This is an interesting topic. In the Deloitte Football Money League reports they measure revenue from three different areas; Broadcasting, Commercial and Matchday. It is interesting comparing the top teams in the different leagues. The top Serie A teams earn huge amounts in broadcasting revenue. This is mainly because each team individually negotiates its rights with the tv stations. However, its Matchday revenue is a long way down compared to other leagues. Perhaps new stadia will do it, or perhaps cleaning up the corruption will do it. Either way, new stadia won't hurt the competition and perhaps give these teams a chance to gain more revenue and ultimately be able to afford the best players.

How does this aid the development of the league, another problem with Serie A. Big clubs command big TV fees and less notorious clubs are left to scramble for scraps. I mean what station wants to pay Catania big money for TV rights? Premiership performance based proportionate model ensures fair reward for teams performing well in the league.

Except its not the topic that should be discussed in here. Can we get back to transfers guys? Make an "Italian Stadiums" topic if you like.

Think its run its course anyway.

Bentley moving to Spurs most likely tonight.

Gabriele Oriali says Inter is done in the transfer market :(

Edited by PazzaInter: 30/7/2008 05:48:38 PM

Does that mean quaresma isnt headed to inter?

Maybe they have done the deal, but haven't made it public. Fingers crossed

I could have sworn he'd signed ages ago the way some people were talking.

He is right. Burdisso looks like hes on the way out and our central defence is undermanned and old. We should definately bring in central defensive reinforcements.
I don't think Aquilani is the way to go if we buy in midfield. He hasn't really proved that he is a top player.

Mourinho having transfers done for him by someone else? Where have I seen this before.

Amaury Bischoff officially an Arsenal player.

The stadiums are shit in La Liga too, have you seen Vicente Calderon?? It's a mess at one end. But they're still pulling seuperior crowds to every club in Serie A most weeks. Your point is mute.
And Just because their owner is an oil magnate owns the club is no guaruntee of spending. Spurs have had very rich backers for a long time and they've always been rubbish.
Sure, Allianz funded one of the best stadiums in europe. But Sampdoria don't have any sponsors nearly as rich as to be able to build them an entire new stadium. You're looking at something in the ballpark of 400mil pound that needs to be raised, which is insane for an also-ran italian club. Never going to happen, you're having a wank.
Moreover, while you're using this as an argument as to why Italian football is better than english football, the irony is that Sampdoria's club crest depicts a sailor known as 'Giovanni-Battista'...now, my italian is a little rusty, but does that not mean "John the Baptist"...an englishman??

Ronnie is again the shining light in a stupid argument by PazzaInter.
The EPL stadiums are some of the best in the world (for the most part)...even the ones that have been there for 50+ years! Altering the structiures and reducing seating to cut running costs in the serie A isn't going to do anything, it just goes to whos what a dire state the game in italy is taht they need to down-grade in order to bring people back to the game.

You mention Arsenal's deal with emirates crippling the club in the transfer market, I think liverpool are nearly in the same boat really. The spending is going to dry up sooner or later and we're going to be in the same position as arsenal and this is all due to the drive for a enw stadium which we need to get more people through the gates rather than turning them away week in nd week out. It's killing us, but teams like Sampdoria and Udinese et al trying to replicate such form financially would be devastating for them.

The coaches might want to change things, they always want to win legitimately, but the boardrooms are still fucked. And aint nothing new stadiums can do about that.

Uh...400mil pound = in the ballpark of 700mil Euro. If Sampdoria's new stadium is going to be 126mil euro, it's not going to be much bigger than Staabout 10k, it'll make monaco's home ground lookenormous!

My gods you're stupid. JUVENTUS ARE RENTING THE STADIUM, they can't afford the rent and running costs of a stadium that they're only half filling on a good day, is it really that difficult for you to see?? The local council DO give a shit about Juventus because should Juve leave (as they are apparently doing), there won't be a tennant in the stadium and they've got a big empty stadium on their hands not earning them any money.

