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Except that the additional place is for the fifth team in the League, the FA and League Cup slots go to Chelsea and Liverpool respectively and there are just one slot for a Premier League team normally.
That is just wrong.
Obviously Chelsea wouldn't claim that spot, Liverpool would take the FA cup slot, and the League Cup slot would go to the Premier League... and Chelsea wouldn't take that one either... :-)
Eredivisie.livesport.tv. As far as I can tell it's available in the US, and they let me pay with a US credit card.
No, the ice just wasn't thick enough in certain spots, which was heartbreaking.
The reason they don't play hockey is skating is more of a pastime than a sport, and hence they don't really have many ice rinks that aren't speed skating ovals. You're not the first person to make the connection, though.
Whew!
He's a legend, but I think it's over. Hard to believe he's only 31.
He looked pretty well cooked in his last few appearances this year. It's sad, but I think you're right. I can't construct much of a justification for offering him a new deal at this point, especially if the rumors about Vertonghen reciprocating Spurs' interest have substance and aren't just his way of telling United and Arsenal to #### or get off the pot.
I think they're true, but when was the last time Levy struck early in the market? Supposedly Vertonghen is visiting the training facilities this week and I hope they just knock this out quickly. Then maybe Vertonghen gets on the phone to his Belgian buddy Eden Hazard...Naw, that's just greedy. Vertonghen is fine and it's nice to hear a player say he WANTS to play for Spurs.
Brad Friedel is the most recent one I can think of. Of the current crop of stars, I definitely remember Bale and Modric were early signings. I believe Luka actually agreed terms before the window even opened.
And our old friend David Bentley, of course.
Supposedly Vertonghen is visiting the training facilities this week and I hope they just knock this out quickly. Then maybe Vertonghen gets on the phone to his Belgian buddy Eden Hazard...Naw, that's just greedy. Vertonghen is fine and it's nice to hear a player say he WANTS to play for Spurs.
Jeez, I sure hope so. He's exactly what the club needs, and he's still young. It will be nice to have some quality back there in Kaboul, Caulker, and hopefully Vertonghen that can conceivably provide a defensive anchor for many seasons to come. Squeezing the last life out of the likes of Ledley, Woodgate, and Gallas has been stressful.
From the article I linked to:
Atalanta, Novara, Siena, AlbinoLeffe, Ancona, Ascoli, Avesa, Cremonese, Empoli, Frosinone, Grosseto, Livorno, Modena, Monza, Padova, Pescara, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggina, Rimini, Sampdoria and Spezia.
Whew! No Torino! Sampdoria's hard times continue.
I wouldn't consider it gospel for non-MLS soccer teams, but it gives you some idea of relative payrolls. 7 of the top 10 are soccer teams.
The cricket numbers are weird, because they have extrapolated full year amounts from the six week Indian Premier League season.
I haven't seen any quantitative analysis of this phenomenon, but the anecdotal evidence is strong.
On the Italian stuff, one shouldn't assume that all of the clubs that are having hearings will end up with points deductions. That hasn't been the case in previous investigations, and some of the named clubs' involvement in the shenanigans appears to be quite marginal.
It can't be rosters, because the NBA average is over USD 3 million a year, and the NFL numbers are also very high. From a baseball perspective, I've love to know how they deal with pitchers.
I'm just relieved Torino isn't caught up in this (as far as we know). I'm looking forward to the game Saturday against Pescara and want it to mean something. The Immovable Object against the Unstoppable Force. Be there!
#335, they never define it, but that's my guess. It has the White Sox at $96.9mil, COT's has their 25-man at $97.6. The Blackhaws are at $69.3, which is some combination of their 23-man by my estimation.
Not sure I follow, isn't NBA average salary like $5million? They're usually the highest paid because the rosters are so small.
No. NFL salary cap is set at $120.6M for next year and the latest info I could find says the Steelers have $4.3M in cap space so they should be at ~$116M in salary right now.
EDIT: That cap space number was pre-draft though(from April 21st). It's possible they have made cuts and not signed their picks yet, so that $90M could be accurate, just misleading.
“This would as a result allow initial and further investment for team strengthening.
