And whom, might I enquire, do you know who lives in The Boltons?I walk very fast
Shepherd's Bush is a dump.
Fulham Broadway is less so, with the advantage of being on the doorstep of King's Road, The Boltons, South Kensington etc.
Quite a few. Why?
It's well posh around Craven Cottage. But the Boltons aren't actually in Bolton.
Well, bearing in mind that, as you no doubt realise, The Boltons is a street off Old Brompton Road with no more than a few dozen houses on it, and that the cheapest of those houses might, in these straitened times of plumetting house prices, go for as little as ten million pounds, I merely wondered as to the elevated social circles in which you move.Quite a few. Why?
I know. Lived there myself once (rented, not owned).
Maybe. But I wouldn't underestimate the power of these guys. Money is everything. Platter and Blatini are just sporting versions of Eurocrats; pompous, self-important, lazy, but ultimately corrupt.
And we thought it was bad when the Russian turned up!!
We ain't seen nothing yet. God knows what's going to happen. From what I've read (albeit "news"paper speak) he sounds like a kid with a PS3 and Football Manager.Theres no way that you can be so sure of that. Take Ronaldo for example , this Arab chap says to him name what ever you want and its yours all you have to do is sign on the dotted line , do you not think he or someone of quality would be interested in that offer. Roman moved the goal posts i have a feeling that this chap has removed the goal posts. City have landed themselves a very nice large golden egg.
Im sure that's what people would've said about hald of Chelsea's players. If in a few years City become a team loaded with bought talent, then it might not be seen as such a step down.
What players did Chelsea bring in that would normally not have gone to Chelsea, a club that already had had players like Vialli, Desailly, Gullit, Zola etc playing for them?
Not the top players from the traditionally top clubs, unless these clubs are looking to get rid.
Nah, as they proved both Zola and Desailly had plenty of years left in them.
Now this could of been paper talk but didnt Milan say that they would of accepted 70 million for Kaka. Well if City are playing champions league football next season and come in with a greater bid and lets face Manchester is full of brazilans lately wont he be thinking of that move , i know Milian would be thinking of that nice transfer fee.
No, I very much doubt that Kaka will be playing his football for MAnchester City next season.
The City of Sunday night maybe but the new City of monday morning I think not just ask Robinhio
Robinho is not a top, top player.
The old Manchester City i totally agree with you but this new animal is a different animal and im sure that Robiniho was just the begining. Lets see what January brings or maybe we shall have to wait untill next summer transfer window shall be fun especially if you a Man City fan.
Doesn't matter who they bring in January. The team and squad now is not good enough to compete for a CL spot, and even if they bring in a few very good players in January, it will take time to gel and they will have too much to catch up.
Tbh the City squad is very good if you look at it right now.
cnut i have to disagree with you on that point that first team of Manchester City is has good being it on paper has the First team of Liverpool and we know were they finished last year.
Their aim apparently is a top four position this season and to win the League and maybe the Champs league next. All very ambitious. What will become clear is that you can't necessarily buy a successful football team. It take a lot more than that. I think perhaps that's one thing Abramovich has learned. He still has some way to go to be the greatest football power on the planet - the stated aim I believe. At the moment, who really wants to play for City ? Robinho of course but not everyone will want to go there just for the cash. They want the glory as well and to play at the top level and that's not guaranteed.
I guess they want to play the game of building a team into champions - like people playing fm and trying to win the league with Accrington Stanley or something.
I dunno... can they arabs afford to change the Manchester climate? Build a big done over the whole city (and presumably the North of Cheshire, to cover the players' houses) or something?
Could be. If I had that cash I'd want to go for the very best and that certainly ain't City and may never be - no matter how much money is thrown at it. Perhaps they made an offer to the Glazers and were turned down. What did they buy City for anyway - 200m or something ? They would have had to shell out a billion at least for United but that shouldn't have been a problem for these people. By the time they've bought all the best players in the world and built a new stadium, hired the best manager (Hughes may not survive this), the overall cost will be significant. Apart from the challenge thing, buying United would have been money better spent, surely ?
its not just the climate. i've gotten into this before with others on this board and it always seems like i'm slating the UK culture, when i'm not. I'd rather live in the UK than in iberia personally.
Shame... if they could use their money to swing a 20 hour working week for Mancunians, along with free beer all weekend, I wouldn't give a shit if they signed Pele, Maradonna and Georgie Best!
Well, our actual culture, as in arts, entertainment, food and drink are up there with anybody's, and superior to most. Footballers who complain about not being able to find a decent bite to eat in major UK cities are just being dicks.
They may not get 4th this season but if they spend serious money in January and then again in the summer they will get fourth. To be honest I didn't think it would take much to steal fourth from Liverpool or Arsenal and this is more than enough
Obviously if I had the money Id want to buy United. But putting that aside - maybe looking at a foreign country, I think it would be far more satisfying buying a smaller club and building it up. There is more work to do, and therefore it gives you that bit more control. It allows you to build something in your own image, rather than arriving and saying, "OK, as you were, we are already the biggest club in the world so I dont have anything to do, just come and see me when you need some money."
Fair points but you have to weigh up the risks as well. City may never become the greatest club - not even on the pitch. No matter how much success they do achieve they are very unlikely to overtake United's prestigious position as the most glamourous club even in the longer term - just as Liverpool couldn't in the 70's and 80's despite their considerable run of success over the two decades. Also the prestige of owning United would generate considerable and immediate satisfaction. If they took over United and the much feared debt situation was eradicated, I do not see them being maligned at all in the way the Glazers are. They could wallow in the immediate glory (hopefully!) and not have to keep a low profile like the Glazers do. Notwithstanding, I understand where you are coming from on this.
If the Glazers were trillionaires, the takeover hadn't been leveraged and they did their damndest to spend 30 million quid on our local rivals main summer signing, before going on to nick Chelsea's main target, from right under their noses, I reckon their reception would have been very, very different.
But these people don't understand / give a toss about history, heritage and all that. All that matters is the biggest and most expensive. In fact, being shiny and new is a more desirable quality than having a great past. Just take a look at the hideous things being constructed in the Emirates, such as "The World" and "Dubai Land".
