[Football] The PL - what’s the point?

[Eric the meek]

I don’t disagree at all. But then again his annual tax contribution will be many times more than most of us will pay in a lifetime.

His weekly pay packet is more than double my pension pot, accumulated over about 30 years.

 

[Poojah]

No, its Martin Clunes.

You’re close with the Men Behaving Badly link, but I think that’s actually a post-Botox Leslie Ash.

 

[razer]

£400k a week? Is that all.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Covered head to foot in tattoos by the end of the month.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Interesting question. Shortest answer is perhaps that it is easier to relate to footballers. We've all played football. But to be filthy rich(er) like any PL owner, you've had to **** people over for eternity and not too many people tried doing that.

Others might call it being very focussed and determined. You think that TB has been xxxxing people over for an eternity

 

[dazzer6666]

£400k a week? Is that all.

Last 500k a week player I saw live was RUBBISH

 

[Brok]

You’re close with the Men Behaving Badly link, but I think that’s actually a post-Botox Leslie Ash.

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Shame. She used to be so pretty...

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Footballers seem to get singled out for this more than anyone else. Hollywood actors get paid crazy sums but it doesn’t seem to get the same attention. All the owners of Premier League clubs (including Tony Bloom) have earned more than footballers ever will. Why is the focus on footballers?

It's laziness, much easier to blame those you can see / around you, much like overal society does

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[keaton]

It's four times as much a Mitrovic, I reckon he'll score four times as many goals

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Compared to other recent transfers this seems well cheap. £51 million for like- the top in form striker of the last 2 seasons. Bargain.

Neymar was £200 mill and he is absolute pony.

 

[GT49er]

Others might call it being very focussed and determined. You think that TB has been xxxxing people over for an eternity

Focussed and derermined maybe - but without going into morality and ethics there must be many people over the years who wish the hadn't done business with TB. All those millions he has accumulated were once owned by somebody else, who has now lost them!

 

[portlock seagull]

Footballers seem to get singled out for this more than anyone else. Hollywood actors get paid crazy sums but it doesn’t seem to get the same attention. All the owners of Premier League clubs (including Tony Bloom) have earned more than footballers ever will. Why is the focus on footballers?

Over on Film Stand Chat they’re always moaning about how much Tom Cruise and co get paid.

Anyway the context here is about sport and competition. Supposedly.

 

[portlock seagull]

He will pay more in tax than any of our top earners get a month!

He won’t pay any tax if he employs the ‘right’ accountant.

 

[The Optimist]

Others might call it being very focussed and determined. You think that TB has been xxxxing people over for an eternity

I’m sure Haaland is also very focused and determined. So if it’s ok for Tony Bloom to make hundreds of millions (billions?) then why do people get upset at Haaland making tens of millions?

 

[Machiavelli]

Footballers seem to get singled out for this more than anyone else. Hollywood actors get paid crazy sums but it doesn’t seem to get the same attention. All the owners of Premier League clubs (including Tony Bloom) have earned more than footballers ever will. Why is the focus on footballers?

You're right on this. I suspect the answer is class.

 

[wellquickwoody]

I’m sure Haaland is also very focused and determined. So if it’s ok for Tony Bloom to make hundreds of millions (billions?) then why do people get upset at Haaland making tens of millions?

Is he likely to save an ailing institution held dear by many thousands of people? He signed for City not United!

 

[Silverhatch]

He won’t pay any tax if he employs the ‘right’ accountant.

He’s with the Sunak’s advisors

 

[portlock seagull]

I’m sure Haaland is also very focused and determined. So if it’s ok for Tony Bloom to make hundreds of millions (billions?) then why do people get upset at Haaland making tens of millions?

You’ve missed the context dear boy. It’s a thinly disguised ‘sport’ and ‘competition’ and every such signing makes it thinner seemingly.

 

[drew]

Focussed and derermined maybe - but without going into morality and ethics there must be many people over the years who wish the hadn't done business with TB. All those millions he has accumulated were once owned by somebody else, who has now lost them!

You make it sound like he's spent his time going around mugging people! He's run a business that others have done business with and he's made money.

 

[drew]

Footballers seem to get singled out for this more than anyone else. Hollywood actors get paid crazy sums but it doesn’t seem to get the same attention. All the owners of Premier League clubs (including Tony Bloom) have earned more than footballers ever will. Why is the focus on footballers?

Couldn't agree more. It gets boring with all the old jealousies coming out.

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