You definitely will not get your money back. At most, an MLS team would pay a few million bucks. At most.
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Football Thread 2013-14 |OT2| Caravanning all the way to France
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You definitely will not get your money back. At most, an MLS team would pay a few million bucks. At most.
Vivalaraza
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I don't get why Madrid are so desperate for Bale this summer. Just can't rationalise it. I mean I know it's impossible to rationalise anything that club does but...why pay such a huge fee for a player they really don't need right now.
Just feels like an absolutely insane vanity buy. It's not even like Perez has an election to win.
Just feels like an absolutely insane vanity buy. It's not even like Perez has an election to win.
FootballFan
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Oi !! I only said "lol more Madrid fans commenting on this game than anyone else". He can watch us and be jealous all he likes.
Naughty God
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Reason is CR7 and the fear that he won't renew. Flo is scared he won't renew so he is doing everything he can to sign his replacement.
Can Crusher
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Well *puts on FM hat*
- El Shaarawy (30 M)
- Lamela (40 M)
- Suarez (50 M)
Hey why not.
lol I chuckled @ nerman.
And Real Madrid are insane.
Naughty God
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Ronaldo still has two years on his contract though. They could wait a year or two and get Bale for much cheaper.
FootballFan
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I am not even trolling or joking here, it's because of Neygod.
Neymar plays on the left too and Perez was willing to spend over 100m euros on him, but Neymar chose with his heart, not with his wallet.
If Neymar did really go to Madrid, you think they would even be talking about Bale, let alone bidding 120m for him? No because a Ronaldo, Bale, Neymar, Ozil, Isco, Benzema team wouldn't work.
I need to play football manager again its been too long. nothing like beating Real madrid and Farsa with some random npower league 2 team.
Can Crusher
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Honestly, it's pretty gutting to see amazing players go to waste. Sure it will be amazing to see Ronaldo on the left and Bale on the right, but what will happen to Di maria? And now who do you bench? Ozil? Isco? Modric?
What a bloated team. Insane quality depth from the midfield up, but.... Nothing worse than seeing big talent being employed as part time.
You don't just spend 100 mil to buy a replacement 'just in case'.
Ronaldo must have made it clear he is not renewing which is why Flo is desperate.
Also don't want to get any1s hopes up. If what I said above is the case then RM will definitely sell Ronaldo to recover some money rather than selling him or 30 mil next year.
Can Crusher
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I'm willing to bet Ronaldo + Bale > Messi + Neymar.
FootballFan
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Okay so answer this, if you guys had got Neymar instead of us, would you be after Bale right now? Wait I already know the answer, "no".
As if Perez would be chasing Bale after spending 100m on Neymar...
You are delusional if you think that's not the reason he is willing to spend 120m euros on Bale.
Yea right as if Ronaldo Bale ozil isco Benzema Di Maria team works?
Naughty God
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Di Maria and Benzema will be dropped because they're shit.
FootballFan
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Bale to come in and play LB.
That could also be the reason but CR7 has publicly stated he intends to stay. I would give ur reasoning more credit if cr7 didnt do that.
in any case you do not know the lunacy of Flo well when it comes to matters like these.
Like other posted, nerman rejection may have had an effect on him. flo losing the plot once more.
You're making it sound like Perez is sitting behind his desk all alone with a crazy look on his face "he'll be mine, all mine" and like he's offering hundreds of millions just like that. It's all about making money, there's an army of lawyers and advisors and you'd have to be an idiot if you think they just buy players "because they bought that guy" etc.
It won't be the first time a player has said he wants to stay yet forced out of the club coz of financial reasons.
If I put myself in Flo's shoes and see Cr7 not renewing for sure, then the only sensible thing to do wud be to sell him off whether he likes it or not. Or risk losing 50 mil after a year which is not good business.
EDIT: and when u are selling your star you buy some1 else and try to make him a bigger star so the fans don't turn on u. Thts why he is chasing Bale.
Vivalaraza
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How are Madrid going to make a profit off Bale? I don't understand this logic.
We r signing Osman.
Marketability.
FootballFan
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I love your posts about Isco haha.
I still like him, he was one of my favourite players, been watching him since u17 wc and I always said I'd prefer if he didn't join Barca or Madrid, too bad he did.
:lol get off your high horse.
Vivalaraza
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So talk me through, it, roughly.
Let's assume a £90m transfer fee and a 5 year contract @ £150k/week.
That's £130m.
How do Real Madrid make £131m by signing Gareth Bale?
You don't think they care about the players image or marketability at all? I'm not saying they're just trying to make back all the money spent.
Turok or anyone has any numbers how much we've made over Ronnie's shirts?
Honestly he's a great signing and with Madrid wanting to focus more on bringing more Spanish youth (and as far as I know Ancelotti also likes to bring talent from the academy) it makes sense. However the problem here is that we're full as it is. I said this before we signed him when the rumors were going on. If he gets lots of play time then good...but if he doesn't then yeah he's just wasting his career and should have went with City instead.
PSG, Ronaldo, Ibra and Cavani :lol
If Madrid wanted marketability, they have paid up for Neymar.
Unless maybe they did and he rejected......
Naughty God
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Ronaldo is a much, much, much bigger star than Bale.
You're not going to make a significant amount of money back on Bale's image rights/shirts. How many people do you think there are who are only going to buy a Madrid shirt because Gareth Bale plays for them?
Costa's a really weird signing for Liverpool, especially if they're keeping Suarez. Good player but - unlike the aforementioned -may not be worth the trouble. Especially at that price as well; it's all well and good having depth but when you're a team winning titles I think players will allow it more, but if Aspas or Borini are going to become solely bench options at a team finishing sixth they may be unhappy. Interested to see how that one goes.
Good win for Swansea and nice to see their new signings doing the business. Hopefully they stay switched on all season and make some money and raise their profile from the Europa.
Didnt see the Bayern match but I trust they were at once better than City and still victims of Guardiola's tinkering. Fair enough he's doing it in friendlies I suppose. Agree with Viva over the use of Muller though; he's an extraordinarily intelligent player but it's predominantly to do with space, lateral thinking, movement; I could see him picking the ball up in some great positions as a false nine but not following it through.
Martinez in defence is a waste.
Good win for Swansea and nice to see their new signings doing the business. Hopefully they stay switched on all season and make some money and raise their profile from the Europa.
Didnt see the Bayern match but I trust they were at once better than City and still victims of Guardiola's tinkering. Fair enough he's doing it in friendlies I suppose. Agree with Viva over the use of Muller though; he's an extraordinarily intelligent player but it's predominantly to do with space, lateral thinking, movement; I could see him picking the ball up in some great positions as a false nine but not following it through.
Martinez in defence is a waste.
ringwaldhaze
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They will demand a percentage of his image rights (likely half) in his contract. So they will get a cut of all his sponsorship deals from then on.
This is why Ronaldo is being so pissy right now. It isn't because he "misses Manchester", it's because he believes he's being cheated out of millions now and he wants that rectified in any new contract.
What his advisors aren't taking into account, evidently, is that it's only by working on these terms that Madrid can afford to break transfer records every few years and pay the extortionate wages they already do.
Or something like that.
Vivalaraza
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I'm sure they care, I'm saying if they are signing him to make money, as you suggested, then what is the evidence or logic of it?
This idea shirt sales repay for a transfer is completely hilarious. First of all...Madrid will have had to of sold an insane amount of shirts for that to even be close to true. And that's before you consider that when a jersey is sold for £50, Madrid aren't just getting that £50. that's not how it works...
Football isn't about making money, it incurs massive sunk costs.
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