Soccer 2014 - 2015
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That's what happens when you do things the 'right way'. Your team gets plundered from the established clubs. I'll stick to a billionaire owner, thanks.
Whidon
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Really excited for the coming epl season. Top 4-6 are bringing in lots of talent to already good team.
Whats with Tottenham? Team isin't nearly good enough to compete for top 4 and not buying enough.
Spain may have 2 top teams but half the top league is mid table championship quality.
Whats with Tottenham? Team isin't nearly good enough to compete for top 4 and not buying enough.
Spain may have 2 top teams but half the top league is mid table championship quality.
That is mainly because of the way their tv revenue is structured. In other leagues like England and Germany there is a collective tv deal but in Spain each team agrees their own. Anyone not named Barcelona or Real Madrid is fucked basically. See link :-
Revealing! Distribution of TV Money For La Liga Clubs Compared to EPL Clubs | World Soccer Talk
England has some serious money coming in from the TV rights. I believe that this year the team who came last and got relegated earned more from the TV deal than the winner of the Champions League got from their TV deal.
Ossoi
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False.
Some of the teams tried to change the TV money distribution to a more equal scheme.Barcelona-Real Madrid hegemony tarnishes Spanish football's golden age | Sid Lowe | Football | theguardian.com
Ossoi
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the conspiracy theorists amongst LFC fans would suggest that Borini stalling/refusing to move to Sunderland means LFC don't want to spend the cash for Remy.
Whidon
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Explains why Remy had been attracting so little interest at such a cheap price. Shame, the heart issue might end his career, I doubt any pro american sports team would take a guy like that.
Interesting to see who we get instead. I am still pretty psyched about this next Liverpool team however.
Interesting to see who we get instead. I am still pretty psyched about this next Liverpool team however.
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I'll be happy if we get back into Top 4. I like this new coach, he isn't soft. Other than RVP everyone has to earn their place. Rooney has scored 4 goals in the past 2 "Friendly" games trying to impress the guy, and I haven't seen Rooney work hard since long before Fergie left.
Very much looking forward to this year and next.
Eh? Your link backs up what I said 'It is well-documented that TV deals are signed individually in Spain.'
Teams did try to change it a couple of years ago (your link is from 2012). They failed miserably. From the same newspaper you linked but a year later...La Liga seeks collective TV rights deal to close gap on Premier League | Football | theguardian.comSo they are still trying to get it changed but haven't yet.
Ossoi
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Not every team wants/wanted a fairer distribution.Sid Lowe: New TV deal ensures status quo in Spain - More Sports - SI.com
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Neki
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We blew our wad last season already. We are running on empty this season.
I think one of the reasons Pochettino was appointed is to get the best out of Lamela who, let's put it lightly, 'under performed' last season.
We've got a pretty good squad of players already. Just need to get the fuckers to play well together.
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