Joan Laporta
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serghei
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No, it's not. Part of that status is paying top salaries. It's a sign of success. I'm not saying it is good, be careful here, but it is not illogical at all for the most exclusive clubs to pay the most money. You know the meaning of the phrase "if you have to ask, you can't afford it"? It stems from the same connections.
The issue of the club is not spending top money, that's part of the club's status, it's in the decision making in regards to the players that deserve it vs the players that don't. This decision-making has been horrific, especially under Bartomeu.
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Temptation
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I agree that Barca are higher status than us but we're just as big a club overall. Current status depends a lot on success in the last 20 years and Barca have had immense success in that period in a style that mesmerized the football world. On top of that, it's a fantastic city to live in for all players and you're guaranteed CL even when the club is in turmoil.
As of today, I consider us slightly behind Bayern and Barca but if we win another CL before Barca, then we need to have a serious conversation.
Arsenal are nowhere near Barca or Liverpool although they do have the London appeal just like Chelsea. Latin American players like London. Maybe not as much as Madrid, Barcelona, Milan or Turin but it helps within the PL.........
Temptation
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The issue is that the wage structure gets broken so badly by certain stars that it fucks up the entire wage bill and undeserving players get huge salaries. Domino effect.
When Messi gets paid a ridiculous amount, like it or not, his teammates' agents use it in their contract negotiations.
United's management have that arrogance that you're talking about. They say stuff like "we can afford what nobody can" and "welcome to the adult Disneyland". Look what that did to their sexy, rich, high status Football club.
Messigician
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Font wants Laporta’s job but he won’t get it
Birdy
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No, it's not to give top salaries to incomers no matter age, stage in their career, previous team, previous wages
Only loser clubs do that that play in the hands of smartass managers and players.
It's precisely this shitty logic that bankrupted the club.
And precisely when you KNOW that the WAGE BILL bankrupted the club, you have 0 EXCUSE to pay anyone above the market, like Fatporta did with Kounde, Lewa, Raphina, Gundo, Inigo, Ferran
Fatporta is no better than Bartomeu in this aspect, and make no mistake: if he was president the time Barto was he would be handing the same wages to Messi, Pique, Busquets and Suarez
soul24rage
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This is Bartomeu that we are talking about. You don't even need to bring up Messi's contract. You just need to ask him nicely for a wage increase and he'll give it to you like cotton candy.
Birdy
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Birdy
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There you have the answer for all the provocators that keep mentioning Xavi together with Font.
Xavi is a thing of the past for Font, and you can see that he considers Flick a successful appointment
Birdy
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Top statement!
He totally understands Laporta still lives in 2003, with the 2003 ways of doing things
Messigician
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Calling Xavi a failure is just Font being bitter Xavi betrayed him tbh
Birdy
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Rightfully so.
The guy backstabbed him a few weeks before the elections.
What would you do if you were in his shoes?
Messigician
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Well Xavi was looking out for himself and wanted the Barca job, it was clear Laporta was gonna win so only made sense to align himself with Laporta
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