FML, Champions League 2009/2010 FML (24 Viewers)
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True but I don't agree with their transfer dealings, they are to willing to let go of some of their important players and talented youth will only be able to place above Man city for so long. City are shit right now but if they continue spending at this rate they will eventually if even by accident put together a team capable of breaking the top four.
Hicks and Gillett have mismanaged their fortunes in the area of sports teams.
Hicks, who owns the Texas Rangers and I think still owns the Dallas Stars, publicly stated that his baseball team was broke.
I'm talking broke, broke. He gave outrageous contracts to players, and leveraged heavily against his new stadium in Arlington.
Gillet had to sell the Montreal Canadiens because he had no clue how to manage his money.
The Montreal Canadiens, of all teams. The highest drawing team in the NHL and the 2nd richest in the league behind the Toronto Maple Leafs.
They got caught up in the hoopla of wanting to own a european footie team, much like the Glazer family with ManU.
Hicks, who owns the Texas Rangers and I think still owns the Dallas Stars, publicly stated that his baseball team was broke.
I'm talking broke, broke. He gave outrageous contracts to players, and leveraged heavily against his new stadium in Arlington.
Gillet had to sell the Montreal Canadiens because he had no clue how to manage his money.
The Montreal Canadiens, of all teams. The highest drawing team in the NHL and the 2nd richest in the league behind the Toronto Maple Leafs.
They got caught up in the hoopla of wanting to own a european footie team, much like the Glazer family with ManU.
There never really was much of a gravy train. They haven't really paid for much in the way of stars aside from Torres, Keane, and Johnson. Sure it's decent, but nothing like the Manchesters or Chelsea have available or even to some point Spurs who seemed to be able to outbid us from someone every season.(weird)
Let's see if I can explain:
I think Rafa was under the illusion that the Americans would just toss money at the club and he would have free reign. He forgot that the owners want to make a profit and never came up with a plan B.
Once he couldn't purchase his beloved Barry, he had no idea what to do. So he froze Keane out of the squad by not switching his tactics, sold Xabi anyway, and bought a pre-owned Italian to replace him.
So now here we are, wounded by a team wide injury bug. Rafa didn't have the cash he thought he would (which he should have seen coming) and he has no idea what to do. If it were any other manager Rafa would have been out weeks ago. But because Liverpool hold a sentimental feeling toward history and past accomplishments he's been given every available chance to work through this. In a way Rafa's stubbornness has done us in.
Let's see if I can explain:
I think Rafa was under the illusion that the Americans would just toss money at the club and he would have free reign. He forgot that the owners want to make a profit and never came up with a plan B.
Once he couldn't purchase his beloved Barry, he had no idea what to do. So he froze Keane out of the squad by not switching his tactics, sold Xabi anyway, and bought a pre-owned Italian to replace him.
So now here we are, wounded by a team wide injury bug. Rafa didn't have the cash he thought he would (which he should have seen coming) and he has no idea what to do. If it were any other manager Rafa would have been out weeks ago. But because Liverpool hold a sentimental feeling toward history and past accomplishments he's been given every available chance to work through this. In a way Rafa's stubbornness has done us in.