Reply With Quotemarket value tends to be a multiple of revenue for football clubs, anyone buying city for a multiple of ‘revenue’ would be mental.Originally Posted by thegoat
https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-ara...rpool-12754745 Saudi Arabia wants its investors to own Manchester United and Liverpool
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market value tends to be a multiple of revenue for football clubs, anyone buying city for a multiple of ‘revenue’ would be mental.
OK , have you thought about telling Forbes this ? They could do with your expertise.
Moot point . City aren’t for sale . The Sheikh isn’t bored yet and the oil hasn’t run out.
No Liverpool fan has said they’d stop going the game if Arab or Qatari owners take over.The Qatari's will not buy a club(s) with no supporters. Apparently, scouse and manc reds are all outraged at City and Newcastle's owners and will all stop going to matches if the 'wrong' owners take over any of the red clubs with history
I must have dreamed up the signs asking the Saudi's to rescue them during the Hicks and Gillette fiasco, or the Utd supporters wearing their green and gold Norwich scarfs when protesting about their owners, all the while being heavily sponsored by Saudi Arabia.
The only thing that has matched the growth of finance in the game are the levels of hypocrisy.
I’d be delighted if we got bought out by oil money.
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If only all fans could be as honest as you. Fans of every club would love to be bought by Arab oil money, it’s pure hypocrisy and jealousy that leads them to say otherwise.
forbes and everyone else, apart from you it seems, understands where the revenue comes from.
and you were the one who brought up how much they would profit if sold not me.
Enlighten us then , oh wise one .
Where does Citys sponsorship come from? You know, the ones that are very shady and wouldn’t get past any PL regulators , never mind a financial guru on a watch forum . You simply haven’t given any proof of your claims, you’re just repeating crap spouted on your beloved hallowed reds fans fora.
And, to be clear, there isn’t a single sponsoring company at City that has a shadier history than Standard Chartered.
No chance. thegoat = end of a very large bell.
He is, without a shadow of doubt, the main protagonist in the threads.
Ah, here he is .
The mouth behind a keyboard . Away and get yourself an aspirin and watch that blood pressure .
Idiot .
Amusing read though for those of us not particularly interested in football.
Perhaps for the first 20 or so pages....
And it all starts again today......
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Spurs defence still handing out Xmas gifts
Ah the usual Spurs 2nd half turnaround appears to be happening. Cracking header from Kane which will piss off the headline writers who were putting their 'world Cup hangover' articles together
And there it is 2-2! Unbelievable!
Good game that. Brentford have a lot about them.
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Newcastle still flying. Strange one, you look at their team and think none of their players would get into either the Man City or Arsenal 1st XI but when they play they are very effective and Howe has made them more than the sum of their parts. Being where they are in the league will make them more attractive also to players they may wish to bring in at Xmas.
Can’t see any Arsenal player getting in city, Liverpool etc side either to be fair Ryan.
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City would be tough although I suspect Saliba, Saka and maybe Partey get in that XI.
Re Liverpool are you having a laugh? Alisson and Salah get in the Arsenal team, and that's it!
….and Virgil, Robertson, Diaz, Nunez, Firmino and Trent.
I also remember that Arsenal wanted to sign Bruno but he chose us.
Bruno and Botman definitely get onto the Arsenal team.
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Ah Diaz yes if fit. Virgil of last season yes, not this season's Virgil. Robertson, Nunez, Firmino, Trent, all good players I agree but I don't think they get in a full strength Arsenal team.
Re Bruno and Arsenal, this from Sky Sports. He is an excellent player though and would make a fine back up for Odegaard.
Ryan you are either round the bend or a terrific wind up merchant.
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You are literally out of your mind.Ah Diaz yes if fit. Virgil of last season yes, not this season's Virgil. Robertson, Nunez, Firmino, Trent, all good players I agree but I don't think they get in a full strength Arsenal team.
Re Bruno and Arsenal, this from Sky Sports. He is an excellent player though and would make a fine back up for Odegaard.
Both actually!
Good coup by Liverpool if they have pipped Man U to Gakpo, he looked decent in the World Cup at least.
