Comments on: Premier League and the 39th Step: Pure Greed or Pure Genius?

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:20:40 +0000

Lets get real here, football is a business nowadays.
I am all for the proposal, i moved from england to australia back in 2001, and i would love to see any team from the EPL play here.
Maybe the A-League will take some notes on how the english game works, because the A-League is really lacking something.

Simon is right in a respect, there wouldnt be a symmetrical season. But thats why you do research, to find out where big fan bases for each team are in the world.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:22:58 +0000

BBC Sportsweek (available for free at Itunes) interviewed Scudamore this week and he conceded that their always a possiblity of more international based games though he didnt see how the calendar could permit in its present form so that its unlikely.
I am overseas but British and i dont think this proposal is a good idea – sure I may get to see Arsenal play in NY or DC which would be nice but from a sports aspect its not fair if Arsenal draw Spurs while United draw Derby – it wouldnt be a symmetrical season.
PLus what if where I lived got Wigan v Middlebrough – no way in hell I’d pay to see that as I you’d really need to be a fan of those clubs to go see them. People wont want to see all 20 clubs, just a few of them.

By: Shakira Graham

Shakira Graham — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:56:50 +0000

Its all about the almighty pound/dollar/euro. Why not just do away with relegation/promotion if this happens, the money will make it impossible for clubs coming up from the CCC to stay up in the EPL.

By: Kartik

Kartik — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:53:11 +0000

Great post, Gaffer. Maybe this is why my attention has drifted towards the Bundesliga and away from the PL lately. Besides Germany actually competes for trophies unlike England!