Jae
Well-Known Member
I haven't bought a single Puma shirt but I would quite happily buy all three of those Adidasconcept designs next season, especially the classic yellow one.
So, £2-3m extra to the transfer budget?We seem to have substantially increased our income for next season with an extra £40m from Visit Rwanda and Adidas.
PL is a top tier competition. I find CL quite boring, you have 6 group stage games against some trash clubs from Moldavia, Bulgaria or whatever, then you get to last 16 where you could drop out of it. The only games I'm interested as a neutral would be semi finals and finals .In PL you have 6 top teams so that means 10 big games in a year (per big club) which is more than you would get in CL. Even the games against Everton and similar level clubs are fun to watch.Would it not maybe depend on Champions League status? So 45m if we're in Europa League, but closer to 60m if we're in the Champions League. It'd be fair enough really, if you're Adidas why would you give out one of the biggest deals so far in Europe to a club who isn't in the top tier competition?
PL is a top tier competition. I find CL quite boring, you have 6 group stage games against some trash clubs from Moldavia, Bulgaria or whatever, then you get to last 16 where you could drop out of it. The only games I'm interested as a neutral would be semi finals and finals .In PL you have 6 top teams so that means 10 big games in a year (per big club) which is more than you would get in CL. Even the games against Everton and similar level clubs are fun to watch.
Maybe I didn't express myself properly, what I'm saying is that CL is elite competition, but so is PL .CL really starts after the group stage so you need to go to the end to really give your sponsors some benefits, while in PL you will have these big games no matter what. I would say my opinion is backed up by huge TV deal and sponsorship money for top PL teams.Whether you find it boring or not, the Champions League is the elite club cup competition in the world with huge global exposure, so it's fully reasonable to pay more or less depending on whether you're in it or not