attachment to the ground and (seemingly most important), the club income from tv rights. Therefore I presume that Sunderland's is low partially because the existing name is a homage to the mining community. There's even a Davy Lamp outside the ground. It was Stoke that surprised me to be honest.

Just for comparison a new stadium for Chelsea at Battersea would be valued at £13.5m. Liverpool's would be even higher at £18.5m. Mike Weaver, the company's Managing Director has said that as a general rule clubs could earn twice as much for a new stadium as they could for an existing one. i.e. a new Everton stadium is estimated to bring in £3.2m.

From American Appraisal Associates: http://www.american-appraisal.co.uk/UK/Home-Page-Features/Feature-1.htm

Tim Burton can do Count Duckula. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VthsQVsXwEg

I've just watched this video by Duck Sauce http://www.youtube.c...e&v=C7NRw9pArGY It made me giggle but it's pretty rude.

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2011/11/24/metquarter-store-now-open

Apparently so http://www.bbc.co.uk...hennessey.shtml

I think what he's done here, is link two people in Hennessey and Walters who grew up as Everton supporters because Holtby is also an Everton supporter.

dweagle, I don't think it's possible.

Slight tangent - Man City have decided to launch their service on YouTube. http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1462/title=man+city+and+youtube+join+forces

Yep, it was on Goals on Sunday. I made a mistake.. Or it could be a script that changes to another play each time you load the page..

Fifa At Rochdale FC To Test Goal-Line Cameras : F.C. Business Two Bolton supporting investors have spent £100k each trying to introduce goal line technology into football after Bolton had a goal disallowed against Everton in 1997. I remember seeing Gary Speed on TV saying if the goal wasn't allowed for offside, it should have been disallowed for fouling in the box anyway.

Two white pillars will be in front. the blue ones behind.

I think its a travesty that Stingray and Captain Scarlet have not been made into films. I think the Thunderbirds film is a travesty.

Fine pris', ignore me. I post a link to the FIFA regulations but you believe someone from the Chelsea forum. FIFA say per season but if the domestic calendar is different for one club, an exception can be made. Mascherano was given permission by FIFA. Liverpool initially loaned him for his registration and then sought permission from FIFA so he could actually play. http://news.bbc.co.u...utd/6230031.stm - acknowledgement of the rules http://news.bbc.co.u...ool/6267319.stm - seek special dispensation http://www.telegraph...Mascherano.html - special dispensation given Liverpool needed the FA to lodge the appeal. The Chief Executive of the FA at the time was Brian Barwick, a known Liverpool fan. That's why they the FA did it. The decision was made because Corinthians' league runs from May to December. The rules I posted were brought in after the Mascherano decision. The decision helped shape the existing rules. Mascherano would still have been able to sign for Liverpool under the existing rules because of the Brazilian football calendar operating a different schedule to our own.

It's similar to the base in Captain Scarlet

That backheel in the video was apparently disallowed for offside.

Was it someone who worked for the club, or a member of the public?