Arsenal are signing Mikhaylo Mudryk for £60m. No idea who he is other than he is Ukrainian and a winger which is odd as I feel we are strong in those positions and I'd he preferred a quality cover for Partey instead
Whoever he is he would walk into the Liverpool and City teams no doubt, such is the strength of your squad.
It stands to reason he must be some world class individual even if you have not heard of him, right?
Last edited by tango; 27th December 2022 at 14:07.
You will have to wait until he Googles it, not having a clue about football. Assume this thread just makes him feel part of the 'footie crowd'.
As good as Newcastle and Arsenal are, both benches are weak and will ultimately be their undoing. I'm OK with that as our improvement in 12 months has been remarkable so we're comfortably ahead of any schedule the club may have set. I still predict Man City will be champions as their squad and manager are far superior to anyone else's. Liverpool will steam through to the end of the season and finish top four. So that's two places taken. I think Arsenal will take a spot so that leaves one being contested by us, Man Utd and Chelsea. Man Utd and Chelsea have better squads than us but we don't have the extra games of European football.
Let's be honest here, every Newcastle fan I know said success this season would be avoiding a relegation scrap so a sense of perspective is required. If we finish top eight that would be a fairly amazing achievement. The owners seem very level-headed and not prepared to simply splash the cash willy-nilly. I don't think we'll go big in January but expect us to write a few cheques come the summer.
Mudryk is a very talented player who has great potential. Quite a high price, but not many players of that quality, at that age around. I've seen him play twice in the flesh this year - he is similar to Saka and Martinelli. We desperately need cover for both those players with Smith-Rowe fitness issues and Jesus/Nelson injuries. Nketiah can't play every single game as striker, so having Mudryk will give us opportunity to try Martinelli as a number 9, or on occasion start Mudryk and rest Saka without suffering a huge drop in quality. In other words, boosts the squad and gives us options. Only need to look at bench yesterday - if we had struggled, who is the goal threat?
Mudryk has also shown he can do it in the CL which hopefully will be relevant for us next season!
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I don't think Tony is going to like this post
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Yes, nailed it Burnsey
https://youtu.be/Sasksdm1Ftc
Unless Conte changes his tactics I think Spurs will fall away. Conceding the first goal in their last nine games is terrible. They start every game in retreat mode; allowing the opposition to have the ball, grow in confidence and attack them. For me that's just crazy. Every coach ever has said "be tight for the first ten minutes". Conte seems to say the opposite.
If you're going to play that way you have to have fantastic forwards and top-class defenders that can individually and collectively absorb pressure. Conte clearly believes he has the former but definitely doesn't have the latter.
I'd welcome Tony's assessment of my assessment.
I don't think Tony is going to like this post
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Oh, that pesky Bullingdon crowd getting their knickers in a twist are they? Let me just take another look.
As long as you keep posting about your beloved game I'll keep laughing, so all good.
See my post 1788 above.
None of us can understand the way we start matches - often on the back foot, and nothing like the expansive football we see in the second half. Coupled with that, we have a back line (including WBs) with deficiencies, so inviting teams to attack us doesn't seem like a particularly sensible tactic. (That said, we've played most of the season without Romero, which is no different to Liverpool playing without VVD.)
Anyway, there's a fair way to go yet, se we shall see what transpires. I still don't see how you can write Spurs off in terms of top four... my, how you've changed after a few wins.
Will be interesting to see how Newcastle and Arsenal will respond to setbacks in the next couple of weeks. Arsenal will beat Newcastle at the Emirates and I reckon Spurs will beat Arsenal at the Tottenham Stadium so how they respond to these setbacks after both remaining unbeaten for so long will be interesting.
Also don't write off Liverpool for top 4. They will be out of Europe and with just the PL to focus on and that will be an advantage. I suspect this year Man City would rather win the CL than PL and may allocate resources accordingly.
50/50 game against Real Madrid
Nonsense as per
I disagree Tony, I haven't changed my opinion on tactics at all. Conte's tactics are a bit mental.
Odd team selection for Man U tonight ?
Understandably, some missing after the World Cup, but it still looks an odd backline.
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AWB I thought we’d seen the last of this useless f&@@er
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Just fired up the Amazon app - Apparently illness has forced this lineup.
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Isn't Shaw playing centre back?
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