Comments on: Football Debt, Spiraling Wages and the future of European Football http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/ Soccerlens - Football News You Can Trust Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:47 -0800 http://soccerlens.com/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/comment-page-1/#comment-94355 Ahmed Bilal Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:12:38 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/#comment-94355 Blackburn Pete, Chelsea's wage bill is a primary reason that the club are running at a operational loss (bankrolled by Abramovich). If UEFA limit entry to clubs who are profitable / have their wages within a certain proportion of their revenues, then Chelsea could be in trouble. It won't force owners to sell, it would force them to become more profitable, which would mean raised ticket prices for some, sale of players for others. Blackburn Pete,

Chelsea’s wage bill is a primary reason that the club are running at a operational loss (bankrolled by Abramovich). If UEFA limit entry to clubs who are profitable / have their wages within a certain proportion of their revenues, then Chelsea could be in trouble.

It won’t force owners to sell, it would force them to become more profitable, which would mean raised ticket prices for some, sale of players for others.

]]> By: Liverpool_Fan http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/comment-page-1/#comment-94273 Liverpool_Fan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:47:51 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/#comment-94273 Yep! Those 3 all have invested in loans. They are business men in for a profit! Yep! Those 3 all have invested in loans. They are business men in for a profit!

]]> By: foster http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/comment-page-1/#comment-94257 foster Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:21:24 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/#comment-94257 you mean not like the glazers or hicks and gillet? i want some dubai cash! you mean not like the glazers or hicks and gillet? i want some dubai cash!

]]> By: BlackburnPete http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/comment-page-1/#comment-94252 BlackburnPete Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:15:07 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/#comment-94252 Given that Chelski can buy anything, I don't see this would help at all. There will always be clubs with a bigger pot of money and it does not matter how well Chelsea do so long as Roman is minted. This is not a crack at Chelsea, just an example, lots of businesses run on a debt basis, otherwise their would be no banks and no shareholders. If only the rich can play, then those of us who need to borrow money will never have any chance at all - the rich get richer and the poor sink. (and yes I know Man U are not poor and are in debt!) This will not put pressure on debted clubs to sell to owners with real money, as such people are few and far between, if your hope is that the Premiership is owned by Russian and Arabic oil (being polite here) barons, then you might get your way! I think the whole thing of interferring in the competetive game because a club has been or is in debt, or has become insolvent is wrong, look at the Leeds fiasco. The winners should be the best team and the the fact that one team has a mortgage on its ground and another can afford to build an olympic stadium from petty cash, should not get in the way. Given that Chelski can buy anything, I don’t see this would help at all. There will always be clubs with a bigger pot of money and it does not matter how well Chelsea do so long as Roman is minted.
This is not a crack at Chelsea, just an example, lots of businesses run on a debt basis, otherwise their would be no banks and no shareholders.
If only the rich can play, then those of us who need to borrow money will never have any chance at all – the rich get richer and the poor sink. (and yes I know Man U are not poor and are in debt!)
This will not put pressure on debted clubs to sell to owners with real money, as such people are few and far between, if your hope is that the Premiership is owned by Russian and Arabic oil (being polite here) barons, then you might get your way!
I think the whole thing of interferring in the competetive game because a club has been or is in debt, or has become insolvent is wrong, look at the Leeds fiasco.
The winners should be the best team and the the fact that one team has a mortgage on its ground and another can afford to build an olympic stadium from petty cash, should not get in the way.

]]> By: Liverpool_Fan http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/comment-page-1/#comment-94249 Liverpool_Fan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:56:47 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/football-debt-spiralling-wages-and-the-future-of-european-football/8022/#comment-94249 This may put pressure on in debted clubs to sell to owners with "real money". I can only hope!! This may put pressure on in debted clubs to sell to owners with “real money”. I can only hope!!

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