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Listed below are comments made by barters between Wednesday, 24th June 2009 and Thursday, 24th September 2009.

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Can Accrington save their Stanley without help? 09:34am on 24 Sep 2009 The problem for lower and non-league teams is that they have to plan their spending for a season on predicted income. Last season Accrington would have predicted higher attendances plus the continued revenue from their major sponsor. In both cases they have had a financial shortfall. In terms of the latter a major one.

What gets me is that despite the club putting in a proposal to HMRC to repay the amount over a long period, HMRC would rather force the business into liquidation. While this may be "taxpayer's money" it cannot be right/moral for HMRC to act in this manner especially during this time.

Also remember the teams in the conference this season. Each had budgeted on receiving a minimum £80k from the Setanta Sports TV deal. With their demise and no new deal in place each club has tried to cope with the shortfall. Even the smaller conf teams have yearly budgets of around £250k and are really struggling with such a big loss of income - one team has already gone into administration and others more follow.
Who will be market movers? 11:58am on 30 Jun 2009 The fee for Glen Johnson is very high but may end up looking like a bargain. Over the last couple of years Johnson have performed superbly in a mid -> lower placed team plus he has become an England regular.

If he can step up and give the same/better level of performance on the higher stage then i expect Liverpool fans will think he was worth every penny.
Never ending story 4:15pm on 29 Jun 2009 Presumably next season the world cup finals will still be completing after the first matches of 2010/11 have been played
The fallout from Setanta's collapse 08:55am on 25 Jun 2009 RE: 133 and 147

Looks like you should be covered to get your money back under the Direct Debit Guarantee

http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=828&a=10383
The fallout from Setanta's collapse 4:26pm on 24 Jun 2009 Re 133: My Setanta direct debit goes out on the 26th and I cancelled it yesterday - it was not collected early.

If your cash has been taken before the agreed date then, while it may only be a small amount, I suspect that taking an cash early from someone's account is actually illegal and therefore should be reported to the Banking authorities.
The fallout from Setanta's collapse 10:17am on 24 Jun 2009 Personally I paid the Setanta subscription for the Blue Square Premier coverage. Despite the number of games covered being reduced last season the coverage was generally of a very good level. If ESPN simply go for the EPL then I will not be subscribing.

While BSP matches are never likely to generate a huge TV audience the BBC could show a great commitment to grass-roots level football by picking up this relatively small contract.

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