Comments on: Premiership Season Virtually Over As a Competition http://www.epltalk.com/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/541 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: BlindJak http://www.epltalk.com/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/541#comment-1284 BlindJak Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/17/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/#comment-1284 It’s noticeable that with rise in income in football there has been erosion in genuine competition. Promoted clubs such as Watford usually don’t stand a chance of staying up against teams who have been on the gravy train for 3+ years as the players they have are not the same calibre as ‘established’ teams. It generally takes bad management (Charlton) for an established team to ‘allow’ a promoted team to stay up. There are some exceptions but they are far out weighed by the rule.<br/><br/>Also competition has declined at the top. The budgets of those teams regularly in the CL enables them to continually qualify for the cash rich competition perpetuating the situation and making it very difficult for other teams to break into the big four and offer genuine competition.<br/><br/>Without teams being able to compete financially it’s been noticeable that the points totals for the league winners has also grown as the relegation mark drops. It’s noticeable that with rise in income in football there has been erosion in genuine competition. Promoted clubs such as Watford usually don’t stand a chance of staying up against teams who have been on the gravy train for 3+ years as the players they have are not the same calibre as ‘established’ teams. It generally takes bad management (Charlton) for an established team to ‘allow’ a promoted team to stay up. There are some exceptions but they are far out weighed by the rule.

Also competition has declined at the top. The budgets of those teams regularly in the CL enables them to continually qualify for the cash rich competition perpetuating the situation and making it very difficult for other teams to break into the big four and offer genuine competition.

Without teams being able to compete financially it’s been noticeable that the points totals for the league winners has also grown as the relegation mark drops.

]]> By: riocharlie http://www.epltalk.com/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/541#comment-1280 riocharlie Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/17/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/#comment-1280 It will not nor should not happen. Not only do the big 4 compete in the epl they also compete in europe, and limiting slaries in any fashion would put them so far behond the 8 ball in that competition that. It will not nor should not happen. Not only do the big 4 compete in the epl they also compete in europe, and limiting slaries in any fashion would put them so far behond the 8 ball in that competition that.

]]> By: timmy http://www.epltalk.com/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/541#comment-1278 timmy Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/17/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/#comment-1278 I defintely agree that a more level playing field should be required in the epl. The entire premiership cannot compete with ManU and Chelsea financially on both the players they can afford, and their ability to merchandise. I would'nt say that a salary cap is necessary, but examine each of the 3 major sports in the States. There is some apparatus or proxy to maintain equal standing amongst the teams. I'm not saying simply this because I'm from there, but rather I feel that we do a good job at keeping a level playing field. Although...the NFL's playing field is wayy too level and has been described as "perpetual puditry." So the epl should avoid that. I defintely agree that a more level playing field should be required in the epl. The entire premiership cannot compete with ManU and Chelsea financially on both the players they can afford, and their ability to merchandise. I would’nt say that a salary cap is necessary, but examine each of the 3 major sports in the States. There is some apparatus or proxy to maintain equal standing amongst the teams. I’m not saying simply this because I’m from there, but rather I feel that we do a good job at keeping a level playing field. Although…the NFL’s playing field is wayy too level and has been described as “perpetual puditry.” So the epl should avoid that.

]]> By: fsquid http://www.epltalk.com/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/541#comment-1276 fsquid Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:04:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/17/premiership-season-virtually-over-as-a-competition/#comment-1276 Top notch article. Top notch article.

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