Comments on: What Does the Man City Takeover Mean for Arsenal and Liverpool? http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.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: Italianfan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133349 Italianfan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:30:35 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133349 Eventually all the top leagues will have about 4 billionairs as owners and in the end it will only be the same difference and back to square one. Which means the millionair clubs will be in their own league. Maybe they want a billionair Champions League of their own. The best players get brought in from the Premiership, Seria A and la Liga into one league in its self as a form of promotion to billionair clubs. If you are not rich enough to be in the league you are out. It could turn out for the worse in the end. Eventually all the top leagues will have about 4 billionairs as owners and in the end it will only be the same difference and back to square one. Which means the millionair clubs will be in their own league. Maybe they want a billionair Champions League of their own. The best players get brought in from the Premiership, Seria A and la Liga into one league in its self as a form of promotion to billionair clubs. If you are not rich enough to be in the league you are out. It could turn out for the worse in the end.

]]> By: Mike http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133345 Mike Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133345 Spending the Arsenal Way: http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/09/spending-arsene-wenger-way-pound-for.html Spending the Arsenal Way: http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/09/spending-arsene-wenger-way-pound-for.html

]]> By: milano193 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133344 milano193 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:24:17 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133344 UEFA should provide the EPL with not just the top 4 .. but rather the top 6 places in the Champions League. the Premiership is in a league of its own.. unless they enjoy watching sad 7-1 games, they should do something about it. UEFA should provide the EPL with not just the top 4 .. but rather the top 6 places in the Champions League.

the Premiership is in a league of its own.. unless they enjoy watching sad 7-1 games, they should do something about it.

]]> By: Italianfan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133340 Italianfan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:00:24 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133340 I heard Man City had a curse, I think now it will be of football. It depends how its run, are they just going to buy all the best players and hope it works? I mean it did not for Real Madrid, teams work by building it up through tacktics and investing in youth teams. They should call it Dhabi United, I don't see the City owning it anymore. I would rather keep it British through thick and thin than sell it off like that. I would be equally annoyed if Parma FC or Paris PSG got sold to the Chinese or who ever because at the end of it its patriotic. I prefer progress of football through natural talants of the same nation and progress through society of that city to be able to fund it self ad produce a centre point for its focus on sport and local achievements. I do not see selling your club to some other international as progress. Can they not make a club from scratch including stadium and make their own or or do they have to buy one out, how does that work? If they started their own club, built the stadium and strated from the start I would give foreign inversters more respect. Buying out your history, good or bad is a bit tasteless and plastic. I heard Man City had a curse, I think now it will be of football. It depends how its run, are they just going to buy all the best players and hope it works? I mean it did not for Real Madrid, teams work by building it up through tacktics and investing in youth teams. They should call it Dhabi United, I don’t see the City owning it anymore. I would rather keep it British through thick and thin than sell it off like that. I would be equally annoyed if Parma FC or Paris PSG got sold to the Chinese or who ever because at the end of it its patriotic. I prefer progress of football through natural talants of the same nation and progress through society of that city to be able to fund it self ad produce a centre point for its focus on sport and local achievements. I do not see selling your club to some other international as progress. Can they not make a club from scratch including stadium and make their own or or do they have to buy one out, how does that work? If they started their own club, built the stadium and strated from the start I would give foreign inversters more respect. Buying out your history, good or bad is a bit tasteless and plastic.

]]> By: Dean Basnett http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133339 Dean Basnett Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:48:26 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133339 I can't get over the bitterness of some of you people. I'm a City fan, and happen to be excited about the whole thing. AS WOULD ANY OF YOU HAD IT BEEN YOUR CLUB!!! I know United fans who would cream for this opportunity. They were bought out by foreign investors who put the worlds most solvent club in to 600 million pounds worth of debt. Surely that's worse? I think the spending is being hyped up. They'll spend similar to Chelsea, who now that the initial furore is over, spend little more than United or Spurs in close season. This isn't about globalisation. it's about a few rich Arab's wanting a play thing in the best league in the world and you're kidding yourselves if you think others won't follow. How many Liverpool fans do you think would be glad to see the back of Hicks and Gillett and have DIC in? Reign in your jealousy Premier League fans, let us have our moment. Doesn't come around very often. I can’t get over the bitterness of some of you people.

I’m a City fan, and happen to be excited about the whole thing. AS WOULD ANY OF YOU HAD IT BEEN YOUR CLUB!!!

I know United fans who would cream for this opportunity. They were bought out by foreign investors who put the worlds most solvent club in to 600 million pounds worth of debt. Surely that’s worse?

I think the spending is being hyped up. They’ll spend similar to Chelsea, who now that the initial furore is over, spend little more than United or Spurs in close season.

This isn’t about globalisation. it’s about a few rich Arab’s wanting a play thing in the best league in the world and you’re kidding yourselves if you think others won’t follow. How many Liverpool fans do you think would be glad to see the back of Hicks and Gillett and have DIC in?

Reign in your jealousy Premier League fans, let us have our moment. Doesn’t come around very often.

]]> By: frem http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133338 frem Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:59 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133338 chelsea was less of an upstart then manC are. Chelsea were at the position of leeds before roman bought them, huge debt but quality enough to get into the CL before roman bought them. ManC were no where close to good enough for CL. They have good youth facilities and decent training ground but in terms of players they were always second best. When thaksin brought them nobody expected a fight top4. Even with the current team a top 4 is out of their reach, maybe next year but as it stands they with tottenham and everton. I think manC will add some needed parity to the PL but doubt they will trouble any top4 team this year. chelsea was less of an upstart then manC are. Chelsea were at the position of leeds before roman bought them, huge debt but quality enough to get into the CL before roman bought them. ManC were no where close to good enough for CL. They have good youth facilities and decent training ground but in terms of players they were always second best. When thaksin brought them nobody expected a fight top4. Even with the current team a top 4 is out of their reach, maybe next year but as it stands they with tottenham and everton. I think manC will add some needed parity to the PL but doubt they will trouble any top4 team this year.