“However we have no desire to cause offence, or for people to think we have no respect for the club or its history as it would appear has been suggested in various quarters - including by local assembly members.
“We would have hoped that the significant investment made to date would have already demonstrated our good faith in that regard.
“Indeed, we are disappointed that anybody would think the contrary. In the light of the vociferous opposition by a number of the fans to the proposals being considered, as expressed directly to our local management and through various media and other outlets, we will not proceed with the proposed change of colour and logo and the team will continue to play in blue at home for the next season with the current badge.
“We will now reassess in conjunction with the board of the club the future strategy and the further ongoing investment necessary to allow the club to continue to trade. This may include looking for new and additional partners and investors.
The emphasis is mine. It seems like a nice reminder that he has the club by the balls. Honestly, though, how much commercial appeal for Cardiff City is there in Asia?
The thought that simply putting Cardiff in red shirts with a dragon on them would make them as popular in Asia as Man United or Liverpool is ludicrous.
USAToday (the usual source for NA leagues) only has the NFL through 2009-10 for some reason, and the range then was $81-$138.
Here's the implied average roster size (total payroll / AAP) for each league from the ESPN page:
AFL 40Bundes. 29
CFL 42
EPL 25
La Liga 25
MLB 29
MLS 28
NBA 14
NFL 51
NHL 25
NPB 24
Serie A 25
SPL 25
Assuming the annual salary is annualized for some leagues, than this wouldn't work out correctly (and I excluded the IPL since it was definitely annualized. That was
3). The only leagues I know off-hand are the NHL and MLB, which should be 23 and 25, respectively.
But what is the NFL cap number? This has several NHL teams over the cap, but that's because this is based on salary, and cap number is AAV.
Not necessarily, that $116M includes pro-rated signing bonuses, dead cap space, etc. Cap hit does not equal money paid.
For soccer, they appear to be using the 25-man rosters for European competition, while many clubs carry 30+ players on their domestic roster. The Bundesliga number is also weird; I can't see a basis for using a different methodology for that league.
CFL rosters are indeed 42 for any given game (46 total).
Have you guys seen his kung-fu routine in the dressing room?
Yep. If he hurts himself doing that I'm going to cry, though.
To be fair to Tan, whilst the red shirt idea was a daft one, he came in and made Cardiff's money troubles - including winding up petitions - go away. He has the club by the balls, yes, but the alternative was adminstration or liquidation.
The thought that simply putting Cardiff in red shirts with a dragon on them would make them as popular in Asia as Man United or Liverpool is ludicrous.
Quite. To give another example, Leicester City are owned by Thai interests. Their shirt is on sale in Bangkok airport and in Bangkok itself, but nobody is buying. To be popular in Asia, you have to win a lot.
It's like they don't know the most basic rules: Don't start a PR war in Asia...
While this is probably true, I'd bet that a lesser team could make headway in individual Asian countries by buying a decent player from that country and playing some exhibition games there in the summer. Of course, this would probably be limited to South Korea and Japan as I am unaware of any other east Asian countries that produce top flight players.
For example, Lee Chung-Yong has significantly increased Bolton's profile in South Korean, and while Hidetoshi Nakata was playing in Italy, he would engender Ichiro-style levels of fascination (live broadcasts, organised tours from Japan, etc.) no matter how poorly the club he was at was doing.
When Shinawatra (yes, being owned by oil-rich oligarchs is actually a moral step UP for us City fans) was at Eastlands he brought in a couple players from the Thai national squad, presumably with the above plan in mind (we also played preseason tournaments in Thailand - IIRC Joey Barton assaulted a teenage fan at one), but they were miles off the pace.
EDIT: I imagine City is now much more popular in Thailand (and Asia generally) than we were 5-6 years ago, simply because we are now packed with famous players and win lots of games.
City had a Chinese player a few years ago. He was a useful, versatile player who seemed popular with the fans, but he was several leagues away from "world class", as was most of the side then. I have no idea if he made us any more popular in China.
It still blows my mind that I get to watch Aguero, Silva, Toure, and Kompany, where once I watched Macken, Sibierski, Bosvelt, and Ben Thatcher.
