Gary Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Andy Carroll Newcastle to Liverpool ?35m Torres Liverpool to Chelsea ?50m ...and we are meant to be in a recession! Football at the highest level has become a total joke - it will all implode one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 ?35m for Carroll?! Hahahehehehohohoho etc etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Amazed that Newcastle have sold him. Mind you their owner is at least two slates short of a roof. Can the poo afford all the interpreters with Dalglish telling them what he wants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Andy Carroll Newcastle to Liverpool ?35mTorres Liverpool to Chelsea ?50m ...and we are meant to be in a recession! Football at the highest level has become a total joke - it will all implode one day! I wouldn't say Poo and Newcastle are at the highest level. Torres must think it's Christmas ................ or is that Carrol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Money aside I think this will be a good swap for Liverpool, getting shut of a lazy sulker and replacing him with a "throw back" centre forward who wants to prove himself at the top level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just for interest folks; where or from whom does all this cash originate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 TV rights, punters and sponsorships for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 "originate" - sponsors: arn't they private companies that pay this sponsorship out of their profits? So presumably their profits come from their customers? TV rights: arn't TV companies funded by advertising ? So isn't this also sourced from "the customer"? Punters: presume you mean fans, well they are direct customers of the game. SO, all these customers are presumably ordinary folk, who, IF they had a choice, might not be inclined to fund these obscene amounts now involved in the beautiful game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 IF they had a choice, might not be inclined to fund these obscene amounts now involved in the beautiful game! Fans have a choice ................. They can pay their admission fee or stay at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Andy Carroll Newcastle to Liverpool ?35mTorres Liverpool to Chelsea ?50m have train fares gone up that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Your right of course Wolfie, "fans" DO have a choice; but the rest of us DON'T. Wonder if, at the till, we were allowed to deduct the ?% cost of sponsorchip, there would be any money to fund this nonesense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 This money came from 1 place only i.e. Roman Abramovics wallet. The ?50m for torres has covered the increased offer for Suarez and the Caroll transfer. With LFC also selling Babel to Hoffenheim, this actually costs them nothing from their own pockets and in terms of wages will be a saving over the course of the 5.5 year contracts given to both (Torres was on about ?125k per week apparently). Without Abramovic this wouldnt have happened as the same day Chelski reported at ?71m loss last season despite doing the double. Chelsea and Man City are totally unsuatainable without their backers. The new UEFA fair play rules coming in in 2013 will make a difference and this summers window should be the last of the silly money moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Clubs will not have to break even until 2018/19 season at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 .... and Ambrovich's money came from the Russian people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Torres says that it is his destiny to score against Liverpool at the weekend....... seems even paying someone 125 grand a week commands no lasting loyalty from these dumb footballers.. Years ago, many would have seen football clubs as helping out with care in the community. Most of these so called sportsmen can't even string a full sentence together and would certainly not have been top of the list of job applicants if I was interviewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I don't think fans going to the game, make much difference to the profits of the big clubs these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yes Baz, but a market system, confuses real worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Even taking the two redundant commas out it is still nonsense. Wasn't there a thread elsewhere complaining about falling standards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I don't think fans going to the game, make much difference to the profits of the big clubs these days United's matchday revenue is running at approximately ?100m per year,....... not much difference there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Indeed, Wolfie. Arsenal moved to the Emirates to increase their capacity and, therefore, their revenue, and it's why 'poo want a bigger ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 One word on football transfer fees & 'weekly' (or is that daily) wages for football players: OBSCENE! AdrianR said: (Torres was on about ?125k per week apparently). at Liverpool. I calculate that to be around $260/70 per week in antipodean coin, which is more than I earn in about 3.5 years working 5 days per week. Sickening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Sorry about the typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 United's matchday revenue is running at approximately ?100m per year,....... not much difference there then What percentage is that of their total profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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