Will the constant flow of money in the end be the death of EPL clubs??

Question

Well Man City have just been brought by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & they have there promises of the

"imminent arrival of Villa, Messi, Torres, Kaka, Robinho, Berbatov and Arshavin to our club in the next 12 months"

fantasy of course!! but in the end will the high spending be the ultimate death of these clubs with such rich owners?

let me show you a few simple points

* High spending on transfers

* High wages

+

*lack of income from fans e.g

* consistent crowd numbers on a weekly basis,

* Season ticket prices not high enough too cover wages+ transfer funds

* Sponsors not pumping enough money into these clubs

= Not breaking even= Debt= Bankruptcy

I'm so worried that this period of sugar daddy chairmen will be the death of these clubs, pumping money into them, yet not making any money through sponsors etc

will only lead too one thing.........

Answer 1

Well, with most of the major clubs operating in debt it's certainly bad practise, however, with TV revenue guaranteed over 5 years and owners willing to bank roll deficits in the short term it will be sustainable for many.

I don't anticipate the death of football but your already in a situation were 8-10 clubs have champions league ambitions and just look how much teams like Villa, Tottenham and Portsmouth are spending.

I expect there to be one or two big casulaties over the coming years though. (think Leeds).  

Answer 2

gr8 Q, ignore Blue B he is the one who does not know what he is talking about :)

yes I 100% agree

Answer 3

Too much money in football nowadays and more so, far too much foreign money - doesnt the EPL stand for English Premier League?

Answer 4

might as well be!

Answer 5

You made that up.

You people know nothing of Business. Its not as simple as Debt equals Bankruptcy. h**l, even that doesn't necessarily mean the death of a club.

Donald Trump was Bankrupt but somehow he managed to finance million dollar deals.