Why Britain's Richest Man Bought OGC Nice & Not A Premier League Team

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  • čas přidán 24. 03. 2021
  • Jim Ratcliffe is ranked by Forbes as Britain's richest billionaire, with a net worth of $17 billion, or £12.3 billion - but rather than buying a Premier League team, the INEOS founder & CEO has instead bought football clubs in Switzerland and France.
    So in this short quasi documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at Ratcliffe's sporting and footballing interests, his possible motives, and what it could mean for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice in particular.
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Komentáře • 438

  • @TawanMomo
    @TawanMomo Před 3 lety +122

    only Alfie can take us on a tour of Nice in a football-related video

  • @arzhi_azis
    @arzhi_azis Před 3 lety +159

    Day 6 : Can you make a short documentary about Bury FC? Giving the fact that this team is not exist anymore, it will be another great documentary for this channel.

    • @MrBlazemaster525
      @MrBlazemaster525 Před 3 lety +6

      The BBC made a good podcast series about it

    • @MrBlazemaster525
      @MrBlazemaster525 Před 3 lety +7

      @mac the phoenix club yes, but right now technically they're in the same boat as Northwich Victoria in that the phoenix club and original club exist simultaneously

    • @jintsfan
      @jintsfan Před 3 lety +1

      Maybe get Gary Neville to narrate it. His local club.

  • @Lolfattenski
    @Lolfattenski Před 3 lety +503

    He just wants to say his club is nice
    Ok ill stop making s***** jokes

    • @matthewhernandez8342
      @matthewhernandez8342 Před 3 lety +17

      NICE joke haha

    • @mdma2078
      @mdma2078 Před 3 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Sashimi404
      @Sashimi404 Před 3 lety +7

      What if the actual reason he bought the club because people and media keep calling the club a "Nice" club?

    • @oj397
      @oj397 Před 3 lety

      Michael Scott is your profile picture, no you won’t. Don’t stop.

    • @christophergallagher3845
      @christophergallagher3845 Před 3 lety

      You are wrong he bought the club for us favourite niece

  • @marcusaurelius49
    @marcusaurelius49 Před 3 lety +445

    I love how Radcliffe helped con rubes into leaving the EU then promptly moved himself and at least one of his companies to the EU so not to be impacted by Brexit.

    • @juanpabloperezgomez4349
      @juanpabloperezgomez4349 Před 3 lety +103

      And claiming that environmental regulations are a hurdle to your company's profitability is another gem.

    • @carlhunter5581
      @carlhunter5581 Před 3 lety +95

      @@juanpabloperezgomez4349 Why stop at moaning about environmental regulations harming profits? Surprised he didn't claim that paying his workers harms his profits!

    • @tomveloso6231
      @tomveloso6231 Před 3 lety +9

      Ratcliffe, radcliffe is the harry potter guy

    • @astudentthatwantstolearn
      @astudentthatwantstolearn Před 3 lety +1

      Oh shut up

    • @jinz0
      @jinz0 Před 3 lety +13

      But most of his wealth and companies stayed in UK where they earn more and will do better than if they were still part of EU, thankfully we got out of that trap, he was right.

  • @tsprime3114
    @tsprime3114 Před 3 lety +130

    Hey, I think you should post in the community tab asking for video suggestions so that the comment section of your videos doesn't look ugly.

    • @leolo1613
      @leolo1613 Před 3 lety +9

      Or make a spreadshit where people can write into

    • @leolo1613
      @leolo1613 Před 3 lety +13

      however, all the comments help the algorhtim

    • @GloTheActivist300
      @GloTheActivist300 Před 3 lety +5

      I guarantee idiots will still do it

    • @tsprime3114
      @tsprime3114 Před 3 lety

      @@leolo1613 that is true so it's up to Alfie to decide.

    • @feixas6961
      @feixas6961 Před 3 lety +3

      @@leolo1613 a spreadsheet where everyone can write is a very bad idea. It's better to create a Google form where everyone can send ideas

  • @SUFC1898
    @SUFC1898 Před 3 lety +62

    Day 4: last 7 players to score a World Cup own goal: where are they now? Or how did their careers go?

  • @nikolasqkly7742
    @nikolasqkly7742 Před 3 lety +13

    Thanks for making this video, I’ve been in love with Nice/Nizza ever since I went there on a language trip last summer, and OGC is my favorite French football team.