I'm just fine. Spurs, not so much. They are in the driver's seat for 4th spot, but they were in the driver's seat to take over 3rd last week and muffed it. We'll see. It looks like Dempsey will miss the game for Fulham, which is a boost for Tottenham. Right now, the biggest headache for Harry is who to play at fullback. Benny is injured and Rose is suspended.
It's too bad the Spurs Swoon has made this last game critical. If they'd coasted to third like they should have, this would be a nice lighthearted run about the pitch with the fans welcoming Martin Jol back to the Lane for the first time. Instead it's going to be stressful. Such is Spurs.
Home to Fulham w/o Dempsey, you SHOULD have enough to get it done, just as City SHOULD be able to beat QPR at home, but I understand your apprehension. I'm fully expecting either Joey Barton, or worse yet, SWP, to score a 93rd minute winner Sunday.
Honestly, I have no idea. If they fail to finish top four, I think the split within the fanbase will shift to the OUT end of the spectrum. They had a huge lead for third not too long ago but were, until Chelsea lost to Liverpool, in danger of finishing as low as sixth. That will prompt some questions, regardless of where they end up finishing. The questions will obviously be more intense if they're looking ahead to the Europa League instead of the Champions League again next season.
If I had to guess, I'll bet Harry stays no matter what. Even if Levy wants to get rid of him, I think he'll just ride it out and let Harry's contract expire; there's only one year left on his current deal.
GOALKEEPERS: Jefferson (Botafogo), Neto (Fiorentina), Rafael (Santos)
DEFENDERS: Dani Alves (Barcelona), Danilo (Porto), Juan (Inter Milan), David Luiz (Chelsea), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Alex Sandro (Porto), Thiago Silva (AC Milan), Bruno Uvini (Tottenham)
MIDFIELDERS: Casemiro (Sao Paulo), Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos), Giuliano (Dnipro), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Wellington Nem (Fluminense), Oscar (Internacional), Romulo (Vasco de Gama), Sandro (Tottenham)
FORWARDS: Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Hulk (Porto), Neymar (Santos), Alexandre Pato (AC Milan)
Still pretty freakin good. I see what you're saying, though. When was the last time Brazil went through a multi-year stretch with no Best Player In The World candidate? Of those guys, only Alves would make a World Best 11 right now, no? Sandro, of course, is in my heart's Best 11...
edit: Of course, when Neymar gets to Europe he might start making his case for being on the Best player shortlist. I pray, PRAY, he doesn't go to Chelsea because he is so, so good. Go to Spain, Neymar, go to Spain. I don't want you making Tottenham and Torino defenders look stupid.
I don't know anything about the guy other than his last team (Koln) just got relegated. Flippin' heck!
Blegh. I don't need to see the gruesome twosome get any more loaded.
Solbakken did wonders at Copenhagen, but flopped badly at Koln, where he tried to impose an advanced tactical system on a team that wasn't 'aving it. I have no reason to believe that he knows anything about the Championship, and is unlikely to have the kind of players he wants/needs or the money to sign new ones. There is a some possibility that he could do a Brendan Rodgers, but that would require significant time, and the Wolves support has a very short time horizon.
He's not playing for Spurs, Freiburg or Torino and I have no rooting interests in Spain. I want him contained where he can do me the least harm.
It's interesting they didn't go the retread route and instead are going to attempt their version of the AVB project in the Championship. It'll fascinating to keep an eye on how it goes next year.
I'm not privy to the White Hart Lane kremlinology, but if you look at Tottenham's spend it seems like Levy's been treating Harry like a lame duck for a little while already. Harry got a big kitty to spend when he first arrived and Spurs were nominally relegation candidates. He bought Palacios and Cudicini (free) and re-signed Defoe, Keane, and Chimbonda. The following summer he bought Crouch, Kranjcar, and Bassong.
