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FullLeatherJacket posted:Glendenning supports Sunderland as part of his commitment to the bit, but everyone else has better things to do Speaking of Barry, I listened to a bit of yesterday's Football Weekly, and it was heavily implied he'd been saying the ESL was a done deal and the foot as we knew it was over. His predictions really have been astonishingly poor this season.
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AsInHowe posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNLLoFBpLxI Holy poo poo
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:if you're already rich and your aim is just making more money, you don't go in to sports I don't even think the issue was about turning a profit, the owners are already able to make their money. The issue as they saw it was the uncertainty and risk involved in European soccer. With so many sponsorships and advertising dollars dependent on where you finish, how the season is going, and who you get drawn against, there can be a massive difference in projected profits and actual, which then fucks with your expenses, plans, expansion, everything. They wanted the NFL model where only the most catastrophically managed teams ever go broke and your expenses/revenue are basically known at the start of the year. These greedy fucks didn't just want profit, they wanted more and they wanted to write away all risks they faced. Basically they bought an asset and then said the asset was fundamentally flawed, when the "flaw" is the reason everyone else loves it.
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Has there ever been an American sports team that have done a proper Leeds and had to basically start over
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the sex ghost posted:Has there ever been an American sports team that have done a proper Leeds and had to basically start over The closest might be the Cleveland Browns, who got moved to Baltimore in ''96 and then had a new version of the team start playing a few years later.
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AsInHowe posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNLLoFBpLxI this is pretty lively
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HMS Beagle posted:The closest might be the Cleveland Browns, who got moved to Baltimore in ''96 and then had a new version of the team start playing a few years later. That’s doing a Wimbledon, not doing a Leeds. And it’s incredibly common to move teams about - both LA teams and the raiders moved within the last few seasons. Oddly the previous Baltimore team did apparently go bust in 1950 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Colts_(1947–1950) It’s basically impossible these days, as the teams are franchises, and the league can force people to sell if things are going that badly.
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Sandwolf posted:Voodoo should we link up again tonight? loving lol wrong thread mate
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the sex ghost posted:Has there ever been an American sports team that have done a proper Leeds and had to basically start over not at the top MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA level, because the league has a huge amount of influence and will encourage or force owners to sell if they can't meet their obligations. For instance, MLB basically forced Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers after they found out he was borrowing money to cover payroll during his divorce. He still made a lot of money but he probably would not have sold voluntarily. The other thing owners do is threaten to move teams and basically auction the team's location to whatever city is going to put up the most money.
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HMS Beagle posted:The closest might be the Cleveland Browns, who got moved to Baltimore in ''96 and then had a new version of the team start playing a few years later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gZndxEvFNk I've no idea if their situation has improved since this video but - like the Hastily Made Cleveland Tourist Video - I feel it's given me all the infomation I need and I'm disinclined to look any further into it.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:not at the top MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA level, because the league has a huge amount of influence and will encourage or force owners to sell if they can't meet their obligations. For instance, MLB basically forced Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers after they found out he was borrowing money to cover payroll during his divorce. He still made a lot of money but he probably would not have sold voluntarily. The other thing owners do is threaten to move teams and basically auction the team's location to whatever city is going to put up the most money. The US leagues have learned to buy struggling teams in order to avoid long drawn out fights in court. Like the NBA took over ownership of the New Orleans Hornets because the owner couldn't cover the team's losses due to high payroll and low attendance. The NBA wanted to keep the team in New Orleans so they bought the team until an owner could be found.
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:The US leagues have learned to buy struggling teams in order to avoid long drawn out fights in court. Like the NBA took over ownership of the New Orleans Hornets because the owner couldn't cover the team's losses due to high payroll and low attendance. The NBA wanted to keep the team in New Orleans so they bought the team until an owner could be found. true, I forgot about the George Shinn saga. one of the benefits (from an owner perspective) of a closed league - the league will ultimately backstop the value of your asset.
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I think the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL were also league-owned for a few years after their owner went broke.
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Chivas USA, which is now LAFC.
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Sandwolf posted:Voodoo should we link up again tonight? Let’s do it
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Azerban posted:Chivas USA, which is now LAFC.
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This headline is so Canadian it hurts: https://twitter.com/nationalpost/status/1385745293153554433
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jesus WEP posted:can’t believe gary neville bussed all 30 of those arsenal fans in smdh 
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Crazy Ted posted:This headline is so Canadian it hurts: Am Canadian, can completely confirm. (Lurker, top loving content this last week though, seriously ESL and the fallout is better than 2021 MLS in total)
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squirrelzipper posted:Am Canadian, can completely confirm. (Lurker, top loving content this last week though, seriously ESL and the fallout is better than 2021 MLS in total) The national post is our torygraph. It was founded by conrad black, who gave up his citizenship to accept a knighthood. And then went to prison for being a bastard.
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BWV posted:need to start dumping Coca Cola in the Thames Take your pick between the Irwell/ship canal or, confusingly, the Mersey
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Burning American flags in your streets??? You had better thank your lucky stars you're white or we would bring you some fresh new democracy for this outrage!!!!
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BUG JUG posted:Burning American flags in your streets??? You had better thank your lucky stars you're white or we would bring you some fresh new democracy for this outrage!!!! nobody tell biden how much oil is in the fish and chips
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your friend wicka posted:Wow I love United fans?? In this we are football fans
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Bundy posted:In this we are football fans
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