lanky_ffc Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Sky have to do something now that the only European leagues they have exclusive UK rights to are La Liga and the Eiredivise. I won't be getting overly excited about this, but it's more football on TV during the summer months. Much like the MLS, it should be fairly watchable and will fill a void. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compliment Sandwich Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Chinese football gearing up to go mental in their latest transfer window with Oscar strongly linked with a £60m, £400k per week move to Shanghai SIPG. Here's what BBC football heavyweight Marlon Harewood has to say in his expert analysis of the Chinese league: "There is a lot of money in China. They've seen the Premier League and want to bring that to their country. The way to do that is bring in the best. The standard of football is high. They have great quality players. The wage Oscar will be getting is phenomenal." Thanks for that insightful input, Marlon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Carlos Tevez is being linked with a move to China as well. £615,000.00 a week apparently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Apparently they're investing heavily in the facilities and football is now on the national curriculum. It'll be awhile before they see the rewards of that, so in the short term you'd imagine this trend of throwing silly money at foreign players will continue as they try to improve the standard of the league. It'll be interesting to see if/when they reach the level of the MLS, given that they don't appear to have the same wage constraints. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 14 hours ago, lanky_ffc said: Apparently they're investing heavily in the facilities and football is now on the national curriculum. It'll be awhile before they see the rewards of that, so in the short term you'd imagine this trend of throwing silly money at foreign players will continue as they try to improve the standard of the league. It'll be interesting to see if/when they reach the level of the MLS, given that they don't appear to have the same wage constraints. Biggest development I see is their coaching. They are have crazy money for coaches (not mangers) lots in youth. It's long term for them, big names will bring interest now, but they see the future in Chinese players. It's all about the national team....unlike most countries league. Will it stay like that, who knows. I could see them winning a WC in the future, not in my time and I'm only 42, but they are aiming for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Oscar confirmed to be leaving in January to Shanghai for around £60 million. Not a bad fee for a guy that can't get a game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 A wee bit dodgy that. Hopefully the Chinese take a fancy to Sean Higgins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Heard some walloper on the radio the other day just about in tears over this so angry, saying it's a disgrace guy like that goes at 25 purely for money. Epl fan boy. Someone ought to really point out to him Oscar was only at Chelsea in the first place for the fuckin money. 85 % of foreign players in the premiership if not more are there for the money. It's not the fucking climate is it or the lifestyle, and the style of football does not suit almost all of them as well as France or Spain or Portugal would, it's the money they go for. You really think David silva would be in Manchester, negredo at Middlesbrough, coutinho etc any of them would be there if it wasn't for the money. Edited December 23, 2016 by Peppino Impastato 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Being 25 he'll come back £40 million richer and still only 27 so with many years still ahead of him. It's a no brainer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Klopp has said that the rest of Europe thinks the same about the EPL, than England thinks about China. Good guy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 23 December 2016 at 16:20, Cerberus said: Klopp has said that the rest of Europe thinks the same about the EPL, than England thinks about China. Good guy. He is a good guy, and also one of the beneficiaries of the English inflation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Barcelona should bite their hands off for that kind of money. Arda hasn't been great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Carlos Tevez off to Shanghai for a £40 million fee and a £310k per week wage. I know it is standard for the Chinese to pay crazy money but for a 32 year old that beggars belief. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Various media outlets reporting its £615k a week tax free. Highest paid player in the world, and possibly the biggest name signing yet to go there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 If that's true, then wow. Just wow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 7 hours ago, shieldhillsmithy said: Apparently they're also trying to tempt European refs and are making a run at Clattenberg Already booked a tattooist to do the Chinese flag on his arm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB-Scotland Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Let's send our best agent out there to tout World Cup and Champions League refereeing superstar Willie Collum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Let's send our best agent out there to tout World Cup and Champions League refereeing superstar Willie Collum. Never mind collum let's get regan n cockwomble out there! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 If that's true, then wow. Just wow. The first comment is an irony overload. I'll actively be watching Chinese football in the hope it speeds up the death of the English Sky era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Yes, that comment is just excellent. You can taste the tears.English fans are up in arms about this and it is hilarious. "This is ruining football" they say. The EPL has been ruining football since the beginning of the Premier League era. China is only doing what the EPL has been doing for years, and the angry wee English folk can't accept it. It's glorious. I really hope the Chinese League is a success and that it strips the EPL bare of its foreign talents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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