João Laporta

Luftstalag14 said:

It doesn't matter though. Whoever buys Barca or Madrid etc. will want to capitalize on their brand power to make money in the end. Everything will be centered around profitability, of course the club might benefit along the way but decisions will be made not for the benefit of the club and the wishes and hopes of its members and fans etc., rather almost entirely on profitability and we will be constantly at the mercy of the owner(s)' whims.

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serghei said:

Don't think that's true. Don't think you buy clubs to make money off them (that's a by-product for me), you buy them to feel powerful, popular and influent, and to be appreciated by millions of people.

Florentino Perez is much more famous than the CEO of ExxonMobil for example, despite Real Madrid being rated as maybe 100 times less valuable.

The popularity and exposure football brings is very appealing to some people who maybe have huge money but aren't known. And the only way you get access to that fame and popularity is by winning. Not money, but titles and laurels.

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Porque said:

Tebas is also more famous than the President of the PL. Way Spanish football works.

Question is also if Barcelona were bought, is there any guarantees the buyers would spend alot considering the FFP restrictions in Spanish football.

Peter Lim is as rich as Boehly, a very shrewd businessman, but Spanish football doesn't offer the value proposition to invest heavy in it. With his initial Mendes support, one can only imagine what he had done if he instead got in early to the PL.

I get Barcelona is a different level than Valencia, but something tells me we would screw up privatization. Probably have to be Catalan shareholders and then get a crook like Rosell or incompetence like Bartomeu being majority shareholder then Laportistas with minority share and fighting for a coup.

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Porque said:

Tebas is also more famous than the President of the PL. Way Spanish football works

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Windhook said:

It's like having a sister, who's a great earner, but you know she's an elite hooker.

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Windhook said:

There should be a referendum among socios if transforming the club into private entity comes up, right?

Anyway this scenario has single digit% probability.

Faced with bankruptcy the club will sell the big players and start from zero with its greatest asset - La Masia.

Club ownership is an issue in lots of places. United fans have been against their owners for decades, PSG and Man City fans avoid discussions about the fact they are owned by Arabs. It's like having a sister, who's a great earner, but you know she's an elite hooker.

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Luftstalag14 said:

[MENTION=22241]Porque[/MENTION], by "double height perimeter advertising", do you mean those digital advertising boards by the sidelines in the EPL and some German stadium that are taller than we normally see elsewhere? Personally I am not bothered by the standard (not double height) advertising boards as I am used to them, I don't think the taller ones are that much more effective in terms of grabbing the eyeballs anyways.

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delancey said:

[Fabrizio Romano] Bar?a president Laporta:
"We've signed players for
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?215m and sold for ?141m, we made a competitive team for ?74m", "We've reduced the wage bill by around ?100m, and so we're planning to reduce another ?70m. We've saved Barcelona from financial ruin, yes"

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Wait, which players did we sell for 141m within the same period of us spending 215m euro?

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delancey said:

[Fabrizio Romano] Bar?a president Laporta:
"We've signed players for
twitter.com
?215m and sold for ?141m, we made a competitive team for ?74m", "We've reduced the wage bill by around ?100m, and so we're planning to reduce another ?70m. We've saved Barcelona from financial ruin, yes"

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Wait, which players did we sell for 141m within the same period of us spending 215m euro?

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