Barcelona use the wings a lot more. Especially the full backs to stretch the play.
Edit: Barca looked brilliant yesterday under their new manager.
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Barcelona use the wings a lot more. Especially the full backs to stretch the play.
Edit: Barca looked brilliant yesterday under their new manager.
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Yeah read my post above yours, what i meant came out very wrong haha, similar styles
I see, sorry didn't see that!
The Premier League is considering the introduction of rules to control escalating player wages before the huge influx of cash from the next television deals in 2013-16. Potential rules presented to the clubs by the chief executive, Richard Scudamore, at a meeting in London on Thursday include a salary cap or a form of Uefa's financial fair play rules.
Some clubs feel strongly that the new TV deal, with £3bn already secured from the UK rights, should not be swallowed up by a new wave of pay inflation. But any rule change requires 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs to agree and it is not clear whether sufficient clubs will be in favour of strengthening financial regulations.
Manchester United and Arsenal, both of whom made profits in 2010-11, are understood to favour rules similar to Uefa's, which require clubs to move towards breaking even financially, not making losses. On Thursday Arsène Wenger supported that view, the Arsenal manager saying: "You should just get the resources you generate, that will determine the real size of the club."
However, some clubs see that as a move by the two with the greatest income to outspend everyone else. Manchester City, whose path to becoming Premier League champions has been achieved by the club's Abu Dhabi owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, subsidising huge losses, are thought unlikely to support new regulations, even though they have consistently said they are aiming to break even. City argue that a level of investment by an owner to bankroll losses is necessary to lift a club to success on the field and commercially.
Other clubs, including Fulham, Everton, West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur, are also understood to question whether clubs need new regulations, rather than being trusted to manage their own affairs.
Despite income rising every year, pay to players has risen steadily over the past decade. In 2001-02, clubs spent £1.1bn, 62% of their income, on players' wages. In 2010-11, the most recent year for which financial figures are available, income grew to £2.5bn but players' wages amounted to £1.8bn, 70% of the clubs' turnover. Despite massive commercial growth and the Premier League's growing popularity abroad, only eight of the 20 clubs made a profit in 2010-11.
West Ham United's chairman, David Gold, is vocally in favour of introducing rules to limit wages to help clubs make a profit, as is Dave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic owner. Peter Coates, the Stoke City owner, said all clubs would be helped by having to conform to agreed rules.
"I hope this view is widely shared: we cannot have all the new money going in inflated wages and payments to agents," Coates said. "There is no need to do that; we will have the same players, they won't get better because we pay them more. It should not be beyond us to find a formula which works for us all."
Ellis Short, the owner and chairman of Sunderland, who lost £8m last year having spent 77% of the club's income in wages, is understood to favour restricting salary increases to 10% in each of the new TV deal's three years.
The clubs have agreed to work on the proposals in two separate groups of 10, then for all 20 to meet to consider the issue in detail at the end of September. The Premier League did not want to comment in detail until further work has been done; a spokesman confirmed: "There is a process under way to examine potential further financial regulation."
(from The Guardian)
Some clubs feel strongly that the new TV deal, with £3bn already secured from the UK rights, should not be swallowed up by a new wave of pay inflation. But any rule change requires 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs to agree and it is not clear whether sufficient clubs will be in favour of strengthening financial regulations.
Manchester United and Arsenal, both of whom made profits in 2010-11, are understood to favour rules similar to Uefa's, which require clubs to move towards breaking even financially, not making losses. On Thursday Arsène Wenger supported that view, the Arsenal manager saying: "You should just get the resources you generate, that will determine the real size of the club."
However, some clubs see that as a move by the two with the greatest income to outspend everyone else. Manchester City, whose path to becoming Premier League champions has been achieved by the club's Abu Dhabi owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, subsidising huge losses, are thought unlikely to support new regulations, even though they have consistently said they are aiming to break even. City argue that a level of investment by an owner to bankroll losses is necessary to lift a club to success on the field and commercially.
Other clubs, including Fulham, Everton, West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur, are also understood to question whether clubs need new regulations, rather than being trusted to manage their own affairs.
Despite income rising every year, pay to players has risen steadily over the past decade. In 2001-02, clubs spent £1.1bn, 62% of their income, on players' wages. In 2010-11, the most recent year for which financial figures are available, income grew to £2.5bn but players' wages amounted to £1.8bn, 70% of the clubs' turnover. Despite massive commercial growth and the Premier League's growing popularity abroad, only eight of the 20 clubs made a profit in 2010-11.
West Ham United's chairman, David Gold, is vocally in favour of introducing rules to limit wages to help clubs make a profit, as is Dave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic owner. Peter Coates, the Stoke City owner, said all clubs would be helped by having to conform to agreed rules.
"I hope this view is widely shared: we cannot have all the new money going in inflated wages and payments to agents," Coates said. "There is no need to do that; we will have the same players, they won't get better because we pay them more. It should not be beyond us to find a formula which works for us all."
Ellis Short, the owner and chairman of Sunderland, who lost £8m last year having spent 77% of the club's income in wages, is understood to favour restricting salary increases to 10% in each of the new TV deal's three years.
The clubs have agreed to work on the proposals in two separate groups of 10, then for all 20 to meet to consider the issue in detail at the end of September. The Premier League did not want to comment in detail until further work has been done; a spokesman confirmed: "There is a process under way to examine potential further financial regulation."
(from The Guardian)
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Jenkinson was superb today, his energy levels were immense and his determination to not only press the winger but the full backs too so high up the pitch is phenomenal, really come into his own in recent weeks. Ramsey played his best game in an Arsenal shirt since breaking his legs, he has that yard of pace back and his technique isn't letting him down, going toe to toe with City's midfield and doing as well as Ramsey did is no easy feat.
