So, who said Cristiano Ronaldo wasnt worth £80m then?

[Craig_H]

neither of us know do we.

but the headline was that they have made the money for is transfer fee back already.

the support they have for that does not add up that is all we are saying.

am also not saying they wont get the money back i imagine they will.

Fair play, i'm not saying all those specific figures are correct, but the point would've been a bit ****e without some kind of article or source

Whether they've recouped the fee yet or not, he'll certainly prove to be a fantastic investment financially as well as football-ingly. Even at £80m and with all the fuss that was made when they announced the signing.

That was the general point i was making

[CJ]

i still think it was overinflated. it was ridiculus but then maybe its casue we cant spend that much

i dont think people dont think its commercially a good buy just a horrible ammount to pay for a footballer at teh end of the day and in a worlwide recession

[Craig_H]

Of course not, but in the context of football deals, it'll be one of the best for them.

[CJ]

well financially it will. trophies? who knows lol

[Craig_H]

To be fair to them, their points tally of 74 so far is fantastic. They're very unlucky to be pitted against one of the best football teams of all time.

Barca are on course for their 3rd CL final and trophy in 5 years. Stunning stuff.

[CJ]

but surely spending nearly 200 million should mean they win the league.

i could show you your point of 50m budget we should have lol

[Craig_H]

In normal circumstances, of course. But beyond money, you have to mould it all into a proper team, with unity and fluidity. Money cant buy that bit. Barca have it in spades.

[CJ]

no comment lol

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So I take it the Kaka shirts haven't sold very well then?

[destinydude]

I do not believe one bit of it.

Madrid's population is about 3.2 million and they say over 1.2 million shirts in Madrid alone???

Are you kidding me? 1 in every 3 have that greasy ****'s shirt?

And it isn't like they get every penny of the €85. Part of it will go to the shirt sponsor and the middle men involved.

Also on the Madrid's website the shirt's price has been reduced from £61.94 to £49.99 now. And since when is £61.94 = €85?

It's all P.R stuff which the uninformed believe.

[MrsB]

So I take it the Kaka shirts haven't sold very well then?

Wrong. I saw a boy in my neighbourhood running around in one yesterday. Is that proof enough?

[Chrono]

The shirts are selling for 69euros on their website. This smells like a loud of bull****.

[Scratch]

The shirts are selling for 69euros on their website. This smells like a loud of bull****.

75euros I think you'll find, which is a sale price as they are usually 92euros??

http://www.realmadridshop.com/stores...RMTE9R&cur=EUR

[Chrono]

75euros I think you'll find, which is a sale price as they are usually 92euros??

http://www.realmadridshop.com/stores...RMTE9R&cur=EUR

Interesting, the price drops down to the figure I gave if you change it to "£".

[Scratch]

Interesting, the price drops down to the figure I gave if you change it to "£".

I didn't know the going rate for pound to euro, so i just did it the easy way