Wenger's moan

Shocking voyeurism from Arab again (what happened to this guy?)

Wenger didn't even moan, he said so long as it's legal then he has no problem with Frank playing for City all season

The question he asked regarded whether it's ok to loan a player from one club to another owned by the same person

People asked the same thing regarding Watfords loaness for years

"this opinion woulnt have anything to do with your club being investigated for breach of this rule"

of course not

firstly, we're very very unlikely to be impacted in any meaningful way

secondly, I thought it was the worst thing to happen to football competitiveness from when it was first proposed and that hasn't changed one bit since.

It's just an awful rule specifically designed for no other reason than to ensure only a few clubs are allowed to win. forever.

It's just an awful rule specifically designed for no other reason than to ensure only a few clubs are allowed to win. forever.
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Really? So ensuring financial stability of all clubs has nowt to do with it then? Nothing to do with trying to stop wages from spiralling out of control either?

So you're saying that everyone got together in a big room and agreed the best way to ensure that only a few clubs are ever allowed to win anything ever? Good to know, thanks for educating the world with this fascinating insight.

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall at that meeting!

Misty,

New York are not paying his wages.

Manutd,

I fail to see what's wrong with that though as long as the integrity of the competition is not devalued. If nycfc or Melbourne heart get our younger players to develop in their respective leagues, how is that any different than Chelsea stockpiling youngsters and having 26 players on loan?

As has already been said, they are related parties so the overall asset has to be kept with the individual clubs, they can't just be lifted and shifted without fair market value applied.

I just find the way people are looking at it to be very cynical to be honest.

"So you're saying that everyone got together in a big room and agreed the best way to ensure that only a few clubs are ever allowed to win anything ever? Good to know, thanks for educating the world with this fascinating insight."

I'm not sure if you're joking there but read what Platini said about the g14 and what he did to get rid of them...

Melton

But aren't many also complaining about how the big clubs like Chelsea use the loan system massively to their advantage.

Like City with this ownership move, Chelsea are being very clever with how they use the loan system. Good for them both for seeing what can be done and it's not as if other clubs can't do the same. But saying that I do feel that in both situations regulations need to be put in place to stop giving bigger clubs such an advantage, things will only get even more lenient and easier for bigger clubs the less FIFA and UEFA do about it.

If they want to happen then there are plenty of more pressing things than the loan system that need sorting.

Neither Uefa or FIFA have jurisdiction to do anything about clubs in separate organisations. The regulations in place are financial ones already, I don't see why there needs to be any more.

The mls are happy with what we are doing so I really don't see what the issue is and I think what people think the owners are doing with Melbourne and nycfc is quite a way away from the truth. I'll dig out a link to what they saw as their vision and why they did it.

comment by Komakino (U7809)
posted 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
Just for those who are still not getting it,

MANCHESTER CITY ARE PAYING HIS WAGES.

IN FULL.
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blatant corruption

how is that any different than Chelsea stockpiling youngsters and having 26 players on loan?
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comment by merrysupersteve (U1132)
posted 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
Well apparently New York City are admamant that they want him back in January so it'll be interesting to see how that works out.
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That is the key question, and the key point. If they can't get their own player back then we know who really owns him and that is where the issue becomes dodgy