Or a PhD thesis on how even the largest of football clubs can end up in bankruptcy when mismanaged, despite selling enough assets to save themselves.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Or a PhD thesis on how even the largest of football clubs can end up in bankruptcy when mismanaged, despite selling enough assets to save themselves.
I'm not one to back Chelsea. But they dominated that champions League that year. Nothing flukey about their win.
Weren't fancied in lot of their matches but got the tactics spot on
I agree. Stupidly comfortable throughout every knockout stage.
Was how you would expect city to cruise through a competition, only it got done to them in the final. As you say, comfortable
I’d rather read the paper on the guy masturbating to Japanese cartoons.
Much better.
Leaver-n let die
How is this not fraud? Surely if this happens those that bought their TV rights can sue them?
It's getting to the point now where Puqué must be paying barca to play
...And Lever For All
Feel like they have enough already but now get to make future president Pique the hero.
Barcelona is basically the scene from Armageddon.
"Pull the lever"
"this is the lever"
Lever didn't work and chaos unfolds
"Pull the lever"
"this is the lever"
Lever didn't work and chaos unfolds
Yes that’s one thing I’ve been impressed with about him. He seems to have the mental strength to deal with the pressure of the media. He’s going to need that resolute stance as the pressure will most likely be even more intense later in the season.
I’m wondering whether the World Cup break might be a blessing in disguise this season. If we are struggling first half season, it’ll give us a 1 month timeout and take us to just before the January window where we have the option to make signings because we cocked up in the summer.
I don't think they have enough, especially not to sign Bernardo.
I heard Barcelona have signed a new soap sponsor Lever 2000.
How many more levers will they need... Feels like they have sold like 150% of their TV rights already, do they even have anything left to sell?
You're really asking what Chelsea have offered the last 5 years that we haven't?? We've been a joke.
How much you spend in “fees” in a window is irrelevant. We have offloaded and offset a lot of deadweight in salary, and are working on more, but the real key is that FPP is a three year average, and if you structure the money as a loan to yourself you can manipulate how it appears on the books however you want. If you have to borrow the money from someone else this changes. But our owners ARE the bank. They are contemporaries of the group buying Barcas rights. If Roman tried to expand Stamford bridge he would have had to setup a holding company to borrow the money from a major bank. He was worth billions, but he didn’t just have all that money at his disposal.
When Clearlake started their Stamford Bridge program last month they “borrowed” money from themselves, purely for accounting and tax reasons associated with capital asset investment. They had the straight cash right on hand.
This gives them the ability to do things even other super rich owners cannot. They won’t see it in terms of windows, they will look at it as value versus future markets and options. If you think inflation and scarcity of talent is only going to drive up the cost, then spend more now, and save money by doing so. 160 combined for Fofana and De Jong could seem like a steal by this time next year.You guys see it as a a ton of money spent, Boehly and Clearlake could see it as an opportunity.
“Billionaire” owners like the Glazers can’t do this the same way. Even Roman couldn’t do this with the same freedom, because while they may be worth that much, most of it is tied up in assets. They may have very little available funds, especially coming out of Covid.
The only real equivalent is the state funded teams. They can form businesses just to give their team added resources.
Global warming got Manny as hot as Barcelona, and bossman in Winslow road can cook up a mean paella. He won’t even noticed he relocated if he came now.
Is Pique going to bring another briefcase? It is absolutely mental what is going on at Barca. It’s like watching some kind of drug mafia movie where they need to pay the kingpin within 20 days or they get put in a body bag. It’s so bizarre!
Erik ten Hag just said in his press conference he is convinced his squad will be stronger and more rounded when the window closes. Done deal
Piqué's furniture.
Have a feeling we will end up with FDJ next summer. Looks like he is stubborn enough to stay there on full wages for the short term and by next summer we have managed to end up qualifying for the CL.
We are in a better position to attract players a mnd FDJ has been made a real outcast by then.
I would be stunned at this stage us getting him, after being full on the muppet train earlier in the summer, I have had to get off at the latest stop.
Good luck on the rest of the journey muppets.
We are in a better position to attract players a mnd FDJ has been made a real outcast by then.
I would be stunned at this stage us getting him, after being full on the muppet train earlier in the summer, I have had to get off at the latest stop.
Good luck on the rest of the journey muppets.
Imagine all those levers pulled and they still can’t register some signings. If this goes badly on the pitch they are going to be in a lot of trouble. Kind of desirable given the levels of irresponsibility being displayed
The fifth lever is getting every player to buy a piece of the club's furniture at exorbitant price. Auto deducted from the salary.
A little bit of Mikky in my life
A little bit of Erik by my side
A little bit of Ronnie is all I need
A little bit of Fred is what I see
A little bit of Linda’ in the sun
A little bit of Harry all night long
A little bit of Jesse gone, here I am
A little bit of dough makes me your man
Lever Number Five!
A little bit of Erik by my side
A little bit of Ronnie is all I need
A little bit of Fred is what I see
A little bit of Linda’ in the sun
A little bit of Harry all night long
A little bit of Jesse gone, here I am
A little bit of dough makes me your man
Lever Number Five!
I think if he stays this summer Barca work it out and he stays fullstop. This is our moment.
Pique isn’t earning that much.
Anyone watch Tuchel's presser? I have only seen written snippets, he mentions another CB when asked about Fofana, and answers questions on adding depth to his squad when asked about another striker. Absolutely nothing to suggest they're about to bring in what would be their second most expensive signing ever for a position they don't really need to fill.
Yep, busquetes is leaving next summer for mls. So the slot at the base of midfield will be available for frenkie and hes the best in that position in the world...
Can we rename Barca to Leverpool?
He’s going to loan them the cash personally…….
Erik ten Hag just said in his press conference he is convinced his squad will be stronger and more rounded when the window closes. Done deal
Time to create the 'Frenkie de Jong 22/23 Performance' thread?
"What does De Jong actually do?"
Frenkie de Jong sackwatch
If you search Juan Roberto
"Panic mode at #MUFC
Twitter · 16 mins ago"
which appears to have been deleted. Roberto was suppose to be the chosen one.
"Panic mode at #MUFC
Twitter · 16 mins ago"
which appears to have been deleted. Roberto was suppose to be the chosen one.
It's absolutely bizarre what is happening at Barca. Imagine the reaction if we took out FOUR pay day loans in a single summer, each one purchased against part of the club and it still wasn't enough to register new sigings.
I would imagine that (after the rioting and demanding the owners leave immediately) most of us would be disgusted at the idea of signing even more players. It's insane
I would imagine that (after the rioting and demanding the owners leave immediately) most of us would be disgusted at the idea of signing even more players. It's insane
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