  • @archstanton6102
    @archstanton6102 Před 3 lety +39

    Cycling team is now called Ineos Grenadiers

  • @wwehdizzle
    @wwehdizzle Před 3 lety +101

    This is the moment Alfie became Heisenberg

    • @James-vm4cp
      @James-vm4cp Před 3 lety +1

      Who’s Heisenberg? 🧐 Is he the one who knocks?

    • @wwehdizzle
      @wwehdizzle Před 3 lety +2

      @@James-vm4cp he's the one who uploads CZcams videos

    • @gabsnandes7818
      @gabsnandes7818 Před 2 lety +2

      So, the irish guy is jesse?

  • @nicocorbo4153
    @nicocorbo4153 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely loved the writing for this episode. Very informative but also humorous and entertaining.

  • @cranjismcbasketball1638
    @cranjismcbasketball1638 Před 3 lety +2

    I love these videos that examine different clubs in detail, hope to see more of them!

  • @stevelee574
    @stevelee574 Před 3 lety +2

    Another Brilliant post! I just love this channel!!!😉👍👍

  • @leolo1613
    @leolo1613 Před 3 lety +70

    Really confusing that you pronounce Lausanne like Lucerne, another swiss city😂

    • @schlauchflicker
      @schlauchflicker Před 3 lety +17

      Pretty sure he just straight up mixed it up or thought Lausanne is the same as Lucerne.

    • @kelvinwong1591
      @kelvinwong1591 Před 3 lety +10

      I heard him said Luzern lmao.....which is also a team in the Swiss league

    • @LegendNinja41
      @LegendNinja41 Před 3 lety +1

      that's why i thought, for a second i thought Lausanne and Luzern are the same city, but then thought ''there's no way i could be so wrong about this while believing for years differently'', thankfully it's HITC who was wrong here lol.

    • @NeilBlaiberg
      @NeilBlaiberg Před 3 lety

      genuine question - how should it be pronounced?

    • @LegendNinja41
      @LegendNinja41 Před 3 lety +1

      @@NeilBlaiberg i think like ''lao'' and 'san'', so like laosan (lao like low in allow).

  • @jonathanbarlow2509
    @jonathanbarlow2509 Před 3 lety +14

    Really good video, I like these historic/cultural videos. Keep it up mate 👍

  • @maxiking8816
    @maxiking8816 Před 3 lety +5

    That you do a video like this almost everyday blows my mind. Good job👍

  • @thelobsterperson
    @thelobsterperson Před 3 lety +12

    This was really nice (pardon the pun) to see as I'm British living in Nice. I'm also a tour guide and tell the story of the noon cannon, so that definitely put a smile on my face. I live two minute's walk from the "Tête Carrée" or Square Head sculpture.

    • @Thom-jj7yr
      @Thom-jj7yr Před 3 lety

      Hi! British tour guide (Paris based)
      here. How is it in Nice avec le confinement et couvre feu etc? Is it normally feasable year round work? Do you live fairly central?
      Thanks :)

  • @LemonSpartan
    @LemonSpartan Před 3 lety +8

    The cheeky Eddie Howe for anyhow

  • @Beyenne3000
    @Beyenne3000 Před 3 lety +30

    Day 1: Best 7 Caribbean Footballers of all time. (Had to either play for a Caribbean Nation or be born in the Caribbean and be uncapped)

  • @pierrem6056
    @pierrem6056 Před 3 lety +12

    As a french subscriber I learn a lot about my own country and our football game from your videos.

    • @thierrydesu
      @thierrydesu Před 3 lety +1

      On t'a reconnu, Pierre Ménès !

    • @pierrem6056
      @pierrem6056 Před 3 lety +1

      @@thierrydesu ahahaha mdrr

    • @pierrem6056
      @pierrem6056 Před 3 lety

      I believe he wouldn’t even say a nice thing about anybody

  • @jasongarufi8187
    @jasongarufi8187 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video I was in Nice for the Women's World Cup in 2019.

  • @uriustosh
    @uriustosh Před 3 lety +50

    Nice is like a grossly overpriced, less cozy version of any Croatian city on the Adriatic.

  • @joelthorpe4170
    @joelthorpe4170 Před 3 lety +25

    Day 18 - The Biggest transfers of EVERY summer transfer window of the Premier League Era, Where are they now?

  • @davidohrstrom3517
    @davidohrstrom3517 Před 3 lety

    Great video! Heard about this maybe 1 or 2 years ago but I had forgotten all about it

  • @doomesdayboy
    @doomesdayboy Před 3 lety +1

    Please keep up these videos, they are great

  • @starkai6806
    @starkai6806 Před 3 lety +2

    Your videos are such a special and pleasant part of my daily routine. Thanks for all your hard work! Love from America

    • @HITCSevens
      @HITCSevens  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks Starkai, happy to hear it!

