07 Feb '08 15:47>
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_3117389,00.html
Thoughts?
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Thoughts?
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Originally posted by SeitseI hate to say it, but Helsinki would be more likely to get Wigan v Bolton. Man Utd v Arsenal would go somewhere with a bigger market.
P.S. A local fan may hate the idea, but I would not mind at ALL to watch an official Manchester United - Arsenal in Helsinki, for example.
Originally posted by blade68Seriously though, step four is a pretty decent place to watch a game without it all being about money.
Ho ho ho.... anyone got a needle and thread?
Originally posted by InlandRevenueUKWhoever named Wolves, "Wanderers" may have been incredibly foresighted.
If this move goes through, it will confirm what most people have known for a long time. The club chairmen & the Premier League officials are a greedy, self-serving bunch of bast*rds.
If they go through with this, the gap between the clubs and fans will be driven ever wider. My club is called Wolverhampton Wanderers. Not Dubai Wolves, not Dallas Wa ...[text shortened]... made will never buy back your soul"
Football sold this many years ago (1992 to be precise)
Originally posted by mtthwI misread that the first time I read the article. I thought the 39th game was to be decided by current League standings.
"The details of how the system would work have yet to be finalised but it would mean each club playing 39 games, with a draw to pick out each side's overseas match."
At first I didn't particularly like the idea. Then I read that - and I like it even less. A league is supposed to be an equal comparison of all teams.
Originally posted by InlandRevenueUKProfessional sports is a business. Businesses exist to make money.
If this move goes through, it will confirm what most people have known for a long time. The club chairmen & the Premier League officials are a greedy, self-serving bunch of bast*rds.