]]> By: Homey http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133337 Homey Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:51:29 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133337 I have a question nobody's really asked yet. If Man City turns it into a "Big 5", and perhaps other foreign investors come in for other clubs to make them bigger, then at what point will the Champions League be forced to take 5 EPL clubs? And then take a spot away from wherever. It would make sense to me. I have a question nobody’s really asked yet. If Man City turns it into a “Big 5″, and perhaps other foreign investors come in for other clubs to make them bigger, then at what point will the Champions League be forced to take 5 EPL clubs? And then take a spot away from wherever. It would make sense to me.

]]> By: A http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133335 A Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:39:15 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133335 Do you want to turn back globalism? I don't think starting with football is not most effective way to go about it though. Do you want to turn back globalism? I don’t think starting with football is not most effective way to go about it though.

]]> By: Italianfan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133333 Italianfan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:13:03 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133333 Well the Premier Arab League is underway now in England. What you find is that the Premiership is no longer owned by the British and has turned international teams into corporate competition clubs. Football should be funded by their own country with their own rich people. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Olympics British team gets funded by their own national money and business men should support their own. It’s losing it's national image of having a foreign core. Trust me I know Chelsea supports who have decided to support another club because it's lost its spirit to money. The country’s economy should pay for their own sport, it shows if the country is doing well on its own feet and foreign buys should support their own to have pride in their own countries rather than using football clubs as trophies as defeating the enemy by putting their flag on top of the stadium. All this will stop British players being able to play at top flight while the juniors don't get a look in. Man U has a good balance in all this, they teach their own countrymen who go onto playing for England. This guy at Man City will not only ruin the Premiership he will buy out the rest of Europe and I want players like Messi at Barcelona who was discovered and players like Kaka at Milan who Milan made famous. Their fame came from these clubs, they become the best at these clubs and Man City has no right to rape other clubs by prostituting them selves. It does not buy loyalty; it just breaks other club's rhythms up for doing well. Ronaldinho left for Milan because he needed a new challenge and had a few problems. Although Milan wanted to buy him and had future plans for him, Ronaldinho stayed with Barecelona and respect him more for doing that. Now that he needed to move on he did it willingly and that brings character and a new drive for a player to prove him self. You cannot always prove you’re self if money was the factor. In the old days it was 3 foreign players, okay Milan brought Van Bastan and many other players through money but there was a limit and they have international players playing for Italy. Is this Man City move good? No not really, its a threat to Europe not just England, don't forget many rejected Chelsea too, difference this time is no limit with spending. Hope Robino does well; hope his hunger for money suits his personality and love for the unknown club of Europe. Well the Premier Arab League is underway now in England.
What you find is that the Premiership is no longer owned by the British and has turned international teams into corporate competition clubs. Football should be funded by their own country with their own rich people. Correct me if I’m wrong but the Olympics British team gets funded by their own national money and business men should support their own. It’s losing it’s national image of having a foreign core. Trust me I know Chelsea supports who have decided to support another club because it’s lost its spirit to money.

The country’s economy should pay for their own sport, it shows if the country is doing well on its own feet and foreign buys should support their own to have pride in their own countries rather than using football clubs as trophies as defeating the enemy by putting their flag on top of the stadium.

All this will stop British players being able to play at top flight while the juniors don’t get a look in. Man U has a good balance in all this, they teach their own countrymen who go onto playing for England.

This guy at Man City will not only ruin the Premiership he will buy out the rest of Europe and I want players like Messi at Barcelona who was discovered and players like Kaka at Milan who Milan made famous. Their fame came from these clubs, they become the best at these clubs and Man City has no right to rape other clubs by prostituting them selves. It does not buy loyalty; it just breaks other club’s rhythms up for doing well. Ronaldinho left for Milan because he needed a new challenge and had a few problems. Although Milan wanted to buy him and had future plans for him, Ronaldinho stayed with Barecelona and respect him more for doing that. Now that he needed to move on he did it willingly and that brings character and a new drive for a player to prove him self. You cannot always prove you’re self if money was the factor. In the old days it was 3 foreign players, okay Milan brought Van Bastan and many other players through money but there was a limit and they have international players playing for Italy.

Is this Man City move good? No not really, its a threat to Europe not just England, don’t forget many rejected Chelsea too, difference this time is no limit with spending. Hope Robino does well; hope his hunger for money suits his personality and love for the unknown club of Europe.

]]> By: nobobomo http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133332 nobobomo Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:06:12 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-does-the-man-city-takeover-mean-for-arsenal-and-liverpool.html#comment-133332 This is a biut bigger than the status quo in England. These are guys talking about buying the best players in the world, and being "bigger than both Real Madrid and MAnchester United". Forget Arsenal and Liverpool and start talking about Real, Barca, AC Milan, Inter, etc. etc. They're going to get their choice of players and it's going to upset more thatn the EPL. This is a biut bigger than the status quo in England. These are guys talking about buying the best players in the world, and being “bigger than both Real Madrid and MAnchester United”. Forget Arsenal and Liverpool and start talking about Real, Barca, AC Milan, Inter, etc. etc. They’re going to get their choice of players and it’s going to upset more thatn the EPL.

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