  • @apollosolutions9961
    @apollosolutions9961 Před 3 lety +1

    this channel is epic this needs major finding !

  • @JM_Karting02
    @JM_Karting02 Před 3 lety +5

    Enjoyable video 👍🏻

  • @shawnmason5551
    @shawnmason5551 Před 3 lety

    Great video!

  • @andreichiriac7823
    @andreichiriac7823 Před 3 lety

    Nice video, Alfie!

  • @jamiew3695
    @jamiew3695 Před 3 lety +1

    I think a video were you choose the player from each premier league team that would fit best into the derby rivals team would be interesting.

  • @lil5inches
    @lil5inches Před 3 lety +32

    Day 16: 7 defenders who's scored a hat trick

    • @LuzSCP
      @LuzSCP Před 3 lety +2

      I only know 1
      Naldo

    • @reintaler6355
      @reintaler6355 Před 3 lety

      Serbian legend Mihajlovic with 3 free kicks in one game

    • @nahbiggie135
      @nahbiggie135 Před 3 lety

      Materazzi, or has he?

    • @christophergallagher3845
      @christophergallagher3845 Před 3 lety

      I think the swiss defender Ramon Vega scored a hatrick for Glasgow Celtic but I'll need to double check
      Edit just checked I was wrong he scored a brace on he debut while Larsson claimed a hatrick

  • @maxhobbs13
    @maxhobbs13 Před 3 lety +3

    Would you be able to do a video on the history of the football league in the Republic of Ireland?

  • @elroymcgruff8759
    @elroymcgruff8759 Před 3 lety +1

    your videos are incredible and i watch them all the time but my man please speak louder at the end of your sentences! u get so quiet at the end of every sentence i can’t hear the last few words! flawless otherwise you’re amazing keep up the good work 😘

  • @aidanmchenry3123
    @aidanmchenry3123 Před 3 lety +1

    I adore your literary devices

  • @willsaenz6320
    @willsaenz6320 Před 3 lety +11

    "Back in my day we could tell our wives to come back by shooting off a cannon" is the peak of boomer statements. It is perfection.

  • @SatanicBeard
    @SatanicBeard Před 3 lety

    Another really interesting video but did anyone else get an obscene amount of ads for the length of video?

  • @corneliusnagelebstrup6853

    Make a video on the career of Michael Laudrup. He Is criminally underrated and is almost never talked about.

  • @evancarney1039
    @evancarney1039 Před 3 lety +11

    Petition to get Alfie a billionaire backer for the channel so he can spend his time traveling to countries to do documentaries of them

  • @bakulshah4367
    @bakulshah4367 Před 3 lety +13

    Day 27: Most shocking/surprising FA cup winners. By that I mean, the most surprising team that went onto win the entire tournament.

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh Před 3 lety

      Wimbledon 1990/91. There is no other

    • @elliotstone2764
      @elliotstone2764 Před 3 lety +4

      @@SantomPh didn’t Wigan win it the year they got relegated

  • @PayneysComics
    @PayneysComics Před 3 lety +7

    "Hampshire and Hampshire II... CHRIST" that killed me

    • @peterryan917
      @peterryan917 Před 2 lety +1

      It would if you insulted the main man in another religion

    • @PayneysComics
      @PayneysComics Před 2 lety

      @@peterryan917 how do I block you?

  • @georgeking6631
    @georgeking6631 Před rokem +4

    Came here after the news that Ratcliffe is interested in a minority for Man United. I remembered Alfie had made a video of this bruv and Nice, lol.

  • @HubDubOfficial
    @HubDubOfficial Před 3 lety +3

    Can you do a similar video about Sheffield Wednesday FC and the owner (Dejphon Chansiri) 😮

  • @brew_guy8947
    @brew_guy8947 Před 3 lety +14

    Lausanne are not fighting relegation. They are 2 points of European competition. It's just that there's only a 5 points gap between 2nd and 8th .

    • @MCFC570
      @MCFC570 Před 3 lety +5

      Seems like he got Lausanne and Luzern mixed up at times

  • @AEMDESTINY
    @AEMDESTINY Před 3 lety

    I love these videos

  • @thegoat5375
    @thegoat5375 Před 3 lety +1

    An Adrian mutu Documentary would be good !!

