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Ankush
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Re:THE TOP 4
« Reply #40 on: July 25, 2006, 06:24:35 AM »
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who do you think the top 4 teams will be for this season?
For me its Liverpool, Arsenal, Man U and Spurs in that order.
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1- Chelsea
2- Liverpool
3-Man U
4-Arsenal
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Re:FA Premier League
« Reply #41 on: July 25, 2006, 07:29:48 AM »
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In lieu of Chelsea and their outragous transfer ability, I'm still clueless as to why FIFA has yet to impose some kind of world wide transfer cap.
I'd say £40 million per transfer window and £60 million a calendar year. This allows the big clubs to still spend big, but also keeps Roman from buying a midfield consisting of Ballack, Lampard, Cole, Essein, Robben, etc. and a strike force of Sheva, Crespo and Drobga (see: spending £300m. in 3 years.)
Is that unreasonable? or just unrealistic?
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if you would take a look at other clubs, and what it took for them to built it that way, you might find that Chelsea are not that big of a spenders after all, i hear Ronaldinho's contract at Barcelona is $100.00 mil alone?!
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it can work within a single country because there are laws to regulate it, but you just can't manage it on a world wide basis. Sure you could sign a player for 5 million, but there's no way of stopping his aunt in costa rica from recieving 40million in unmarked bills in the mail...or any other relative in some far corner of the world. There are no international laws against such activity. Just look at the poor attempts to regulate file transfer over the internet, and that is done by people leaving a trace with every move they make on the internet.
unfortunately, when it comes to salaries, the money doesn't really matter. Why would a player care if he made 10 or 15 million from a club when a world class player will easily make 30 million a year just in endorsments?
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I would say salary cap for individual leagues.
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I dont think salary caps work.
In Australia for instance, the new a-league has a salary cap mainly due to the start of a new league and prevent clubs going all out buying players and then falling into debt.
However I feel that it doesnt work because then it makes it harder for these clubs to look to bigger clubs to strengthen their team because they cant go above the salary cap.. then eventually a team will go over the cap and then suffer consequences in the following season.
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Let's use NBA for example. It works pretty good, and it would eliminate the situation like what Chelsea do right now.
Big name players would be willing to play for other teams for a bigger contract. (e.g. Ben Wallance goes to Chicago Bulls) And it would force Chelsea to sell some of their big name players.
Of coures, it's not gonna be very simple. But it would be a good start to control the way how Chelsea do in this business though.
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Re:THE TOP 4
« Reply #42 on: July 25, 2006, 07:31:05 AM »
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who do you think the top 4 teams will be for this season?
For me its Liverpool, Arsenal, Man U and Spurs in that order.
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1- Chelsea
2- Liverpool
3- Man United
4- Tottenham
5- Arsenal
It's tough to go beyond fifth and i think that Liverpool and ManUnited will fight it out for second place all year. In the champions League, I think ManU will be lucky to get to the knockout stage.
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Rooney reveals bust-up with Moyes
« Reply #43 on: July 25, 2006, 10:35:18 AM »
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Rooney reveals bust-up with Moyes
Wayne Rooney has revealed he fell out with Everton manager David Moyes before he left the Toffees to join Manchester United in a deal worth £27m in 2004.
The 20-year-old England striker said the row meant he considered an offer from Newcastle before moving to United.
"I would have gone almost anywhere just to get away from David Moyes," Rooney said in his autobiography, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.
"To me, he appeared overbearing; just wanting to control people."
He added: "I suppose being young and confident and playing for England at 17, I wasn't bothered about upsetting him or answering back."
Rooney claims he had already decided to leave Goodison Park when he had a training ground confrontation with Moyes and told him: "I don't want to play for you ever again."
The striker became the youngest Premiership goalscorer when he scored a blistering last-minute strike to secure a 2-1 win against Arsenal in October 2002, five days before his 17th birthday.
He went on to score 17 goals in 77 appearances for the Toffees before securing his move to United in August 2004.
Newcastle made the first offer for Rooney but he says he was only interested in a move to Old Trafford once it became apparent United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign him.
"If no-one else had come in I would have gone to Newcastle," stated Rooney.
"But I knew that United was the club I wanted to join."
Source: BBC Sport
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Liverpool bid for Pennant snubbed
« Reply #44 on: July 25, 2006, 10:36:27 AM »
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Liverpool bid for Pennant snubbed
Birmingham have confirmed that they have turned down a £3.5m offer from Liverpool for winger Jermaine Pennant.
The 23-year-old has been linked with a move to Anfield after the Midlands club's relegation to the Championship.
Blues boss Steve Bruce said: "There has only been one bid of around £3.5m but we don't want to sell him for that."
A club statement said: "The two clubs have talked on a number of occasions but we are a long way off in our respective valuations of the player."