Arteta looked really leggy, he deserves a weeks rest ahead of Chelsea, Coquilen must start against Coventry in his place. Djourou needs a game too, with Mertesacker, Koscielny and Vermaelen doing so well it looks like he won't get a look in this season.
Arteta looked really leggy, he deserves a weeks rest ahead of Chelsea, Coquilen must start against Coventry in his place. Djourou needs a game too, with Mertesacker, Koscielny and Vermaelen doing so well it looks like he won't get a look in this season.
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At least we know if you stamp on someone, elbow someone, or seriously hurt someone nothing will happen to you.
Call someone a **** on Twitter and you'll be murdered.
At least the FA have their priorities correct.
Call someone a **** on Twitter and you'll be murdered.
At least the FA have their priorities correct.
Premier League chairmen are split over how to introduce cost controls to English football’s top flight. Although a majority of the 20 clubs who attended a shareholders' meeting in London supported bringing in financial controls, there are still big differences about what form these should take. The meeting at the Premier League's headquarters ended with no concrete decision taken.
League executives will now try to draw up some detailed proposals on a range of options ahead of a meeting in February.
Any decision is likely to come into force from the start of next season.
Some clubs, such as Arsenal and Manchester United, want clubs to be obliged to break even every year, while it is understood others argued that owners should be allowed to put in their own money to subsidise spending. There have now been five meetings of top-flight chairmen where cost controls have been discussed without any firm decisions being made.
West Ham co-owner David Gold said: "There have been no decisions made. The debate carries on. I am hoping that we can come to some conclusions for the best interest of the football clubs and the league as whole, hopefully before the start of next season."
Premier League clubs made cumulative losses of £361m in 2010-11, the most recent season for which complete financial results are available.
Measures to ensure clubs move towards break-even, known as 'Financial Fair Play', have been already agreed for Europe's top teams. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said he was hopeful an agreement could be reached.
He said: "I think we will get a consensus on this. Over the next few months we should get something in place, most likely before the start of next season. The main issue is that, in the present economic climate, we as a league portray the right image and make sure that everyone involved in football is looking after the supporters and making sure everything is kept under control and is run in the right manner."
Chairman are eager to ensure the riches which will arrive next season from the new £3bn TV deal will not immediately be swallowed up by player wages. The sum is a 70% increase on the existing arrangement. Premier League clubs spent almost £1.6bn on wages in 2010-11. That is 70% of their income. Only once in the 20 seasons of the Premier League - 2004-05 - have wages fallen year-on-year.
(Football Bosses Split Over New Financial Rules)
League executives will now try to draw up some detailed proposals on a range of options ahead of a meeting in February.
Any decision is likely to come into force from the start of next season.
Some clubs, such as Arsenal and Manchester United, want clubs to be obliged to break even every year, while it is understood others argued that owners should be allowed to put in their own money to subsidise spending. There have now been five meetings of top-flight chairmen where cost controls have been discussed without any firm decisions being made.
West Ham co-owner David Gold said: "There have been no decisions made. The debate carries on. I am hoping that we can come to some conclusions for the best interest of the football clubs and the league as whole, hopefully before the start of next season."
Premier League clubs made cumulative losses of £361m in 2010-11, the most recent season for which complete financial results are available.
Measures to ensure clubs move towards break-even, known as 'Financial Fair Play', have been already agreed for Europe's top teams. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said he was hopeful an agreement could be reached.
He said: "I think we will get a consensus on this. Over the next few months we should get something in place, most likely before the start of next season. The main issue is that, in the present economic climate, we as a league portray the right image and make sure that everyone involved in football is looking after the supporters and making sure everything is kept under control and is run in the right manner."
Chairman are eager to ensure the riches which will arrive next season from the new £3bn TV deal will not immediately be swallowed up by player wages. The sum is a 70% increase on the existing arrangement. Premier League clubs spent almost £1.6bn on wages in 2010-11. That is 70% of their income. Only once in the 20 seasons of the Premier League - 2004-05 - have wages fallen year-on-year.
(Football Bosses Split Over New Financial Rules)
WBA in a CL spot. Each season that goes past, the Premier League gets more mental. When WBA get into Europe (and after today I'm convinced they will though I suspect Europa), I personally think Clarke should get manager of the year award if it happens. He really has been brilliant so far.
Woah there cowboy! Let's not forget Hull were in the top 7 until Christmas, and then ended up going down! I'm not saying WBA will, but it's way too early to predict. I agree Clarke is really proving the doubters wrong, and there were a lot of them- myself included :$
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Ban Chelsea from Premiership, send them to 5th divison.
Ban Chelsea from Premiership, send them to 5th divison.
So because of 1 idiotic fan the whole club should be punished????
In short, yes. Just as when national sides have their fans do something racist or abusive, their respective FA are punished for it.
And lets not play the victim and start saying 'but it was only one guy' and 'they're out to get us'. The fact is, it's one guy at the front of the crowd right in clear shot of the camera who has turned into a metaphor for all that is wrong at Chelsea; and that is unfortunate - but the larger picture is that you need to be firm with this sort of behaviour, and both the individual and the club are held responsible in lieu of that sending a clear signal to other fans that this behaviour is unacceptale.
And lets not play the victim and start saying 'but it was only one guy' and 'they're out to get us'. The fact is, it's one guy at the front of the crowd right in clear shot of the camera who has turned into a metaphor for all that is wrong at Chelsea; and that is unfortunate - but the larger picture is that you need to be firm with this sort of behaviour, and both the individual and the club are held responsible in lieu of that sending a clear signal to other fans that this behaviour is unacceptale.