well... he's in charge of PSG. Not sure changing the European Capital club he owns is going to change his CL fortunes.
That's the kind of stuff that should terrify us about the Qatar rumors, especially this close to their world cup. A very small window of exposure before they take their ball and go home.
Which is why I'm not all excited about Qatar buying us (if true). If they bail on PSG that club is going to be in serious trouble. Also, they've shown no ability, unlike UAE, to actually run a club.
Bingo. Can't like this enough. No way in hell do I want Roma to become the knock-off version of the Galácticos. City takes a huge dump on PSG in terms of football operations.
You have to factor in that City play in a league that is superior to where PSG play in literally every department. City received close from 200 mil from TV money alone last year (excluding CL money), that is almost 4 times more than what PSG got. EPL at the moment is appealing to every superstar coach/player, while it takes a fortune of stratospherical proportion to convince a superstar to play in the shadows of the french league. Qatar use their investment in sport to gain a backdoor access to politicians and decision makers. It is the very same reason they want to invest in Roma. Even if they take their ball and go home, which is unlikely, the club will at worst case scenario be in the same shape when bought. It has been demonstrated time and time again that investment in football in the current model is futile. Pallotta and his likes are deluded if they think it is possible to gain profit from a football club. Those who invest in football are either laundering money or are using it to gain exposure and connections. Berlusconi timed his star signings according to the Italian election cycles. When he didn't have much use of Milan any more, Milan returned to where they were before he bought them in the 80's, maybe even better.
Yea, I still believe MC and PSG cheated but at least MC did it well. They are an excellently run club
This is irrelevant. Until very recently, the TV revenue made no difference in PSG's ability to spend. They had UEFA officials in their back pocket, and probably still do. Only after the Der Spiegel leaks did UEFA really attempt to clamp down on their shady forms of revenue , and it looks like nothing really came of it. They were just told to slow down on the spending, essentially. Yeah, I don't think anyone would argue playing in a more competitive league isn't beneficial, but it doesn't change the fact PSG are run poorly in comparison. Look no further than the petulant child Neymar and all the affordances and special treatment he gets. There's something rotten at the core of that club, and I think it starts and ends with the ownership. I could go on (another) huge rant about PSG, but in terms of running a club, they're miles away from City in every facet. And no, it's not just because they're in Ligue 1. It's because their ownership isn't as good, simple as.
Don't know how people can say UAE operates their club so much more successfully than Quatar. PSG have more off field problems but on the field they are the same, steamroller their domestic league and useless bottlers in Europe. Start of every season they are both the most overrated teams in the world until people see how shit they are when it matters in the CL. Says it all that Roma has similar or better results in the CL in recent years than them.
I don't claim PSG are perfect but there are limits to the potential of a club in the French league no matter how much money you pour into it. It is unfair in my opinion to compare them with City who have access to all the perks a team in the EPL have. The difference in income is one aspect and it does matter. Check the clubs spending in the market from the past 5 years: City vs PSG: 14-15 season: 58 mil vs 47 mil 15-16: 141 mil vs 93 mil 16-17: 178 mil vs 74 mil 17-18: 226 mil vs 184 mil 18-19: 23 mil vs 103 mil 626 mil spent compared to 501 mil - more than 120 mil difference. Note that we are not factoring in salaries..etc Obviously, Qatar can get more from their money investing in Roma considering the league still has some appeal and potential compared to the French league. But I don't think that's their main motivation. Paris is more important than Roma politically on the world stage, and that what matters to them first and foremost.
Because they do. Do some research on how the clubs are run. One is a promotional/political tool with a Galacticos ethos, the other is aiming at sustained global dominance with the best infrastructure in the world. One has a meddling owner that wants stars to sell shirts and promotes dysfunction, the other has owners that are barely seen, hires the correct people and allows them to do their jobs. When UAE bought City, they improved the club from the bottom up. Every single aspect of that club is amongst the very best in the world. The academy, the backroom staff, the facilities, all of it. It was all about a long-term vision. They were obsessed with emulating Barcelona. Paris focused on getting the biggest names possible to grab headlines and promote the brand. Hence why I call them the knock-off Galatico's. France probably has had the most young talent in the world for quite some time, and they're essentially ignored. Instead, they go for Beckham, Dani Alves, Buffon and on and on. Judging these teams based on how they've done in the CL is only a very, very, small fraction of what should be considered here. It's two completely different philosophies on how extreme wealth should be used.
Where are you getting your numbers from? The Qatar takeover was in 2011, mate. 2011: 96m 2012: 134m 2013: 122m 2014: 44m 2015: 104m 2016: 122m 2017: 256m 2018: 195m That's over a billion in 7 years. For an average of 153 million a season. Not to mention they dropped 200m on a single player and 120m on another. They brought in around 300m in sales over that time. UAE takeover was in 2008 2008/09: 157m 2009/10: 147m 2010/11: 184m 2011/12: 91m 2012/13: 62m 2013/14: 116m 2014/15: 88m 2015/16: 208m 2016/17: 213m 2017/18: 317m 2018/19: 77m Which averages out to around 165m spent a season. A difference of about 10m per season. They also collected around 460m in sales over that period. So much for this supposed revenue advantage. As I said, it's been irrelevant to date, and it remains to be seen if it will actually matter in the future. PSG just uses its multitude of Qatar "sponsors" to make up any difference in television revenues. FFP doesn't prevent you from creating an elite infrastructure, either.
Remember, under FFP UEFA revalues sponsorships to make sure they reflect "market value", thereby preventing rich owners from sponsoring their own clubs to avoid failing the break-even rule test.
Emir of Qatar views media criticism of him relating to PSG “unfair & harmful to his image” & is considering scaling back investment into the club as a result of this & because of PSG’s continued lack of progress in Europe, according to Le Parisien.— Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 1, 2019 N.B. “Unfair & harmful to his image,” not a direct quote from the Emir of Qatar but a direct quote from the Le Parisien reporting.— Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 1, 2019 Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) are currently in ongoing negotiations to buy AS Roma, according to Le Parisien.— Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 1, 2019 PSG : le Qatar se pose des questions https://t.co/S5YroGr7RP— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) May 1, 2019
Java’s dream is close to becoming reality, we will win 2 league titles then get relegated to Serie D.
Exclusive, Pallotta on Qatar takeover rumors: “There’s nothing to it”. https://t.co/uyypXpqjCU— RomaPress (@ASRomaPress) May 1, 2019
This potential withdrawal of Qatar Group funds from PSG could supercharge what already promised to be a frantic summer of transfers. Add to that they want to invest their money elsewhere with Roma last night rumoured as the preferred target...interesting times..— Genesis 🇺🇦🚀⚽️🚀🇺🇦 (@FiGenesis) May 3, 2019
#ASRoma, dal #Qatar: “Al-Khelaifi valuta un investimento forte, lo stadio non c’entra”#SerieA https://t.co/qS97tDHZy9— Forzaroma.info (@forzaroma) May 21, 2019
I don’t see him coming in and NOT investing in the grounds as well. City have a portfolio of clubs, but man if you bring a Scudetto to Rome.........