Reason No. 398,285 why it's not good to have your club owned by a Petro-Oligarch

[miller0863]

Them, PSG and previously Chelsea and now Newcastle have caused this financial crisis in football as clubs try to compete. Absolutely abhorrent

[Steveo]

Oh yes, the game was a fluffy space for equality and loveliness before these evils turned up. The commercialisation of the game and formation of the Premier league was totally benign naturally.

Sweet lord.


Keep em coming fellas..

[Insidious]

Oh yes, the game was a fluffy space for equality and loveliness before these evils turned up. The commercialisation of the game and formation of the Premier league was totally benign naturally.

Sweet lord.


Keep em coming fellas..

I don't think anyone denies that there were always smaller fish, medium fish and larger fish in the Pond. That would be naive.

But none of the Fish could buy the entire Pond before.

[ianlfc]

Oh yes, the game was a fluffy space for equality and loveliness before these evils turned up. The commercialisation of the game and formation of the Premier league was totally benign naturally.

Sweet lord.


Keep em coming fellas..

You would have to admit that in recent years its been taken to a whole new level of wealth and greed.
You only have to look at the Halaand deal that took him to City. There's even talk he's getting a £20 million + bonus for winning the Champions league.
Also Messi too America has all sorts of incentives. With %s from Apple TV and Adidas threw in !!

[Steveo]

Perhaps we should be very thankful to this "Americanization of English football" and the wider European game. Ok 1 league title in more than 30 years might say different.. But that is still the fault of those evil Easterners,... Grrrr.. Anyone remember Evil Edna.. Booo hisss

https://www.theguardian.com/football...egalitarianism

[miller0863]

Not complaining about where the money has come from, I am complaining about the fact three clubs now have literally unlimited funds, the rest do not.

I hate Real and Barcelona and Utd but at least they are proper clubs, building up their success, following and bank balances through winning over decades. Not be one an overnight success as some rich man’s vanity project play thing.

Jeez that’s some hair trigger you’re operating on Steveo

[Steveo]

I don't think anyone denies that there were always smaller fish, medium fish and larger fish in the Pond. That would be naive.

But none of the Fish could buy the entire Pond before.

Which pond Sid? Owners from which nation own all or part of more than half of every premier league club?

[Steveo]

Not complaining about where the money has come from, I am complaining about the fact three clubs now have literally unlimited funds, the rest do not.

I hate Real and Barcelona and Utd but at least they are proper clubs, building up their success, following and bank balances through winning over decades. Not be one an overnight success as some rich man’s vanity project play thing.

Jeez that’s some hair trigger you’re operating on Steveo

For a kick off you suggested it was all the fault of Chelsea - City - PSG and Newcastle…. That these clubs are to blame. Quite odd..

That for some reason there are no authorities (like the FA or the UK Government for instance) or regulators in place who should be facing the music. By doing so you show that you are “trigger” happy to blame certain factions while seemingly happy to absolve others.

Now I can’t stop you getting your knickers in a twist every time someone questions you mate. But them’s the apples as I see it anyhow.

[miller0863]

My knickers are not twisted in the slightest. You were the one launching into your usual defence of the Middle East and slagging off the Yanks.

I am complaining about the clubs driving transfer fees and wages ever upwards to unsustainable levels. So of course, I mentioned the clubs who are responsible for doing that.

If it was Welsh money I would be every bit as much again.

I can’t help it if you want to twist everything to suit your ongoing arguments re the West v The Middle East and who’s the most corrupt.

Not my argument, not the point I was making.

[teesred]

Which pond Sid? Owners from which nation own all or part of more than half of every premier league club?

True. It's just there's one club who don't play by the rules and there's no getting away from it.
They bought their place at the top table, it wasn't earned.