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Gazprom have put forward the idea of a combined Russia/Ukrainian league and have said they'll pump $5bn in to it to ensure all clubs meet the FFP rulings.

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Gazprom have put forward the idea of a combined Russia/Ukrainian league and have said they'll pump $5bn in to it to ensure all clubs meet the FFP rulings.

 

Just a prelude to the two countries themselves re-joining... :shifty:

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Gazprom have put forward the idea of a combined Russia/Ukrainian league and have said they'll pump $5bn in to it to ensure all clubs meet the FFP rulings.

 

with the financial backing that the likes of CSKA, Zenit, Spartak, Ruban Kazan, Anzhi, Metalist, Dynamo Kiev, Shahktar and Dnipro have it could be a brilliantly competitive league to watch.

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Gazprom have put forward the idea of a combined Russia/Ukrainian league and have said they'll pump $5bn in to it to ensure all clubs meet the FFP rulings.

 

I thought that was the exact thing that FPP was supposed to stop.

Not really, FFP is supposed to stop clubs doing what Chelsea, City and PSG have done. This sounds more like what say Sky or Barclays are doing for the PL (albeit paying much more for a worse product). At least that's my understanding of it, I might be of course be talking complete bollocks.

It would be canny if it happened like, got the potential to be a very strong league.

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Palermo have sacked another manager :lol:

 

To put this into some perspective.... Infostrada Sports ‏@InfostradaLive

Palermo president Zamparini outscores Roman Abramovich 21 - 8 in managers replaced since they bought Palermo and Chelsea in 2003.

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Tony Gubba has died. :(

 

Could never stand his football commentary - dire, to say the least.

 

I did, however, like his winter Olympics commentary, especially the ice dancing (which reminds me that the BBC ice skating theme music - in general, not Olympics -was just immense)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-21747116

 

Liverpool FC fans say next year's season ticket rises are an "insult" to loyal supporters, despite a freeze on ticket prices for the Kop.

 

The club announced a six-tier pricing system, which will see prices increase by up to 9% in some areas of the ground

 

Fans group Spirit of Shankly called the increases inflation busting.

 

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre, said the club gave "careful consideration" to ticket prices and pricing over the past two years.

 

The most expensive full adult ticket for the 2013-14 season will be £850 an increase of just over 5%. The cheapest season ticket sells at £710.

 

Liverpool FC said season tickets in the Kop will remain level or reduced. The cheapest season tickets at neighbours Everton will be £427 next season.

'Too high'

 

Spirit of Shankly said: "In the midst of austerity, with redundancies and cutbacks a daily reality for many supporters, these inflation-busting price rises are an insult to long-standing supporters who have already suffered a massive 716% price rise since 1989.

 

"While the announcement regarding Kop season tickets is a relief to many, it is our belief that ticket prices are already too high, pricing out many of those that kept the club on its feet during its darkest days."

 

However Mr Ayre, defended the changes saying: "Over the past two years the club has given careful consideration to ticket prices and pricing structures in consultation with the Supporters Committee.

 

"Following last year's price freeze, this year we have reviewed our overall stadium pricing structure and, similar to many other Premier League clubs, from next season we will also be introducing a multiple-tier pricing structure which will more accurately reflect seat location and view."

Liverpool currently has the ninth most expensive season tickets in the Premier League, with Arsenal season tickets selling at £1,955.

 

:yikes:

meanwhile we're 2 years into a 10 year price freeze, with most season tickets being under £600.

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Palermo have sacked another manager :lol:

 

To put this into some perspective.... Infostrada Sports ‏@InfostradaLive

Palermo president Zamparini outscores Roman Abramovich 21 - 8 in managers replaced since they bought Palermo and Chelsea in 2003.

 

Serie A clubs like to sack their managers. There's just no continuity whereas in the PL you have Ferguson, Wenger, Moyes as long-serving managers. The current longest serving manager in Serie A has like 3 years it seems. You do wonder if it has to do with the continental set-up as 'head coach' (+DOF and other roles) instead of the English-style 'manager' that Serie A find their head coaches more dispensable.

 

The other rule which I can't ever understand is that a manager who resigned or was sacked in a Serie A season cannot be signed by another club. It severely limits the options a club has when seeking to find a new manager and they probably have to reconsider the same guy they sacked a few months ago. If it's meant to offer some form of security to a manager, then it's not working too well either. There were 20 managerial changes last season and 25 the season before that. It stands at 20 so far this season. Mental, even if Palermo accounts for a significant chunk of the number. :lol:

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