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RChappo
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| Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:41 pm And the rot slowly starts to set in..... |
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http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3117069,00.html
PREMIER LEAGUE TO PLAY ABROAD?
Posted 07/02/08 12:54EmailPrintSave
Premier League clubs have reportedly voted in favour of exploring the possibility of playing games overseas.
All 20 clubs agreed - according to the BBC - to investigate the possibility of playing one lucrative extra game a season in Asia, the Middle East or North America.
While club managers complain about fixture congestion, their chairmen were agreeing in principle to play a 39th league game of the season.
The points from that extra game would count towards their season total and would be played in January.
The games would be played in five cities around the world, who would bid for the privilege of having the Premier League come to town.
The matches would be decided by a draw, with the top five sides being seeded to avoid playing with each other.
As money-making exercises go, it's certainly interesting.
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I knew this would happen. What a fucking joke. :? |
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BILLY V2.0
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| Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:36 pm |
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i read about this earlier and honestly thought it was a joke or something. if they're going to do this they might as well set up a super league or something because no disrespect to clubs outside the top 4 but how excited are foreign countries going to be if wigan vs birmingham or something is played over there? excluding people like yourself (expats and co) almost every premier league fan that doesn't live in the uk supports man utd or liverpool.
it's just all about the money. as if clubs aren't rich enough already what with the new telly money. it's only going to make the rich clubs richer. |
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RChappo
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| Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:00 pm |
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I agree.
I really don't see why teams need to play league games in other countries for any reason other than greed. If you want to see the Premier League then you can pay to see the games on telly. Most countries have more games covered live on telly than you get in the UK anyway. Plus the likes of Man U and Chelsea are always travelling and playing exhibition games around the world in the close season, so it's not like foreign fans never get a chance to see them "live".
I think this WILL happen. Sounds like the chairmen are already rubbing their hands together at the thought of the revenue they can get from this. Why else would you pander to the Asian or North American countries who's home leagues are shit? Biggest markets in the world that's why. Throw in a few Yank team owners and the inevitable will happen.
I hate all this "branding" of sport. I'm actually kind of glad that my team is in one of the lower leagues and think that if I was living in the UK now I'd start going to support my local non league team....jumpers for goalposts etc etc. |
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BILLY V2.0
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| Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:16 pm |
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i've really fallen out of love with football recently. i get more enjoyment reading f365 than watching games usually nowadays, and i'm watching fucking arsenal.
this made me guffaw today...
We'll Show Him Who Are Geeks
We're sure you all noted Mark Lawrenson and John Motson's wee exchange at the tail end of the England game last night, discussing the England fans' player of the year award.
Here it is anyway:
Lawro: Who votes?
Motson: I think it's done... as they say... "on-line".
Lawro: Geeks.
Nice work Lawro. Presumably these are the same geeks who read your weekly predictions column on the BBC Website. |
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nospam
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| Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:46 pm |
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| Lawrenson is amazing. A real shambles of a man. |
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LDIF Strikes Back
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:14 am |
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BILLY V2.0 wrote: i've really fallen out of love with football recently. i get more enjoyment reading f365 than watching games usually nowadays, and i'm watching fucking arsenal.
this made me guffaw today...
We'll Show Him Who Are Geeks
We're sure you all noted Mark Lawrenson and John Motson's wee exchange at the tail end of the England game last night, discussing the England fans' player of the year award.
Here it is anyway:
Lawro: Who votes?
Motson: I think it's done... as they say... "on-line".
Lawro: Geeks.
Nice work Lawro. Presumably these are the same geeks who read your weekly predictions column on the BBC Website.
Motty did go nervously quiet after that comment. I wonder if we could get Lawro put down? |
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Turtlebonce
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:28 pm |
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| could burn his house down |
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Elliott
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| Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:03 pm |
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| Let's hack his bank account! |
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nospam
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| Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:14 pm |
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| Billy, I'm the same. I don't watch any of the games but love to read F365. |
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BILLY V2.0
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| Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:29 am |
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| http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article817076.ece |
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Turtlebonce
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| Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:58 pm |
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| thats got jens lehman written all over it |
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RChappo
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| Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:28 am |
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| They were going to get a Priest in to perform an exorcism but Almunia refused saying he was no good with crosses...etc etc..... |
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BILLY V2.0
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| Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:44 pm |
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the scary thing is that if it turned out to be lehmann mucking about with a white sheet i wouldn't even be that shocked
this made me roflwaffle this morning
http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8751_3161288,00.html |
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RChappo
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| Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:33 pm |
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FUCKING WANKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I just turned on Talksport (which I hardly ever listen to I should add but the BBC has gone "UK Only" for the time being) and they are discussing this Premier League around the world proposal.
First caller is some Arsenal fan, sounded like a middle aged bloke who is behind the proposal.
He's asked why he's in favour of it and his answer is something like:
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"It's a natural progression because times have changed and the PL is a huge brand now - you go to any country in the world and millions of people watch and follow the PL"
"So what?" the pundit replies.
Then he goes off on this spiel saying that "There are too many teams in the English leagues anyway. Take teams like Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Derby County and Leicester City...too many teams too close together...take those team and make one big team out of them. Then the younger generations can say "this is my team now" instead of all those other little teams"
The pundit then asked him what he'd do in London, merge all the London teams into one??
"Ahh No....because London is a big city and can support multiple teams"
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FUCKING TWAT!!!!!
Isn't this kind of thinking just totally and utterly fucking mental? Makes me sick to my stomach that someone who claims to be a football fan could think in this way. Londoncentric glory hunting Arsenal cunt!
(Not getting at all Arsenal fans here Billy just this bloke). Forest can still get 20,000 plus crowds and Derby and Leicester get bigger crowds week in week out too. Football is played in other parts of the country too not just fucking London. Get a fucking reality check mate and take your head out of your arse. This twat would probably walk into a position on the Premier League board. Thank fuck Forest aren't in the Prem...it's turning into a circus.
In fairness the pundits told him in not so many words he was taking bollocks.
It just wound me up......grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :evil: |
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nospam
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| Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:32 pm |
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| chillax, yeah? |
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