Comments on: The Lehmann Show, Arshavin sells Pepsi, and Premier League Debt

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:47:34 +0000

RvP is in his absolute prime. I would not wish for him to miss the World Cup. That would be awful for him.

Better that we have a happy Robin than a sad one.

By: XTG

XTG — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:56:11 +0000

@Patrick, Bad news if I'm honest. It just means Nederlands will call him up for the WC, then he'll just get injured again. I'd much rather he gets an off-season and starts fresh for the next campaign.

By: XTG

XTG — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:53:21 +0000

@PHW, £60,000 is well off. Cesc only earned £50,000 until last season. He'd earn about £35,000 plus appearance and goal bonuses.

By: jeffers

jeffers — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:45:47 +0000

the debt report is all a good idea, but I dont see how an agreement could have been reached in principal by the big clubs and their leagues when it is those who will suffer most?
Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea would be stuffed, so I cant see them limply agreeing and I also can’t see Real Madrid just deciding to stop buying the galacticos and compete with the rest of the mere mortals.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:16:11 +0000

RvP in early April. Enjoy this…

By: PHW

PHW — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:07:50 +0000

Once you start establishing rules around financial discipline in football the whole environment will start changing. Currently, pretty much anything goes, what happened at Manchester United is a prime example of the ridiculous. One of the worlds most successful clubs ‘bought’ and then foisted with the cost of the transaction. Well might their supporters want a piece of ‘american businesssman’ Malcolm Glazer.

The money in football is obscene, so if the authorities can start capping the excess – great. We’ve already seen in the real economy that markets don’t self-regulate, greed and glory is lurking and needs to be contained.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:48:04 +0000

Footytube has the highlights from Stuttgart v Barcelona

http://www.footytube.com/video/vfb-stuttgart-barcelona-feb23-35089

Lehmann’s kung-fu antics are at 11:28. Friggin’ awesome!

By: connolysagent

connolysagent — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:29:32 +0000

@Yan, Theo didn’t start football until 12. So he’s a long way behind in terms of footballing intelligence. He’s done remarkably well to get to where he is right now. He’s competing against players who have an instinctive feel for the game, and he doesn’t.

Will he make it? It’s still too early to tell. He’s 21, 22 now. You need to give him another 3 or 4 years to make it. Certainly, he’ll never be a tricky winger like Ronaldo or even Eboue. He doesn’t have the skill. What he does have is pace and the ability to finish. I think once he learns to make the right runs, Wenger will switch him up front, and he’ll flourish as a Michael Owen-type player. Or he might not make it. You never know, but it’s worth it to keep persisting with him. I’m not sure if he’s worth 60k a week, though.

By: connolysagent

connolysagent — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:25:21 +0000

Does anyone really think UEFA will bar Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd from the Champions League? The CL is run by TV money, and you don’t get as large a profit without those clubs in the competition. Plus, if UEFA ran the rule on all Premier League clubs, how many would pass muster? Us and Man City (their money has been written off). And if push came to shove, Abramovich would write off the rest of Chelsea’s debt each year, and that would probably allow them to qualify.

Caption: At least this looks better than our away shirt.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:03:43 +0000

@nycgunner, Saturday