Media Thread 2020/21

[Mike Cledford]

You're right. He's a Manc and played on the same Manchester Boys team as Tony Towers.

He spends his time when not locked down in a fancy gym near Middleton.

 

[Patientman63]

Chelsea are ahead on that one mate. Same trophies won more or less and less spent. We hopefully will catch them soon though.

In that comment, have Chelsea's player purchase figures been adjusted for inflation?

I ask 'cos, according to givemesport.com, Chelsea have 3 of the top 5 most expensive players ever bought, with values adjusted to current levels.

Extracted from the website, the top 5, starting with the most expensive:

1. Rio Ferdinand. Original value paid by MUFC in 2002 = £41.4m
Today's value would be = £158.66m

2. Fernando Torres. Original value paid by CFC in 2011 = £52.65m
Today's value would be = £144.98m

3. Alan Shearer. Original value paid by NUFC in'1996 = £18.9m
Todays value would be = £138.03m

4. Andriy Shevchenko. Original value paid by CFC in 2006 = £39.49m
Today's value would be = £136.56m

5. Michael Essien. Original value paid by CFC in 2005 = £34.2m
Today's value would be = £132.61m

If those figures were used, would their value per trophy be worse?

Oh BTW, City don't appear till No. 12 in the list with Kevin de Bruyne. Liverpool are at 13 with Stan Collymore.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Agreed having money to spend brings it's own pressure and expectations. City have spent a lot of money. Most of it spent well.
I think that Pep is being modest about the coaching when he mentions the money.

Pep is a very modest guy as well as the greatest manager ever but he would never have been at our club if Sheikh Mansour had not set out to turn City into a club which could compete with any other club from its own resources without a sugar daddy. In fact he seems to have been better than his word: indeed he seems to have created a club that no other can compete with from its own resources.

 

[peter.evans]

I don't think you can use the Europa in the comparison as we haven't had the opportunity of winning it.

Exactly.We would have won it a couple of times at least had we been in it ! It is the freight rover trophy of European football

 

[aguero93:20]

In that comment, have Chelsea's player purchase figures been adjusted for inflation?

I ask 'cos, according to givemesport.com, Chelsea have 3 of the top 5 most expensive players ever bought, with values adjusted to current levels.

Extracted from the website, the top 5, starting with the most expensive:

1. Rio Ferdinand. Original value paid by MUFC in 2002 = £41.4m
Today's value would be = £158.66m

2. Fernando Torres. Original value paid by CFC in 2011 = £52.65m
Today's value would be = £144.98m

3. Alan Shearer. Original value paid by NUFC in'1996 = £18.9m
Todays value would be = £138.03m

4. Andriy Shevchenko. Original value paid by CFC in 2006 = £39.49m
Today's value would be = £136.56m

5. Michael Essien. Original value paid by CFC in 2005 = £34.2m
Today's value would be = £132.61m

If those figures were used, would their value per trophy be worse?

Oh BTW, City don't appear till No. 12 in the list with Kevin de Bruyne. Liverpool are at 13 with Stan Collymore.

We're talking 10/11 onwards

 

[Rochdale Blue]

‘Bloodless wins’ sound good to me and something Liverpool should seriously consider adopting.

What happened to their mantra that all the best players would want to sign for London clubs and Manchester would be unable to compete?

 

[citymad]

Very impessed with Jordan there. Nice to see someone telling the audience other clubs spend money. Its about time ! Well done sir.

 

[Bill the Blue]

Pep's correct in what he said, "we've spent a lot of money and bought some great players"

Now for all the media twats who frequent bluemoon, why don't you ask yourself the following questions..

1. Have City complied with FFP and spent within their means ?

2. Do the dippers and rags generate more income than City ?

3. Do other so called 'big' PL clubs generate similar incomes to City, teams such a spuds, chelski and the tarquins ?

4. In fact, the dippers, rags, tarquins and chelski all have players in their squads in excess of £70M whereas nobody in our squad comes anywhere near this number..

The rags spent even more than this on the dabber, slabhead, lukaki, wasted millions on the piano player, Tia Maria and memphis meat pie to name but a few..

We are a fkin well run, well managed, superbly owned club that plays brilliant football that any true football fan would appreciate their team churning out week in, week out..

So the media can get fucked and suck it up..

Write the fkin real headlines here you fkin bunch of cowards and ask the real questions like, 'why haven't any of the other so called big teams in the PL invested as well as City.'. ?


Cnuts..!

Moaning, whinging twats..

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Pep's correct in what he said, "we've spent a lot of money and bought some great players"

Now for all the media twats who frequent bluemoon, why don't you ask yourself the following questions..

1. Have City complied with FFP and spent within their means ?

2. Do the dippers and rags generate more income than City ?

3. Do other so called 'big' PL clubs generate similar incomes to City, teams such a spuds, chelski and the tarquins ?

4. In fact, the dippers, rags, tarquins and chelski all have players in their squads in excess of £70M whereas nobody in our squad comes anywhere near this number..

The rags spent even more than this on the dabber, slabhead, lukaki, wasted millions on the piano player, Tia Maria and memphis meat pie to name but a few..

We are a fkin well run, well managed, superbly owned club that plays brilliant football that any true football fan would appreciate their team churning out week in, week out..

So the media can get fucked and suck it up..

Write the fkin real headlines here you fkin bunch of cowards and ask the real questions like, 'why haven't any of the other so called big teams in the PL invested as well as City.'. ?


Cnuts..!

Moaning, whinging twats..

Bet you're glad you've got that off your chest Bill .

 

[jrb]

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