Of course it's hypocrisy. They were more than happy to use their financial clout to cripple other markets. Now their bemoaning the Chinese doing the same to them.
--
I doubt its as simple as that
If China take a handful of players paying them a fortune to play against vastly inferior players then that will be detrimental to the game.
comment by Music Is My Time Machine!!! (U19525)
posted 37 seconds ago
good point's lads
the other aspect is jobs and disposal income.
if English football is receiving such cash on a yearly basis how doe's the TV companies survive?
economies are never and steady tv subs etc are becoming ever more expensive. so jobs loses etc to the working man surely will have an effect on income etc to these companies then theres the streaming sites you can watch footie for free.
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for every person who cancels a subscription in the UK a thousand in Asia pick it up
That's got years to run yet.
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 4 minutes ago
Like I say, it's a moot point anyway as the Chinese government are going to be capping spending.
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There's been once story printed about this as far as I'm aware. An unnamed "government official" said that they would look at placing restrictions on high fees and wages.
I wouldn't dismiss the clubs spending what they want on who they want just yet
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comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 4 minutes ago
Like I say, it's a moot point anyway as the Chinese government are going to be capping spending.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There's been once story printed about this as far as I'm aware. An unnamed "government official" said that they would look at placing restrictions on high fees and wages.
I wouldn't dismiss the clubs spending what they want on who they want just yet
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The FT post I linked above describes it in more detail.
They're worried about clubs essentially laundering money out of the country thru these deals to avoid paying tax to the Chinese government so I suspect the state will clamp down on them and auditing/keeping a very close eye on each deal.
The FT post I linked above describes it in more detail.
They're worried about clubs essentially laundering money out of the country thru these deals to avoid paying tax to the Chinese government so I suspect the state will clamp down on them and auditing/keeping a very close eye on each deal.
==
without doubt this will happen
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 54 seconds ago
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
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It will grow massively
who is saying it wont?
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 54 seconds ago
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It will grow massively
who is saying it wont?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Quite a few posters in quite a few threads on here of late.
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
---
On that I would also dismiss any real 'threat'
For lots of reasons.
China will take a handful of top players
They will take a good few decent others.
This will increase the thirst of the people for Football which will filter back via TV to Europe and mostly the EPL.
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 6 minutes ago
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
---
On that I would also dismiss any real 'threat'
For lots of reasons.
China will take a handful of top players
They will take a good few decent others.
This will increase the thirst of the people for Football which will filter back via TV to Europe and mostly the EPL.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't understand your train of thought.
If there is an increased interest in football in China, why would folks not watch their own league in prime time rather than the premier league in the middle of the night?
Record attendances and a hugely increased tv deal show the appetite is there for the domestic product
I don't understand your train of thought.
If there is an increased interest in football in China, why would folks not watch their own league in prime time rather than the premier league in the middle of the night?
Record attendances and a hugely increased tv deal show the appetite is there for the domestic product
==
Agree its strange but the Chinese aspire to everything western and mostly British
The EPL is firmly in the system.
They will always view it as the best (even IF its not)
They see it as the real thing
It may change but you and I will not be around if/when it does.
Costa must stay to shut spurs and Liverpool! Up.
He may have a knock as he did not train, but Chelsea need him.
Money is vile in fitba now, but hey ho, such is life until folk change things.
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China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
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comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 44 seconds ago
It's no more vile than the movie business, music business,top level banking
The workers are getting the fruits of their labours
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair point, Mr ploppy, but wages in fitba and agent cuts are vile, when so many struggle.
Same goes for music, film etc.....disgusting money.
The pm gets 150k per year, or one quarter of a Tevez weekly pay😠Just silly and wrong, but in celeb land, acceptable????
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not you again, precious😠
I come on for a laugh with ma Scottish posters, free from you, so jog on.
Ever hear of tongue in cheek or fun?
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 2 minutes ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Is Costa English?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As you and moi, Bobby😉
Fair points guy.????...am I crazy trying to keep the main reason Chelsea are top, Costa, dad of Oscar.
Is this a daft talk free zone noo?
Take em all to China, pay them billions and fek yeez😁
Nice plan for UK fitba.....send em away.
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 44 seconds ago
It's no more vile than the movie business, music business,top level banking
The workers are getting the fruits of their labours
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair point, Mr ploppy, but wages in fitba and agent cuts are vile, when so many struggle.
Same goes for music, film etc.....disgusting money.
The pm gets 150k per year, or one quarter of a Tevez weekly pay😠Just silly and wrong, but in celeb land, acceptable????
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe Theresa May should play for Chelsea
What others earn is irrelevant should the clubs make all the money and the players get very little even though they are the guys who draw the criwds
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Think players do OK.
Bless em all
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Also support Linfield locally......bad me,eh.
Damn my kind😈
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope China does to Liverpool fc, what the pool did to Southampton, and buy you all up😠😠😠😠😠😠.
My fav Chinese team are.....you first guys.
Sign in if you want to comment
Seriously Costa and China
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posted on 14/1/17
Of course it's hypocrisy. They were more than happy to use their financial clout to cripple other markets. Now their bemoaning the Chinese doing the same to them.
--
I doubt its as simple as that
If China take a handful of players paying them a fortune to play against vastly inferior players then that will be detrimental to the game.
