Friday, June 12, 2009

80 Million!

Well, I've been taking a break from blogging while completing my Master's degree. Pheewww!

Today, I want to express my dismay at the 80 million being paid for Ronaldo. A little rant to start things off...

As a Liverpool die-hard fan, this may or may not bode well for future clashes, depending on whom Man U. buy. However, I am increasingly appalled at the gross amounts of money going to star players and spiraling ticket prices. Sure, he's good, but he isn't exactly the cure for cancer!

What sticks in the craw even worse is that such a deal takes places in a climate of dire economic straights where, for many people, they are facing the prospect of perhaps losing their jobs, homes and sanity. The warning needs to go out to the scions of football - what happened to the bankers and speculators might well happen to you.

I am disgusted by the disparity in expenditures on elite players, and the imbalance that this is creating further down the league tables. Perhaps a salary and transfer cap is a good idea?

I enjoy the beautiful game as well as other people, but I am sorry to see the game moving deeper into the business model and away from it traditional place as a sport of the people - who increasingly, can't afford it - i.e. game tickets or expensive satellite and cable fees to watch their own team in their own cities and towns.

Rant over and out!