Birmingham managing director Karren Brady had insisted that Pennant would not be sold.
However, the statement revealed that the Blues may be willing to let him leave - if Liverpool were to raise their offer.
"Until Birmingham's valuation of the player is met, we will not consider a move for Pennant," the statement read.
Pennant completed a £3m switch from Arsenal in April 2005 after falling out of favour at Highbury.
Source: BBC Sport
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Neville awaits Villa bid verdict
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2006, 10:37:30 AM »
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Neville awaits Villa bid verdict
Michael Neville says he will find out whether his bid to buy Aston Villa is successful in the next few days.
The lifelong Villa fan is renewing his bid for the club, though chairman Doug Ellis is reported to have started talks with American billionaire Randy Lerner.
Neville told BBC Sport: "I'm still progressing with the bid and one way or another, for the good of everybody, it has to happen in the next few days.
"But Doug Ellis does not have to sell Aston Villa Football Club."
Neville was part of a consortium interested in a takeover of Villa last season after Ellis put the club up for sale.
Although that bid collapsed he is convinced he has new parties willing to support a takeover bid, though he says if unsuccessful he will not try again.
"I don't want to talk about backers but I do think I have the capacity to get this done this time," added Neville.
"I've been at this for 12 months and I can't keep going round and round, so I think if I can't get it done this time I will just withdraw."
Neville also confirmed he would love to appoint Martin O'Neill as the successor to David O'Leary, who left by mutual consent last week.
"I think Martin O'Neill is probably the top manager in the country, so wouldn't it be fantastic if we had him at Villa?" said Neville.
Meanwhile, Lerner is believed to be in talks with Ellis over a takeover of the Premiership club.
The 44-year-old owner of NFL club Cleveland Browns is understood to have already run the rule over Villa Park and the club's training ground complex at Bodymoor Heath.
Ellis returns from a holiday in Spain on Tuesday and is expected to continue discussions with Lerner.
Source: BBC Sport
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Torres opts to stay at Atletico
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2006, 10:40:53 AM »
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Torres opts to stay at Atletico
Manchester United transfer target Fernando Torres has announced that he will stay at Atletico Madrid.
The 22-year-old striker had been linked with a £20m-plus move to Old Trafford as replacement for Ruud van Nistelrooy.
But he held a press conference in Madrid on Tuesday to say: "I want to stay. If I had wanted to leave Atletico Madrid I would have done it years ago.
"I feel fine here. There has been a lot of discussion about my possible exit but I am here for another year."
Torres' representative Antonio Sanz had earlier hinted he would stay when he said: "The player's intention is to remain at Atletico Madrid.
"Neither us, nor the club, has received an offer from Manchester United, or any other clubs for that matter."
Torres has been the top scorer in each of the last four seasons for Atletico and is a regular fixture in the Spanish national side.
Atletico were keen to keep their talisman who caught the eye with his impressive performances and three goals during the World Cup.
Sanz added: "Torres has two years left on his contract with Atletico and then we will see what happens.
"After the World Cup, there has been interest from Italian clubs but not from English clubs, and there hasn't been anything concrete."
Doubts were raised on the forward's future when Atletico coach Javier Aguirre told Spanish newspaper Marca that Torres' destiny at the club remained uncertain.
He said: "I've spoken to Fernando and he hasn't been able to guarantee his presence in the team in the forthcoming season.
"The market is still open and a lot of things can happen, but it is clear that every day that passes is one day less for something to occur.
"What I want to make clear, though, is that Fernando has a great commitment to the club."
And it appears he has demonstrated that commitment by ruling out a possible move to the Premiership.
Source: BBC Sport
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Chelsea hold out over Crespo fee
« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2006, 10:44:24 AM »
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Chelsea hold out over Crespo fee
Chelsea have issued a statement after Hernan Crespo told an Italian newspaper he wanted to return to Serie A.
Crespo was quoted as telling Tuttosport that his "one wish" was to go back to Italy, where he has played for Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan and AC Milan.
Chelsea then said: "He is contracted for the next two years and will remain so unless we receive a suitable offer.
"Everyone at Chelsea is aware of his domestic situation and we have every sympathy for that."
Crespo owns a house in Italy and says returning there is more important than money - adding that he has turned down incentives presented by billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
"He offered me a house, a private jet and more money, but money and success doesn't come into it," Crespo said.
"Italy is my natural environment, it's where I'll live when I retire and it's the best place to play."
Crespo, who joined Chelsea from Inter Milan for £16.8m in August 2003, was loaned to AC Milan for one season before returning to Stamford Bridge.
He said: "Abramovich is a marvellous person and Chelsea is a fantastic club, they have treated me like a king.
"The fans have been great too, but I am waiting here, just hoping my mobile will ring.
"I can guarantee that I am a healthy striker with just one wish - to return and play my sort of football."
Source: BBC Sport
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