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Music Is My Time Machine!!! (U19525)
posted 37 seconds ago
good point's lads
the other aspect is jobs and disposal income.
if English football is receiving such cash on a yearly basis how doe's the TV companies survive?
economies are never and steady tv subs etc are becoming ever more expensive. so jobs loses etc to the working man surely will have an effect on income etc to these companies then theres the streaming sites you can watch footie for free.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
for every person who cancels a subscription in the UK a thousand in Asia pick it up
That's got years to run yet.
posted on 14/1/17
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 4 minutes ago
Like I say, it's a moot point anyway as the Chinese government are going to be capping spending.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There's been once story printed about this as far as I'm aware. An unnamed "government official" said that they would look at placing restrictions on high fees and wages.
I wouldn't dismiss the clubs spending what they want on who they want just yet
posted on 14/1/17
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 4 minutes ago
Like I say, it's a moot point anyway as the Chinese government are going to be capping spending.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There's been once story printed about this as far as I'm aware. An unnamed "government official" said that they would look at placing restrictions on high fees and wages.
I wouldn't dismiss the clubs spending what they want on who they want just yet
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The FT post I linked above describes it in more detail.
They're worried about clubs essentially laundering money out of the country thru these deals to avoid paying tax to the Chinese government so I suspect the state will clamp down on them and auditing/keeping a very close eye on each deal.
posted on 14/1/17
The FT post I linked above describes it in more detail.
They're worried about clubs essentially laundering money out of the country thru these deals to avoid paying tax to the Chinese government so I suspect the state will clamp down on them and auditing/keeping a very close eye on each deal.
==
without doubt this will happen
posted on 14/1/17
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 54 seconds ago
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It will grow massively
who is saying it wont?
posted on 14/1/17
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 54 seconds ago
Clicked it but it talks about subscribing to read.
I've commented on a few of these CSL threads over the last month. I think there's an arrogance and naivety from some who dismiss the changing landscape so readily.
Sure, this level of spending may be unsustainable long term, but at the same time there's a massive market waiting to be tapped into. No reason to think the league won't grow massively. This is just year 2 of the 10 year plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It will grow massively
who is saying it wont?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Quite a few posters in quite a few threads on here of late.
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
posted on 14/1/17
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
---
On that I would also dismiss any real 'threat'
For lots of reasons.
China will take a handful of top players
They will take a good few decent others.
This will increase the thirst of the people for Football which will filter back via TV to Europe and mostly the EPL.
posted on 14/1/17
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 6 minutes ago
The bigger point being the threat to the traditional football markets being so quickly dismissed by folks. There's no telling how big that league can become
---
On that I would also dismiss any real 'threat'
For lots of reasons.
China will take a handful of top players
They will take a good few decent others.
This will increase the thirst of the people for Football which will filter back via TV to Europe and mostly the EPL.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't understand your train of thought.
If there is an increased interest in football in China, why would folks not watch their own league in prime time rather than the premier league in the middle of the night?
Record attendances and a hugely increased tv deal show the appetite is there for the domestic product
posted on 14/1/17
I don't understand your train of thought.
If there is an increased interest in football in China, why would folks not watch their own league in prime time rather than the premier league in the middle of the night?
Record attendances and a hugely increased tv deal show the appetite is there for the domestic product
==
Agree its strange but the Chinese aspire to everything western and mostly British
The EPL is firmly in the system.
They will always view it as the best (even IF its not)
They see it as the real thing
It may change but you and I will not be around if/when it does.
posted on 14/1/17
Costa must stay to shut spurs and Liverpool! Up.
He may have a knock as he did not train, but Chelsea need him.
Money is vile in fitba now, but hey ho, such is life until folk change things.
posted on 14/1/17
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 14/1/17
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
posted on 14/1/17
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 14/1/17
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 44 seconds ago
It's no more vile than the movie business, music business,top level banking
The workers are getting the fruits of their labours
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair point, Mr ploppy, but wages in fitba and agent cuts are vile, when so many struggle.
Same goes for music, film etc.....disgusting money.
The pm gets 150k per year, or one quarter of a Tevez weekly pay😠Just silly and wrong, but in celeb land, acceptable????
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not you again, precious😠
I come on for a laugh with ma Scottish posters, free from you, so jog on.
Ever hear of tongue in cheek or fun?
posted on 14/1/17
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 2 minutes ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Is Costa English?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As you and moi, Bobby😉
Fair points guy.????...am I crazy trying to keep the main reason Chelsea are top, Costa, dad of Oscar.
Is this a daft talk free zone noo?
Take em all to China, pay them billions and fek yeez😁
Nice plan for UK fitba.....send em away.
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Timmys' jobby guzzler (U1850)
posted 44 seconds ago
It's no more vile than the movie business, music business,top level banking
The workers are getting the fruits of their labours
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair point, Mr ploppy, but wages in fitba and agent cuts are vile, when so many struggle.
Same goes for music, film etc.....disgusting money.
The pm gets 150k per year, or one quarter of a Tevez weekly pay😠Just silly and wrong, but in celeb land, acceptable????
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe Theresa May should play for Chelsea
What others earn is irrelevant should the clubs make all the money and the players get very little even though they are the guys who draw the criwds
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Think players do OK.
Bless em all
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Also support Linfield locally......bad me,eh.
Damn my kind😈
posted on 14/1/17
comment by Manfrombelmonty (U1705)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 minute ago
China needs a slap.......hands off Costa.
Grow your own league, as you make everything else there😬
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Indeed!
Pay attention to the guy from Northern Ireland who supports teams in Scotland and England.
Hands off the Brazilian Spanish international and stick to your own country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope China does to Liverpool fc, what the pool did to Southampton, and buy you all up😠😠😠😠😠😠.
posted on 14/1/17
My fav Chinese team are.....you first guys.
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