I'd be horrified if the stadium didn't look profitable when you include sponsorship income. The problem is that it has to cover most of the football budget as well and, despite Woodruff's efforts, it definitely fails at that.

WIJG is quite interesting, I enjoy his posts and ideas though I don't believe (m)any of them would work let alone be the best outcome.

Well said 6MDM.

Galty is a troll, don't feed it

Looks like Galty has received a bigger shoeing this morning than Tottenham gave Chelsea on Saturday

Trig - I can't work out what they are saying most of the time on FB, but most threads usually end up with someone saying that we should sack JJ

WIJG - We've been told by James Woodroof we now make a profit on owning Plough Lane through all the ancillary income like sponsorship, advertising, bar income, shop sales, function rooms, hospitality, etc. I don't know how true that is but that is what he said. Owning your own ground provides security of tenure, which we lost thanks to your idol Hammam. The losses are down to the ridiculous salaries players receive, having so many substitutes that you need more players, all the hangers on you have nowadays, etc, which are costs you would incur wherever you played. There is also the emotional aspect of having somewhere to call your own, which is what we fought for since 1991 when your hero Hamman relocated us with no intention of ever moving back to the area from where we take our name.

Can’t bring myself to look on FB Spit what are the happy clappers wanting to do instead of this deal?

I've always thought poppies were supposed to be worn between the 1st and 11th of November?

Brighton and Hove Albion

Is that correct tomato swig that the lord Nelson sutton is reopening nov 23rd?

Sorry, who's B&H? The only thing that comes to mind is Benson & Hedges!

Assuming that was all you were wearing Spit, i guess the positioning of said poppy was key

Good to see the cheam wetherspoons hasn't chucked me out this morning for wearing a poppy

With this deal , we have a much better chance of championship football in 5 years than the trust the process 5 years:-) usual facebook posters are shitting the bed:-)

Tonight on BBC1. I'd watch it, but I'd be in bits about 5 minutes in. [Link]

and not owning their own ground held B&H back for years - look at them now ...

John Galt is Omar Mir and I claim my £5

Held Palace back for years as well - when Noades owned the ground and a succession of others owned the rest

Thank you, John.

Galty - go ask Charlton how not owing their own ground is going - it is stifling any real investment in the club

The only examples I can think of where football clubs don't own their own ground and it working long term is where the government or local authority paid for or own the stadium. Man City, West Ham and Crawley for example in this country. Tax payers money spent for the good of the community or something like that.

JtD, thanks for sharing, thats a nice obit.

Excellent obituary 👏

Obit of Mikey T in the Times [Link]