Platini the idiot

[The Wizard]

Why the hell does he always talk about how the English teams spend to much ect, and I've NEVER heard him say anything to the likes of Real Madrid who spent 80M on one player??

 

[Superphil]

Probably because in England we have teams in the third division spending more money than teams in La Liga. Plus we have every team in the Premiership spending way more than they have, look at Stoke, was it £14M yesterday? I would imagine the Championship in this country spends more money than La Liga. The point he is trying to make is that in England there is a disproportionate amount of money being spent, in relation to the teams spending it. Teams that play in grounds that are only half full unless United are there, are spending millions on players, Blackburn, Bolton, Wigan. It is going to be scary if/when the bubble bursts.

 

[Acker79]

Because the english teams pay for their own stadiums and so are in debt, whereas the local governments/councils help fund stadium for spanish and french teams, so they aren't in debt, despite the spending.

 

[BensGrandad]

I am sure that I read somewhere that at the end of each season Bank of Santander write off Real Madrid debts.

 

[Northstander]

It will never happen, in three years teams in a loss will not be able to play in Europe?

So that will be Chelsea, Man Utd, Real Madrid...All running at the moment with debt and therefore at a loss.....He needs these type of clubs in it!

 

[Stinky Kat]

Platini just dislikes English clubs - whether the excessive spending is right or not he just wants to stop English clubs and the national team being sucessful and at the moment he can do it by saying the spending is wrong. What he forgets is the spending is driven by the money coming into the product from firms like SKY who sell the premiership all over the world and promote football (as wellas making lots of people rich).

Me I watch the Albion and Hastings United.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Asides from those reasons above, could it be because you only read English press aswell?

 

[Icy Gull]

Platini just dislikes English clubs - t he just wants to stop English clubs and the national team being sucessful and at the moment he can do it by saying the spending is wrong.
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It's English clubs that are hampering our chances of the national team being successful because of the amount they're spending on foreign players I'd have thought.

 

[Acker79]

It's English clubs that are hampering our chances of the national team being successful because of the amount they're spending on foreign players I'd have thought.

I don't think their spending is hampering the england team as much as their buying foreign players instead of developing english players. Slight distinction, I know, but hull could spend 80m on ronaldo, and still have a bunch of english players in their team, while arsenal could spend 50m on 8 foreign players and fill the team with none english.

 

[The Wizard]

It's English clubs that are hampering our chances of the national team being successful because of the amount they're spending on foreign players I'd have thought.

Nonsense, foreign clubs have just as many players from abroad as we do.

 

[sten_super]

I don't think their spending is hampering the england team as much as their buying foreign players instead of developing english players. Slight distinction, I know, but hull could spend 80m on ronaldo, and still have a bunch of english players in their team, while arsenal could spend 50m on 8 foreign players and fill the team with none english.

I agree. The BBC website did an interesting piece a while ago looking at the number of foreigners in the last season of the old First Division compared to in this Premiership season. I don't have a problem with foreigners coming in and raising the standards of our game (e.g. Ronaldo, Bergkamp, Zola), but the constant stream of average foreigners does my head in.

 

[Northstander]

Has anyone noticed how the big, flair european players are staying abroad now, High earners tax?

 

[Stinky Kat]

I agree. The BBC website did an interesting piece a while ago looking at the number of foreigners in the last season of the old First Division compared to in this Premiership season. I don't have a problem with foreigners coming in and raising the standards of our game (e.g. Ronaldo, Bergkamp, Zola), but the constant stream of average foreigners does my head in.

True, but managers find cheap imports because the home grown talent is gets overpriced.

Wenger is good at unearthing gems, but there are a lot of mediocre imports in the league because they are cheap and worth a punt

 

[Icy Gull]

Nonsense, foreign clubs have just as many players from abroad as we do.

Yeah but they are foreign nationals playing top class football abroad which HELPS their National team. I'd agree it was nonsense if a host of English players were playing top level football abroad, perhaps you'd like to name them for me

I may be wrong, as I am no top level football expert, but it seems we have less English players in the Premier League (especially in the top 4) year on year which has to be bad for the National team. Thank God for Harry Redknap

In conclusion it is YOU who are talking nonsense

 

[sten_super]

Nonsense, foreign clubs have just as many players from abroad as we do.

Not at the end of the season before last they didn't (I can't find any more recent numbers).
BBC SPORT | Football | Premier League | England player numbers at new low

 

[Highfields Seagull]

It's English clubs that are hampering our chances of the national team being successful because of the amount they're spending on foreign players I'd have thought.

Exactly. Why can't we go back to the days when we had fewer foreign players and the England team were really successful? Oh ... hang on!

 

[Gwylan]

Why is this being interpreted as being an attack on English teams?

The piece on the BBC site says it has the support of Abramovitch so it scarcely sounds like UEFA ganging up on English clubs

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Uefa plans to curb clubs' debts

Sounds like a good idea to me

 

[Icy Gull]

Exactly. Why can't we go back to the days when we had fewer foreign players and the England team were really successful? Oh ... hang on!

Foreign coaches with England players is the way forward

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I agree. The BBC website did an interesting piece a while ago looking at the number of foreigners in the last season of the old First Division compared to in this Premiership season. I don't have a problem with foreigners coming in and raising the standards of our game (e.g. Ronaldo, Bergkamp, Zola), but the constant stream of average foreigners does my head in.

Exactly. You know what I entered a fantasy football team, all but ONE player was british/irish.

Why? Because I had never heard of any of these foreigners, I dunno whether they are good, bad, injury prone etc etc. So I stuck with what I know...and had Zamora and McShane to boot

What was it on that Liverpool/Villa thread where Badger listed these names of Liverpool players that I never even f***ing heard of where he was highlighting average foreigners.

 

[beorhthelm]

i think its actually a problem that does need addressing. the main concern is that the way many european clubs are funded, ie by massive private donations rather than a chairman buying out another and putting thier cash in, will work against us. i recall that Real Madrid has a open-end overdraft with Santander which is written off every year (may not be completely true... anyone know?).