JamDav1982
Senior Member
What about the 'Barca dont like black players' theory that used to be backed by 'evidence'.
Premier League 2022/2023
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What about the 'Barca dont like black players' theory that used to be backed by 'evidence'.
Messi983
Senior Member
Not much can really be done now. Time to get money was in a decade where La Liga had Messi and CR (alongside other great/marketable players) in their prime years going against each other. If EPL would have only one of them let alone both their TV contracts would be 3-4 times bigger than they are right now.
Instead of using Messi and CR to bring money to the league Tebas managed to get La Liga in a situation where top 6 teams have to sell their players to teams that are fighting against relegation in EPL. Newly promoted Nottingham Forest spend like 170m to buy entire new team last summer. Most promoted teams in La Liga can only sign players on free contracts and loans and can't even dream about spending that kind of money in 15-20 years. Even if they would somehow sell their best players for big money strict Tebas rules would only allow them to invest part of that money into new players.
Obligatory release clauses (which are based on 40 or something years old law) are also one of the reasons for downfall of Spanish football. Most smaller clubs have lost their key players or talented youngsters for basically nothing.
Chelsea alone spend 100m more than other top 4 leagues combined in January.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
The only thing that can be done is a European Super League.
The EPL is to far ahead financially and gap is going to get wider and wider.. it is sustainable also .. tv contracts are growing and it is funed from being most popular league in world by far and that wont change.
If not for a ESL is is going to be rest of Europe becomes feeder leagues with a business plan to sell their best players into EPL and get that money. With a few big teams here and there that try to compete in CL regularly with them, The issue will be not only the money but the EPL becoming more and more where players want to be.
The EPL is to far ahead financially and gap is going to get wider and wider.. it is sustainable also .. tv contracts are growing and it is funed from being most popular league in world by far and that wont change.
If not for a ESL is is going to be rest of Europe becomes feeder leagues with a business plan to sell their best players into EPL and get that money. With a few big teams here and there that try to compete in CL regularly with them, The issue will be not only the money but the EPL becoming more and more where players want to be.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
BBZ great post. A lot of interesting details and interesting background info.
LaLiga is in trouble, like Messi983 said. They missed the golden opportunity. Ronaldo Vs Messi era. This epic battle should have been milked to death.
LaLiga is in trouble, like Messi983 said. They missed the golden opportunity. Ronaldo Vs Messi era. This epic battle should have been milked to death.
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ajnotkeith
Senior Member
Pep's gameplan now is just cross to Haaland.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Haha nice.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
No pen wtf??? Was it offside?
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