Greed and debt is killing professional football

Actually Fulham are a good example of it - hugely in debt in the form of loans from shady offshore vehicles (presumably controlled by Fayed whose business empire is likewise debt ridden).

Posted By: BerlinCanary on March 19th 2010 at 17:28:46

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"Football is dead". Be honest - how much of that constant refrain on here (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:04:11
- Greed and debt is killing professional football (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:28:46
  - It really gets on my nerves just how much Liverpool have been on tv recently (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:34:56
    - of course i don't agree (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 18:58:35
      - how the fuck is that ^^^^ there? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 19:00:45
    - right (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:41:37
      - idiotic (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:50:15
        
        yes, your post is very much so isn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:57:36
        
        Because you don't agree, or because you think so much of yourself (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:04:48
        
        should be here (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 19:01:12
        
        Shut up you seething mug cunt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 18:23:50
        
        Times must be hard in Trolldom if that's all you've got (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 19:12:38
        
        lol (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 19:29:06
    - TV's had a love affair with Liverpool ever since I can remember (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:41:29
      - True, I've just looked at their recent results, and these are the games (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:49:19
        
        A comparison would obviously be more helpful (Other Football) - The Judge, Mar 19, 18:48:27
        
        I bet if you compare that with Arse, ManU and Chelsea games it'll be much the same (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:45:10
      - Liverpool do also happen to be one of the world's best supported clubs (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:43:45
- None really, it's dead because clubs pay over the odds for players and wages (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:14:50
  - Leeds and Portsmouth were both stupid. But out of all the financial problems (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:21:27
    - No, we've no chance of surviving in the Prem (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:34:21
      - What's changing in the PL? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:41:45
        
        Beware of extrapolating from one season... (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:58:48
        
        I think the gap between the top eight and the rest is widening (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:04:49
        
        I admire your optimism (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 18:18:46
        
        now that clubs recieve a hugelarge majority of their revenues from TV (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:55:15
        
        *clubs in the big four I meant (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:55:42
      - Knowing that in the next season PL players will be approaching 200k a week (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:36:39
    - I think I accepted when we were relegated that I don't think we'll return to the prem (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:28:22
      - I didn't, I thought we'd be well on for a top two place with all the parachute cash (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 19, 18:29:53
      - It is, and I agree about Hull. But our board are looking at expanding CR (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:29:48
        
        It's very hard to judge after one incomplete season (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 17:45:56
        
        This is where I don't understand. We've filled our ground for the last 10 years (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:33:50
        
        Not true. We're where we are in general because of our own appalling decisions (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:37:17
        
        Yeah but you do know that various players at the moment will be (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:40:53
        
        That remains to be seen (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Mar 19, 18:09:50
        
        Don't agree. I think we'll probably sell Martin and reinvest some of the proceeds (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:46:51
        
        In recent times Leicester have been in admin though (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:53:36
        
        Even though we don't agree. I admire your optimism that things can be better (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 17:56:23
        
        That's cool bud. I do get where you're coming from, totally - and have worried about it (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:58:50
        
        Circa 2002, they dodged admin via a loophole. They then got worse for many years (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:56:20
        
        Well it's kind of how Cardiff are going to it. Build a big stadium, go into admin (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:02:48
        
        I realise by using Cardiff as an example (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:08:42
        
        Totally agree with that, on all counts. I think Cardiff will never make it though (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:11:15
        
        True (Other Football) - pants, Mar 19, 18:13:54
        
        I'm making progress bit by bit. It's a long haul, but I'm looking to break into journalism (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 18:15:57
- And England will win the world cup (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 17:12:03
- nice usage of uppercase there (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 19, 17:07:51
  - Football is omnipotent! Football is invincible! Football is immortal! Football is ALIVE! (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Mar 19, 17:10:18

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