Comments on: €70m for Franck Ribery? Football Has Gone Mad http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: aleks http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144749 aleks Sat, 09 May 2009 18:11:02 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144749 Ribery should definately had been places alot higher up than number 16. He is one of the most underrated super players in the world, and if he does move to a big club im sure he will contend for world player of the year. Ribery should definately had been places alot higher up than number 16. He is one of the most underrated super players in the world, and if he does move to a big club im sure he will contend for world player of the year.

]]> By: James http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144449 James Wed, 06 May 2009 01:41:06 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144449 I think (if it IS true) that Ribery is worth that much. He is a very consistent player and he doesn't have a reputation like say... Robinho or Adriano. I think (if it IS true) that Ribery is worth that much. He is a very consistent player and he doesn’t have a reputation like say… Robinho or Adriano.

]]> By: Tom http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144444 Tom Tue, 05 May 2009 23:07:49 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144444 Yeah, not sure about the accuracy of this story. But he is a super player. Skillful, effective and really steps up for the big occasions. No wonder he wants to make sure he's playing Champions leage. Yeah, not sure about the accuracy of this story.

But he is a super player. Skillful, effective and really steps up for the big occasions.

No wonder he wants to make sure he’s playing Champions leage.

]]> By: Ronald http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144437 Ronald Tue, 05 May 2009 21:43:46 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144437 did i actually use the word Funny, i meant to use the word fully. My god i cant spell for S*** if i dont get sleep *facepalm* did i actually use the word Funny, i meant to use the word fully. My god i cant spell for S*** if i dont get sleep

*facepalm*

]]> By: Ak http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144427 Ak Tue, 05 May 2009 16:00:06 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144427 'This guy really is the new Cristiano Ronaldo,' the Manchester United scout in the ground will have excitedly reported back to the club’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. That's brilliant investigative journalism right there. Why is this guy not in Dafur or Zimbabwe uncovering humanitarian and political scandal? Damn you The Guardian! ‘This guy really is the new Cristiano Ronaldo,’ the Manchester United scout in the ground will have excitedly reported back to the club’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

That’s brilliant investigative journalism right there. Why is this guy not in Dafur or Zimbabwe uncovering humanitarian and political scandal? Damn you The Guardian!

]]> By: matt http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144422 matt Tue, 05 May 2009 13:56:31 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144422 also, did you read the sport blog addition to this story? HILARITY..it reads like a bad chain email. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/may/05/manchester-united-bayern-munich-franck-ribery "The France midfielder, who can rarely be faulted for his lack of application, had given off the air of a man who considered proceedings a little beneath him on this occasion and picked up a second yellow card 14 minutes before the end for a petulant, needless foul. Was the 26-year-old perhaps already auditioning for his future employers? "This guy really is the new Cristiano Ronaldo," the Manchester United scout in the ground will have excitedly reported back to the club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. In fairness to the €25m signing from Marseille, he has mostly been a model professional. Underpasses beneath Bavaria's Autobahn and Munich's "schicki-micki" (bling bling) night-clubs have been safe from his attentions, unlike hotel room doorknobs and colleagues' socks. Ribéry, who enjoys playing the class clown, put toothpaste on the former and holes in the latter." ...what? also, did you read the sport blog addition to this story? HILARITY..it reads like a bad chain email.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/may/05/manchester-united-bayern-munich-franck-ribery

“The France midfielder, who can rarely be faulted for his lack of application, had given off the air of a man who considered proceedings a little beneath him on this occasion and picked up a second yellow card 14 minutes before the end for a petulant, needless foul. Was the 26-year-old perhaps already auditioning for his future employers? “This guy really is the new Cristiano Ronaldo,” the Manchester United scout in the ground will have excitedly reported back to the club’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

In fairness to the €25m signing from Marseille, he has mostly been a model professional. Underpasses beneath Bavaria’s Autobahn and Munich’s “schicki-micki” (bling bling) night-clubs have been safe from his attentions, unlike hotel room doorknobs and colleagues’ socks. Ribéry, who enjoys playing the class clown, put toothpaste on the former and holes in the latter.”

