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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT11 | Roll on the Euros and transfer muppetry
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Same. It's sat in Manchester at the mo.
Emanuele Giaccherini, 27. Played most of his career in Serie B and lower.
Now he won a league title and is going to the Euros!
The last package I received from them was dumped on my doorstep in plain sight of the world without the doorbell being tried, no knocking, nothing...hopefully you guys have a better experience.
Also, Rooney bid (if true) is hilarious, while that kind of money is ridiculous and hard to turn down...would that money even be spent? Clubs would be aware of the 'war chest' and hold SAF to ransom on transfers which usually results in him not spending anything
Vivalaraza
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Looks like United are cutting ties with Audi and getting Chevrolet as a new sponsor. That's a shame, Audi's are cool...but I guess we'll be making some more moneyyyyyyyyyy...to spend on debt. Some people claiming that United will switch over to Adidas when the Nike deal runs out too.
Didn't know Nathaniel Clyne was on a free this summer. Really hope we get him then. Never seen him play but he's highly rated and plays in a position where we could do with some cover....for free, why not.
Didn't know Nathaniel Clyne was on a free this summer. Really hope we get him then. Never seen him play but he's highly rated and plays in a position where we could do with some cover....for free, why not.
I knew I was more or less in my prime.
Glazers would just eat that 150m and Rooney would plod around fouling people in miserable French weather for nowt.
Is there any chance that some of these dodgy Italian clubs will be booted out of the CL?
So Spurs can take one of their places
Broder Salsa
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L Equipe has been pretty reliable, they were also the first to break the news of him signing for Chelsea. Haven't really followed the transfer saga at all though, until Chelsea was suddenly considered a serious option for him, so will take your word on Stobart... Just have a hard time seeing Hazard get that much, even by Roman crazy standards.
Vivalaraza
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Wow, what rule did they breach? I didn't know teams could be kicked out due to one off incidents under FFP.
If they've done something wrong...good stuff!
Could be true. Adidas have just lost the contract with us to Warrior, and I think we were the fourth biggest seller of shirts in the world, so that's presumably a lot of money they're now missing out on and would want to make up for.
No Serie A side is involved except for Lazio.
And hopefully Napoli and Inter, we'll see.
Viva said:
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Kicking around the minnows is bully behavior. We'll see how big his balls are if he comes knocking on Chelsea and City's doors.
He's not free. It'd go to a tribunal and it'd still be a relatively hefty fee for someone out of contract.
Broder Salsa
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Isn't this about them misleading and lying that was reported about a month ago?
Edit : and apparently they haven't paid wages to some players too...
Sponsorship deals aren't just about selling shirts. Do you have any idea how many shirts Adidas would have to sell in a year to make up for the kind of money they'd pay United for the sponsorship?
A lot more than they sell
It's more about the recognition. Instead of buying Rooney's kit, they want people to look at the stuff in the sports stores and go shopping in the Adidas section or at Adidas flagships because it's "Rooney's brand."
Err... Sorry, George Clooney's brand.
The last package I received from them was dumped on my doorstep in plain sight of the world without the doorbell being tried, no knocking, nothing...hopefully you guys have a better experience.
Also, Rooney bid (if true) is hilarious, while that kind of money is ridiculous and hard to turn down...would that money even be spent? Clubs would be aware of the 'war chest' and hold SAF to ransom on transfers which usually results in him not spending anything
My friend posted this on FB the other day.
Broder Salsa
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So about Michael Bradley and a few people calling Palermo a worse team than Chievo the other day.
"The Rosanero have a huge audience and a great tradition behind - said the American footballer. When I went to play at home against Chievo Rosanero this season, I was fascinated by the beauty of the stadium and the passion from the fans in the stands. In Verona are very happy, but it is clear that my dream is to one day be able to play in a big club " .
"The Rosanero have a huge audience and a great tradition behind - said the American footballer. When I went to play at home against Chievo Rosanero this season, I was fascinated by the beauty of the stadium and the passion from the fans in the stands. In Verona are very happy, but it is clear that my dream is to one day be able to play in a big club " .
Oh
I thought I read something about Udinese.
I wouldn't rule it out
The more, the better. I want them all to burn to the ground.
Woodnelung said:
I like Bradley, I really do. He was beasting in Turin!
Palermo are a massive step up :/
BlindCommunication
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Sounds completely way off based in comparison with the numbers given by RTBF and other Belgian medias. RTBF even ran a long segment about in the news since it's causing a bit of controversy here that Hazard is earning €550K a month after taxes. Did the maths earlier, think it's about €137K per week which is £110K per week. No idea how high the taxes in UK are, maybe £110K after taxes = £200K before taxes?
At least they had the consideration to hide it under the doormat.
That's exactly right. 45% tax rate for that kind of income.