So your solution is "Move the ultras"?? Stupid, jif you move them, they'll just go back to the same place they've always gone and they'll then do whatever the hell they feel like. You'll get an incident like what happened with Atlanata and Milan...


Bentley has agreed to terms, but the move isn't final just yet.

I'm sure you'll live. So that means Inter don't get Lumpy or Quaresma after all eh?

People just Looooooove to jump the gun don't they?

Inter's defence is rubbish depth wise atm. But a forray into the transfer market foir a purchase to make short-term cover is just asking for trouble...co-ownership on a defender perhaps? Aqui8lany isn't that bad, he's been running the show at Roma with De Rossi.

I'd take everything reported on goal.com with a pinch of salt. That site is known for reporting bullshit stories with no source, quote or reporter attributed to it.

The reports on goal.com aren't worth the paper they're not printed on. I haven't seen one reported transfer 'rumour' from there actually eventuate yet.

This topic has gone off in recent days, I shall attempt to revive it.
PSG have pulled out of signing Jimmy Briand from Rennes and now turn their attention to Mateja Kezman.

Kezman, now there's a blast (wide) from the past.

When you cant' get a game for a mediocre Atletico or Fenerbahce it's probably time to return home or take a step back from the top flight...

VDV is finally a done deal for 10.3mil pound.

Liverpool's Sebastian Leto is set to join Olympiakos on loan for one year.

VDV is a good deal and yeah Aquilani is pretty good i want him at Juve

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=559868&sec=england&&cc=3436

Could this be the biggest swoop in recent years? If Tottenham pull that off, it'd be FUCKING HUGE. They'd be title contenders easily.

Keane and Berbatov or Arshavin and Villa. Who would you take? I was watching a spurs pre season game and they had Lennon on the right and Bentley on the left. WTF? If bentley isnt good enough to be your first choice RM why the fuck spend so much on him? Gio looks like he'll be playing a fair bit this season. Looking like a very attractive team. I liked watching Tottenham last season cause you were pretty much guaranteed goals. Shit defence, good attack. This year shouldnt be much different.

Fucking english government](*,)

Good deal?? It's a fucking steal!!!! and the fact that Atletico had a15mil euro bid rejected makes my blood boil:evil:

To spend 100mil in a season for a club like spurs...a)sounds like a spurs fan having a wank. b)where are they getting the money from?? c)how do they plan on affording those three player's wages aswell?? d)how do they plan on keeping it up??

I agree afro i am wondering where Spurs are finding their money i think what theyve done at the moment is incredible and they are still talking of transfers. Also we say the Spurs contention thing every year they never have a chance but this time round they have Ramos

Their owners aren't exactly poor, but it's got to dry up sooner or later and I do wonder when that's going to be, not to mention what they plan to do then.
They spent big back in the early 90's to lure Klinsmann and co to the club and that didn't work for them then so I don't know how much is going to be different this time. Perhaps Ramos will make a difference, perhaps he wont.

Nicky Shorey to Aston Villa. Maybe Liverpool could have bought him as hes a full england international and we needed a left back. Instead of Dossena.

I bet Rafa is planning a swoop for Stewart Downing. I can feel it.

Nah, Nicky Shorey isn't that good. Although I dunno that Dossena is much better.
When was Shorey capped?? I must have missed that Memo.

I dunno that there's any benefit to signing Downing. I think I'd probably rather have Barry. Barry has those leadership qualities that can be used to replace Gerrard/Carragher.

Not high profile but Aldo Duscher, the guy who broke Becham's metatarsal, transferred from Racing to Sevilla. Poulsen's replacement. Good move but that guy doesn't have much left in his tank does he?

Southgate is reported to be interested in Justin Hoyte. And Gokhan Inler is close to a move to Arsenal from reports.

Gokhan Inler sounds like something from dragon ball Z

Nolberto Solano of West Ham has moved to Larissa in Greece.