First reply nails it.Get it right round them.
It’s not his fault that they’re in such a mess.In sure Lionel can explain how they got into this Messi.
Nothing to do with himIn sure Lionel can explain how they got into this Messi.
Given the success he brought them and the cash he brought in, then yes, I’d say he was!Lionel Messi, was he worth it?
Because they’ve not actually broken any rules as of yet.Why aren't they being booted out of the league and European competition? Ridiculous that they are allowed to continue as if nothing had happened.
They're not being allowed to continue as if nothing has happened. The Spanish FA are refusing to register their new players (and existing players who have signed new contracts) until they meet the financial rules.Why aren't they being booted out of the league and European competition? Ridiculous that they are allowed to continue as if nothing had happened.
Read somewhere they still owe 19 other clubs money for previous transfers, makes it even more ridiculous theyre spending so much. Hope they go bust but know they wontIf it can happen to them, it could happen to others; it may also be interesting how this may even extend eventually into actually affecting other clubs. There will come a point of "correction", financially, when it comes to football; how it comes and when it does is anyone's guess.
Good to see Christensen and Kessie have been clever with their contract. This is exactly what I said I would be doing if I was a going to sign for Barca currently. There is no way I would be allowing them not to register me without a get out clause.
..... yes exactly the same as everybody's bled for the Gers!My heart bleeds for them...
and to think Messi was given a banned growth steroid as a teenager
This will look a lot different in 10 years
Have they missed any scheduled payments to those clubs though?Read somewhere they still owe 19 other clubs money for previous transfers, makes it even more ridiculous theyre spending so much. Hope they go bust but know they wont
It’s not necessarily his fault, but his cost over the period most certainly is part of that debtGiven the success he brought them and the cash he brought in, then yes, I’d say he was!
Barca are an absolute basket case, but none of that was Messi’s fault.
It’s not necessarily his fault, but his cost over the period most certainly is part of that debt
No footballer is responsible for the finanical state of a club.In sure Lionel can explain how they got into this Messi.
The good thing about FFP is you need to prove your revenue so not even brown bags can save them - unless they pay off players with money to terminate their contracts?Catalan government will bail them out with Brown envelopes
what was the contract clause?
In sure Lionel can explain how they got into this Messi.
Honestly no idea mate, imagine they will sooner or laterHave they missed any scheduled payments to those clubs though?
Remember when they could afford to do without shirt sponsors. How the times have changed.This is them with Messi's £25 Million plus a year salary off the budget too. An absolute shambles of a club. Hopefully they are the first of many big overspenders to come crashing down.
If anything Messi helped them. Lazy to blame him.Given the success he brought them and the cash he brought in, then yes, I’d say he was!
Barca are an absolute basket case, but none of that was Messi’s fault.
He took pay cut after pay cut for them.It’s not necessarily his fault, but his cost over the period most certainly is part of that debt
If you are not registered for the first game of the season you are allowed to leave on a free.
ie...which foot do the Spanish FA kick with (football wise)?Barcelona's position could depend on who holds influence in the Spanish football authorities.
Imagine Rangers fighting the SFA/SPFL in a matter which might hold us back. We would be swimming against a tidal wave.
Are the Spanish authorities likely to afford Barcelona any wiggle room on player registration, or are they facing the kind of enmity that we would get in a similar clash with our football governing bodies?
Randomly, the President of the Spanish FA was playing for Hamilton in 2009.Barcelona's position could depend on who holds influence in the Spanish football authorities.
Imagine Rangers fighting the SFA/SPFL in a matter which might hold us back. We would be swimming against a tidal wave.
Are the Spanish authorities likely to afford Barcelona any wiggle room on player registration, or are they facing the kind of enmity that we would get in a similar clash with our football governing bodies?