  • @Finance-Thinking
    @Finance-Thinking Před 3 lety

    Been watching you a while now, mate! and picked up a few comments related to your boss - which seem to be entirely justified. Given the business model of the channel, would it be worth considering starting up your own channel to reap all of your CZcams ad monetization? I think you've got a consistent, active subscriber base that would follow you and I would certainly be one of them.

  • @paulgavin3866
    @paulgavin3866 Před 3 lety

    Lausanne Sport are currently fith in the league, just at 2 points of the european places, but swiss championship is tight, 5 points from second to eighth in the league

  • @rigobertohukel4522
    @rigobertohukel4522 Před 3 lety

    what an incredibly detailed video, thank you so much

  • @Seanyajb
    @Seanyajb Před rokem +3

    Anyone here after the man United rumours?

  • @hugoumero9723
    @hugoumero9723 Před 3 lety +1

    Can you do the shocking story of Uniao De Santarem,i mean this team is doing pretty well and got almost relegated last season but they survive due to pandemic and now they are so close going to 3 Liga because the chances of been promoted to Segunda Liga got blow up

  • @12thMandalorian
    @12thMandalorian Před 3 lety +1

    I remember when some Chelsea fans wanted him to purchase the club, expecting heavy investment, looks like that wouldn’t have happened based on his history with Nice

  • @michaelay4900
    @michaelay4900 Před 3 lety +11

    Day 8: Rank all CR7’s strike partners.

  • @benjaminhutton4278
    @benjaminhutton4278 Před 3 lety +1

    I’m ngl personally I prefer these types of videos to the list ones

  • @grimsquad8351
    @grimsquad8351 Před 3 lety

    Ranking every brazil forward since bebeto pls do the video

  • @cruelson9072
    @cruelson9072 Před 2 lety

    Alfie, do a vid about the situation with FC Steaua Bucharest since there's 2 teams claiming that name and a mountain of controversial info on it

  • @iwoapwjcoejs
    @iwoapwjcoejs Před 3 lety

    Nice video

  • @samb3637
    @samb3637 Před 3 lety +1

    great story about the cannon!!

  • @kingshuksaha9204
    @kingshuksaha9204 Před 3 lety

    Alfie just made a brilliant Chekhov reference in footballing context wow

  • @TheFPSHOLLAND
    @TheFPSHOLLAND Před 3 lety

    Could you do a video about SC Cambuur about their last two seasons?

  • @TheShruik
    @TheShruik Před 3 lety +1

    18:34 'Just two games remaining'? There are 8 matches left to play.
    Great video aside from that :D

  • @sgee9093
    @sgee9093 Před 3 lety

    Do a video on vfb Stuttgart

  • @chromex21
    @chromex21 Před 3 lety +3

    We can say now he's also the Nicest guy

  • @gitagomero95
    @gitagomero95 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for another great video. It’s sad the terrorist attack 2016 it’s what come first to my mind when I hear about Nice. The city really deserves good news!

  • @scottflannigan3062
    @scottflannigan3062 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant as ever

  • @juankerr0591
    @juankerr0591 Před 3 lety +1

    Fun fact: Alfie was in a popchips advert a few weeks ago

  • @lionelmwsssi3526
    @lionelmwsssi3526 Před 2 lety +4

    He’s coming Chelsea

  • @EpicVideoMaster11
    @EpicVideoMaster11 Před 3 lety

    Thankies

  • @balham5606
    @balham5606 Před 3 lety

    A video on the mk dons and Wimbledon story pls

  • @cobii5174
    @cobii5174 Před 2 lety +1

    paying off

  • @movieracket1726
    @movieracket1726 Před 3 lety +1

    That cannon story is actually hilarious

  • @joebebendorf262
    @joebebendorf262 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey INEOS also helped Elliud Kipchoge break the 2 hour marathon being the made sponsor

  • @seans4961
    @seans4961 Před 3 lety +11

    Do a video on the purposed merger between the Dutch and Belgian league

    • @mmmcounts
      @mmmcounts Před 3 lety

      Didn't that just happen? The video, not the actual merger.

    • @ThisisFerrariKhan
      @ThisisFerrariKhan Před 2 lety +1

      They should merger. It makes no sense for the BeNeLux not to be one league on it’s own.

