Khaldoon speaks the unspeakable!

[fbloke]

Imagine even suggesting that players get paid too much?

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/583451-euro-football-model-cannot-be-sustained---man-city-chief" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.arabianbusiness.com/583451-e ... city-chief</a><br /><br />-- Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:47 pm --<br /><br />Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak said on Wednesday that the European model of football which has produced multi-million pound salaries and a growing gulf between the richest and poorest clubs could not be sustained.

Asked about how the UAE could best build a football model, the Premier League club supremo said: "I am a fan of the American model. The European model cannot be sustained without new parameters, commercial parameters that allow competition, that allow revenue distribution, and that will allow talent to continue to prosper."

His comments were made during a live debate at the inaugural Abu Dhabi media summit called Going for Growth.

 

[mat]

No ones gonna argue against him an PR wise is a great move to shut up all the bitter jurno scum this country produces.

 

[inbetween]

Hes spot on really, pretty much any team without European football or rich investors is going to struggle to compete working on just their gate income. The only fair part about the league financially at the moment is the Sky money.

 

[Rammy Blue]

sounds like Khaldoon has spent too much time nattering with Garry Cock....

 

[DTeacher]

The European model cannot be sustained without new parameters, commercial parameters that allow competition, that allow revenue distribution, and that will allow talent to continue to prosper



Oh, look.

Maybe some missed that bit.

 

[scall11]

summit called Going for Growth.

With Henry Kelly?
Oh no, that's Going for Gold!

 

[bizzbo]

he's talking about what would work down his neck of the woods, not supporting a european salary cap or any such.

tbh tho, it wouldn't surprise me that much if he had.... it would play very badly at home if they sunk billions upon billions into this club. they will want us to be as sustainable as possible as soon as possible. if we make top four, then the investment so far could be justified. I have a feeling that if we don't, they aren't just going to throw another 100m at it, and I don't blame them.