Since then, he hasn't been allowed to spend much. The only significant incoming transfers since 2009 have been van der Vaart (relatively inexpensive and brokered entirely by Levy at the 11th hour), Sandro (another Levy deal, from what's been reported), Kaboul, the Kyles (Walker and Naughton), and Scotty Parker Party Starter. The other moves have been loans, freebies, and bargains around the margins: Gudjohnsen, Gallas, Adebayor, Friedel, Pienaar, Saha, Nelsen, Falque, Coulibaly, Pletikosa, and so forth. Other than the Adebayor loan, no big splashes there.
If you had to try to read the tea leaves in that record...
It'll be interesting to see what happens if they qualify for the CL. They should have a decent transfer kitty after not spending the last 2 windows while selling a decent # of players. This is also the summer I expect them to lose one of Bale or Modric or both and, if that happens, they will have a lot of cash to spend. I will be refreshing the ESPN transfer rumor page often.
If they make the Champions League I'd be surprised to see them lose both. I don't know how you replace both guys and still compete in multiple competitions. At the very least I would think they would wait until they won/lost their qualifier (assuming they finish fourth) before making a decision on either guy. If they win then they should have the money to keep one or both. If they lose and are out then it probably makes some sense to sell them for what would certainly be big money.
Heck, that might even happen if Spurs do get a CL spot, especially if it's only fourth. Seems hard to believe, but Modric will turn 27 in the fall. He's probably thinking he's not got that much time left to win things and pull down the big money. I expect Bale to stay because he's still just a kid, but I'm starting to resign myself to the idea that, more likely than not, Sunday is going to be Modric's last game in a Spurs shirt. I can only see him staying if Arsenal slips up and Tottenham nips back into third place and a guaranteed spot in the group stage.
We'll see. They're under contract but you can only fight off the demands of the player so long. If Barca or Juve come for Bale or if Man U or Chelsea come for Modric, we'll see. Forcing Modric to stay last year seems like an act that went against the grain. Tottenham are a second-tier team to the mega bastard clubs so I try to be realistic about these things the same way Ajax fans have to be realistic about keeping Vertonghen or Van der Wiel even though they have CL next year or even Borussia Dortmund leak players every summer. All I ask is they keep Sandro and VDV.
Speaking of former Borussia Dortmund players, what's with Nuri Sahin? Is he another young player eaten by the voracious Real Madrid monster?
We were kind of lucky to get this season out of him. He'll always be one of my favorites even after he leaves, though it will sting seeing him playing for Chelsea or Man U.
Obviously, policies like that can change and Utd have a real weakness in central midfield, but I think Chelsea are your bigger worry.
Anybody else see the rumors that Michael Bradley will end up at Roma or Inter?
I've heard them, but I don't believe them despite how well he's played because of the limits on non-EU players in Italy. I think the Roma link is because of the American ownership there and the Inter rumors started because he had a particularly good game against Inter. I've seen only 2 or 3 Chievo games this year, but he stands out as one of their best players. Aston Villa really dropped the ball with Bradley, no? I mean, he fell into their laps!
If Modric goes, it should be to Barca. He is the perfect heir apparent to Xavi, and he deserves to play with the caliber of teammates he'll find there. Too often he's thinking a move or two farther ahead than the rest of the guys on the field with him at Tottenham; that won't be the case at Barca.
Agreed, but I have never heard the whisper of a link to Barca for Modric. He'd be great for Milan, too, with Seedorf nearing the end.
That is a good point. Modric would destroy Serie A. Absolutely destroy it.
The thing that made FCK is that they bought the Danish national stadium for a pittance (less than 20 million dollars) back in the day. Now they have an earning power that is ridiculous compared to the other teams in the league, Bröndby is the closest challenger in financial terms and have about half of FCK's revenue. And they will probably remain as the only serious rival as everything in Denmark is heavily concentrated around Copenhagen. You can't possibly build a rival in the provinces, and you can in no way match the stadium that FCK owns if you play in Copenhagen (unless you own Bröndby Stadion, and even that is a far less attractive venue for other events than football).
Altidore at Villareal and Oneywu at Milan come to mind. Now they're flourishing at non-big clubs.
That I can get behind. Fulhamerica 2.0! Also bring in Stuart Holden when Bolton needs to offload his contract. Hell I'll even take Maurice Edu when Rangers need to offload his too.
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