Ok, maybe not the individual, more the decision in court. (Slaves my arse Dr. M btw). It opened the door for manipulating, greedy agents to blackmail the clubs into paying ridiculous wages with the threat of "pay him £200,000 or he's buggering off next season for nowt".
On 27 Oct 2012, at 10:01, Ed Morrish <[email protected]> wrote: > Hang on, that's bollocks surely? Bosman had completed his contract with the > club, yet they wouldn't let him move without a fee; they weren't offering him > a new contract either, so they were effectively ending his career. Greed is a > complicating factor in negotiations, but the principle wp > > On 27 Oct 2012, at 09:52, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Fair point. But not 100% accurate. >> For me the real villain in this is an individual. Marc Bosman. >> Without that decision, which gave the game to greed, allowed the players >> control and not the clubs then we were destined to be here from that moment >> on. >> Throw in sky's billions, weak and improper governance (sepp blatter is >> second on my 'what went wrong with football' list) and Then this situation >> is pretty much inevitable. >> >> On 26 Oct 2012, at 23:29, dave walmsley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ...If you've ever bought a sky subscription, I hope you're not moaning >>> about the good old days. >>> >>> No mugs buying sky = football with a bit of soul and integrity. >>> >>> Sky subscribers are 100% responsible for the shite state of affairs. I'm >>> sick of people claiming they never had sky, or that it wouldn't have >>> mattered had they not had Sky. >>> >>> Everyone knew back in the 90s where it was leading, but some people just >>> couldn't resist. >>> >>> No better than your average banker. Possibly worse. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
