[lit-ideas] Re: The Road to Wigan, Peer
- From: david ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:40:14 -0800
On Jan 13, 2006, at 5:29 AM, Andy Amago wrote:
Why don't we talk about the soccer team
Chelsea, specifically about Abramovich, the Russian oligarch who
bought
them.
What would you like to say about him or his team? It's a remarkable
tale, from selling plastic ducks to being one of the richest men in
the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/abramovich.shtml
But in football terms, all he seems to have done is apply George
Steinbrenner's model--buy up the best players. It's got to the
stange that he lends players to other teams, to keep things more (but
not too!) even. I think the most interesting sight at the Chelsea
site is not Chelsea's domination of the league, but Arsenal, number
two last year, tied for number of wins with...Wigan!
http://www.chelseafc.com/index.asp
David Ritchie
affiliated, and so wearing his #14 Henry shirt in
Portland, Oregon
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