A quote from today’s i - paper discussing the attraction of PSG, as their games attract the likes of of DiCaprio, Beyonce, Jagger and so on.
“They want to win trophies and leagues like the rest of the world’s elite but they also want to be a lifestyle, an ethos, a fashion statement. And they are possibly the only club at which this is achievable. Paris is chic and cool and mysterious. Al-Khelafi would have struggled to create the same allure at Burnley.”
Aye, that’s true enough but, then again, who’d be happy being cynically taken over and run by a bunch of Qataris and all they stand for just to clean up their poxy image ?
They make Citeh look almost ethical.

I wouldn't mind a few stints in the Champions League

Surely PSG are no different to man city? On a personal front I prefer PSG over any of our top six and enjoy watching em.... Cavani in particular.

Your knowledge of football is outstanding but is they any news on your horse utc

Can’t stand PSG - club built purely on money.
When the club was more on a level footing with the rest of the league they struggled to win anything for years.
Given their resources they have failed dismally in the Champions League.

Would love a team like Ajax to beat them in the next round.

tim_noone wrote:Surely PSG are no different to man city? On a personal front I prefer PSG over any of our top six and enjoy watching em.... Cavani in particular.

Hes lost it recently

I'm glad Beyoncé and DiCaprio aren't at the Turf. That alone is worth more than losing in the quarter finals of the Champions League every year.

For all the talk about PSG and Man City dominating the Champions League for years to come,their return has so far been lamentable,i think the best either has done is reach a semi-final,and often one or both has gone out before the Quarters,it just shows throwing dosh at a bunch of mercenaries is no guarantee of success.

did anyone watch the Rio Ferdinand thing on BT last night when he interviewed various people at PSG ? Manager was absolutely outstanding. The whole club is being built as a brand and getting as much out of various revenue streams as they can. Burnley need to be better at that and no doubt they are improving

theroyaldyche wrote:Hes lost it recently

#me to. Unless you mean me

tiger76 wrote:For all the talk about PSG and Man City dominating the Champions League for years to come,their return has so far been lamentable,i think the best either has done is reach a semi-final,and often one or both has gone out before the Quarters,it just shows throwing dosh at a bunch of mercenaries is no guarantee of success.

PSG. Will win the champions league sooner rather than later....Can't see City winning it period.

"Paris is cool and chic and mysterious."

Burnley is cold and sh*t and gregarious.

The luminaries would soon be extinguished by a trip or 2 on the Turf.

United should get stuffed as theyv no midfield

However these games throw up some madness sometimes. That 1st goal goes in for united its game on.

Only this afternoon I was talking to someone whose son was a junior chef at a London hotel. The head chef a Frenchman asked if he was a football fan " yes I follow Burnley", the Frenchman burst into " Sean Dyche Claret n Blue army", "so am I".
Head chef picked Burnley at random, as his English team to follow and used to send the club money to send him match programmes. He only got to see us when they played in London. But young chef was taken under his wing and learnt a hell of a lot more from him, because of the Clarets link.

When the current crazy football bubble burst theirs going to be sometime amazing falls from grace. Attracting the likes of Jagger, Di Caprio and Beyonce, so what!! if the current football fan chooses a team by which famous person supports them, then the world's gone bloody crackers.

TVC15 wrote:Can’t stand PSG - club built purely on money.
When the club was more on a level footing with the rest of the league they struggled to win anything for years.
Given their resources they have failed dismally in the Champions League.

Would love a team like Ajax to beat them in the next round.

Man City exactly the same

A Sheikh says here's £ Billions win us things

Bfc wrote:Only this afternoon I was talking to someone whose son was a junior chef at a London hotel. The head chef a Frenchman asked if he was a football fan " yes I follow Burnley", the Frenchman burst into " Sean Dyche Claret n Blue army", "so am I".
Head chef picked Burnley at random, as his English team to follow and used to send the club money to send him match programmes. He only got to see us when they played in London. But young chef was taken under his wing and learnt a hell of a lot more from him, because of the Clarets link.

Did anyone else sing “Sean Dyche Claret and blue army” to themselves in a French accent after reading that?

Vegas Claret wrote:Burnley need to be better at that and no doubt they are improving

If I was on the board/head of marketing, I'd find out which countries have recently been exposed to Premier league football (TV rights etc) and really drive a massive marketing/advertising campaign there.

No doubt easier said than done, but it's one way to really gain new fans and therefore a new revenue stream.

We're unfashionable but that can be used to our advantage.

We have some unique qualities as well that the other members of the Premier league do not have... Such as being a founder member of the football league (only top flight foundin g member of English football playing on original ground - nob end are but division below), actually winning the league - some 'big' teams such as West Ham haven't done that!

Etc, etc, etc....
You catch my drift....

Paris, for anyone that hasn’t been, is a complete **** hole

"We have some unique qualities as well that the other members of the Premier league do not have... Such as being a founder member of the football league (only top flight foundin g member of English football playing on original ground" And that, to me, is worth being proud of.
PSG and Co have spent their millions, missed out - so far - on the big trophy they've tried to buy and are trendy amongst the A-listers. **** 'em.

ClaretShaun wrote:Paris, for anyone that hasn’t been, is a complete **** hole

Only one thing spoils Paris....

The bloody Parisians

I love the French per se but the Parisians can be complete A**eholes...

Another tip for travellers... If you visit the Naples area do not wonder around bare chested... always remember the saying "see nipples and die" its a dangerous place

Bosscat wrote:Only one thing spoils Paris....

The bloody Parisians

I love the French per se but the Parisians can be complete A**eholes...

Another tip for travellers... If you visit the Naples area do not wonder around bare chested... always remember the saying "see nipples and die" its a dangerous place

..... and what seems to be 10 million beggars / illegal immigrant types / lucky lucky men....

As I say, it’s a toilet of a city and I’ve been to dozens across Europe.

tim_noone wrote:PSG. Will win the champions league sooner rather than later....Can't see City winning it period.

You reckon ?
How soon ?!!!!

4 years in a row knocked out in the last 16.
£500m of forwards.

Hilarious !

TVC15 wrote:You reckon ?
How soon ?!!!!

4 years in a row knocked out in the last 16.
£500m of forwards.

Hilarious !

The Derby of the CL bunch of bottlers,a 2 goal head start,and they couldn't finish the job at home to a scratch Man U eleven.

I'd say this is worse than the Barca 6-1 mauling,at least Barca had the firepower to blow teams away,you could argue about the VAR pen,but the match should have been done and dusted by then,how many chances did they want.

Both bottle out of cups!

evensteadiereddie wrote:A quote from today’s i - paper discussing the attraction of PSG, as their games attract the likes of of DiCaprio, Beyonce, Jagger and so on.
“They want to win trophies and leagues like the rest of the world’s elite but they also want to be a lifestyle, an ethos, a fashion statement. And they are possibly the only club at which this is achievable. Paris is chic and cool and mysterious. Al-Khelafi would have struggled to create the same allure at Burnley.”
Aye, that’s true enough but, then again, who’d be happy being cynically taken over and run by a bunch of Qataris and all they stand for just to clean up their poxy image ?
They make Citeh look almost ethical.

we have made a start.

Couchy is a model for Ted Baker Tall and we have a number of WAGS!

A town is hardly a capital of a leading European country, so not a good comparison. Millwall or QPR maybe.

Burnley is real and special. Expecting to win and being angry when your team doesn't deliver expectancy is for others. Real clubs do it with blood, sweat and tears.

Yes I am sure there are other revenues to be had. Work needs to be done in that area.