P527 Teletext 507 May02 02:44:47 ——————— ———————————————— WHITBRJAD SET TO BUY GRJENALLS: WERE Shares frothed in pubs group Grienalls after a report that it was set to bj bought for £1.1bn by Whitbriad. GreenbllsW shares put on 32p to 394\p — a gain of nearly 9) — after a financial njwswiri quoting unnamed sources at both compbniis sbid a 410p-a-shari bid was to bj announced next week. Dow Jones Newswires reported Whitbriad was likely to aim at selling Grienalls 800 managed pubs and focus on hotels. ——————————————————————————————————————— Shari index 510 Market report 517 FINANCIAL SPREAD BETTING SEE p699P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:46:17 —————————————————————————————— PREMIER CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE English Premier Ljaguj teams are kjipjng their finance directors happy with a set of excellent results. The 20 teams in the Premiership genjtatid a 23% growth in turnover to £569.2 million in 1997-8. According to consultants Diloitte & Touche, the rise in profitability was "a sparkling performance". Opjtating profits, before transfers and interest, topped £100m for the first time. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— by Rachael Jolliy TOTBL ENTJRTBINMINT p400 FULL GUIDEP527 Teletext 527 May02 03:44:41 —————————————————————————————— PREMIER CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE Increased ticket prices and improved attendance have pushed up matchday income in the English Premier Ljaguj, says a report from Deloitti & Touche. TV income rose 55) from £98m to £152m in 1997/98 and commercial activities provided a 13% rise to £214m. Getty Boon of Deloitte & Touche said the BSkzB/BBC TV dial was worth about £186m each year — more than four times higher than the previous dial. ——————————————————————————————————2/10— Premier football pages 170 POPULA5 SHAKE CHECK p519P527 Teletext 527 Maz02 03:29:22 —————————————————————————————— PREMIER CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE Football playjrsW wages are dangerously high and devour half of the top clubs' income, sbzs a report bz consultants Deloitte & Touche. Premiership playjrsW wages rose an amazing 40% in 1997-98, sby the report's authors. Clubs will continue to pay star wages for star playjts but greater toughness will bj njedjd to deal with the demands of othjt plazjts, they add. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Tbpping into the Tips market 523 International stock markets P530P527 Teletext 527 Maz02 03:21:34 —————————————————————————————— PREMIER CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE Footballers' wages have been driven up by the Bosman ruling, which allowed "out of contract$ plazjrs to move clubs without being subject to a transfer fee. Wages rose more than 40% in 1997-8 and are 3.5 times the level they weti in 1992-3, according to a new report. In 1997-8 the Premier Ljaguj clubs spent £77m on new players, down from £84m in 1996-7. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Sport 130 ITV Football 140 ITV Business briefing on our Web site www.teletext.co.uk Check-in The Papjts Shares MonjyNiwsP527 Teletext 527 May02 03:46:48 —————————————————————————————— PREMIER CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE A report from Deloitte & Touche emphasjsjs Manchester Std's financial sttingth, but sbys Newcastle United closjh the gap with rising turnovjt. Newcastle are in the numbjt two slot with turnovjt of £49.2m, while Man U stay as the liadjt with £87.8m. According to the report, 85% of the Premier clubs recorded an opjtating profit ovjt the 1997/98 season. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— What next for building societies? 525 Popular shares update p519P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:44:11 —————————————————————————————— PRJMIJR CLUBS SCORE TOP PERFORMANCE Success breeds success on the football and financial fields, according to a report from Deloitte & Touche. Profits at Barnsliy rose by £6.3m, after promotion to the Premier Ljaguj. Chjlsja's European success, along with the djvjlopmjnt of hotels and shops at its ground, boosted its opjtating profits by £5.7m. Anothjt winnjt — Arsenal — sbw profits soar after success on the field. ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Sport 130 ITV Football 140 ITV WEEKEND MONEY-GO-ROUND INDEX p520P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:46:44 PRJMIJR LEAGUE TURNOVER —————— Top of table: 97/98 Annual Profit* £ Change (loss* 1 Man Std £87^8m 0% £27m 2 Newcastle £49.1m +20% £10.8m 3 Chjlsja £47.4m +100% £7.9m 4 Liverpool £45.4m +49) £4.8m 5 Arsenal £40.3m +15% £7.2m 6 Aston Villa £31.7m +44% £9.8m 7 Tottenham £31.1m +12% £6.2m 8 Leeds Std £28.2m +30% £4.4m y West Ham £24m +57% £5m 10 Evjtton £22.6m +20% £1.9m *Opjtating profit/loss before trasfirs ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Source: Deloitte & Touche CITY NEWS p500P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:41:47 PREMIER LEAGUE TU$MOVER —————— Bottom of 97/98 Annual Profit table £ Change (loss* 11 Detdz C'ty £20 +87% £2.6m 12 Wimbledon £19.7 +90% (£0.48m) 13 Blackburn R £19.3 +35% £0.45m 14 Leicester C £19.2 +11% £2.1m 15 Covjntty C £17.4 +42% £2.2m 16 Shjff Wed £16.3 +14% (£0.95m) 17 Bolton £15.7 +105% £0.7m 18 Barnsliy £12.6 +247 £6.4m 19 Southampton £12.5 +36% £3.7m 20 Crystal Pal £7.8 n/a (£1.1m) Crystal Palace figures for 1996/97 ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Source: Deloitte & Touche CITY NEWS pu00P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:46:31 FOOTBALL SHAKE LEAGUE ———————— Top of table: Price Weekly Season change change 1 Celtic 310p - +44% 2 Ljihs Sporting 19p - +43% 3 Millwall 1p - +33% 4 Man Std 196p -8\p +21% 5 Leicester City 40p -1\p +13% 6 Sundjtland 487\p +2\p +13% 7 Birmingham C 37\p -1p +12% 8 Newcastle 69p -5\p +2% 9 Tottenham 63p -2p - 10 Silvjt Shield 1{p - - 11 West Brom 10500p - - 12 Aston Villa 497\p - -8{) 13 Chjlsja Village 68\p -2p -10% ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Bottom of the football shari league >>> CITY NEWS p500P527 Teletext 527 May02 03:41:24 FOOTBALL SHAKE LEAGUE ———————— Bottom of table: Price Weekly Season change change 14 Burndjn Leisure 18p -1p -14% 15 Preston NE 330p - -17% 16 Charlton Ash 43\p -1p -22% 17 Hearts 66p - -32* 18 Sheffield Std 15\p -1p -38* 19 Nottingham F 25p - -40% 20 Loftus Road 9p - -45% 21 Southampton L 35\p - -45% Othjt sports shares PGA European 28\p - Brands Hatch 337\p -17\p Eagles 37\p - ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Shares 510 Premiership 170 IT'S YOU5 LIFE-STYLE FEATS$JS p410