Well most of Barca's stars have come through the Cantera, their academy

Messi, Xavi, Iniesta - home-grown (although obviously they nabbed Messi as a kid).

Also, in Spain the biggest clubs negotiate their own TV deals. So there's even less revenue sharing than here.

Of course, the other point is that Manyoo's debt didn't arise because they have an unsustainable business model - it arose because the Glazers over-borrowed to buy the club from the shareholders. At what turned out to be a bad time...

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on January 13th 2010 at 09:36:44

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Poor old Manyoo. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:25:11
- Possible dumb questions... (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:31:32
  - but... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:32:36
    - In La Liga, every TV match is auctioned off to the highest bidder, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:04:21
      - we're lucky to have sky and espn then (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 10:05:06
    - Real Madrid have managed to sell rights to their games for about a zillion Euros (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 13, 09:48:36
      - And Barca the same I guess (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:49:00
        
        indeed. None of which - unlike here - is shared with other clubs. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:54:21
    - Aren't Real Madrid bankrolled by the spanish government? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jan 13, 09:39:59
      - Yes and no, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:02:14
      - no (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 13, 09:47:15
      - No (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:43:22
        
        Is that illegal then? Didn't Ebbsfleet council do a similar thing... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:45:25
        
        It is illegal but Real Madrid are ok to get away with it because they're "The King's Club" (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:06:10
        
        Even my beloved Barca? The club of the people? (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 10:10:12
        
        well, not as much as Real but.... (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:14:25
      - Yeah, I'd heard that, too (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:40:43
    - barca have a decent income (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:36:58
      - Yes, I know - hence the question... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:39:42
        
        don't call me jesus (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:41:25
        
        I didn't.... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:42:01
    - Well most of Barca's stars have come through the Cantera, their academy (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:36:44
    - Real Madrid are in massive debt (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:33:19
- Words (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:26:31
  - Really? Shame. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:33:35
    - When I'm not working, quite a lot (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:34:36

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