  • @johnb9242
    @johnb9242 Před 3 lety +17

    Day 671: An investigation into the relationship between veganism and youth devopment in South American academies

  • @dc9dc984
    @dc9dc984 Před 3 lety +1

    Make a documentary on Kasper Dolberg

  • @brunodeoliveira721
    @brunodeoliveira721 Před 3 lety

    Make a video on best players for each decade of football’s existence

  • @folarinalabi3250
    @folarinalabi3250 Před 3 lety +1

    Day 1: 7 football characters/players that are a dying breed

  • @LM.211
    @LM.211 Před rokem +2

    This aged like milk

  • @leoconway9105
    @leoconway9105 Před 3 lety +2

    I quick suggestion why not do a video on limerick fc as the story around the club may be a bit interesting I went with my dad and know there bust

  • @delfincastellino-dominguez1607

    Day 54: Top 7 ranked National teams' golden generations if they were compiled into a league format

  • @adameaton2648
    @adameaton2648 Před 3 lety +4

    Downfall of the Chansiri era at Sheffield Wednesday

  • @jaredguerrido5601
    @jaredguerrido5601 Před 3 lety +1

    Honestly I think it’s just costs less money to progress a club like Nice then a Premier League club. All the big clubs in England are owned by billionaires, and need crazy investment just to stay in competition for European positions. The fans all expect to compete year in, year out. It’s unreasonable and you come under too much media scrutiny. In France, reasonable investment and good coaching can get you into European spots. Plus the recruiting ground is fertile, Nice is a nice location to lure younger prospects to play, and sell them on for profit.

  • @maximerestuccia7824
    @maximerestuccia7824 Před 3 lety

    You may already be working on it but a what on earth is going on at FC Nantes would be amazing

  • @SecretState
    @SecretState Před 3 lety

    Did you know he goes by another name in the "Circles" ?
    Richard Onslow Roper

  • @johnwhite5198
    @johnwhite5198 Před 3 lety

    If you invest enough money into foreign countries it often gives you a second passport. No point in trying for an extra uk passport so if you have enough spare cash its worth shopping around elsewhere if the convenience of a dual or second passport appeals.

  • @gibbz91
    @gibbz91 Před 3 lety

    I feel this video should have (or hull city) in its tittle since we need a new owner desperately and of course Radcliffe grew up in hull from 10-18

  • @bencolyer7724
    @bencolyer7724 Před 3 lety +4

    Really enjoyed that one

  • @TheAlphaDingo
    @TheAlphaDingo Před 3 lety

    As a Toon fan, while I long for the day of Ashley leaving the club, I think Ratcliffe wouldn't have been much of an improvement. Ashley also notorious for buying struggling brands and trying to squeeze profits from them (that's what he did with us).

  • @Berserk-vj8kz
    @Berserk-vj8kz Před 3 lety

    Day 3: 7 best combined manager and player carriers like Zidane Beckenbauer etc.

  • @rsabinioan
    @rsabinioan Před 3 lety +9

    It’s pronounced Côte d’Azur not Côte d’Ajour Alfie, zur is pronounced like the SOUR in sheikh manSOUR

  • @lukefletcher3919
    @lukefletcher3919 Před 3 lety

    What’s going on at Sheffield Wednesday?

  • @gordonpeffers3686
    @gordonpeffers3686 Před 3 lety

    It’s the french version of Edinburgh’s one o clock gun

  • @megandebell707
    @megandebell707 Před 3 lety +2

    He could have at least called the second yatch New Hampshire

  • @OscaR-bo8ub
    @OscaR-bo8ub Před 3 lety

    That's so nice of him

  • @Memovich47
    @Memovich47 Před 3 lety

    The question was answered within the first 10 seconds for me! 😆

  • @johnnahason4851
    @johnnahason4851 Před 3 lety +2

    The video about OGC Nice literally start at 12:10. Just helping you 😁

  • @EGReviews
    @EGReviews Před 3 lety

    "Merchandise and other tat" 😂😂

  • @brolinfernandez3956
    @brolinfernandez3956 Před 3 lety

    7 of the best individual seasons of the last 30 years to not finish in the top 3 of Ballon D'or voting

  • @FS84727
    @FS84727 Před 2 lety

    That explains ineos on the kit

  • @MarkBustos2
    @MarkBustos2 Před 3 lety +1

    In General I don’t like INEOS. The ineos logo looks like the CBS logo. They polluted the Manchester Canal and other polluting activities. Last season in Formula 1, Ineos was rumored to buy the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team. It took a long time to renew Toto Wolff and Sir Lewis Hamilton contracts due to InEos.

  • @TheHesK9
    @TheHesK9 Před 3 lety +1

    Do every English club owner ranked by wealth