Several interesting articles here for your perusal:
Gordon Taylor, Chief Exec of the PFA, ruminates on the future of football in the UK, and advocates increasing representation of players and supporters on the boards of clubs:
http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=771/title=gordon+taylor+speaks
There's not good news for ol' Stone Face Keano as Ipswich Town report higher losses, a fall in gate receipts, rising wages and only a small increase in turnover (figures up to June 2010). They spent over £7m on players, receiving only £1.1m income from those sold, although since this accounting they've received another £3.3M and spent only £0.8M.
And they recently got stuffed in their own Tractorland by the Rams...
Full story here:
http://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=765/title=ipswich+town+reveal+loss
Plenty of other stuff on what's happening, including tiricky times ahead for the deposed & despised Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillet, can be accessed by following links on the FC Business pages.
Link below is to the home page of Supporters Direct, containing other stories about consternation in the Foxes' Trust, how Conference clubs are leading the way in getting their financial act together, etc.
http://www.supporters-direct.org/home.asp
So let's not get too hung up on Luke Varney, huh?
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