I see the horrible bastard gill is in the thick of it again gdm..gordondaviesmoustache said:What is particularly telling is the apparent source of this leak. It would seem that Richard Scudamore has the measure of these hypocrites and the impact that such a move would have on the level of competition in the league.
By the looks of things the voting is very tight on this issue, hence the letter. Has Ashley's and Kenwright's ambition for a big pay day really been sacrificed at the altar of financial certainty? More tellingly, do the aspirations of their fans now count for so little in their calculations?
The hypocrisy of Arsenal on this is especially pronounced. Without our largesse they would have barely made a profit themselves over the last few years and would therefore have struggled to comply with the very same rules that they are proposing. There is no sight of the second page of that Arsenal headed letter, but I don't imagine it mentions ticket pricing and what's best for supporters in any great detail.
This is naked self-interest writ large, nothing else. I'm only surprised that some of the other club owners, who no doubt consider themselves to be streetwise, seem so willing to lap it up. Many of the greatest con men in history have been American. That tradition still appears to be alive and well.
It's got his fingerprints all over it. There's no way Arsenal would say that united supported the contents of that letter, or its very existence for that matter, without his express consent.The cookie monster said:I see the horrible bastard gill is in the thick of it again gdm..gordondaviesmoustache said:What is particularly telling is the apparent source of this leak. It would seem that Richard Scudamore has the measure of these hypocrites and the impact that such a move would have on the level of competition in the league.
By the looks of things the voting is very tight on this issue, hence the letter. Has Ashley's and Kenwright's ambition for a big pay day really been sacrificed at the altar of financial certainty? More tellingly, do the aspirations of their fans now count for so little in their calculations?
The hypocrisy of Arsenal on this is especially pronounced. Without our largesse they would have barely made a profit themselves over the last few years and would therefore have struggled to comply with the very same rules that they are proposing. There is no sight of the second page of that Arsenal headed letter, but I don't imagine it mentions ticket pricing and what's best for supporters in any great detail.
This is naked self-interest writ large, nothing else. I'm only surprised that some of the other club owners, who no doubt consider themselves to be streetwise, seem so willing to lap it up. Many of the greatest con men in history have been American. That tradition still appears to be alive and well.
Blue Haze said:LoveCity said:The contrary view, guess who:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-financial-fair-play-rules-then-329050/index12.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-fina ... dex12.html</a>
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Use the money to improve your stadium/ infrastructure/commercial department- if you are maxed out in terms of earning potential maybe you just aren't a club that should be challenging for titles.
So the clubs without 'earning potential' shouldn't bother. Replace the PL table with the Goldman Sachs Earnings Potential Championship.
Plastic fucks
gordondaviesmoustache said:It's got his fingerprints all over it. There's no way Arsenal would say that united supported the contents of that letter, or its very existence for that matter, without his express consent.The cookie monster said:I see the horrible bastard gill is in the thick of it again gdm..gordondaviesmoustache said:What is particularly telling is the apparent source of this leak. It would seem that Richard Scudamore has the measure of these hypocrites and the impact that such a move would have on the level of competition in the league.
By the looks of things the voting is very tight on this issue, hence the letter. Has Ashley's and Kenwright's ambition for a big pay day really been sacrificed at the altar of financial certainty? More tellingly, do the aspirations of their fans now count for so little in their calculations?
The hypocrisy of Arsenal on this is especially pronounced. Without our largesse they would have barely made a profit themselves over the last few years and would therefore have struggled to comply with the very same rules that they are proposing. There is no sight of the second page of that Arsenal headed letter, but I don't imagine it mentions ticket pricing and what's best for supporters in any great detail.
This is naked self-interest writ large, nothing else. I'm only surprised that some of the other club owners, who no doubt consider themselves to be streetwise, seem so willing to lap it up. Many of the greatest con men in history have been American. That tradition still appears to be alive and well.
He's happy for others to do his dirty work. He obviously doesn't want to get his hands too dirty. Wouldn't want folk to have reason to question his impartiality.
Blue Haze said:LoveCity said:The contrary view, guess who:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-financial-fair-play-rules-then-329050/index12.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-fina ... dex12.html</a>
Get a load of this gem
Use the money to improve your stadium/ infrastructure/commercial department- if you are maxed out in terms of earning potential maybe you just aren't a club that should be challenging for titles.
So the clubs without 'earning potential' shouldn't bother. Replace the PL table with the Goldman Sachs Earnings Potential Championship.
Plastic fucks
Exactly. "I know we used to do it, but we've decided it's not fair anymore" has to be the most piss weak argument for anything ever.M18CTID said:Blue Haze said:LoveCity said:The contrary view, guess who:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-financial-fair-play-rules-then-329050/index12.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.redcafe.net/f7/so-these-fina ... dex12.html</a>
Get a load of this gem
Use the money to improve your stadium/ infrastructure/commercial department- if you are maxed out in terms of earning potential maybe you just aren't a club that should be challenging for titles.
So the clubs without 'earning potential' shouldn't bother. Replace the PL table with the Goldman Sachs Earnings Potential Championship.
Plastic fucks
The funniest thing about that thread is that Eboue poster ripping Drainy to fucking shreds. He correctly points out that the likes of United and other so-called established clubs have benefitted from outside investment in the past so it would be hypocritical to criticise what City are doing.