Abu Dhabi boss plans $240mn Ronaldo swoop

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

ME NO CARE ANYMORE FOR HIM, IF HE STAYS HE STAYS, IF HE FKKKKSSS OFFF THEN FKKKKKKK OFFFFFFFFF

[ramosrules]

Manchester United
Owned by: Glazer family (since 2005).
Value: £936m.
Turnover: £210m (to 30 June 2007).
Profit/loss: £79.1m operating profit.
Debts: £666m. (last annual interest payment, £42m).
Prem TV cash 07-08: £49.35m.


Chelsea
Owned by: R Abramovich (since 2003).
Value: £381m.
Turnover: £190.5m (to June 2007).
Profit/loss:-£75.8m loss.
Debt: £578m (interest-free loans from Abramovich).
Prem TV cash 07-08: £45.58m.


Arsenal
Owned by: Major shareholders - D Fiszman (24.1%), A Usmanov (24%), N Bracewell Smith (15.9%); S Kroenke (12.2%).
Value: £612m.
Turnover: £200.8m (to May 2007).
Profit/loss: £51.2m operating profit.
Debt: £268.2m.
Prem TV cash 07-08: £47.04m.


Tottenham Hotspur
Owned by: ENIC (J Lewis).
Value: c.£200m.
Turnover: £103.1m (to June 2007).
Profit/loss: £29.7m operating profit.
Debt: £29.1m in loan notes.
Prem TV cash 07-08: £36.05m.


Who would want to be Chelsea or Man. UTD?? I couldn't find any other clubs, not sure how Pool are looking.

[Translator]

Photo of the New Man City board driving into "Middle" Eastlands

[ronnie.Milan]

Photo of the New Man City board driving into "Middle" Eastlands

[Madridista612]

Stuff like this is going to spell the death of football. La Liga is going to lag behind because of the fact that the clubs are owned by the members and that cannot change. Serie A will probably lag behind as well if they don't start getting some billionaires.

[Roman Gladiator 04]

what is happening to football?

[Roman Gladiator 04]

what is happening to football?

[Translator]

Stuff like this is going to spell the death of football. La Liga is going to lag behind because of the fact that the clubs are owned by the members and that cannot change. Serie A will probably lag behind as well if they don't start getting some billionaires.

Coming from a supporter of a club who sign players for shirt sales.

[Piola]

what is happening to football?

Dont worry, Serie A hasn't sold its soul, the fact that Roma can still challenge for a title shows that...

[Madridista612]

Stuff like this is going to spell the death of football. La Liga is going to lag behind because of the fact that the clubs are owned by the members and that cannot change. Serie A will probably lag behind as well if they don't start getting some billionaires.

Coming from a supporter of a club who sign players for shirt sales.

......because Beckham wasn't a quality player or anything, you think that the players that sell shirts sell them because they're quality players and besides can you hardly blame us??? We don't have billionaires backing us, it's one of the only things we can do to increase our revenue.

[Translator]

......because Beckham wasn't a quality player or anything, you think that the players that sell shirts sell them because they're quality players and besides can you hardly blame us??? We don't have billionaires backing us, it's one of the only things we can do to increase our revenue.

don't blame me, even Figo referred to the whole Galatico episode as a circus act.

Cry me a river a Real supporter whinging about not being able to spend on players. Aren't you the same guy who boasts about being able to buy all the best players whenever Real want?

Moratti has spent over the years but at least the man and his family are pure Inter & football fans. He doesn't buy just for the sake of selling a shirt, cares only about results.

Not many clubs in world football can boast their presidency being run by the same family for over a quarter of their existance.

For me Modern Football started in America with Cosmos, Berlusconi took a leaf out of the Yank media handbook and introduced it to Europe.

Now the Yanks & Arabs are here just to drive the price up further.

[Madridista612]

......because Beckham wasn't a quality player or anything, you think that the players that sell shirts sell them because they're quality players and besides can you hardly blame us??? We don't have billionaires backing us, it's one of the only things we can do to increase our revenue.

don't blame me, even Figo referred to the whole Galatico episode as a circus act.

Cry me a river a Real supporter whinging about not being able to spend on players. Aren't you the same guy who boasts about being able to buy all the best players whenever Real want?

Moratti has spent over the years but at least the man and his family are pure Inter & football fans. He doesn't buy just for the sake of selling a shirt, cares only about results.

Not many clubs in world football can boast their presidency being run by the same family for over a quarter of their existance.

For me Modern Football started in America with Cosmos, Berlusconi took a leaf out of the Yank media handbook and introduced it to Europe.

Now the Yanks & Arabs are here just to drive the price up further.

