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AEG boss in The Observer yesterday

InspectorSandsInspectorSands
edited December 2008 in General Charlton
Interesting interview for all kinds of reasons, but don't expect the Dome owners to come riding to our rescue any time soon...

'I keep on telling all my people who think we are idiots for being in soccer, "Go watch Liverpool, or Man U, or Arsenal or Chelsea in a home game. There's nothing like it." Nothing. Even Charlton, that's a good day out.'

Charlton are the nearest club to the 02 and at one point AEG considered buying them. Will they take the next step and buy a Premier League team?

'There are a lot of teams for sale over there,' Leiweke says. 'The problem with the Premier League, as an observer and a fan, are the haves and the have-nots and that worries me a lot. The rate card being established by the top four teams over there is scary. Unless you're prepared to pay that kind of money then the question is can you compete year in, year out? Maybe you have that odd year when you have a team that comes along and has a storybook year, but I'll guarantee you that small-market teams cannot keep that up. They won't be able to keep their nucleus [of top players] because of what Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool are spending.

'We have no interest in owning a Premier League team. I believe the English Premier League will always be in a situation where the majority of teams are owned by people from England. I'd hate to see it get to a point where it became a playground for the rich and famous of the rest of the world.'

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Comments

  • suzisausagesuzisausage
    [cite]Posted By: InspectorSands[/cite]Interesting interview for all kinds of reasons, but don't expect the Dome owners to come riding to our rescue any time soon...

    he does say premier league team though - which certainly isn't us :-)
  • WSSWSS
    edited December 2008
    Ah, but Suze - he says this instead:
    [cite]Posted By: InspectorSands[/cite]We have no interest in owning a Premier League team.
    Maybe he wants a Football League club
  • InspectorSandsInspectorSands
    Well, potential Premier League team. One day. We can all dream :-)
  • BigRedEvilBigRedEvil
    Doesn't want a PL club. Doesn't rule us out.

    Let's do our dream teams again.
  • suzisausagesuzisausage
    [cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]Ah, but Suze - he says this instead:
    [cite]Posted By: InspectorSands[/cite]We have no interest in owning a Premier League team.
    Maybe he wants a Football League club

    erm, thats what i said.
  • Chirpy RedChirpy Red
    But I don't want us to be a EPL club thank you.
  • Charlton DanCharlton Dan
    [cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]But I don't want us to be a EPL club thank you.

    Most of the rest of us do.
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    [cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]But I don't want us to be a EPL club thank you.

    I wish you'd just flutter off somewhere Chirpy...or how about letting the neighbours cat put an end to you and your irritating chirping.
  • Off_itOff_it
    [cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]But I don't want us to be a EPL club thank you.

    To be fair Chirps, by your own admission you are not too bothered about football in general nor our club to any great degree. Therefore you will forgive me when I say that surely it doesn't matter what you want?

    I didn't want that Erin bird voted off of Strictly Come Dancing cos I think she's fit. Didn't bother me enough to pick up the phone and vote for her though.
  • F-BlockerF-Blocker
    Perhaps he could buy us, get us promoted & then sell-up? ;o)
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  • joeaddickjoeaddick
    [cite]Posted By: InspectorSands[/cite]
    Charlton are the nearest club to the 02 and at one point AEG considered buying them.

    At what point was that? I heard AEG had linked themselves with Chelsea, even going as far as making investments with them...
    Have they ever considered buying us?
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