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| Simon | Apr 14 2010, 10:48 AM Post #61 |
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Yeah, that is true. In fact, as ursus says - "here in North America, for instance, pro sports teams are able to extort ridiculously one-sided stadium deals from municipalities desperate for the cachet that comes from being a "big league city"." What's the name of that scumbag American Football club owner who has done precisely that in Tampa? Oh yeah, Malcolm Glazer! Honestly, sometimes I read about what fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had to put up with, and it almost makes me feel we've got off lightly... |
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| Martin | Apr 14 2010, 09:51 PM Post #62 |
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Wasn't Uerdigen once known as Bayer Uerdigen? Did Bayer have an interest in that club at one time? I seem to recall earlier this year there being some discussion that Schalke were in some financial difficulties and might need to sell some of their better players, but I have not heard anything further about any financial problems there. Maybe success in the table has caused the club to forget about it's problems? But this could be example that even German clubs are susceptible to money problems in these times. |
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| Gregoriak | Apr 15 2010, 01:06 AM Post #63 |
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Bayer withdrew their sponsoring of (then) FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. As a consequence, Bayer Uerdingen changed its name to KFC Uerdingen (Krefelder Fussball Club Uerdingen -> Uerdingen is a part of the city of Krefeld). |
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| Simon | Apr 15 2010, 08:20 AM Post #64 |
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That's definitely true, there was talk that they'd have to have a major fire sale in January, with Kuranyi as the star attraction. Perhaps they found some funds from somewhere? I'm not sure how that one panned out. Their rivals Borussia Dortmund were virtually bankrupt just a few years ago as well. |
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| Yogi | Apr 15 2010, 01:34 PM Post #65 |
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And here I thought Uerdigen had replaced Bayer with KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)as their new patron! ![]() Seriously though was there some reason why Bayer dropped it's support for Uerdigen? I imagine they felt it was not financially feasible to support two professional clubs. But is Uerdigen, or Krefeld, as closely associated with the aspirin maker as much as Leverkusen is? |
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| ursus arctos | Apr 15 2010, 01:53 PM Post #66 |
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Bayer couldn't justify the expense of supporting two 1. Bundesliga clubs*, and though they are still the largest employer in Uerdingen, it isn't as much of a one company town as Leverkusen. They've also spun off one of their larger operations in Uerdingen. Essentially, Bayer decided that it could only afford to bring one club up to European standard, and chose Leverkusen, which is much more identified in the German public mind with Bayer, it being where the company is headquartered (and where it was founded). * I think that they still provide some support to the non-football sections of the club, which are amateur. |
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| valenciano | Apr 15 2010, 03:12 PM Post #67 |
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I am always amazed at the collective knowledge of world football of this bunch here. Just about any question can be answered by at least one of our posters. Makes this such an enjoyable site to visit, and post. Back to the topic at hand, Michel Platini is using his bully pulpit: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=a...rc1engprplatini
OK that is absic economics, few would dispute that concept. The qestion is how to get there from where we are now? And here is something I did not know,
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