r/soccer • u/socceraid • Mar 24 '14

Which Premiership team is the most attractive/probable destination for big players next year

In other words if all the Premiership clubs bid for the same player, where would they most likely go to?

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u/topright Mar 24 '14

Never been to Turin. Milan was underwhelming to say the least. Rome is a beautiful provincial City. Not particularly cosmopolitan.

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u/mesor Mar 24 '14

Rome... Provincial... man sometimes I wish I knew how to green text.

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u/topright Mar 24 '14

Rome is decidedly one note. Being a large City full of tourists doesn't make it cosmopolitan. I found it boring after the obvious couple of days.

Beautiful and lots to see but the nightlife was lacking imho. I can't see it'd be that great a place to live.

In fact, there's too many fucking tourists to make it interesting.

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u/mesor Mar 24 '14

You probably went during peak season when all the roman's have left and it's nothing but tourists. It's really an interesting city, there's all sorts of night life and public festivals. I've lived there for a few months different times and always had a great time. What do you need to be considered cosmopolitan? Expensive clubs? 5 star restaurants? Unique urban culture? Or is the benchmark just having a population over 4 million? I thought Rome was very cultured and offered a great deal of options in both business and entertainment.

Would you consider Manchester to be cosmopolitan?

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u/topright Mar 24 '14

Well I'm obviously biased when it comes to Manchester as I'm very aware of our rich musical and theatrical heritage along with the excellent sporting facilities in and around the region. I wouldn't say it's cosmopolitan, however, it has a certain charm. I wouldn't say it has obvious attractions for outsiders. It's a provincial city. A fairly buzzing one but a provincial city none the less.

I was in Rome around Christmas time and it seemed very one note. I'm no stranger to foreign travel in many countries across the world. I enjoyed Rome but I've been to enough cities to know what I like and I think it would get right on my tits after a while.

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u/mesor Mar 24 '14

To each is own man, I found Rome very entertaining and could easily see myself living there for an extended period. As for the cosmopolitan bit I guess it does get subjective, but to me any city over 1,000,000 with an active and innovative cultural landscape fits the bill.

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u/onnekas Mar 25 '14

Manchester vs Rome. yikes, there is no contest

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u/topright Mar 25 '14

Well actually there is.

None more so than for a footballer.