Is any sportsperson worth £68 Million?

demonrail666 · 06.26.2008, 10:47 PM

Seems like a lot of money to me.

http://msn.football365.com/story/0,1...735109,00.html

Sonic Youth 37 · 06.26.2008, 10:49 PM

No. Baseball is the worst. $200 million plus for a player that never does shit.

schizophrenicroom · 06.26.2008, 10:50 PM

stuff like that pisses me off.

demonrail666 · 06.26.2008, 10:50 PM

Fucking hell! I never knew baseball was such a big $$ affair. That's insane.

Cantankerous · 06.26.2008, 10:52 PM

fucking ronaldo. i should've known.

Sonic Youth 37 · 06.26.2008, 10:52 PM

Alex Rodriguez, 10 year, $275 million plus another $30 million if he breaks the all time homerun record of 762

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.26.2008, 10:53 PM

How many years is Ronaldo's contract for?

The very best players in the NHL make from 7-10 million a year.

Alexander Ovechkin is signed for 13 years with the Capitals for 124 million dollars.

Sidney Crosby is signed for 5 years with the Penguins for 43.5 million dollars.

demonrail666 · 06.26.2008, 10:58 PM

The £68m for Ronaldo doesn't include his wages which, if he stays on the same weekly rate for ten years is gonna be something like £70m. Still quite a bit behind baseball. Fuck.

Sonic Youth 37 · 06.26.2008, 11:00 PM

That'd be close to like $200 million.

Still, Alex will make about the same amount or more in endorsements and advertisements in the same 10 years. So that's looking at like $600-$750 million total.

davenotdead · 06.27.2008, 01:19 AM

alex rodriguez is good at baseball... its the players who suck and get paid $20 mil a year that piss me off

demonrail666 · 06.27.2008, 03:52 AM

Christ, average baseball players getting $20m a year? I think footballers need to start asking for a pay rise!

acousticrock87 · 06.27.2008, 03:57 AM

Or baseball players need to get a punch in the face.

HECKLER SPRAY · 06.27.2008, 04:19 AM

85 millions for this dickhead ?
It's a shame.

demonrail666 · 06.27.2008, 04:29 AM

Yeah, I must admit. While 85m euros is a lot of money for any footballer, the fact that it's going to Ronaldo is particularly irksome.

Toilet & Bowels · 06.27.2008, 04:42 AM

when will people sort themselves out?

nicfit · 06.27.2008, 04:44 AM

It's just a way to invest money to get more money. (sponsors, tv coverage, supporters buying merchandise).
It's not that the player (the man) himself is "worth" that, is just that spending that to have him in the team will make that team owners gain loads more. It's economy, not sport.

HECKLER SPRAY · 06.27.2008, 04:45 AM

I would give all my money to slap him.

demonrail666 · 06.27.2008, 04:49 AM

i would pay to watch Heckler Spray give Ronaldo a chinese burn.

demonrail666 · 06.27.2008, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

It's just a way to invest money to get more money. (sponsors, tv coverage, supporters buying merchandise).
It's not that the player (the man) himself is "worth" that, is just that spending that to have him in the team will make that team owners gain loads more. It's economy, not sport.

Yeah, that's the rationale, but it's putting the biggest clubs into more and more debt. Besides, using sports people for their public profile is a dangerous game, given how they tend to rape women in hotels on an almost hourly basis.

Toilet & Bowels · 06.27.2008, 04:59 AM

i'm looking forward to the bottom falling out of football

06.26.2008, 10:47 PM	#1
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Seems like a lot of money to me. http://msn.football365.com/story/0,1...735109,00.html
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	No. Baseball is the worst. $200 million plus for a player that never does shit. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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schizophrenicroom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: behind you Posts: 10,807	stuff like that pisses me off. __________________ fuck i'm frustrated, freaking out something fierce, would you help me? i'm hungry and i stuffer and i startle, i struggle and i stammer til i'm up to my ears in miserable quote unquote "art"
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Fucking hell! I never knew baseball was such a big $$ affair. That's insane.
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	fucking ronaldo. i should've known. __________________ RETIRED
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06.26.2008, 10:53 PM	#7
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	How many years is Ronaldo's contract for? The very best players in the NHL make from 7-10 million a year. Alexander Ovechkin is signed for 13 years with the Capitals for 124 million dollars. Sidney Crosby is signed for 5 years with the Penguins for 43.5 million dollars.
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06.26.2008, 10:58 PM	#8
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	The £68m for Ronaldo doesn't include his wages which, if he stays on the same weekly rate for ten years is gonna be something like £70m. Still quite a bit behind baseball. Fuck.
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06.26.2008, 11:00 PM	#9
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	That'd be close to like $200 million. Still, Alex will make about the same amount or more in endorsements and advertisements in the same 10 years. So that's looking at like $600-$750 million total. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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06.27.2008, 01:19 AM	#10
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	alex rodriguez is good at baseball... its the players who suck and get paid $20 mil a year that piss me off __________________
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06.27.2008, 03:52 AM	#11
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Christ, average baseball players getting $20m a year? I think footballers need to start asking for a pay rise!
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Or baseball players need to get a punch in the face.
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HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	85 millions for this dickhead ? It's a shame. __________________
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06.27.2008, 04:29 AM	#14
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Yeah, I must admit. While 85m euros is a lot of money for any footballer, the fact that it's going to Ronaldo is particularly irksome.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	when will people sort themselves out?
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06.27.2008, 04:44 AM	#16
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	It's just a way to invest money to get more money. (sponsors, tv coverage, supporters buying merchandise). It's not that the player (the man) himself is "worth" that, is just that spending that to have him in the team will make that team owners gain loads more. It's economy, not sport. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	I would give all my money to slap him. __________________
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06.27.2008, 04:49 AM	#18
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	i would pay to watch Heckler Spray give Ronaldo a chinese burn.
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06.27.2008, 04:59 AM	#20
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	i'm looking forward to the bottom falling out of football
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