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Ake isn’t the answer for them. Very strange signing. Maybe they bought him to stop Chelsea getting him.
Chelsea had 1st refusal I believe.Ake isn’t the answer for them. Very strange signing. Maybe they bought him to stop Chelsea getting him.
Chelsea's first refusal expired in January 2020.Chelsea had 1st refusal I believe.
What’s this about Man City lying to CAS?
Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?
I wonder if the Chelsea and City owners and management and fans realise how much they are held in contempt by football followers nationwide . I myself do not know any football fan of any other club that has a good word about their success . We all know that without the Arab oil money in all probability Chelsea would be where Leeds were and City would be mid table strugglers .
Of course they will say football has always been about money and indeed this is true but the wealth of the top clubs came because of years of success on the field of play there by expanding their fanbase and growth in merchandise sales and some other rich clubs have had years of clever management from above . These other clubs City / Chelsea / Juve / PSG / have hit the jackpot with sugar daddies that have propelled these clubs into the top echelon because of their owners wealth .
In other words some clubs earned their lofty position .
And some clubs won the lottery and no hard work over years was required to obtain their position .
And yet these same wealthy owners still want to cheat the rules mainly on FFP .
I wonder if the Chelsea and City owners and management and fans realise how much they are held in contempt by football followers nationwide . I myself do not know any football fan of any other club that has a good word about their success . We all know that without the Arab oil money in all probability Chelsea would be where Leeds were and City would be mid table strugglers .
Of course they will say football has always been about money and indeed this is true but the wealth of the top clubs came because of years of success on the field of play there by expanding their fanbase and growth in merchandise sales and some other rich clubs have had years of clever management from above . These other clubs City / Chelsea / Juve / PSG / have hit the jackpot with sugar daddies that have propelled these clubs into the top echelon because of their owners wealth .
In other words some clubs earned their lofty position .
And some clubs won the lottery and no hard work over years was required to obtain their position .
And yet these same wealthy owners still want to cheat the rules mainly on FFP .
You could include Liverpool in that. They got to the top of the game through Littlewoods' money.I wonder if the Chelsea and City owners and management and fans realise how much they are held in contempt by football followers nationwide . I myself do not know any football fan of any other club that has a good word about their success . We all know that without the Arab oil money in all probability Chelsea would be where Leeds were and City would be mid table strugglers .
Of course they will say football has always been about money and indeed this is true but the wealth of the top clubs came because of years of success on the field of play there by expanding their fanbase and growth in merchandise sales and some other rich clubs have had years of clever management from above . These other clubs City / Chelsea / Juve / PSG / have hit the jackpot with sugar daddies that have propelled these clubs into the top echelon because of their owners wealth .
In other words some clubs earned their lofty position .
And some clubs won the lottery and no hard work over years was required to obtain their position .
And yet these same wealthy owners still want to cheat the rules mainly on FFP .
Swings and roundabouts. I believe our double winning side was assembled at great expense, although I'm happy to be corrected.You could include Liverpool in that. They got to the top of the game through Littlewoods' money.
We should have been in Utd's position when we were the first to float shares on the stock market but, you know, Scholar...
It was, but I don't believe it was through a cash injection from the owners, though I could be wrong there.Swings and roundabouts. I believe our double winning side was assembled at great expense, although I'm happy to be corrected.
What first Chelsea and then Man City have done is on another level to anything that came before (including Jack Walker buying Blackburn the title).
Crunching the numbers = make up some sponsorship deal
Looks like the close call with FFP has really shaken them up.
Liverpool also had a little help,from referees and VAR.You could include Liverpool in that. They got to the top of the game through Littlewoods' money.
We should have been in Utd's position when we were the first to float shares on the stock market but, you know, Scholar...