Comments on: Galactico spending power shaking up Euro football http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/12/galactico-spending-power-shaking-up-euro-football/ The Roar is a sports opinion website. We tackle sports opinion rather than simply sports news. And we embed user-generated content — in the form of articles and comments — into the fabric of the site. Featuring some of the best sports writers in Australia — including the Sydney Morning Herald's Spiro Zavos — The Roar aims to be the leading sports website in Australia. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:55:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: whiskeymac http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/12/galactico-spending-power-shaking-up-euro-football/#comment-159505 whiskeymac Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:54:12 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=19852#comment-159505 good news for everyone in the top 6 i would say. as an arsenal fan hopefully Man Utd will drop down the pecking order. good news for everyone in the top 6 i would say. as an arsenal fan hopefully Man Utd will drop down the pecking order.

]]> By: Slippery Jim http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/12/galactico-spending-power-shaking-up-euro-football/#comment-159495 Slippery Jim Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:42:28 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=19852#comment-159495 Dear oh dear, what was it Sir Fergie said only seven months ago? "I wouldn't sell a virus to that mob [Real Madrid]". Good news for Chelsea, though, without the Winky Wonder scoring all of their goals for Man Utd, the league title is assured next season! Dear oh dear, what was it Sir Fergie said only seven months ago? “I wouldn’t sell a virus to that mob [Real Madrid]“.

Good news for Chelsea, though, without the Winky Wonder scoring all of their goals for Man Utd, the league title is assured next season!

]]> By: whiskeymac http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/12/galactico-spending-power-shaking-up-euro-football/#comment-159295 whiskeymac Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:42:51 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=19852#comment-159295 fair comment. was expecting something along the lines of the UK press is saying that Real was 500m in debt and needing to get more loans to pay for this 'adventure". At least Platini has spoken out about it (and not just at an EPL club for once). theres a line being spruiked that Kaka only left to pay Mialns debt . maybe i am too cynical but this martyr like motive is hardly beleivable - if that was the motive why not go to Man City. (actually plenty of reasons not to go to manchester over madrid but the point being this myth being trotted out is partly bullsh*t). "We shouldn’t begrudge players their right to freedom and to pursue the riches available to them for an obvious talent..." for me this is it. "but it is always with a tinge of sadness that you see a player like Kaká make such a move." Kaka's Brazilian. He already made the move once for money (to Milan). Maldini at least was homegrown. Maybe that's the secret to loyalty? that and money (well i wld need to ask Terry if his lovefor Chelsea is in anyway linked to 135,000 pounds a week) I thought Henry and Viera were the same for Arsenal. Loyal that is to the end. And they were, it's just their end was when Inter or Barca serenaded them. and to be honest loyalty can be detrimental to palyer if its "blind". Players need to leave to grow. So at the end of the day players follow the money and silverware. at least Anelka and Ribery and Robinho were more honest about it. Maldini was unique. in the truest sense of the word - kaka was not the same as him. Actually thinking more about it i was impressed with players sticking to Juve when they went down (deservedly so) - guys like Nedved, Buffon sticking by the club. prima facie that's impressive loyalty. In a local sense is there loyalty to be found in the fledgling HAL. Vukovic is the one that springs to mind. CCM stood by him... now will he pursue his claims to leave and develop his career? cant begrudge him if he did. On the other side of the coin are the clubs themselves loyal? do they really pick up players and employ them for the life of their career? nah. Look at Sterjovski at Derby - let go. how about all the cutting of deadwood at clubs at the end of the season that fans generally support and are deemed necessary? that deadwood has hardly been afforded any loyalty. really at the end of the day this bemoaning of loyalty is a two way street, and i cant begrudge players getting what they can out of anindustry which would happily spit them out if their knees go. fair comment. was expecting something along the lines of the UK press is saying that Real was 500m in debt and needing to get more loans to pay for this ‘adventure”. At least Platini has spoken out about it (and not just at an EPL club for once). theres a line being spruiked that Kaka only left to pay Mialns debt . maybe i am too cynical but this martyr like motive is hardly beleivable – if that was the motive why not go to Man City. (actually plenty of reasons not to go to manchester over madrid but the point being this myth being trotted out is partly bullsh*t).

“We shouldn’t begrudge players their right to freedom and to pursue the riches available to them for an obvious talent…” for me this is it.

“but it is always with a tinge of sadness that you see a player like Kaká make such a move.”

Kaka’s Brazilian. He already made the move once for money (to Milan). Maldini at least was homegrown. Maybe that’s the secret to loyalty? that and money (well i wld need to ask Terry if his lovefor Chelsea is in anyway linked to 135,000 pounds a week) I thought Henry and Viera were the same for Arsenal. Loyal that is to the end. And they were, it’s just their end was when Inter or Barca serenaded them. and to be honest loyalty can be detrimental to palyer if its “blind”. Players need to leave to grow.

So at the end of the day players follow the money and silverware. at least Anelka and Ribery and Robinho were more honest about it. Maldini was unique. in the truest sense of the word – kaka was not the same as him.

Actually thinking more about it i was impressed with players sticking to Juve when they went down (deservedly so) – guys like Nedved, Buffon sticking by the club. prima facie that’s impressive loyalty. In a local sense is there loyalty to be found in the fledgling HAL. Vukovic is the one that springs to mind. CCM stood by him… now will he pursue his claims to leave and develop his career? cant begrudge him if he did.

On the other side of the coin are the clubs themselves loyal? do they really pick up players and employ them for the life of their career? nah. Look at Sterjovski at Derby – let go. how about all the cutting of deadwood at clubs at the end of the season that fans generally support and are deemed necessary? that deadwood has hardly been afforded any loyalty. really at the end of the day this bemoaning of loyalty is a two way street, and i cant begrudge players getting what they can out of anindustry which would happily spit them out if their knees go.

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