Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Lavinda Past]

Better than being plain stupid mate.

Messi may well be greedy in your eyes but what you get is the Worlds greatest footballer who more than pays for himself. Now, keeping that in mind, please tell me how exactly he has ripped Barca off?

You think Messi has taken advantage of Barca? Barca are fully responsible for their own financial situation and it has zero to do with Messi which is why they were moving heaven and Earth to keep him.

There's a lovely story about a discussion between Joe Mercer and Stan Bowles in the 1960s, about how Joe explained business finance to Stan in very simple terms when he had requested a pay rise.

Stan wasn't the brightest button in the box, but even he came to understand how one player's demands could have a negative impact on a club.

I suspect from your (and numerous others on here) that you don't know much about how a big business is run.

Suffice to say that Messi is Stan times a few millions, but while Stan appreciated what Joe said and accepted it like a man, Lionel Messi took advantage of short-sighted owners and put himself before the club he supposedly loves by making excessive pay demands.

If you don't understand the longer term impact that's had on Barcelona's overall wage bill, you've got much to learn.

 

[yeseye]

Softly, softly,……

 

[herrock]

Crocodile tears from Messi, he has earnt more than enough to see him through old age, if he really loved Barca he would take a paycut and just settle for a mere 250,000 a week.

 

[willipp]

Anyone summarise what actually changed overnight? Has he been offered another contract by Barca? Can Barca even do that and register players yet? Is he on a plane to Argentina? This seems like one absolute cluster fuck and pretty relieved City are no part of it.

 

[City Raider]

Can see why City were keen to distance themselves this time around.

It’s almost as if we might know what’s really going on :)

 

[Damocles]

There's a lovely story about a discussion between Joe Mercer and Stan Bowles in the 1960s, about how Joe explained business finance to Stan in very simple terms when he had requested a pay rise.

Stan wasn't the brightest button in the box, but even he came to understand how one player's demands could have a negative impact on a club.

I suspect from your (and numerous others on here) that you don't know much about how a big business is run.

Suffice to say that Messi is Stan times a few millions, but while Stan appreciated what Joe said and accepted it like a man, Lionel Messi took advantage of short-sighted owners and put himself before the club he supposedly loves by making excessive pay demands.

If you don't understand the longer term impact that's had on Barcelona's overall wage bill, you've got much to learn.

Messi is the best player in the entire history of football. He's also the most marketable. His pay demands have never been excessive.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

So Utd it is then.

i knew what I was doing there ;-)

 

[DrBlueBob]

i knew what I was doing there ;-)

Glad to oblige mate.

 

[Pollocks OG]

I'm at the point I'd be more impressed with that than with him actually rocking up elsewhere now.

Exactly where I'm at now. Everything else just doesn't quite feel right now

 

[didsburyblu]

His dad was already in Spain. It's probably taking him home

No clue where his dad is but I'd doubt with a 2am departure it's taking him home. More likely given the time differences meaning its due to land in Argentina around 10am their time which would be an ideal time for a flight to return to Europe for whoever it is booked for.