We're naive idiots for thinking this is funny? Do you ever enjoy anything?
Neymar joins PSG on a five year deal
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We're naive idiots for thinking this is funny? Do you ever enjoy anything?
Good on PSG. They stood by their word that if you mess with their star players, theyll mess with yours.
But Barca put the clause in. They only have themselves to blame. They aren't getting fecked, the player doesn't want to be there anymore and someone's met the stipulations that Barca set out.
That's what's funny to me. The clause was put in at such an astronomical price because they clearly never believed it'd be possible for a club to meet it or that Neymar would push so hard to leave. That both parts of that have come true is quite amusing to me.
the vast majority of players get bought or sold either don't have a release clause in the first place or are bought in any case. All a player needs to do is hand in a request or kick up a fuss. No club will force a player to stay or at best keep them on the bench for a period of time before they concede that they have to sell. Also, Jose himself said that if a player wants to leave he will not stand in their way. He is wise enough to know if a player wants to go no matter what the motivation that it is better to let them go rather than cause disruption and spread negativity in the camp.
Exactly, it's arrogance and it's cost them. Not that I'm any more of a fan of PSG than any other sugar daddy club or that I dislike Barca in particular, but it's always funny when arrogance backfires.
By going to PSG Neymar is disqualifying himself as a world class player, League 1 is too weak, on the whole, at the moment to attract such a player. Yeah he will score tons of goals, the PSG fans will be happy, but at what price? What about the other teams? Will this transfer have a good influence on them?
What is PSG trying to prove? Is it some kind of payback because they were beaten fair and square in the CL?
That kind of money is insulting, it's going to kill the great player Neymar is surely.
What is PSG trying to prove? Is it some kind of payback because they were beaten fair and square in the CL?
That kind of money is insulting, it's going to kill the great player Neymar is surely.
That's BS. Obviously, it's a step down to go to PSG, but in no way can you say that he isn't a world class player just because he goes there. Don't you think Zlatan was world class when he played there? That's almost the same as saying that Pelé wasn't world class just because he didn't play in one of Europe's top leagues back in the day.
You read one comment from me then derive that I "don't ever enjoy anything". Great logic that.
No, I just don't think this is funny as I have explained already that teams that don't earn their own money and fund themselves by opening loss making shell companies are a massive concern not only for us but for football in general.
Clauses are mandatory in Spain, this has nothing to do with arrogance.
So why hasn't that happened already? Stop being paranoid. Unless the french league becomes more competitive people won't start jumping ship. PSG are spending an absolute fortune to get Neymar, I doubt they'll be doing that again any time soon.
it's not about the clause. almost every signing in bloody history has been of players without a release clause. This is not the issue. The issue is (which I keep repeating) is that clubs are breaking the rules like FFP and getting away with it. The big problem here is that we are playing by the rules and are going to find ourselves at a significant disadvantage despite following said rules.
Barca deserves it, fully really, I'm glad some clubs are stand up against those public tap up other clubs players lol. What goes around comes around, now if RM ever get near our Dave again, just slap Ed's check book into their face and ask for Kroos in return.
what are you talking about? It is already happening. Look around you
paranoid... Amazing. Take your head out of the sand.
Teams aren't breaking the rules and getting away with it though.
With 1 player? how long have they had this money for? oh wow the world is ending!what are you talking about? It is already happening. Look around you
paranoid... Amazing. Take your head out of the sand.
you're hysterical.They are because they are being allowed to continue despite small slaps on the wrist and then having them removed. These clubs know that they will get a fine which has absolutely no effect on them as they will see it as a luxury tax and continue to breach the rules.
What are they continuing exactly?
With 1 player? how long have they had this money for? oh wow the world is ending!
I know they are a small club but have you heard of this team called city who have spent more on defenders alone than allot of countries have spent on national defence?
I am talking about the future and that has already started. hysterical? Nah mate your just nieve and can't see whats in front of your face. No one said the world is ending, we're talking about football here in case you didn't know. Silly attempt to try and inflate the conversation to try and make a childish claim.
don't worry about it.
There is always going to be somebody richer. You can't stop that. We used to be the monopoly, then got blown out the water by Blackburn. Things happen and change. I don't think this spending will be sustainable anyway, it'll settle down soon.
