vanetta
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Post by vanetta on Jun 11, 2009 15:31:35 GMT 1
Man U accepted a world record £80 million bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. Thought there was a recession going on  |
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Post by crojoe on Jun 11, 2009 18:34:15 GMT 1
If their dumb enough to part ways with so much cash, then they can have him. Its all one big joke, all this superstardom payouts and so forth. So what if they only can do the job for 5 to 10 years due to injuries, they still make so much money that we everyday hard working folk (sick or injured) would need to live 10 to 15 life times just to make anything near that. A bunch of grown men chasing a leather ball, exciting for some, but not worth the money. We need to get back to football being made up of people from that country, and not all this trading and purchasing and selling players from around the world.
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Post by prkbrk on Jun 11, 2009 18:50:27 GMT 1
And now you know why SAF is the most astute manager of a football club in the world ;D ( not that I am biased seeing as he was a failed Rangers player in reality)
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Post by Madgolfer on Jun 12, 2009 10:15:10 GMT 1
So what would you all do with 80 million? Any suggestions?
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Post by crojoe on Jun 12, 2009 12:16:31 GMT 1
So what would you all do with 80 million? Any suggestions? Ummm, go eat out? Invest in property, but not here. Get some new socks, maybe chill out for a couple of days. Most probably have to disappear with all the leaches after me, hire a body guard, wear dark sunglasses and get ulcers from worrying if the bank will steel it, the tax man will claim it, or my wife will spend it. |
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Post by mambo on Jun 12, 2009 12:39:16 GMT 1
It is time the EU or the FIFA sets rules for soccer clubs like Barcelona, Real, Liverpool etc.
All these clubs have hundreds of millions in debt and they aren't paying it back. All these clubs are looking for some sort of refinancing, which is extremely difficult in these times, but at the same time they are basically buying the championships.
In Germany and Holland this way of operating is already prohibited and it is the reason why many former top clubs no longer compete at the highest levels.
93 million euro for 1 player is a bit over the top if you ask me. The only way to make money with that is to keep him on the players list for a couple of years and then sell him again before his value goes down again.
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Post by gmh on Jun 14, 2009 16:10:15 GMT 1
Some disapointing responses for madgolfers question.
I'd take 2 million for myself, and then directly use the rest to improve schools, hospitals, low income housing, and feeding the poor here in Croatia. I always had a dream of starting a 'non profit shop' as well.
With my 2 mil I'd use 1 mil to make at least 3 cheap hostels.
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Post by capio on Jun 14, 2009 16:22:15 GMT 1
Mambo it's not true that all clubs have these issues... It's really just Liverpool and Manchester United, and I can't see either of them not repaying a loan any time soon... despite Liverpool's recent issues.
Dutch teams can't compete for many reasons...one of them being there's been a lull in world class dutch talent of late, thus the talented players they do have leave for Spain in particular at a younger age.
Also you're not competing of the young South Americans anymore, the Portuguese league has overtaken you and is now the first step for the most talented Brazilian and Argentinian players.
As for what I'd do with £80M I'd buy Newcastle and take them into the conference.
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Post by mambo on Jun 15, 2009 15:25:34 GMT 1
Capio,
The reason why the Dutch players are leaving is because these clubs from Spain and England pay fortunes for players and are willing to pay them fortunes as well.
Because of the fact that in Holland the budget has to be approved (i.e. you cannot run a few hundred million deficit) before a soccer club gets a license, the clubs cannot afford these salaries and prices for players. This results in the good players leaving for Europe and the somewhat lesser players remaining in Holland.
You will never see a Dutch team in the champions league getting to the semi-finals, but when the Dutch team is playing all the players from Spain, England, Italy and Germany come back home and all of a sudden we have a great team.
Perhaps it is the reason why I never watch soccer. The Spanish, British, Italian teams basically are a collection of foreigners, thus you cannot call them a Spanish or British team anymore. And the national teams is made up of players which the average soccer fan in Holland never sees on the fields.
I prefer the normal lawn hockey (although it is played on artificial turf), where you can see top players every week and every year playing for the same team and when they play together in the national team they are not total strangers.
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Post by capio on Jun 15, 2009 15:32:58 GMT 1
Holland's a small country - it's natural that a game fueled by money... makes it natural for Dutch teams to compete.
It's a shame as when I was a student I regularly travelled to Amsterdam in the mid and late 90's to watch the superb Ajax side.
The unfortunate part is that football was showing clear signs of slowing down and more sensible pricing.. transfer feees, wages etc... then Abramhovic stepped in and voila..
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