The Galacticos would have been good if there was balance in defence, virtually unstoppable, they were virtually unstoppable WITHOUT the defenders so with the defenders they would have dominated. Real DID buy the best players whenever they wanted, Roberto Carlos, Beckham, Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Owen all of them were the best in the world at one stage.

About the whole Moratti thing.....who cares, football club is run by the same family, I just find that so irrelevant to the conversation but anyway.

[Translator]

The Galacticos would have been good if there was balance in defence, virtually unstoppable, they were virtually unstoppable WITHOUT the defenders so with the defenders they would have dominated. Real DID buy the best players whenever they wanted, Roberto Carlos, Beckham, Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Owen all of them were the best in the world at one stage.

About the whole Moratti thing.....who cares, football club is run by the same family, I just find that so irrelevant to the conversation but anyway.

It's relevant and the reason behind its relevance is in your own post. Moratti buys players in an attempt to make his team win trophies nothing else. So although he may have spent his intentions were pure.
Real brought what they thought were the best players for selling shirts, all the time they lacked defenders and defensive midfielders but weren’t interested in building a football team just bringing in more circus acts for the circus. Yet you call yourself a “football fan”. Even gave away players like Cambiasso & Makelele when it was screaming obvious that they were exactly what the side needed.

Real Madrid with the Galaticos was to football what the Harlem Globetrotters were to basketball.

Like I said even Figo admitted that.

[Piola]

I remember Madridista once saying he doesnt care about defence

what a football fan

[ozzie owl]

I think that UEFA will need to step it not healthy for the game to have such mega wealth going in the hands of a few clubs.

But other than draconian measures such as salary caps and squad size limitations I don't know what the answer is.

[Piola]

I think that UEFA will need to step it not healthy for the game to have such mega wealth going in the hands of a few clubs.

But other than draconian measures such as salary caps and squad size limitations I don't know what the answer is.

Do that and they'll just make a breakaway super league which will be even worse cause it'll kill international football as well as club football.

nothing to do but wait until one of these clubs goes bust like Lazio did or worse.

[ozzie owl]

I think that UEFA will need to step it not healthy for the game to have such mega wealth going in the hands of a few clubs.

But other than draconian measures such as salary caps and squad size limitations I don't know what the answer is.

Do that and they'll just make a breakaway super league which will be even worse cause it'll kill international football as well as club football.

nothing to do but wait until one of these clubs goes bust like Lazio did or worse.

You are probably right, wonder who will go bust first?

[Translator]

But other than draconian measures such as salary caps and squad size limitations I don't know what the answer is.

Too late for that, the players already have a taste for the cash, they'll end up going on strike like the US baseballers did.

[pires7]

But other than draconian measures such as salary caps and squad size limitations I don't know what the answer is.

Too late for that, the players already have a taste for the cash, they'll end up going on strike like the US baseballers did.

what if they stop the owners from spending more than a turn over % constantly, i.e. 3 years in a row. They already do a similar thing with Governments debts in the EU. This still allows clubs to grow, but puts a cap on it.

[manU4life]

the strike nearly killed baseball...infact it never really recovered

i dont have a problem with them offering money around...its good for the premier league. i hope QPR get promoted to!

[pires7]

Apparently they told Real Madrid they had a blank check for Ruud

Owner reckons they will buy whoever they want and win the champions league, sounds a bit too drastic to me. Although if they pay 200million pounds for Cesc we can pay off our stadium

Looks like we will be feeling all this at the bowser!

[manU4life]

haha i hope they buy rosicky and play him in the reserves just so delfino has a sook

[GiveNgog]

i would hate u to be a city fan also....

money to burn....haha

Problem is that the average punter at Man City buy a world eleven and win the EPL. Same punters will watch England lose and boo them off the park and blame the coach. Mind you by then the England coach will only have a handfull of EPL players to pick from.

Who will be the next club to be bought out by an oil rich overseas billionaire?

Apparently DIC are making offers on Liverpool again..and this time the yanks are considering them..So Liverpool is a possibility..

[Blue Mastiff]

whos this ronaldo guy?

[ronnie.Milan]

whos this ronaldo guy?

He is the Unknown Player

[coutinho10]

Apparently DIC are making offers on Liverpool again..and this time the yanks are considering them..So Liverpool is a possibility..

what is your source as this would be great, clearly was the better option than the yanks,
1. $$$$
2. support liverpool aswell

[Madridista612]

I remember Madridista once saying he doesnt care about defence

what a football fan

Attack is the most important part of football, without it there are no goals and goals are what win games.

[swannsong]

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They could just buy Australian Football in its entirety and save $200 million ! (probably more !)