Genie Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 57 minutes ago, PaulC said: I think Mendy is in the top 2 tiers or will be. Tier 1 Messi & Ronaldo Tier 2 is Bale, Suarez, Neymar, Ageuro, Zlatan, Costa etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 23, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2017 12 hours ago, Genie said: Tier 1 Messi & Ronaldo Tier 2 is Bale, Suarez, Neymar, Ageuro, Zlatan, Costa etc. What tier is Glenn Whelan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 30 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: What tier is Glenn Whelan? What tier is micah richards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 14 hours ago, Frobisher said: He must be pleased to be joining up with his brother, Otto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 3 hours ago, TrentVilla said: What tier is Glenn Whelan? "Foundation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa89 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 21 hours ago, Demitri_C said: City have spent close to 200m this window. Absolute madness FFP doesn't seem to be a concern for them (or PSG). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 13 hours ago, villa89 said: FFP doesn't seem to be a concern for them (or PSG). Not sure how FFP impacts PSG, but Man City will get something like £150m just for being in the Premier League this season. They could probably spend about £300m and be absolutely fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I'm hoping BT pull out leaving nobody to bid against sky for the rights. TV revenue comes right down, maybe Sky subscription will come down too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 24, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Genie said: I'm hoping BT pull out leaving nobody to bid against sky for the rights. TV revenue comes right down, maybe Sky subscription will come down too. Sky lost the Champions League and then put the prices up. Sky will never ever lower prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 24, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Genie said: I'm hoping BT pull out leaving nobody to bid against sky for the rights. TV revenue comes right down, maybe Sky subscription will come down too. No chance. It is central to BT's business model and drive to become the number 1 provider of multiple services to our homes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: No chance. It is central to BT's business model and drive to become the number 1 provider of multiple services to our homes. Between Sky and BT they are murdering the game. Talk of Ozil holding out for £400k a week the other day as he goes into the latter part of his contract... I dare say that is slightly exaggerated but still, it'll be stupid money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 24, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Genie said: Between Sky and BT they are murdering the game. Talk of Ozil holding out for £400k a week the other day as he goes into the latter part of his contract... I dare say that is slightly exaggerated but still, it'll be stupid money. And I already thought you were Wenger from your previous post, this confirms it! The game is gone, killed by its own popularity it isn't going to reset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 The second that "record TV deal" is announced the agents go in for improved contracts and hoover all this money up, and more. Clubs end up poorer and more likely to go bust. If the TV revenue was going the other way I could see agents taking smaller pay packets in return for longer deals which would significantly help the clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 4 hours ago, PieFacE said: Sky lost the Champions League and then put the prices up. Sky will never ever lower prices. I thought they have come down recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, TrentVilla said: No chance. It is central to BT's business model and drive to become the number 1 provider of multiple services to our homes. Yes, it's a key 'loss leader' for them. Interestingly, BT have always spent insane amount on advertising, one of the very biggest advertisers in the UK in terms of spend, according to Nielsen they've spent over £800m on above and below the line advertising since 2012, and given Nielsen's measurement issues around things like digital and direct mail, that figure would almost surely be underestimating the true spend. Kind of makes sense for them to have their own Sports Channel(s) since then they can directly sell some of their own TV ad space. Edited July 24, 2017 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, PaulC said: I thought they have come down recently Not quite, rather than get all the channels for £27.50 you can get 1 channel for £18, 2 for £22, 3 for £26 or all for... £27.50. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I don't know much about this Mendy chap but if he is a defender being bought by City and Pep, can I hazard a guess he is utterly useless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Pep could finally sort out his great defensive naivety by doing what he does best. spend money granted a friendly but looked hopeless vs United defensively like nothing has changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Monaco must be laughing all the way to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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