If PSG win the CL and Brazil win a WC with Neymar playing a main role, then he will be amongst the top tier elite as he's already world class imo. I think PSG will win the CL sooner or later, the owner seems determined to make sure they do.
This isn't payback for the CL result, this is PSG backing up their point thag if you try disrupting one of their best players, they'll sign one of yours.
Barca crying foul is childish. They put a release clause, thinking no one will go forit, but PSG went for it.
Most important thing is that if Neymar goes to PSG, it is only because he wants to leave Barca.
Most important thing is that if Neymar goes to PSG, it is only because he wants to leave Barca.
It's neither, it's just PSG trying to sign the high profile player, that they have always dreamed about. Unlike Messi or Ronaldo, Neymar showed interest so they went for him.
It was certainly a crazy twist.
Veratti was unsettled and even advised to dig his heels and go on strike. For the move.
Days later, PSG said, "we shall buy Neymar for whatever amount is required" and booom!
It's just a shame that we could not be the ones who were buying him.
If we'd got him ourselves, I think we'd be title favourites.
A front 3 of Neymar, Lukaku and Rasford would've scored many goals.
Agree with this. Both Griezmann and Dybala doesn't make sense to me at all. They would need to switch the formation as you said or put them in the position where they aren't comfortable at all while spending an enormous amount of money. Would be surprised if they went for either of them.
You don't think spending is sustainable.
So, let me get this straight, spending has increased, with the progression of time. Nobody can argue against this.
Yet, you still believe, that spending will decline?
IMO, spending will continue increasing....just as it has for the last few decades.
Agreed, spending will mirror revenues growth until the moment owners decide that they prefer to pocket the money themselves.
isn't this what we keep saying for what seems to be decades now? If we look at American football they have systems in place to cap the spending and the have far richer owners than most of the teams in football, I think at some point we must implement that otherwise, We were powerful because we won things. We didn't break any rules while doing it.
The point is not about there being somebody richer my point is that there has to be real rules and structure in place otherwise there will be major issues within football. The fact is the Glazers could easily sell up to the Saudis or Abu Dhabi or some group in china or wherever and we could do far more damage than City or PSG ever could. Everyone should play by the same rules.
I dont think its jealousy at all. Its just laughing at the hypocrisy.
Barca have tried to tap up at least 3 PSG players in the past: Silva, Marquinhos and now Veratti.
Each time PSG warned them they would come after their players if they did.
Now they are just getting what they themselves started. They cant cry foul when the same thing they do to others happens to them.
Anyone remember the Fabregas incident when the Barca players forced Cesc to wear a Barca shirt? that sorting of tapping up is disgraceful. The Spanish clubs openly talk up other teams players for a number of years now.
And I dont think such a thing would happen to Real for example. Perez is smart enough to pick up his fights.
Clubs can't really grow much bigger than they currently are IMO, players worth 200m isn't going to become the norm. Only a handful of clubs could spend that and still keep the doors open.
Yes we might see more fee's of 30/40/50 but people are thinking that 200m transfers will happen regularly just because Neymar has chosen the money? it's silly.
The point is every club does it including us. And singling them out is the real hypocrisy.
I see them as an evil entity. They beat us in two CL finals ffs. A meteor could hit the Camp Nou and I'd think "that's for taking Carrick's backpass Eto'o you prick".
yes in that sense me too! Madrid can feck of as well
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The hypocrisy is Barca's subsequent actions since it was evident that they have lost Neymar.
Threatening to report PSG to UEFA(PSG still have a whole month to sell of players in a market with inflated prices too), forming a band of sides to deal with PSG.
@giorno explained it best, they are behaving exactly liked they did when they lost Ronaldo. Like a spoilt brat that hasnt gotten their way.
They have forgotten all the underhanded stuff that they themselves had to do to sign Neymar. Its just hypocritical.
On one hand it's good for them to get a taste of their own medicine. On the other Barca aren't as plastic as PSG. I don't think that's good for football, and neither is Barca not being as entertaining to watch, and and neither is PSG running riot even more in their league as well.
Dont really resent them for that. Beat us fair and square. But they are just hypocrites and their tapping up of players has gone on for too long. They are doing the same with Coutinho(even though I wouldnt mind them signing him).
Someone is finally teaching them a lesson, and they are crying to whoever will listen to their spoilt cries.
Hahaha, Barca, salty much?
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch.
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