value seeker
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Are British football clubs being unfairly...................targeted over transfers?
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alansouthcoast
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I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies.
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Dr_tyler
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Hard to say without knowing the facts. At least UEFA and FIFA are doing something about it though- a fine does nothing to the big teams so a transfer ban is a great idea. I don't know how it works in other countries but I know that the legislation that stops the signing of young players (I don't know the contractual specifics) in Spain was the reason that Arsenal got Cesc...
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geordie_racer
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| alansouthcoast wrote: | | I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies. |
what about the spanish and italians then?
and the teams winningthe triophies (man and liverpool) arent being targetted by uefa as far as i can see..
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Solerina
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| geordie_racer wrote: | | alansouthcoast wrote: | | I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies. |
what about the spanish and italians then?
and the teams winningthe triophies (man and liverpool) arent being targetted by uefa as far as i can see.. |
Don't forget Newcastle's Inter Toto success of 2006 
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golfswing
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I wouldnt be surprised if Platini has something to do with all of this
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accajacca
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| alansouthcoast wrote: | | I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies. |
i'd say it stems more from the commercial success of the premier league as a brand/product than from our success in european competition (over time i don't know that we fare so much better than others do we?)
that said, i do think platini is an absolute , and i do think he hates english football. would absolutely love to knock france out of the world cup 
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Machiavellian
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Platini is such an arse.
What a farce his Europa League is.
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geordie_racer
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| Solerina wrote: | | geordie_racer wrote: | | alansouthcoast wrote: | | I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies. |
what about the spanish and italians then?
and the teams winningthe triophies (man and liverpool) arent being targetted by uefa as far as i can see.. |
Don't forget Newcastle's Inter Toto success of 2006 |
could i ever?
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MT VESSELS
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| accajacca wrote: | | alansouthcoast wrote: | | I think British clubs have long been an unfair target for FIFA and UEFA. It stems from us winning trophies. |
i'd say it stems more from the commercial success of the premier league as a brand/product than from our success in european competition (over time i don't know that we fare so much better than others do we?)
that said, i do think platini is an absolute , and i do think he hates english football. would absolutely love to knock france out of the world cup |
Couldnt agree with you more. The EPL is second to none with regards to pulling power and prestige around the world.
Platini hates us with a passion, would love him to wake up one day and discover he was French................ooohh wait a minute
MT jnr
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