Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[SWP's back]

This thread is the epitome of the word "Delusional"

Yep.

You'll look silly.

 

[SWP's back]

I meant it was the end of his contract so we wouldn't need to charge amortisation as it would stop. But his contract doesn't finish until next summer (2015) so if we give him a new contract, any remaining amortisation is minimal. I agree we should hang on to him.

Understand now, makes sense

Other than it doesn't.

Prestwich is confusing "can we afford it" with "does it make sense". Yes, we could possible afford it*, but does it make sense from a business perspective? Probably not. And from a footballing perspective? Almost certainly not.

(*Within the constrains of FFP that is - on an absolute basis, of course the Sheikh can afford anything.)

No. You simply don't understand the economics.

 

[Gordyola]

Getting Messi to City would, in one sign of the pen promote City to the very top of not, just football but sport. The whole world would be talking about us and the enlarged stadium would be too small, so all the matches would be full. It makes sense just need to find a way to do it with in FFP but would UEFA risk not having City and Messi playing in their premier competition

 

[Eds]

If we extend the stadium to 60,000 finding an additional 13,000 each home game wouldn't be a problem if we had Messi. 13,000 extra people paying ticket prices, merchandising etc means that buying Messi does make business sense. You also have to think of the global statement, not just European, that buying him would send out. Come and watch Messi in a European semi makes more business sense than come and watch Lee B(r)adbu(r)y make his debut. Oh how times have changed!

 

[metalblue]

If we extend the stadium to 60,000 finding an additional 13,000 each home game wouldn't be a problem if we had Messi. 13,000 extra people paying ticket prices, merchandising etc means that buying Messi does make business sense. You also have to think of the global statement, not just European, that buying him would send out. Come and watch Messi in a European semi makes more business sense than come and watch Lee B(r)adbu(r)y make his debut. Oh how times have changed!

I wasn't that unexcited about lee Bradbury at the time. And lest we forget the joy he brought by equalising at the new den and nearly snatching it at the end, the look on the faces of them cockney wankers was worth all the ridicule.

 

[grunge]

I meant it was the end of his contract so we wouldn't need to charge amortisation as it would stop. But his contract doesn't finish until next summer (2015) so if we give him a new contract, any remaining amortisation is minimal. I agree we should hang on to him.

Understand now, makes sense

Other than it doesn't.

Prestwich is confusing "can we afford it" with "does it make sense". Yes, we could possible afford it*, but does it make sense from a business perspective? Probably not. And from a footballing perspective? Almost certainly not.

(*Within the constrains of FFP that is - on an absolute basis, of course the Sheikh can afford anything.)

Care to explain your reasoning, I've seen you try in the last few pages but you've not managed to explain it.

PB is one of the foremost experts on this forum to do with Accounting, FFPR and the like so his words carry a lot of weight.


As for the benefit of having Messi, its pretty clear to see that having the worlds best player on the team would increase revenue and are world standings no end, we would have sponsors lining up to sign deals with us as well as increased match day takings etc etc.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Understand now, makes sense

Other than it doesn't.

Prestwich is confusing "can we afford it" with "does it make sense". Yes, we could possible afford it*, but does it make sense from a business perspective? Probably not. And from a footballing perspective? Almost certainly not.

(*Within the constrains of FFP that is - on an absolute basis, of course the Sheikh can afford anything.)

Care to explain your reasoning, I've seen you try in the last few pages but you've not managed to explain it.

PB is one of the foremost experts on this forum to do with Accounting, FFPR and the like so his words carry a lot of weight.

Instead of flinging abuse at other posters I'd also like to hear a better argument from him but that might have to wait a while.

 

[jimbopm]

IMO he needs to leave to Barcelona to truly prove he is the best ever. I know he has a lot of people in football convinced of this already, and I would like to point out that I would have great difficulty proving them wrong, but to me he needs to do what Maradonna did and move to a new club and win things with them. He also needs to win the world cup too.

 

[bobmcfc]

Are Billy and Prestwichblue saying the messi deal is on ? Or possibly on or never going to happen ?

Whether a deal is on is still to be seen but he'll either decide to stay put, in which case it won't be or he'll decide to go, in which case I believe he'll end up here. We've certainly planned for the latter.

Looking at that clip of kun and messi on the previous page it's very clear they are very close friends, perhaps best friends. I'd love to see them here and I think they would click from the off

 

[BringBackSwales]

Other than it doesn't.

Prestwich is confusing "can we afford it" with "does it make sense". Yes, we could possible afford it*, but does it make sense from a business perspective? Probably not. And from a footballing perspective? Almost certainly not.

(*Within the constrains of FFP that is - on an absolute basis, of course the Sheikh can afford anything.)

Care to explain your reasoning, I've seen you try in the last few pages but you've not managed to explain it.

PB is one of the foremost experts on this forum to do with Accounting, FFPR and the like so his words carry a lot of weight.

Instead of flinging abuse at other posters I'd also like to hear a better argument from him but that might have to wait a while.

what did he say that was abusive? Not saying he wasn't but had not noticed anything abusive in the posts I had seen?