Will the well oiled machined that is Chelsea be disrupted by the reported £80M offer to buy Diego Costa? he has been dropped for a reported row with Conte.
I'd be astonished if he left Chelsea but who could blame him with that kinda dough on offer.
I have to admit i think the world footballing order is in some serious shoitte with the financial muscle of Chinese companies.
Joey Barton gave a very good interview during the week stating that English football is living on the edge but you've got to assume now that with the money coming from China it might well keep some clubs ticking along nicely
I'm finding it all mental at the mo and i wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese could pull off a Messi or Neymar deal next year as Barca may not be able to afford to deal in either one.
Interesting times
Seriously Costa and China
posted on 15/1/17
I predict in 20 years time they'll be playing PL games over in China.
posted on 16/1/17
China has v little football infrastrucure though (and i mean grass roots through divisions etc.)
Take an awful long time to do that which.means it threatens to be a bit of a ahort term thing. Starting top down (buying superstars) is a v risky way to do it...
Look at middle east - hasnt happened for them despite some big names in the past.
posted on 16/1/17
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38636082
Told ya the Chinese government weren't happy
posted on 16/1/17
comment by simon_bhoy (free wifi for everyone) (U16215)
posted 6 hours, 41 minutes ago
China has v little football infrastrucure though (and i mean grass roots through divisions etc.)
Take an awful long time to do that which.means it threatens to be a bit of a ahort term thing. Starting top down (buying superstars) is a v risky way to do it...
Look at middle east - hasnt happened for them despite some big names in the past.
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I dunno.. When the government backs anything in China, sh!t tends to happen at a fairly rapid rate.
Just look at their Olympics medal hauls from 1988 to where they are now.
In 28 years they went from relative obscurity to never dropping out the top 3.
posted on 16/1/17
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posted on 16/1/17
And they have 1 billion clones to choose from
posted on 16/1/17
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posted on 16/1/17
I'm not apologising
posted on 16/1/17
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posted on 16/1/17
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 16 minutes ago
I'm not apologising
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Ah they are all to short and deferential to do anything about it anyway
Said juke in his latest blog post on 'the purity of the west'