This video particularly, at about a minute in, has Lampard saying during a Yankees game that he “didn’t want to play anywhere else in England.” I do believe that he is going to get some criticism for being so definitive about not playing in England and playing at NYCFC in the beginning. I’m sure if given the choice, Lampard would rather stay and try for one final title at Manchester City before going to NYCFC, but this would end the same way if Lampard expressed desire that he wanted to honor the original agreement and come to NYCFC in January. To many in the United States, this is their first experience with Manchester City so good luck trying to get US based fans in the future.įrank Lampard is going to get a lot of criticism and blame for his role in this but I see Lampard more as a pawn in the situation. Manchester City just shot themselves in the foot by angering a growing soccer country where many big teams treat the United States as a modern day “gold rush” and is trying to scoop up as many new fans as possible. Manchester City forgot the fans, the NYCFC fans and now they have to pay for that.
People don’t religiously support a business (other than Apple maybe) like they do a sports team. In business, this is great but it’s different in sports. Some may see that move as FFP gerrymandering while others would see it simply as good business and a way to spread overhead over a larger base.” It appears that many scouting and related expenses have been moved off the Manchester City payroll and on to the books of the holding company only to then to be pro-rated back to each of the four clubs in the form of recharges. “The Manchester City payroll stats show a significant decrease in the number of staff but at the same time external charges have increased by $26M to $90M in 2013/14. In Forbes, writer Bobby McMahon points out how City Football Group is minimizing the expenses from Manchester City by diverting it equally onto the other teams. Now that it seems like Lampard signed a contract with City Football Group instead of either NYCFC or Manchester City, there definitely is some creative accounting going on. Some have pointed out that this is used to avoid UEFA Financial Fair Play sanctions. Having said that, in a sports sense, what Manchester City is doing is highly unethical and can lead to dangerous consequences. That sometimes will come at the expense of the other three teams. It’s the best business decision to do what you can to make Manchester City the best team it can possibly be. That’s business, and Manchester City makes the most business for City Football Group. From the day it was announced, it was clear that Manchester City would get top priority and NYCFC, Melbourne City and Yokohama F. Anyone who thought for a second that NYCFC and Manchester City would get equal billing was/is being naive and delusional.
In terms of this being a sole business decision, I have no problem with what Manchester City has done. So who exactly is to blame for this mess? It seems like a question that doesn’t have an easy answer and it could result in everyone involved becoming villains when it’s all said and done. Now since Lampard has scored five goals as a “super sub” at Manchester City, City just announced that they are extending Lampard’s stay until the end of the EPL season but there remains confusion as to if he’s still going to stay at Manchester City due to remarks by City manager Manuel Pellegrini. Along with David Villa, they would be the two big names to lead the team to their debut in March.īecause NYCFC doesn’t play until March, it was agreed that Lampard would go to Manchester City until January in order to remain match fit and be in shape when the MLS season begins again.
It was just a little under six months ago that Frank Lampard signed a deal to play for New York City FC in MLS and become the new face of their expansion MLS team.
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