Jimmy Bullard had one good season and Hull paid him £50,000 a week as a result, Lucas Neill (who?) was the same and West Ham paid him £72,000 a week after they signed him from Blackburn.
I've got a copy of CPFC2010 accounts too Jez. Apart from the haircuts, I quite like Parish (and before him Jordan) as they do have the best interests of the club at heart.
You spent over £16million in the summer 2013 transfer window, not so sure how much in January, but Pulis is your best...
It's standard accounting practice under FRS10 to amortise intangibles. It is acceptable to write down their value if you buy a turkey though and you don't think you will recover the balance sheet value e.g. Torres, Carroll, Ryan Harley, Fellaini etc.
I've done a full analysis of the Albion's financial position and it can be found here
http://theseagulllovereview.blogspot.co.uk
Only read it if either you can't sleep or are very nerdy like me. It's about 2,500 words, and very dull!. :ohmy: