sne Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Just a quick reminder that this week in 4 years the WC in Qatar starts. Still the biggest "joke" to ever come out of FIFA, and that's saying something considering how corrupt FIFA has been and still is. At least 1200 slave workers dead (likely much, much more) No gays allowed in the country and so much more. And that's not even going into football matters. Oh, and did you know that the man to save FIFA from corruption, Gianni Infantino had his own personal tailor traveling with him during all times during the WC in Russia this summer. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, sne said: Gianni Infantino had his own personal tailor traveling with him during all times during the WC in Russia this summer. Tailor or KGB hitman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 All the PL clubs seem to be able to find the money to give Scudamore his gift - yet only 4 PL clubs (Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham) pay all their stadium staff a Living Wage. <sigh> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 11 hours ago, MrDuck said: All the PL clubs seem to be able to find the money to give Scudamore his gift They got it from their 'take £250k leave £250k' tray in reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 This could go in any number of threads but this is as good as any. Quote Mega-rich PFA spent £9m on memorabilia but wouldn't pay £70k to Jlloyd Samuel's grieving widow PFA's former financial arm was over £1m in the red when it went into liquidation Company accounts show that PFA Financial Management Ltd went into liquidation in 2009 owing £1,012,601, with former players among them Sportsmail has spoken to ex-players who lost their savings after receiving financial advice from their own union One revealed he was left on brink of bankruptcy after losing close to £80,000 The PFA only paid £11,000 to Jlloyd Samuel's widow Emma after his tragic death The PFA’s former financial arm was more than £1million in the red when it went into liquidation, having squandered the personal savings of some of its members, Sportsmail can reveal. As the pressure intensified on under-fire PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor last night, this newspaper was contacted by former players who blame the union for almost ruining their lives with bad financial advice. Company accounts show that PFA Financial Management Ltd went into liquidation in 2009 owing more than £1m to its creditors, with ex-players among them. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6411577/Mega-rich-PFA-spent-9m-memorabilia-wouldnt-pay-70k-Jlloyd-Samuels-grieving-widow.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 As Alex once said... 'real horror show' this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 12 hours ago, MrDuck said: All the PL clubs seem to be able to find the money to give Scudamore his gift - yet only 4 PL clubs (Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham) pay all their stadium staff a Living Wage. <sigh> I wonder does this dodgy payment go against FFP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Quote BANK NOU: BARCELONA BECOME FIRST SPORT TEAM IN HISTORY TO PAY AVERAGE £10M WAGES PER PLAYER With football’s increasingly grotesque finances being thrust to the forefront recently, fans of spiralling excess will be no doubt enthused to learn that Barcelona have become the first sport team in the history of humankind to breach the £10million average wage mark. The Global Sports Salary Survey, conducted by Sporting Intelligence, found that the average salary Barca pay their 23-man first team squad (before bonuses) is close to £10.5million – the average weekly wage being a shade over £200,000… Up one third from the previous season, the Catalan club’s figures are spiked by, among other things, Lionel Messi signing a new contract worth in excess of £50million a year as well as the likes of Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Samuel Umtiti all agreeing lucrative extensions of their own. Real Madrid are the next football team on the list with their first-team squad pocketing an average of £8.1million a year. The NBA then muscle in on the next six spots (Pies had honestly never heard of Oklahoma City Thunder until today) before Juventus and Manchester United arrive to fill out the rest of the Top 10. Interestingly, Juve have leapt up from 32nd place on last year’s list almost entirely due to the arrival of one Cristiano Ronaldo. For the record, Man City are down in 20th place, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are all also nestled inside the Top 40. Indeed, the Premier League as a whole is still the ‘richest’ league in world football, with players earning an average yearly wage of £2.99million – that’s some 36% more than in La Liga (£2.2million) in second. All a bit mad, isn’t it? http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/barcelona/280037/barcelona-become-first-sport-team-in-history-to-average-10m-per-player-in-wages.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2018 11 hours ago, sne said: http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/barcelona/280037/barcelona-become-first-sport-team-in-history-to-average-10m-per-player-in-wages.html When I first scanned through this table I didn't realise it was "sport", and thoguht it was just football. I was thinking what the **** are all these MLS teams playing at?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 And here is how they plan to finance it (maybe) Quote The classic arena can be renamed It has been called Camp Nou since 1957. Now that era can be over. Barcelona can rename the arena after a pharmaceutical company. In 1957 FC Barcelona left Camp Les Corts and moved onto the newly built Campo Nou. Since then, the arena has been one of the football world's classics. Now, however, it is apparent that an intervention in the heart of the arena will soon be done: its name. Camp Grifols? Daily Mail quotes the Spanish radio station RAC1, which in turn reports that the club is in discussions with a company about a new arena name. It is unclear exactly what Camp Nou may be baptized into, but the counterparty that Barcelona is negotiating with is the Catalan pharmaceutical company Grifols. Can give 2 billion According to the radio channel, the parties can agree to 2019. Another potential company that may resort to the name rights is the local media company Mediapro, which also houses in Barcelona. A possible deal would bring about $ 2 billion to Barcelona, which, according to the information, could invest in improvements to the stadium as well as a brand new indoor arena for Barcelona's basketball team, handball team and futsay team. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/Ql4AeW/klassiska-arenan-kan-byta-namn Can't see the fans allowing this to happen, but then again the money has to come from somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Always said its a horrible club 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 why does that make them a horrible club?! Thats what FFP has brought to the table 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2018 31 minutes ago, villa4europe said: why does that make them a horrible club?! Thats what FFP has brought to the table Yeah, bit of a weird reaction. Are all clubs that have naming rights on their stadium horrible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 i think the need for barca to sell the naming rights means its definitely in the right thread the fact that its a catalonian company effectively looping money back in is what it is, previously they would have just pumped money direct in to the clubs coffers and no one battered an eye lid now they have to have their name plastered somewhere instead, its still better than having a nigerian drinks partner or japanese tractor engine partner its just another example of how the "controlled" finances in modern football are actually a bit shit, barca sell it for £300m, city come along and renegotiate their deal at an artificially inflated by the owners £350m and that will be followed by the likes of utd claiming they are bigger than city and striking a £400m deal soon after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 They are paying the highest wages in world sport yet clubs in the same league have about tenth of the budget yet the clubs motto is more than a club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah, bit of a weird reaction. Are all clubs that have naming rights on their stadium horrible? As a fan of a club that doesn't have naming rights on its stadium, I can say "yes. Yes they are." 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 27, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sol Campbell has a managers job. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 still hope for Dwight Yorke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Looks like Barcelona and Spanish League wont be playing in Miami or the USA this season after all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 09:33, Zatman said: Looks like Barcelona and Spanish League wont be playing in Miami or the USA this season after all Because of the shitstorm... It'll happen eventually (when the outrage has died down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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