…what?

]]> By: Michael http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144421 Michael Tue, 05 May 2009 13:53:55 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144421 I pretty sure Ronaldo is heading to Madrid this summmer. I'm just not sure that Ribery is headed to Manchester. I pretty sure Ronaldo is heading to Madrid this summmer. I’m just not sure that Ribery is headed to Manchester.

]]> By: Ak http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144420 Ak Tue, 05 May 2009 12:40:48 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144420 The best thing about this is that if you go to the guardian story, under the report, there are links to related stories, one of which is dated 6th Aug 2008 titled, Cristiano Ronaldo: a Manchester United career Ronaldo transfer saga: With Cristiano Ronaldo set to join Real Madrid in the summer, we look back at his Manchester United career in pictures The best thing about this is that if you go to the guardian story, under the report, there are links to related stories, one of which is dated 6th Aug 2008 titled,

Cristiano Ronaldo: a Manchester United career
Ronaldo transfer saga: With Cristiano Ronaldo set to join
Real Madrid in the summer, we look back at his Manchester
United career in pictures

]]> By: Shazback http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144419 Shazback Tue, 05 May 2009 12:28:52 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144419 The guardian? Making an claim that a player will be transferred for a large amount of money? That hasn't been done since, oh, almost a year ago when they said Kaka was going to Chelsea for £80M (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/19/premierleague.serieafootball?gusrc=rss&feed=football)... Also, 70M€ isn't more than Zidane in his prime. Zidane's transfer for 66M€ in 2001 is equivalent to a 84M€ transfer today. Inflation, monetary devaluation, call it what you want, but it's the same reason why Alan Le Roux is considered one of the richest people in history, despite having "only" £11k to his name (in 1089) or why everything costs so much more than it did back in the good old days. Also, wasn't there some kind of economic crash called the "Dot Com bubble" in the 2000-2002 area? And didn't Real Madrid have a massive debt that they wrangled politically with the town of Madrid (currently being investigated for fraud and embezzlement of public funds) to get rid of in 2002? Oh, what's that? Pot, kettle, black? The guardian? Making an claim that a player will be transferred for a large amount of money? That hasn’t been done since, oh, almost a year ago when they said Kaka was going to Chelsea for £80M (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/19/premierleague.serieafootball?gusrc=rss&feed=football)...

Also, 70M€ isn’t more than Zidane in his prime. Zidane’s transfer for 66M€ in 2001 is equivalent to a 84M€ transfer today. Inflation, monetary devaluation, call it what you want, but it’s the same reason why Alan Le Roux is considered one of the richest people in history, despite having “only” £11k to his name (in 1089) or why everything costs so much more than it did back in the good old days.

Also, wasn’t there some kind of economic crash called the “Dot Com bubble” in the 2000-2002 area? And didn’t Real Madrid have a massive debt that they wrangled politically with the town of Madrid (currently being investigated for fraud and embezzlement of public funds) to get rid of in 2002? Oh, what’s that? Pot, kettle, black?

]]> By: Ak http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144418 Ak Tue, 05 May 2009 11:54:26 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/football-has-gone-mad.html#comment-144418 Yeah, I think you jumped the gun a bit. Not a lot of the story makes sense: it's a bit unbelievable that Utd would sell a shirt-selling marketing whore with all these financial troubles about. You'd also think that they'd wait for a new shirt sponsor to sign up first before selling him. The Glazers can't be _that_ stupid. Yeah, I think you jumped the gun a bit. Not a lot of the story makes sense: it’s a bit unbelievable that Utd would sell a shirt-selling marketing whore with all these financial troubles about. You’d also think that they’d wait for a new shirt sponsor to sign up first before selling him. The Glazers can’t be _that_ stupid.

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