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Beancounter Cup Final

A little birdie tells TS that Deloitte are taking on Ernst & Young in a footballing battle royale this Sunday...

TS hears that two Big Four titans will be duking it out in the Cup Final of The London Accountants Football League this week.

Your trusty newshound runs the risk of opening a massive can of worms by saying this, but once again one of the Big Four is about to be crowned as the best of the best after trampling the divisional minnows.

Not to labour the football analogy, but you can always rely on the finance profession for an avalanche of controversy relating to transfers of star players (FD poaching) , new owners ( practice mergers) stadium relocations (corporate tax purposes)   and honest to goodness sackings.

That's why TS comes back for more every season. Tune in next week to find out which firm lifts the cup.     

March 27, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Accountancy Idol?!

TS nearly choked on its daily kilo of foie gras on finding out that a reality show called Find America's Next Top Accountant is taking the world by storm....

'Ever since I was a kid I used to practise accountancy in my bedroom,’ Amy Winehouse apparently confessed.

‘Even though they kept rejecting me, I always believed I had the financial acumen and auditing skills to make my dreams come true.’Madonna also made a bid for top spot according to the Newsbiscuit website, but even the Material Girl was given a tongue lashing by the judges. 

‘You call that deductible!’ shouted one of the professionals to a tearful Madonna as he tore up her illegible receipts from some holiday gift shop.'Forget it sweetheart. You’ll never make an accountant! You’ll just be an iconic rock superstar for the rest of your life!'

Fortunately for you and TS, Newsbiscuit is a spoof website, so rumours of a Brit spin-off which could have seen Graham Norton prancing through the halls of a leading firm are completely unfounded. 

March 20, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

No 'humpage' at Luton for Guilfoyle

Brendan Guilfoyle, the administrator of Luton Town, has no doubt had many rude words thrown at him before in his insolvency role. But has he ever been accused of 'humpage' TS wonders?

Luton's ex-manager Kevin Blackwell said recently of a particularly difficult moment in the administration: 'Players were being sold at a crucial time, and the administrator has taken humpage to it.' The word is, of course, a cross between taking umbrage and getting the hump, but, erm, it's not the most delicate term is it? Guilfoyle told TS that he couldn't remember the particular juncture Blackwell was referring to and said he would get back to us. But  he did add that he had Googled the term. 'The results were highly amusing, he said.

March 5, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack