Liverpool, West Ham, and now Man City, have all been (or are in the process of being) bought out. Does a club really make it's owner enough money to justify the puchase?
2006-12-07 01:56:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
They make huge sums of money, particularly some of the mid table clubs like City i have been waiting for this for a while particularly as were apparantly the 8 highest earning club in the world or something like that (Don't ask how). If you can get rid of the debt that ties mid table clubs down, then they will make very very handsome profits, the market value of a premiership club is huge particularly with clubs that have far eastern players. Sun Jihai is a city player because he brings more revenue to the club than he actually gets back.
Expect a lot more foreign investment into premiership clubs - but the question you have to ask now is - if all the clubs in the premiership get bought out what is going to be the benefit as everyone will be back where it started with big clubs having the most money
2006-12-07 03:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by I8myjob 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A top premiership side probably has 18-20 plays on £30k-£80k+ per week. Where do you think that money comes from? Successful football clubs make massive profits; the question is how much of that profit is the owner willing to plough back into the team? Its true to say that, at least in theory, the more money spent on the team the better the team. The most successful teams make the most money and consequently the bigger profit..
2006-12-07 02:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard Roman is also investing in English companies and Chelsea in whatever way are a part of his business plan. But with his money he can do what he likes.
But for some of the big clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United, there is a lot coming from games played, tickets, shirt deals, etc...
2006-12-07 09:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres money in the premier league. just look at the sponsership deals the likes of utd have signed with nike etc. every game on sky nets a club at least 350000k and the highlight packages for the likes of bbc cost a pretty penny.
loyal fans are also milked to death with rip off shirts that are mostly made in far eastern sweat shops for a pittance and then sold onto us with a massive mark up.
the prem is a complete cash cow and as for the champions league i think you can make around a cool million from any home match that you win. for gods sake you make 400000 just playing in a game like that from uefa then another few 100000 for winning and then count the gates and marchindise sales.
the likes of chelsea and the proposed liverpool sale are just being used to further roman and Dubai's kudos and acclaim.
2006-12-07 02:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay...now, I hope you can look from the buyer's perspective.
A football club buy players by the millions of pound sterlings.
A football club need millions again, to build stadium.
Wages for a player can be as high as 100000 pound PER WEEK! Imagine the amount for 25 people!!! SO....
"Why should I INVEST IN a football club?"
Maybe if a football club is famous and the turnover is high, I earn...but what's the odd??? Not likely so I guess, or at least I can't think of how!!!
Well, you see, these investors did not start off their business in sports! And to start of with, they are billionaires! That means they have the capital to buy!
How do they earn? Well, as said earlier, they have other businesses, and usually more than just in one domain! Thus, investing in a sport as major as football:
It gives them publicity! Before Dubai International Capital is interested in Liverpool, have you heard of it? Checking its profile now, are you taken aback how major its business is??? See my point?
and besides, it gives them new place/location to venture in!
They find new environment to widen their business!
This means they expand their business!
Thus, does it mean they lose money investing in football clubs?
If you spend 1 billion investing in a club for 5 years, let's say it gives you extra earnings of 500 million per year! How much do you earn?...this is smart investment!
Anyhow, I hope Liverpool's new potential investor is genuine in his buy to put the club and supporters first place!
2006-12-07 18:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by junnyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for 1 chairman to do it as a hobby maybe but all of them i dont think so. the reality is the sky money premiership champions league etc is going to be divided differently . the top teams in europe are going to get more the smaller clubs less these billionaires have seen this coming and are positioning themselves ready. we will have fewer but better teams at the top and weaker sides in the second tier and the owners will make millions
2006-12-07 06:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by colin m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes you can, look at Deadly Doug, Martin Edwards and Chelsea's former owner. All sold for a handsome profit.
And the point about laundering cannot be dismissed.
2006-12-07 02:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeaaaa offcourse it yield money it make high profits
for example
when u purchase any stuff from the club u love u pay money or not ?
when u pay for tickets u pay money
commercials in TV and in the t_shirts that is all yields
profits from the participating in the European league
and from what members of the club pay
and other investments for the club and many many many
2006-12-07 02:04:22 · answer #8 · answered by micho 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respect: Arsenal Least Respect: Liverpool
2016-03-28 21:54:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot agree more is it a little boys thing? especially when you see Bill Gates and his wife doing so much for the third world though I wish he would put a few quid into Cambridge United
(his European business is based at Cambridge)
2006-12-07 10:52:12 · answer #10 · answered by retroman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