Activate Another Lever and Still Lose to a Madrid Remontada - The Small Teams Thread

Some are more similar and some less. But similar doesn't mean the same. Two people both having their hair colored doesn't mean they are the same person, thats overly simplistic.

 

Thats basically what I'm saying; we could have been that team, but its not a big regret regardless since we fared pretty well without him and it took way more years for Modric to decline than most people thought.

 

It'll be hilarious if they do. They will give them 2 jerseys, to use all year. They will tell them to wash the kits themselves at home and their lockerrooms will now be used as an event venue.

 

They get to play in the Champions League too, plus European clubs keep an eye on the Turkish league.

 

He was a fantastic talent, but without the consistency or focus, or something. Just like Isco, something about his personality kept him from reaching the very top, definitely not his talent or physical ability though. That man was like a Riquelme with a modern footballers build.

 

Why not? Going direct to the consumer will return more money to the clubs in Superleague, it makes sense that it would also work for jerseys. I mean, how hard can it be to do a deal with UPS logistics and sign an agreement with a sweatshop in Thailand?

 

Nike is going through a restructuring and began layoffs this month. They have been underperforming as a company for quite some time.

I’m guessing the issue with Barca is Nike isn’t keen on paying the massive sponsorship deal considering how they don’t have a marquee player to market and haven’t been performing on the field. I’m guessing both sides are lawyering through the contract to figure out the exit.

Barca had no idea the challenge making and selling their own kit you can’t go to the fake market in Bangkok and ask them to supply the world overnight.

 

AND, no one else was willing to pay either. For one of the top ten international brands which sells over a million shirts per year. Canary in a coal mine.

 

What’s your point here? Barca clearly need money and value themselves at a rate higher than what makes sense financially for Nike to continue to pay and what other players like Puma or New Balence are willing to pay.

Being a top 10 brand has nothing to do with it here. It’s unit economics.

 

I think Nike would gladly terminate the deal if they could.

 

Yeah, it's a lazy assumption to think he was a box 2 box, he was more of a Kroos than a Modric. His passing and shooting is excellent, plus his build and dribbling helps him retain the ball. His positioning and workrate is shit though lol.

 

@hector_br @celito

what do you guys think?

I think your league is highly competitive and not far behind the Portugals, France, and even Serie As

 

Ten years ago, I wouldn't bother watching any Brasileirão match, not even Palmeiras matches.

Now, I watch Palmeiras matches and leave the most interesting matches as background noise.

Far from pretty football, but it's a much better product nowadays. Teams are able to retain some second/third-tier talents now, and that makes a huge difference. Palmeiras has just signed Anibal Moreno from Racing (Argentina), and I think he'll join a European team sooner or later. He's a defensive midfielder and has it all to become a Palmeiras idol.

I'd advise everyone to take some time and watch at least big Brazilian derbies and support Criciúma (my "home" team), which has just been promoted this year.

 

Yeah for me Arias is a player of the level of a Sevilla or Valencia or Atalanta but for some reason he never got those opportunities. Part of it is that Brazilian clubs aren’t broke so they price high for their players

So that leaves the russias and Saudi’s or Turkish leagues. I’d much rather him stay in Brazil. It’s great football

 

How about considering working capital? It seems Barca is significantly underestimating the difficulty of this task and the severe consequences of making poor decisions.

 

While the Brazilian league has been getting better, the Turkish teams have been getting beat like a drum in Europe fairly consistently over the past decade or 15 years. It used to be quite difficult for top Euro teams to go to Istanbul and come away with anything. Not so much anymore.

 

Nike already pays 100 ME+ without including add ons. I don't think Puma is offering anywhere close to double that. Barca already have top 2 biggest kit deal along with RM so if there's a renewal, it's probably closer to current figures.