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Charlotte Jackson

Charlotte Jackson makes the Top Six Setanta moments
[Pies]

Why Kaka isn’t the most expensive player of all time
[The Offside]

Why Cristiano Ronaldo is irreplaceable at Manchester Utd
[The Guardian]

Too many dicks on the dance floor: David Bentley shakes it
[Kickette]

Redknapp must convince Daniel Levy that Van Nistelrooy is a good buy
[Goal.com]

Gemma Atkinson
hits the beach
[DJ Mick]

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Posted: June 11th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Financial trouble suggests England’s game on Saturday may be Setanta’s last


Irish TV network is on the brink of collapse

Setanta

Since they lost half of their Premier League live rights for the 2010-2011 season, Setanta Sports have been teetering closer and closer towards administration.

The Ireland-based TV network have been unable to pay a £3m bill to the Scottish Premier League, which doesn’t put them in a particularly good position to pay the impending £40m bill coming from the English Premier League. They must now rely on hefty investment from third parties or a takeover bid to stop them collapsing.

If Setanta were to become insolvent, a fire sale of all their TV rights would probably occur, meaning their grossly overvalued contracts (including the £425m one for England and FA Cup games) could fall into the hands of rivals for knock-down prices.

A surprise lifeline may actually come from big-dog rivals Sky, who have been asked to provide a £50m interest free loan in exchange for Setanta becoming part of the Sky Sports package.It may sound like a bizarre request, but it is actually in Sky’s interest to keep their weak competitor afloat, rather than letting a huge shark like ESPN into the tank. It is The Spoiler’s understanding that BSkyB will do just about anything

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Posted: June 4th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Ronaldo’s love of Arsenal, Sunderland manager update and Charlotte Jackson


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Franz Beckenbauer

Franz “Herr Moans-a-lot” Beckenbauer has criticised the pink boot brigade. Judging by the snazzy outfit above, he should probably keep his mouth shut.
[Bild]

Setanta Sports News’ Charlotte Jackson is not attractive. Oh wait, she’s extremely attractive
[With Leather]

Tevez: Don’t blame me for Tevezgate
[Football365]

What’s Jenson Button going to do now?
[Grid Crasher]

Cristiano Ronaldo might have joined Arsenal, loves Professor Wenger
[Daily Mail]

Is Alan Curbishley about ot move to the north east?
[chickendinner]

Cheryl Cole takes her husband and her cleavage out to dinner
[Mirror]

David Beckham’s New Zealand welcome
[Dirty Tackle]

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Posted: December 5th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey