Andy Hamilton interview: ‘Chelsea are the poster boys for where football has gone wrong’
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Exclusive: Acclaimed writer was once a devoted Chelsea fan, but a growing disconnect has seen him give up his season ticket
  • IntellegentIdiot@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Newcastle were before Chelsea. I’d say the reason for their recent takeover was the previous sugar daddy period

  • fungibletokens@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s a lot more okay because it indicates his intentions are more likely to boost his local team of which he was presumable a lifelong fan.

    It’s a far cry from Abramovich using Chelsea to shore up his political and personal security, or the UAE using Man City as a sportswashing vessel to for PR gain for their theocratic police state.

    I’m not pissed about teams with rich backers spending more money. I’m pissed about what interests are being furthered by football clubs being used as cynical political tools.

  • Adammmmski@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The Championship is a superb league. The quality might not be as good in terms of talent compared to the PL, but it is far more entertaining.

  • Morganelefay@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I just want to see fun competition. Eredivisie is high enough a level for me.

    I do recognize I’m in the minority, though.

  • AccountantOfFraud@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, the biggest criticism about Real and Barca hurting the sport/la liga were negotiating their own tv deals instead of doing it as a whole. We see the EPL now reaping those benefits when small teams in the EPL have bigger budgets than most La Liga teams

  • SassanZZ@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah they just did that slightly earlier than other clubs, earned lots of trophies and international fans and now you cannot criticize the clubs because of their “prestige”

  • niceville@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The hate for Saudis and American’s is 100% warranted

    Juxtaposing those two together is completely unreasonable. Whataboutism and sports washing in action.

    Boehly and Chelsea’s transfers have been absurd, the Glazers are leeching money out of ManU, but the rest have been more or less the same as any other group of owners?

    Arsenal is at a high point they haven’t been at for a while, and Liverpool had an incredible run of success under FSG. I also think ownership at Villa, Palace, Fulham, Leeds, and West Ham has been fine? As a whole I don’t think those owners are any better or worse than those at Spurs, Wolves, or Brighton.

  • lettersputtogether@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I fail to understand your point. How is getting a loan “ruining the sport”?

    Also where do you get that they get loans with hardly any interest, if any? What kind of bank or financial institution is gifting money away?

  • HnNaldoR@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s like people not remembering Leeds. That was a disaster. Or Sunderland…

      • AstonVanilla@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Stan Kroenke isn’t bloodless though. He has plenty of it.

        It’s stored in a large jar under his bed.

    • Nyushi@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      When people criticise people for putting ‘/s’

      This is why people put ‘/s’

      Can’t believe how dense some folk are. I thought you were pretty funny mate!

    • yaffle53@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Or Southend. Or Scunthorpe. Or Bury. Or Macclesfield Town. In lower league football when things go wrong they can really go wrong. You could end up without a club at all.

  • lettersputtogether@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    How is Barcelona being in debt “where football has gone wrong”, or how does it affect other clubs?

    You seem to imply that cash injections from shady owners is better than the levers which are just the club selling it’s own assets

    • ygog45@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      American finance men who are just oligarchs

      So like many other PL clubs. Why are we being singled out under Todd?

      and middle eastern billionaires

      We aren’t owned by middle eastern billionaires

      • Impossible_Wonder_37@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        You’re singled out because you spent a billion pounds in a year how is the difficult for some chelsea fans to understand. And then to further the singling out after spending untold money you are remarkably bad.