You're right. I shouldn't have written that. Sorry you took offense, it wasn't my intent.
RUMOR: Messi/Pep to MCFC and NYCFC
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You're right. I shouldn't have written that. Sorry you took offense, it wasn't my intent.
I totally get why people don't want to waste a DP spot on a 37 - 38 year old player, even if it is Messi but when I see our FO/CFG scouts (or whichever other entity may be in charge) constantly dumpster diving for talent in these below-average domestic leagues, it makes me far more open to the idea of an old Messi as a DP.
I'd rather have the real Messi, even at 38, as a DP instead of some unknown 22 yr old who is being hailed as the Estonian Messi, occupying that DP spot.
I'd rather have the real Messi, even at 38, as a DP instead of some unknown 22 yr old who is being hailed as the Estonian Messi, occupying that DP spot.
MLS wrote the DP rule because of Beckham. What do you think they'd do for Messi? Allow 4 DPs with one for players above a certain age to keep the spot competitive?
There is a great level of truth to this. Lionel Messi, and guys who are European superstars, just bring a greater excitement level than Maxi Moralez, even though he was an MVP candidate in 2019. There's certainly something to be said for having one of those buzzworthy players on the roster, if for no other reason than to excite the fanbase to go to watch the guy play. New York City is a star city when it comes to sports -- fans want to see stars, they don't want to see nobodies.
all this talk of Messi. I might as well start saying " I was a fan of nycfc before Messi came, I have my brick**" **brick still might not be available
**brick definitely will not be available lol
you should make “I was a fan of NYCFC before Messi” as your inscription on your historic(tm) first NYCFC stadium brick
nah,.....it should be something like: I was a NYCFC fan since the Legend Adam Nemec was here.
I was an NYCFC fan before Mix and Khiry broke up.
Pidgeon fan when some idiots throught Josh Saunders was a good goalie.
Pidgeon fan when we through Shey Facey was good.
Pidgeon fan when we through Shey Facey was good.
Everything we needed to know about CFG was them keeping Lampard and “allowing us” to take Shay Facey - who they summarily releases when his loan ended
Pidgeon fan who thought we got a steal with George John.
And the 2015 launch party when they introduced our inaugural Man City kit.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are costly albatrosses weighing their clubs down | Jonathan Wilson
Willingness to believe in the cult of the winner is worsening the plight of Barcelona and Juventus
That reads more as an argument that Man City should not sign Messi than NYCFC, because you can hide Messi's age-dependent flaws better in MLS than in the PL (though hard to balance that against us getting him 3 years later and any player who doesn't press is a negative in both club's systems).Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are costly albatrosses weighing their clubs down | Jonathan Wilson
Willingness to believe in the cult of the winner is worsening the plight of Barcelona and Juventuswww.theguardian.com
Without a transfer fee, CFG probably can afford his salary, no matter how ridiculous. FFP is toothless and they'll use his MLS salary to sidestep whatever effect it has, and under MLS rules, a $3M DP and $20M DP are effectively the same with regards to the salary cap (if not actual club finances).
But, I do think whoever obtains Messi is likely to be disappointed, not because he's a poor player overall but he is diminished and the cost/benefit and expectations/reality ratios are so out of whack.
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