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9 months, when the transfer window is actually open. Talk all you want now but Barca already couldn't spend anything on transfer fees this last summer after selling future revenue to make ends meet
Ohh yeah, sorry. I am at work and saw wages pop up in some comments, and replied as per that. But I do agree, loans are taken to pay for transfer fees. It's standard for every major transfer irrespective of the club.
It’s the cardinal rule of Reddit
Until they disappear because of shitty owners
Malaga
Racing de Santander
Deportivo La Coruña
There was massive public backlash when Roman took over.
Roman was just as scummy as they are
sorry, no matter how you dress it up an Oligarch isn't as scummy as a state that has executed hundreds of people, commits human rights abuses, and creates humanitarian disasters in other countries
Football went wrong years ago, it’s not a working mans game anymore. It’s a business for the big clubs, not a sporting enterprise, hence the superleague.
We were buying quick success in 03-04 and it ended up being a huge success
Personally I think Man City, PSG, Newcastle and RB Leipzig/Salzburg are better examples but Chelsea are definitely up there
How so? It seems more stable from the players perspective, they have these nice long contracts so they know they're still a part of Chelsea despite being bounced from club to club and country to country on expiring contracts.
You left Arsenal out of that list. It's owned by an american holding company.
Once clubs went to be owned by billionaires, it was over.
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The thing is the drop in talent and quality is significant. People want to watch the best players and teams playing at an elite level
Eh, high quality football is also “””boring””” and data driven. So many cool football moves are as good as outlawed. You don’t need to look further than classic nr. 10 being a dying breed, replaced by players best described as ‘pressing machines’.
Much bigger problem/reason is that lower leagues aren’t media talking points(let’s face it, sports are men’s reality TV shows), finding a broadcast is hard, etc. It’s just much harder to get into if you aren’t local.
In the case of Chelsea, both ways of understanding the statement are correct.
Can't argue with that
Seems like a lot of people understand that statement as "omg they are the worst" but as i see it, it's more like "football is fucked in so many ways, and these guys somehow check nearly all boxes"