Lampard To City On Loan

[nalari]

Avoid cliches like the plague. Good advice.

 

[Bill]

Like lampard as a player, and think he will help us

Really uncomfortable about the whole situation tho.

He's not our player, but we pay all his wages and he comes to us at our convenience?


Sorry - it stinks, And is a really bad development for football (as opposed to our club)

*Dons tin hat*

I would agree with you Pingu except we have been left with next to no choice other than to develop a business model completely different from .all the rest. We had to create a new business model to escape the tyranny of Platini and gill etc and their ffpr. No way should a billion pound investment Into east Manchester be viewed as negative...only in the warped world of old order G14...and its babbling mouthpiece old mother Arsene.. No choice and I don't blame the sheikh...why should he have his investment hamstrung. ...

I sorta get that. But this isn't really about FFP is it? It's about using our financial power to manipulate the current rules to get useful players. Obv great for us, but surely bad for football?

was it not bad for football when chelsea stockpiled all the best players? cos if so i didn't here anyone complaining. in fact fucking silence.
so now we have joined the top table uefa decide to introduce rules that restrict us.
so in other words if they cheat we'll cheat. lets see who comes out on top.

 

[ElanJo]

Our ownership of other clubs has little to do with us somehow avoiding FFP. Pretty sure it's a growth strategy developed by Soriano before he joined City.
We don't even need to avoid FFP, and the long term plan was never to spend large amounts of money on loads of players anyway.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Our ownership of other clubs has little to do with us somehow avoiding FFP. Pretty sure it's a growth strategy developed by Soriano before he joined City.
We don't even need to avoid FFP, and the long term plan was never to spend large amounts of money on loads of players anyway.

This. There was an interview with Soriano where he said he proposed the plans for this global group, owning several clubs to Barcelona. But for various reasons it never happened. It's Soriano's 'baby', something he's wanted to do for about a decade and City has given him the opportunity.

 

[Blue Is the Opposite of Blue]

Under his stewardship Arsenal (and United) used to hoover up the best young talent from around the world and then farm them out

Don't forget Chelsea do that too.

 

[moomba]

I sorta get that. But this isn't really about FFP is it? It's about using our financial power to manipulate the current rules to get useful players. Obv great for us, but surely bad for football?

Whats the difference between us loaning Lampard or someone from another MLS team?

It has nothing to do with FFP or financial might. NYCFC wants him to play leading up to the start of their season, we're paying his wages. I don't really see the issue.

I expected him to go to Melbourne or even back to Chelsea on loan. Nothing dodgy if ge did, just a convenient arrangement for all parties.

So if Frank had signed for LA Galaxy do you think we would have got him?

I'm mega confused about all this. There does appear to be a master plan to manipulate events to our benefit. Well done to all those involved for delivering that

But is it good for football?

Apply "the rag" test to this - if they did it how would you feel?

Don't see why not. Especially if there was 7 months before they played again I'm sure they wouldnt be too keen having a player sat on his arse in Los Angeles waiting to play.

If the rags did it, good luck to them. Arsenal, Everton, Spurs, Villa etc have loaned players from MLS. Why shouldnt anyone else.

 

[sir baconface]

He was out of contract so we could have signed him on a free. The cost to us would have been exactly the same over the same period.

Where's the problem?

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

He was out of contract so we could have signed him on a free. The cost to us would have been exactly the same over the same period.

Where's the problem?

Problem is he didn't bring David Villa with him, he would have been very useful with Negrado being injured. I don't get all the crying going on about this deal. Chelsea didn't want Lampard making him a free agent able to pick and choose where he plays. I wonder what dilemma could happen if he has a good six months and there's potential medals on the table to be won?

 

[dave_blue12]

To all those City fans uncomfortable with this and any other way City might use our Financial power - realise this

This is WAR. The G14 clubs would happily bury City amidst a sea of UEFA red tape or any other sort of sea they can lay their hands on. Make no mistake City must fight with all means legally available.

We didn't start this WAR but my money is on us winning it !

 

[Aguero_Element]

as long as lampard shows some f'n respect who cares