Beaker71 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Lorielus said: I really don't know where the odd myth that Maradona dragged teams to success surrounded by diddies comes from, it's really unfair to his teammates - at international and club level he played with some of the best players in the world at the time. At Napoli, he was part of one of the best frontline in the world with Careca and Giodano, who were superb players, particularly Careca. He wasn't dragging Ayr to the Champions League, he was the best player in one of the best teams. The argentina side he dragged through the WC in the US, was honking. Even full of bloody cocaine he was unstoppable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big sexy Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Beaker71 said: The argentina side he dragged through the WC in the US, was honking. Even full of bloody cocaine he was unstoppable! He was sent home at group stage 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel4 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, Beaker71 said: The argentina side he dragged through the WC in the US, was honking. Even full of bloody cocaine he was unstoppable! He played 2 games. 1 of them Batistuta scored a hat trick. In this famously honking team there was Batistuta, Abel Balbo, Diego Simeone, Caniggia, Fernando Redondo, Jose Chamot, Roberto Sensini, Ariel Ortega and Oscar Ruggeri. I would have taken all of them for Scotland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter's Heeder Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 19 hours ago, dasboag said: Chris Burke on the radio tonight, clearly a C.Ronaldo fan - says you're only the best if you continue to challenge yourself, and a player "in his comfort zone" cannot better themselves. Have to agree....Messi has taken the easy option and money. Would it not have been amazing for him to try and emulate Maradona 'proper' at Napoli, or a similar team in Serie A? or pitch up at a club like West Ham or Everton to show how much of a difference he could make and prove he's as good as all his sycophants say. Instead, we'll forever have boring stats-only based arguments over it forevermore Aye, Messi has to move to Everton to prove himself, that's it ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorielus Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Beaker71 said: The argentina side he dragged through the WC in the US, was honking. Even full of bloody cocaine he was unstoppable! I'm assuming you've gotten the wrong WC here or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 21 hours ago, dasboag said: Have to agree....Messi has taken the easy option and money. Apparently he's due to receive a €39M loyalty payment from Barca now as well. That's an obscene amount of money on it's own tbh... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, C4mmy31 said: Apparently he's due to receive a €39M loyalty payment from Barca now as well. That's an obscene amount of money on it's own tbh... Because he didn't ask for a move apart from last summer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Barca said to be €1.35bn in debt and spending 103% of their annual income on player wages. That is just not sustainable at all. I’d read previously the constitution protected the club from debts and put it on the elected board but that doesn’t seem to be the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebigguy68 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, piffer said: Barca said to be €1.35bn in debt and spending 103% of their annual income on player wages. That is just not sustainable at all. I’d read previously the constitution protected the club from debts and put it on the elected board but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Fan led club. Edited August 16, 2021 by Thebigguy68 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Chelsea have a similarly sized debt squirrelled away in a holding company. Apparently this allows them to comply with UEFA’s “strict” FFP rules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zorro said: Chelsea have a similarly sized debt squirrelled away in a holding company. Apparently this allows them to comply with UEFA’s “strict” FFP rules. They also have a rather wealthy Russian owner who could pay it off if he really wanted to. Barca look to be screwed good and proper. Could slip away in the same manner the likes of Ajax, Milan, Inter and others did when they couldnt compete financially and take a long time to recover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 10 hours ago, piffer said: They also have a rather wealthy Russian owner who could pay it off if he really wanted to. Barca look to be screwed good and proper. Could slip away in the same manner the likes of Ajax, Milan, Inter and others did when they couldnt compete financially and take a long time to recover And if history has taught us anything, it’s that rich owners always take care of a club’s finances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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