Man City V Chelsea 29th May European Cup Final

Started by macker15, May 04, 2021, 11:09:47 PM

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BennyCake

Quote from: yellowcard on May 15, 2021, 04:18:57 PM
The fact that these 2 clubs are in the European CL final epitomises everything that is wrong with professional football. One is owned by a Russian Oligarch whose rise to prominence was assisted through bribery and political favours and with accusations of money laundering and alleged links to crime. Not to mention his links to Putin and Israel. That club was transformed by the arrival of Abramovich.

Then you have another club that is owned by the ruling class of a country with a history in human rights abuses and who have used a football club as a vehicle for sportswashing their reputation. The basis upon which both these clubs were built is oil which has helped them accumulate obscene levels of wealth.

With no supporters attending matches, the instant emotion often being drained out of the game through VAR, the attempt at a breakaway superleague and the recent rise to prominence of clubs like PSG & Man City, professional football has never seemed less attractive.     

Is it not similar to the millions pumped into Dublin GAA? Or maybe it's just the rest of the teams are just lazy hoors, sitting on their holes, and it's time they got the finger out to achieve success?

yellowcard

Quote from: BennyCake on May 15, 2021, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on May 15, 2021, 04:18:57 PM
The fact that these 2 clubs are in the European CL final epitomises everything that is wrong with professional football. One is owned by a Russian Oligarch whose rise to prominence was assisted through bribery and political favours and with accusations of money laundering and alleged links to crime. Not to mention his links to Putin and Israel. That club was transformed by the arrival of Abramovich.

Then you have another club that is owned by the ruling class of a country with a history in human rights abuses and who have used a football club as a vehicle for sportswashing their reputation. The basis upon which both these clubs were built is oil which has helped them accumulate obscene levels of wealth.

With no supporters attending matches, the instant emotion often being drained out of the game through VAR, the attempt at a breakaway superleague and the recent rise to prominence of clubs like PSG & Man City, professional football has never seemed less attractive.     

Is it not similar to the millions pumped into Dublin GAA? Or maybe it's just the rest of the teams are just lazy hoors, sitting on their holes, and it's time they got the finger out to achieve success?

Dublin are more comparable to a Man Utd which is a fully commercial money making machine albeit the funds are self generated largely through sponsorship, merchsndise and TV revenue.

If an Oligarch with dubious credentials comes in and starts washing money through Dublin GAA then the comparison might be legitimate.

macker15


seafoid

Quote from: yellowcard on May 15, 2021, 04:18:57 PM
The fact that these 2 clubs are in the European CL final epitomises everything that is wrong with professional football. One is owned by a Russian Oligarch whose rise to prominence was assisted through bribery and political favours and with accusations of money laundering and alleged links to crime. Not to mention his links to Putin and Israel. That club was transformed by the arrival of Abramovich.

Then you have another club that is owned by the ruling class of a country with a history in human rights abuses and who have used a football club as a vehicle for sportswashing their reputation. The basis upon which both these clubs were built is oil which has helped them accumulate obscene levels of wealth.

With no supporters attending matches, the instant emotion often being drained out of the game through VAR, the attempt at a breakaway superleague and the recent rise to prominence of clubs like PSG & Man City, professional football has never seemed less attractive.     
Football has been ruined by money even without the ESL.
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macker15

Congrats to Chelsea. Enjoy the celebratrions

Farrandeelin

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StPatsAbu

Hopefully Pep frigs off back to Barca and Man City's murderous-regime backed Arab owners get kicked out as unfit owners

maldini

Quote from: StPatsAbu on May 29, 2021, 11:38:56 PM
Hopefully Pep frigs off back to Barca and Man City's murderous-regime backed Arab owners get kicked out as unfit owners
Either a Liverpool fan who wants the 80s back or a united fan longing for the 90s

Mikhail Prokhorov

Quote from: StPatsAbu on May 29, 2021, 11:38:56 PM
Hopefully Pep frigs off back to Barca and Man City's murderous-regime backed Arab owners get kicked out as unfit owners

lol

Denn Forever

Pep's not the best at one off games.  Seemed frozen on the  line.  Bad tackle  on d'bruene.  Like Ramos on salah. affected the game.
I have more respect for a man
that says what he means and
means what he says...

Capt Pat

Rudigers tackle on de bruyne bings back memories of Schumacher on Battiston in the 82 world cup.