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Originally Posted by Slava
Yeah, that's great. Another club with an unlimited budget.
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You know...in one way it kind of makes me reconsider the Super League.
Initially my attitude towards that was "this is stupid and insane and I want my team to be no part of it."
But if you're going to have Sovereign Oil Conglomerates buying up clubs and ratcheting up transfer fees and wages through the goddamned roof...it might make some sense to have a segregated league where their fees and wages dont count as comparables.
I mean, we're talking about potentially ~$100/bbl Oil and Saudi just snaps up Newcastle? I know they've been at this a while but it seems like a helluva coincidence.
Just a quick look at English PL Owners:
- Brentford
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Crystal Palace (66%)
- Everton (18%)
- Norwich (32%)
- Tottenham
- West Ham (35%)