The on topic thread 3.0

[Bojan KantKick]

Did Liverpool win the league? Where is Son?

 

[Jatz]

The wealth gap was nowhere near what it was before states started buying up clubs.

Ahh so there's some arbitrary figure that was an acceptable difference before that's now been crossed?

I mean, you see how the argument is a bit silly right.

 

[Zidane98]

Ahh so there's some arbitrary figure that was an acceptable difference before that's now been crossed?

I mean, you see how the argument is a bit silly right.

Who's quoting an arbitrary figure?


Governments and their representatives should not be involved in funding a football club. Simple as that. Would you accept Albanese buying an NRL club in Australia and having every government owned business sponsoring the club for tens of millions of dollars? I bet if that scenario was to happen you would personally be pretty pissed at it.

That's literally how the oil clubs are run. We never had that issue in the past in football and hopefully at some stage in the future we can get rid of ownership models linked to oppressive governments. You have to admit that's not a good thing for the game.

 

[Memphis]

Man never got the credit and sending off he deserved.

 

[Memphis]

Did Liverpool win the league? Where is Son?

Son should be consider for sure.

 

[Zidane98]

Son should be consider for sure.

I would give it to Son

 

[Jatz]

Who's quoting an arbitrary figure?


Governments and their representatives should not be involved in funding a football club. Simple as that. Would you accept Albanese buying an NRL club in Australia and having every government owned business sponsoring the club for tens of millions of dollars? I bet if that scenario was to happen you would personally be pretty pissed at it.

That's literally how the oil clubs are run. We never had that issue in the past in football and hopefully at some stage in the future we can get rid of ownership models linked to oppressive governments. You have to admit that's not a good thing for the game.

That's a terrible comparison as there's a salary cap in that sport. They could pump 3 trillion into an NRL club and it wouldn't allow them a roster benefit.

I agree it's not a good thing for the game but not because of the financial differences. If your concerns were just where the money was coming from, I'd 100% agree with you.

 

[Zidane98]

That's a terrible comparison as there's a salary cap in that sport. They could pump 3 trillion into an NRL club and it wouldn't allow them a roster benefit.

I agree it's not a good thing for the game but not because of the financial differences. If your concerns were just where the money was coming from, I'd 100% agree with you.

My concerns are governments being involved in the game. You've got PSG getting Macron & the emir of Qatar leaning on Mbappe to not leave the club.


Fair enough on NRL comparison not being the best.


How about if Albanese had of bought Chelsea and had Australian government owned businesses sponsor it to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars?



Would you be ok with that?




Because that's exactly what happens with Newcastle, PSG & City.

 

[Jatz]

My concerns are governments being involved in the game. You've got PSG getting Macron & the emir of Qatar leaning on Mbappe to not leave the club.


Fair enough on NRL comparison not being the best.


How about if Albanese had of bought Chelsea and had Australian government owned businesses sponsor it to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars?



Would you be ok with that?




Because that's exactly what happens with Newcastle, PSG & City.

Until there's rulings to stop it, yes. It's up to the PL to stop that.

 

[Memphis]

I would give it to Son

I'd give it to KDB best player in the league imo.

 

[Magma]

ac Milan had a paedo prime minister as their owner and no one batted an eye

 

[Zidane98]

Until there's rulings to stop it, yes. It's up to the PL to stop that.

Agreed. Forcing Abramovich out for being a Putin collaborator is a good start.


You would imagine Newcastle / Man City ownership are also forced out in the same manner as Abramovich if Saudi Arabia / Abu Dhabi are caught committing an atrocity.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Agreed. Forcing Abramovich out for being a Putin collaborator is a good start.


You would imagine Newcastle / Man City ownership are also forced out in the same manner as Abramovich if Saudi Arabia / Abu Dhabi are caught committing an atrocity.

Well, look at what the Saudis are doing in Yemen. Nothing wi be done because the UK government have their hands in the Saudi's pockets.

 

[moomba]

How about if Albanese had of bought Chelsea and had Australian government owned businesses sponsor it to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars?

Would you be ok with that?

As a football supporter, couldn't care less.

As an Australian, as long as the sponsorships are value for money, couldn't care less. If the sponsorships weren't value for money then I would have an issue.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

ac Milan had a paedo prime minister as their owner and no one batted an eye

Silvio Burlosconi bought the club long before entering politics.

 

[Magma]

Silvio Burlosconi bought the club long before entering politics.

he shouldn't have been allowed to be the prime minister and run a football club in the same country

 

[Bojan KantKick]

he shouldn't have been allowed to be the prime minister and run a football club in the same country

Is that where you have decided to draw the line eh?

 

[Magma]

Is that where you have decided to draw the line eh?

sorry.

europe state run good. arab state run bad.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

sorry.

europe state run good. arab state run bad.

All state run is bad. Milan was owned by Burlosconi, not the Italian Government or Italian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

 

[Magma]

All state run is bad. Milan was owned by Burlosconi, not the Italian Government or Italian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

im sure the honourable silvio played by the rules at all times.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

im sure the honourable silvio played by the rules at all times.

There are no rules. You can rape, pillage and plunder and football doesn't care.

 

[Magma]

There are no rules. You can rape, pillage and plunder and football doesn't care.

exactly, and that was usually just one court case for old silvio

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Even worse was PM Silvio also owning biggest media company in the country

 

[Zidane98]

sorry.

europe state run good. arab state run bad.

You would have just as much pushback if not more had Boris Johnson bought Chelsea himself and promptly had BBC sponsor it for 100m / year than against the ownership of City / PSG / Newcastle.

 

[Magma]

You would have just as much pushback if not more had Boris Johnson bought Chelsea himself and promptly had BBC sponsor it for 100m / year than against the ownership of City / PSG / Newcastle.

but he didnt. and wont.