Kaka and BS
As Manchester City continues to appall the world of football by being the first club ever to attempt to improve by buying good players, thank God for UEFA president Michel Platini, a true guardian of the game's soul:
City could only make their unsuccessful bid last month to sign the Milan playmaker for some £91m because of the wealth of their owner Sheikh Mansour. Platini called that attempt "ridiculous" from football, social and financial points of view.
Remember, too, the example of Michel himself, who stayed at Nancy, his the team who gave him his start, spurning the temptation of riches, personal recognition, and European Cups dangled by the likes of ..... Juventus, to pick an example completely out of thin air.
Bless.
City could only make their unsuccessful bid last month to sign the Milan playmaker for some £91m because of the wealth of their owner Sheikh Mansour. Platini called that attempt "ridiculous" from football, social and financial points of view.
"City can have a young player from Manchester who comes to their training centre and becomes Kaka," the Frenchman claimed. "They don't have to buy someone for €150m [£131m] because they have their academy."
Ah yes, AC's Kaka, the Milanese boy from the banks of the River Po. How could City dream of despoiling the game by tearing him from the Milan team of fellow local heroes Ronaldinho, Shevchenko, Beckham, and Dida? We all know the tales of their youth: urchins kicking a ball of rags about behind the Teatro la Scala, wearing their homemade Gullit and Van Basten jerseys and dreaming of the day they might join the pantheon of great homegrown Rossoneri.Remember, too, the example of Michel himself, who stayed at Nancy, his the team who gave him his start, spurning the temptation of riches, personal recognition, and European Cups dangled by the likes of ..... Juventus, to pick an example completely out of thin air.
Bless.
Soc-cer?
Shame Man City don't have Joey Barton anymore as he'd at least put a cigarette out in Platini's face for making such a silly statement. Also, it would provide Platini the opportunity to make a rather hilarious 'why do you need Kaka when you have Joey Barton?'argument. Ah Joey Barton, patron saint of the stupidly misguided and deftly clueless.
I actually don't mind Platini's reign as UEFA overlord as he is trying to fight the imbalance between rich clubs and small clubs, poor nations and wealthy ones. I mean it must make the former ASSE man a bit pissed that Ligue 1 has become a mere exercise in determining how long Lyon's inevitable coronation can be delayed.
I gather you must be a City fan eh?
For my sins, yes. Things have not gone as well as many of us had hoped the past couple years, but at least we're at the point where Joey Barton wouldn't get into our reserves. I'll always treasure his World Cup quote, though.
I haven't followed Platini's reign too closely. It does seem his heart is in the right place, but he has no awareness of history.
Richer clubs have been buying the best players since even before the game was professional (illegally, in those times).
How is it possible to level the playing field at this point?
And I'm legitimately asking, as I'm also a Hibs supporter who would love to see a meteor strike Glasgow and rid us of the Old Infirm and give Scotland an interesting competition.
As a Milan fan, I am happy to read this! However, lets be honest. When was the last time you saw a superstar stay with the same club team? The 2 I can think of are possibly Totti and Del Piero.