Paris SG

In my first topic, i want to talk about my team, Paris Saint-Germain. PSG is a relatively new team (created in 1970) compared to all of the other great teams in European football, but it's already marked history. PSG has only been champions of the French Ligue1 (D1 included) twice, in 1986 and 1994. From the early 80's all the way to the late 90's, PSG was a dominant team in France and Europe. They've reached the Semi Finals of the CCC, UEFA cup, and have won the C3.
All history aside, what i want to talk about is the players that have made PSG such a great and magical side, and why it's not longer as great and magical. PSG throughout history have had some of the best players in the world: Djorkaeff, Luis Fernandez, RaÏ, Weah, Le Guen, Ginola, Anelka, and Ronaldinho, just to name some. Today, it's no longer the case. Though PSG are equipped with very respectable players (Rothen, Pauleta, Landreau, Yepes), they no longer have the stars that made the great days of the most beautiful city in the world. We haven't finished in top3 in over 4 years now, and haven't played a significant role in any of the euro cups in over 6. What could the reason be? PSG play in a stadium where every two Saturdays over 40,000 fans come and cheer them on. The best fans in France sing their hearts out every two weeks hoping for a PSG win. But the results still don't come in. Is it that the Era Canal + has completely destroyed PSG's finances? It could be, but after Canal +, many investors and presidents have come with plans of a revival of PSG have come through and all have failed (with the exception of one year where the tandem Graille-Halilodzic got PSG to second place 3 points behind Lyon and into the champions league). Could it be the pressure the players suffer from the Media and fans? Could it be the financial situation of PSG that doesn't allow them to recruit big players? Or could it be that the club has lost all hopes of being the best team in France, and is the new St Etienne, or Reims (to name some)?
Canal + was the great PSG era. For those of you who may not be aware, Canal + is a private television channel that once owned PSG and financed the team. Canal + brought in all of the Raï's, Djorkaeff's, Ronaldinho's. Canal + is what made PSG's great history. While making PSG a team of stars, and making it competitive enough to beat Barcelona, Milan AC, etc... Canal + also left PSG in a great amount of Debt. PSG up to now still hasn't been able to pay back all of the debts because they are still 20 million euros in debt accord to the DNCG (detection nationale de controle de gestion). The DNCG are useless anyways and in my opinion are ruining french football because of their strict handling of finances, but that's just my opinion (aka fuck you DNCG). So all in all, could it be the DNCG and Canal + that are ruining/ruined PSG? It's hard to say but i think if this was a three way pie chart with other two options i gave in the introduction paragraph, it would make over 4/6ths.
Fans, fans, fans. Oh how great are the PSG fans. All of us show up to games every Saturday, whether it's home or away. PSG has one of the highest attendances in France. PSG has one of the nicest stadiums in Europe (Parc des Princes). So could it possibly be that the fans expect too much from PSG? Could it be that us fans, put too much pressure on PSG to get us results that are rightfully deserved? Maybe. But if that's the case, then PSG should get players capable of handling pressure, and aren't afraid to give 100 percent of themselves on the field. PSG needs warriors. Players that are aggressive, in the correct way (not violent way). The media? Could it possibly be that the media is putting too much shine on PSG, and therefore putting too much pressure on our players? I couldn't possibly believe this. The pressure isn't possibly as big as it was in the 90s, and in any case, our players should be able to take on the pressure. As i said before, if you can't take the heat, then hand over the PSG jersey on the way out.
PSG, is the 2nd most supported club behind Marseilles in france, with over 7 million fans in the Ile-de-France region alone. Each year, we have high expectations for such a powerful team, with such high capitol, and so many fans. But what if the investors of Paris SG simply did not have the same ambitions that the fans do? What if they just wanted to make PSG a money making machine and nothing else? They could careless about the results as long as there fans who come to the stadium (as there will always be so long as PSG stays in Ligue1), and the jerseys of those "star" players get sold? I would like to think that this is impossible. Because even if this was their mentality, in order to make the club a rich one, they'd have to invest in players that would bring back results and trophies. So this third option isn't really it.
Finally, I'd like to remind you readers that this club, Paris SG means the world to me. And I strongly believe that it'll only be a matter of years until PSG becomes a great and admired club all over the world again. PSG recently bought two Brazilian players, Souza and Everton Santos, who are supposed to be really good players who could bring a lot to the squad. I'd love for them to bring back memories of the Raï's, Leonardo's, and Ronaldinho's. There's nothing better than seeing Brazilian flags flowing through the virage Auteuil of the Parc des Pricnes. I can only hope for the best. And that's all I'll ever do when it comes to PSG!

-Adrian