Gareth Bale
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Sponsorship deals aren't just about selling shirts. Do you have any idea how many shirts Adidas would have to sell in a year to make up for the kind of money they'd pay United for the sponsorship?
A lot more than they sell
It's more about the recognition. Instead of buying Rooney's kit, they want people to look at the stuff in the sports stores and go shopping in the Adidas section or at Adidas flagships because it's "Rooney's brand."
Err... Sorry, George Clooney's brand.
As a nice round figure I'd say 1 million shirts would be sufficient. Or to put it another way, 1/659th of their fan base would have to buy a shirt.
Their opponent in the qualifier will just get a bye. Even if they had qualified directly for CL England/Spurs wouldn't get the spot from Italy as they already have the maximum number of CL spots.
Broder Salsa
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Zamps must have told him about his new amazing line up of 18 year olds. According to himself he has not just bought the new Aguero, but also the new Cavani now. :lol
Vivalaraza
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I don't know what the cost of producing a shirt is to Nike/Adidas, but I think they more than make their money back over the year...at least in United's case.Sponsorship deals aren't just about selling shirts. Do you have any idea how many shirts Adidas would have to sell in a year to make up for the kind of money they'd pay United for the sponsorship?
A lot more than they sell
It's more about the recognition. Instead of buying Rooney's kit, they want people to look at the stuff in the sports stores and go shopping in the Adidas section or at Adidas flagships because it's "Rooney's brand."
Err... Sorry, George Clooney's brand.
United sell between 1m-1.5m shirts a year. Nike paid us £26m this year. If we sold 1m shirts this year and Nike make a £25 profit per shift (more than conceivable, they sell for £50 a pop) that's their money made back already. United's deal isn't the best though, Nike don't give us a portion of the sales, was an amazing deal when we signed it back in 2001 but we're actually losing out big time now.
You're right though, it is about much more than just the shirt sales, they especially like to have synergy with star players. Kagawa is a good example, he's with Adidas I think, if Adidas sign with United, they can really push him and as Japan are also with Adidas, there is major potential for them there.
Anyhow, I think with our current deal with Nike, they actually turn a profit out of us every year. I reckon the next shirt deal United sign will be £30m/year at the least.
BlindCommunication
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The numbers match then. UK government is doing pretty well on cracking down on those ridiculous wages, impressive.
Vivalaraza
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Scholes has signed a new 1 year deal. CM, sorted.
Players will be dodging alot of tax though, like most rich people.
Tim the Wiz
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Typical. Build them up, tear them down, onward ad nauseum.
Bigger quote than Clooney!
Trying to imagine what posture, what tone, what array of gestures, what mood, indeed what wardrobe, would be required for Hodgson to come within spacecraft travel of "inspiring".
FootballFan
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Lol isn't it odd. They were fined 200,000 for having financial problems. That fine won't make it easier UEFA
Broder Salsa
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Lol isn't it odd. They were fined 200,000 for having financial problems. That fine won't make it easier UEFA
It's in the spirit of EU. Not holding your budget? You will get a fucking fine!
Sounds right considering he only got 1 year left of his contract.
I think you're overestimate the amount of profit Nike or Adidas make per shirt. With all the channels you have to go through, as well as accounting for retailers who demand a profit even at 50% clearance prices, I imagine the profit per shirt is more like 8 to 12 GBP, not 25.
Shirts that Nike sells directly themselves would obviously turn a larger profit margin.
BlindCommunication
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Reading that Radja Naïnggolan is about to sign for Juventus, he's leaving Cagliari. He just said today that his agent had reached agreement with someone at Juve and showed him the contract he would get. No agreement yet on a fee between both clubs though and he mentions interest from other teams.
No idea how he's been doing at Cagliari this season but I'm surprised Juventus think he's good enough to add to their squad. Don't know how much Serie A/Juve-GAF rate him.
No idea how he's been doing at Cagliari this season but I'm surprised Juventus think he's good enough to add to their squad. Don't know how much Serie A/Juve-GAF rate him.
Vivalaraza
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Rising to £17m with add-ons I think. But yeah a great deal, assuming the add-ons are fulfilled it'll be well worth it.
Tim the Wiz
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That surreal moment when real life mimics FM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P5d-CcKnsZQ
I would give anything to see Villa play with this kind of devotion. Even if we lost I wouldn't mind.
I would give anything to see Villa play with this kind of devotion. Even if we lost I wouldn't mind.
Scholes, Carrick, Clev, Andersaahaahahahahahahahahaha
Awesome Animals
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I am really excited for the USA v Brazil game. Wish I could go see it live
odd_morsel beat me to what I was going to say. It's easy to bully around the little guys.
I am really excited for the USA v Brazil game. Wish I could go see it live
odd_morsel beat me to what I was going to say. It's easy to bully around the little guys.
Have a feeling after such a strong performance, we are about to get let down.
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