WallisFrizz Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: I think the "journalists" need to be looked into. Scum like that Romano constantly tweeting transfer rumours is a form of tapping up especially when he has so many big 6 bots then retweeting it Yeah, I never really considered his role in it but then when you wonder how he earns his money, he must get paid by agents and clubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 PSG celebrating Chinese New Year with a special Chinese themed jersey with the players names in Chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 The money floating around at the moment is genuinely insane. Good players that haven't really done much of anything are regularly going for 50m+ I dread to think how much the next 'superstar' will go for, something like 500m for an mbappe doesn't sound as far away as it once did, are we actually going to see a billion pound player in the near future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 FFS! "The Premier League is partnering with French fantasy sports platform Sorare to sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a sign that the sporting world is continuing to embrace digital assets despite the rout in markets. The deal gives Sorare a four-year license to sell digital sports cards of players from all 20 Premier League clubs, Sorare said in a statement on Monday. Sky News reported in October that the deal could be worth 30 million pounds ($37.13 million) per year. Sorare declined to comment on whether the figure cited by Sky News was accurate." https://www.reuters.com/technology/premier-league-signs-nft-deal-with-softbank-backed-sorare-2023-01-30/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, villakram said: FFS! "The Premier League is partnering with French fantasy sports platform Sorare to sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a sign that the sporting world is continuing to embrace digital assets despite the rout in markets. The deal gives Sorare a four-year license to sell digital sports cards of players from all 20 Premier League clubs, Sorare said in a statement on Monday. Sky News reported in October that the deal could be worth 30 million pounds ($37.13 million) per year. Sorare declined to comment on whether the figure cited by Sky News was accurate." https://www.reuters.com/technology/premier-league-signs-nft-deal-with-softbank-backed-sorare-2023-01-30/ Digital sports cards? This is very much world's gone when it comes to NFTs, not just football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Digital sports cards? This is very much world's gone when it comes to NFTs, not just football Swiping left to like and then let's see what the god of QR code will reveal. A different kind of magic for sure. I suppose it's not all that different to the various level of $ based loot boxing endemic to computer games now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, villakram said: FFS! "The Premier League is partnering with French fantasy sports platform Sorare to sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a sign that the sporting world is continuing to embrace digital assets despite the rout in markets. The deal gives Sorare a four-year license to sell digital sports cards of players from all 20 Premier League clubs, Sorare said in a statement on Monday. Sky News reported in October that the deal could be worth 30 million pounds ($37.13 million) per year. Sorare declined to comment on whether the figure cited by Sky News was accurate." https://www.reuters.com/technology/premier-league-signs-nft-deal-with-softbank-backed-sorare-2023-01-30/ I'm not a fan of this but how different is it from charging kids a fortune for a pack of stickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 6 hours ago, jjaacckk91 said: The money floating around at the moment is genuinely insane. Good players that haven't really done much of anything are regularly going for 50m+ It's got to come crashing down eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 They may not recapture the glory days, but it will never come crashing down for them. There's always going to be someone willing to save them from total calamity. Clubs like Chelsea are practically invulnerable. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 50 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I'm not a fan of this but how different is it from charging kids a fortune for a pack of stickers? The question of our times. What is real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 46 minutes ago, Xela said: It's got to come crashing down eventually. It'll never come crashing down. Never. Far too much money involved for that to happen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 They're about to introduce the club world cup which will pump a fair few billion more in to it, I'd guess circa £100m prize money just for the invite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Rds1983 said: I'm not a fan of this but how different is it from charging kids a fortune for a pack of stickers? The point of this is that - in theory - these would be unique and have financial value isn't it? If so, it's a bit different from stickers. Panini might be a rip-off - they are - but nobody tries to fill up a sticker book thinking they're making a sound financial investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Looking to shake down and con their fans for about £1.5m per club. What's that, a month of wages for some of the higher earners? There is never enough money for these parasites. The PL is **** disgusting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 47 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Looking to shake down and con their fans for about £1.5m per club. What's that, a month of wages for some of the higher earners? There is never enough money for these parasites. The PL is **** disgusting. It won't be that much The PL themselves will cream a load off the top first Don't forget the last 2 chairmen of the PL have been from a marketing background and the new upcoming chairwoman is obviously qualified for the job thanks to her background in banking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: The point of this is that - in theory - these would be unique and have financial value isn't it? If so, it's a bit different from stickers. Panini might be a rip-off - they are - but nobody tries to fill up a sticker book thinking they're making a sound financial investment. A quick Google suggests some people see Panini stickers as extremely valuable: Below is the most extreme example I could see but there were plenty at about £250 each. My original point was football has been selling worthless junk to people for ridiculous prices for ages, this just seems like the next unpleasant step on that path. I remember spending a ridiculous amount on stickers when I was young trying to complete the Villa/England squads. It's all a con. Edited January 31, 2023 by Rds1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I have an unopened box of France 98 stickers, if that Ronaldo sticker goes for that I'm sitting on a gold mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 what's it worth unopened though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I don't know. Ive just done some research and a zidane sticker on its own is going for £365. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said: I have an unopened box of France 98 stickers, if that Ronaldo sticker goes for that I'm sitting on a gold mine. The biggest surprise to me was Zidane was going for about £250. He was one of the faces of the tournament and a star for Juventus, so you'd have thought he'd have been a fairly common card and one people would've kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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