AquilaBelga: Well, at the risk of enraging you by sticking my nose into other teams affairs AND furthering the economic points in the first place- I will have to continue

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On that- I simply cannot understand why you feel fans should be completely ostracized from the financial aspects of the game? It is what controls football afterall, and without some knowledge or appreciation of the clubs financial possibilities- then how can you ever question a purchase or a sale? Really- I just don't understand you that's all.
I happen to think that at least SOME laziali would like to be able to brace themselves to what may happen, without buying into Crag's rhetoric.
What has in fact happened is that Crag has insured the necessary capital to cover the debts. It's a short-time solution though, as I understand from Aca's post and other sources, that half the money (59 million€) are coming from loans. Those installments will still have to be paid, and it will be debt showing up on accounts in the years to come.
What is more. CL is out of the question. This years budget was "balanced" on Lazio making the CL quarterfinals, AND qualifying for CL once again- which means that without stong actions- next years budget is already screwed up too.
Crag has already identified the solution which is good for him and in the long term... Lazio. You've already heard it too- salary cap, and fewer players, as you won't need the same squad without CL. More- the Stam installments aren't being payed, and according to Gazzetta (is that better ?)- neither are the wages.
Yet- Sorin is bought, rumours are flying around, Lazio bosses commenting on tracking this or that player, and last week Crag comes out and states that his "great plan" will secure that Nesta and Crespo can stay.
What exactly is the wagecap if not an attempt to lower expenditure on salaries ? There's no point in setting the wage cap on the level where the max earners are already. It solves nothing unless the top is taken off as well as lowering all salaries either accordingly, or in any way, at least marginally.
Nesta and Crespo are the highest earners. They will be asked to take pay cuts along with the rest, and more likely than not- these cuts won't be small ones looking at the budget deficits.
Will they then accept substantial (again- they have to be- otherwise the salary cap makes no sense to begin with) pay cuts, when they're among the very, very best for their positions, and will be able to earn the same or more elsewhere ? Of course not.
What will Crag say then... "these ungratefull mercenaries care more about money than the shirt, I had to sell them to save Lazio" and at least some fans will agree with him/pretend to understand what he's saying, thus making the eventual sale of either one or both stars easier to swallow. I bet this is what he has planned for a while. He knows there's nothing else he can do, and just like he tried to blame Veron and Nedved for signing lucrative contracts after they did it- he will do it to Nesta and Crespo to save face. Veron loved Lazio and Nedved cried when he was sold.
In truth- Crag has gambled SO hard on Lazio to continue their super succesfull spree from 1998/1999 onwards that he ruined the grounds on which Lazio operates. Credit to him for spending his own money, but it's clear it cannot go on anymore. Two more season like this- and it would surely be bye bye serie A on debt alone.
Why he cannot be honest about it I simply do not understand. From a fans perspective- he did an admirable attempt in pushing Lazio all the way up to the pinnacle, and he wasn't that far from getting there either. He just didn't hark the breaks soon enough when it went wrong. Still- his financial support is crucial, and if he's honest- I can't think that people won't respect him more ? How do you feel about that ?
In somewhat lowering the salaries and getting something like 120-140million€ for the top pair- much is restored. With clewer purchases and more stability instead of buying/selling media stars every season- there's no reason to suspect Lazio can't still be a CL contender every year. You have the fans, and a stillgrowing foreign fanbase + many great players even after selling the stars + the Mendieta who has failed so grotesquely.
What I'm saying is that this:
_____________Lopez______Muzzi_____________
__________________Fiore___________________
Sorin_______Simeone___Giannichedda____*Oddo
__________Negro___Couto___Stam___________
_________________Peruzzi__________________
...is a great, great team. It's obviously not what you would have hoped for a year ago, but it can still give great results to Lazio, and Lazio would look closer to longlasting safety and success for it.
Ciao.