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Post by broadack on Jan 21, 2004 10:07:43 GMT
at the end of the day romford, i can see where you are coming from but ALL top clubs do it, from manure through to Hull in Div 3, it is the way football has become less of a sport and more of a business, that is the thing that is sad. as OWB's said, How am I ripping someone off? Is it my fault that they have fucked up? they dont have to sell.....but 90% of the time they do. and if I dont do my job properly someone will do it to me, and thats life. onewaynebiggins and that is the point, west ham will be getting a good midfielder for 1/2 of what his worth, if they do not get him, someone else will...... are they really in such a good position to pass this chance up because of the morals of the deal? NO, they themselves have had the same thing happen to them and if they continued to take the moral high ground they would spiral down the league. Yes football is full of currupt gobshites, but there is not one club we can blame or point the finger at becauase at some stage, they all have been up to the exact same little scam  Keep The Faith |
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Post by cr4zyd4ve on Jan 21, 2004 10:27:47 GMT
I agree broadack. I was having the same argument with my old man this weekend. He's from the old school which means he's aged about 126.
Anyway he was moaning beacause Saha left Fulham to go to manure. He was digusted that Al Fayed had sold Saha from under Coleman's nose. He was shocked that money was such a big factor in the game.
But at the end of the day football is a business, its a sad state of affairs but that is just the way it is. The teams with all the money are gonna do well and buy all the best players, and the rest are palying catch up.
I expect that if Chelski table a big enough offer for Parker that Charlton will have to sell, however much Curbishley say's he won't go.
As I said it's sad but thats the way it is...
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Post by romfordstokie on Jan 21, 2004 10:45:31 GMT
Guess you're right Broadack, its simply not an easy game to like any more in my view. If its not Stoke, I'm not that bothered.
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Post by broadack on Jan 21, 2004 12:45:54 GMT
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Post by broadack on Jan 21, 2004 12:52:14 GMT
It was Leicester City's manager, Micky Adams, who said: "Footballers earn too much for people to feel sorry for them."
And in the case of Leeds United, I have to agree. I just can't feel sorry for a Premiership squad full of millionaires.
Even the most modestly paid Leeds player earns more in a fortnight than most of their terrific fans earn in a year.
However, I can feel sorry for the rest of the staff, the ladies who do the laundry and others in smaller jobs at the club.
They, like those great fans, care passionately about Leeds United and are having their lives put through the mill.
I'm not as heartless as it sounds. There are some players I do feel sorry for, those who ply their trade at Darlington FC.
They are at a club already in administration and not getting anywhere near the coverage of their highly-paid Premiership counterparts.
Viduka: £60,000 a week
It's commonly accepted striker Mark Viduka earns £60,000 a week. That's twice as much as any Darlington player earns in a whole year.
I've got nothing against Viduka; it's not his fault somebody - that somebody being Peter Ridsdale - decided to pay him a King's ransom.
But who do you think deserves a little sympathy, a little attention?
Most Darlington players won't have huge savings' accounts, won't be able to call upon mates in the game to save their careers if it goes to the wall.
Their futures really are on the line. Their problems all stem from when George Reynolds was allowed to take control of the club.
Reynolds is a man who took pride in describing himself as one of Britain's top five safe crackers.
Yet he was still seen as fit to take control of the Quakers' destiny. Well, this is a job he couldn't crack.
His business card describes him as Managing Director, Chairman, Gentleman, Adventurer, Entrepreneur, Maker of Money and Utter Genius. He could have added Fantasist.
Reynolds: Didn't crack it
The 25,000-capacity Reynolds Stadium is a monument to his own greatness, but it's also the equivalent of Victorian folly.
Or as they call it in the North-East - the madness of King George.
Both Faustino Asprilla and Paul Gascoigne, two one-time transfer targets, saw through him, which is more than can be said of the football authorities.
The truest emotions regarding any football club come from the fans, who view it as a loved one as opposed to a cash cow.
Like Leeds, Darlington supporters are suffering. But Reynolds admits he's quite enjoying the sight of fans around the town centre with their begging bowls.
A couple of years ago, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated Reynolds' wealth to be in the region of a massive £260million.
If he really does love the club - as he claims to - he should dig into that pocket of his and bail them out.
As a Hartlepool fan myself, Darlington have always been our rivals, but I do genuinely hope they survive.
They've had their troubles; suffering relegation to the conference, drubbings by Pool, with glory days few and far between.
Yet they still come back for more. And I hope they are in the position to do so in the future. They deserve to, as much as Leeds in fact.
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