what a fucking joke The English Premier League is considering the idea of staging some matches around the rest of the world. At a meeting in London on Thursday, all 20 clubs agreed to explore a proposal to extend the season to 39 games. Those 10 extra games would be played at several different venues, with cities bidding for the right to stage them. It is understood the additional fixtures could be determined by a draw but that the top-five teams could be seeded to avoid playing each other. This for me sums up where football is at the minute. Totally stupid idea. English football should be played in England as italian in italy etc etc. It also emphasizes the point of clubs having too much power over country. Yeah there are too may foreigners in the game but apart from spain we play most games in europe. Every decent player that has ever played says we play too much and it affects england. So the greedy premier league wants to play more for money spin offs. Total joke its not the nfl. But its heading that way!!!
Bolton, Wigan and 'boro struggle to pull fans in their home towns, cant really see them doing too well in the far east/australia etc should this come off Easy Smog
Completely ridiculous idea. How can it possibly work as part of the Premiership season? It'll mean that a club will play home and away against every team and then have to play one of those teams a 3rd time meaning they could be drawn against someone lke Fulham or Wigan, while a relegation/european qualification rival could get a game against someone like Arsenal or Chelsea. Makes no sense.
I think it's a pretty naff idea really, can't see it being popular if it's not the top 5 or so teams playing and and boro are the biggest cheaters in the PL! proper dirty cheating scum. fuck em and their 20 fans
couple of years ago, there was a massive issue of burnout in footballers with them player too many games per season and how it can be damaging to there health, now this?!?!?!?! it seems money is without doubt the driving force behind the modern game like! total joke. it wont be long before the prem league is having things like a north vs south all star game, or even deciding the league via play-offs in the close season, americanisation is starting...
Theyre going to turn football as cheesy as american sports, ridiculous ammounts of sponsors when its on TV and stuff
yep cheesey is the best word for it, i play basketball, have done for ages (since i was at school) but i simply cannot watch basketball, on TV or live or whatever cos its turned into a media spectacle thats like a fucking soap opera... so cheesey and put on it makes you cringe the way the commentators etc go on bout it, football will be like this shortly i reckon! it will be like watching wrestling
I love watching UFC but the cheesiness of the build ups and all the advertising and stuff irritates the life out of me, even worse now Brock Lesnar has joined lol
I will more than likely not bother renewing my season ticket at the end of this season. I have got most of the games live at SpenceHQ anyway. The back burner will more than likely be £1.5k to £2K better off as well. Let some other mugs suffer 5 man midfield's, Bolton cloggers, Dave Kitson, Lee Carsley & all the other shite the Premier League Product has to offer LIVE!!! Being an armchair fan appeals the more I think about it.
haha Chris UK - don't make me get the stats out!! This is a fucking stupid idea, aye it'll rake money in for the but it'll unbalance the league and further alienate the fans that the league is supposed to represent... its amazing that a Frenchman seems to hold English interests higher than the people who control our game - good on you Platini. I think it's Brian Glanville who labelled the Premier League as the "greed is good" league... speaks a lot of sense that man. Let's hope this idea fucked well off.
Only the big teams will benefit from this really making the gap between the top teams and bottom teams even bigger
