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Niall Quinn To head a group taking over Sunderland

blu_sonic · 2006-03-31 07:21:17

Sky Sports News says it'll be an Irish consortium! I've a question would they not be better off pumping some money into the domstic game, or take on a top EL club or Pats ;). locigal reasons for doing so: 1. There is more chance of getting into the CL and recouping money 2. He's from walkinstown a local boy 3. The EL needs…

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Sky Sports News says it'll be an Irish consortium! I've a question would they not be better off pumping some money into the domstic game, or take on a top EL club or Pats .

locigal reasons for doing so:
1. There is more chance of getting into the CL and recouping money
2. He's from walkinstown a local boy
3. The EL needs some high profile names attached to it.
4. It would cost him a lot less

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#2 31-03-2006 7:55am

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blu_sonic wrote:

take on a top EL club or Pats .

Hmm, an interesting proposition, but why would anyone invest in a league that not even tha national association gives a shiney shyte about?

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Because theres more chance of an EL club getting into Europe than Blunderland and seeing as Europe is the money spinner, easy money for him. It wouldn't take much for a team to be like the chelsea of the EL a few mil and they could afford all the top EL talent

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054909972

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#5 31-03-2006 8:39am

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Doh! i went looking for it, what page is it on? Page 2 looking straight at me, I'm an fool

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