British Football Thread (all divisions)

[Jimbuna]

Olympiacos v Man Utd on tv shortly and not sure if I want to see either side win

[Jimbuna]

Man Utd beaten 2-0 that's Utd, City and Arsenal all going down by the same score after the first leg games.

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Olympiacos v Man Utd on tv shortly and not sure if I want to see either side win

Bloody marvelous result, always nice to see this vile team lose no matter who to

[BossMark]

The last time Olympiakos beat Manchester Utd was in 325BC.

It was 2-1. Aristotle & Plato for the Greeks, Giggs with the consolation for United.

[Jimbuna]

Manchester city fans have a new favourite drink called "The David Moyes."

It's a scotch on the rocks.

[the_tyrant]

As a sabermetrics analyst, I have to say, that looking at current trends, Manchester City is the better run club in Manchester. Their international investments will allow them to simply over-run United.

Lets look at what they have done recently shall we?

Manchester City's global outreach is simply better than United. They are more forward thinking, and understand the HUGE potential of the brand internationally. City partially owns Legends Hospitality, the company that provides sports marketing and stadium services worldwide. This is a revenue and marketing stream that United simply doesn't have. Premier League, NFL, MLB, NBA, La Liga, and Serie A stadiums and teams all use their services, and City is doing "co-marking" with them. You can walk into a basketball arena in goddamned Salt Lake City and see City's marketing.
Secondly, their investment in New York City FC will pay off. City is in a strategic partnership with the goddamned New York Yankees. The Yankees are probably the biggest powerhouse in sports today, for them, 85 million pounds contract is nothing. The Yankees signed over half a billion USD in contracts with their players this offseason. The Steinbrenner's, the guys who own the Yankees want to win, and they are willing to spend money to win.

Now this is where City comes in. Baseball is a cyclical sport, no matter how much money you have, it is impossible to win all the time. Dominance like United in the premier league is impossible in the MLB. Thus the Yankees are pouring in money into soccer. They are willing to pour up to 150 million USD/ year into New York City (with 90% of it going to Manchester City in a roundabout way). That is like more than one Rooney a year!

Now if you are familiar with North American soccer, you would know that they have a salary cap. You simply cannot spend all the money and buy all the good players. This is where City comes in. The Yankees would simply give Manchester City hundreds of millions of dollars, for them to buy and pay players. Than, during the off season in the Premier league (the MLS plays from Spring to Fall), the players would be "loaned" out to New York City.

The Yankees are so rich they own their own TV station. With their strategic partnership, Manchester City will now be broadcasted all over North America, making their TV deal much more lucrative than United.
By buying Melbourne City, Manchester City is extending their reach to Oceania. That's 20 million more people who would be able to tune in and watch City play.

Personally, I see City easily overtaking United in becoming the premier team in Manchester. After all, they are simply more savvy.
Rich owners + smart management = $$$$$

Rooney's 85 million pounds contract? That's nothing. With the amount of money that Manchester City is getting, I wouldn't be surprised if they end up breaking the 100 million line, repeatedly.

[BossMark]

Manchester United's end of season DVD is available in all good retailers as of tomorrow.

[Jimbuna]

Good result by Spurs last night Tottenham 3 - 1 Dnipro

[BossMark]

I'm not saying the Manchester United players don't want to play for David Moyes anymore, but the whole squad is currently learning the Quenelle.

[BossMark]

In some parts of Manchester, I hear people asking for a 'David Moyes'.

It's just a scotch on the rocks.

[Jimbuna]

TOON away to Hull today....hopefully Cisse will be dropped to make room for De Jong.

really looking forward to the entertainment of tomorrows cup final...provided a proper City side is fielded.

[Jimbuna]

QPR 1-0 Leeds

Not a bad result for Leeds who were far the better team in the first half I watched.

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

QPR 1-0 Leeds

Not a bad result for Leeds who were far the better team in the first half I watched.

1 each Jim

[BossMark]

And also a nice result for the Toon

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by BossMark

1 each Jim

Yeah...bloody typo

Originally Posted by BossMark

And also a nice result for the Toon

Rocky Pardew won in round one