By Mike Rowbottom
February 26 – It was ten years ago that Roy Keane (pictured) made his celebrated remarks about Old Trafford spectators in executive boxes - “they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they don’t realise what’s going on out on the pitch.”
By Andrew Warshaw
February 16 – The Premier League is considering a unique proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League spot.
February 5 – West Ham United have announced that they will undertake a fundraising programme to raise up to £40 million to strengthen the club’s financial position.
By Steven Downes
January 28 – John Armitt (pictured left), the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), tonight gave a green light to the possibility of Premiership football club West Ham United moving in to London’s Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games, while fulfilling the venue’s brief to deliver a lasting legacy as a national athletics stadium.
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January 25 – Prime Minister Gordon Brown (pictured) today admitted that the rising amount of debt being carried by several Premier League clubs was a ‘”concern” but Government intervention was out of the question.
January 23 – New West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady (pictured) wants the club to eventually relocate to the London 2012 stadium – even suggesting the team could be renamed “West Ham Olympic”.
January 20 - Manchester United’s parent company’s overall debt has swelled to £716.5m, their latest accounts reveal.
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By Duncan Mackay
January 20 – West Ham United’s bid to move into the Olympic Stadium after London has staged the 2012 Games has today received the backing of Sir Robin Wales, the Mayor of Newham, one of the five Olympic Host Boroughs.
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January 19 – Former Birmingham owners David Gold and David Sullivan (pictured) have taken control of Premier League West Ham United after acquiring a 50 per cent stake in the London club for £105 million, they confirmed today.
January 12 – Liverpool are already seeking a sponsor for their new stadium, which is due to start being built in April, the Premier League club’s commercial director has revealed.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 12 – Leicester City chairman Milan Mandaric (pictured with Harry Redknapp) has been charged with tax evasion while he held the same role at Portsmouth, the latest blow to the fortunes of the ailing English Premier League club.
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January 11 – Liverpool director Tom Hicks Junior (pictured) has resigned from his position with the club and their parent company Kop Holdings in the wake of a foul-mouthed e-mail rant at a fan.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – The debate over Liverpool’s controversial decision to postpone today’s Premier league fixture with Tottenham Hotspur has been further fuelled by the Anfield club openly advertising official tours of the stadium for the very same day.
January 8 – Arsenal do not expect majority shareholder Stan Kroenke (pictured) to launch a takeover bid despite being close to the threshold for a mandatory offer, chief executive Ivan Gazidis claimed today.
By Duncan Mackay
January 6 – Manchester City have reported a loss of £92.6 million up until May 31, 2009, the biggest annual loss in English football history and emphasises the vast amounts of money invested by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan since he bought the Eastlands outfit from Thaksin Shinawatra in September 2008.