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Uncle Albert

Top Clubs Consider Playing Overseas

By Uncle Albert, in General Football and Sport

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LeeCovFox

LeeCovFox

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Mike Parry. What a tit. "The English newspapers which are opposing this are being very short sighted." Fvck off. And Andy Townsend thinks that the problem amongst fans is that its only one game. And that fans will be upset at the prospect of missing out on a trip to Australia and landing China instead! Do these people have a clue!

Simi

Simi

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Mike Parry. What a tit. "The English newspapers which are opposing this are being very short sighted." Fvck off. And Andy Townsend thinks that the problem amongst fans is that its only one game. And that fans will be upset at the prospect of missing out on a trip to Australia and landing China instead! Do these people have a clue!

Oh my.

The people that actually are able to voice their opinion are unbelievable.

LeeCovFox

LeeCovFox

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Oh my.

The people that actually are able to voice their opinion are unbelievable.

I'm very surprised that Kevin Keegan is supporting this. Gordon Brown seems to be against, saying the fans must come first, and even if it does happen, any money made must go back into the game so that fans benefit from it. We should take this as far as possible in terms of a protest. And letters to MP's may not be a bad start. If we can get non-football people behind us as well as those who are involved in the game, then surely we are on to a winner.

lcfc_jme

lcfc_jme

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It's difficult to add anything to what Daggers, JTB and co. have already said on this matter really, but for what it's worth, this idea is an absolutely fucking pathetic and gutless money-making scheme designed at alienating the people who helped to make the game what it is today.

It's said that each game abroad would be worth something in the region of £5million to every club involved. Going under the premise that Man United get 70,000 fans at OT every week and that tickets cost £45 for each of the 70,000 in attendance, that's £3,150,000 for them in ticket sales alone. The real figure is probably higher, but it won't be the £5million they could potentially get from one fixture abroad every season. Now, if not even Manchester United with the highest attendances in the country can get £5million gate-receipts for one game, no other club in the PL can either, meaning the financial benefits from this scheme are even greater for them. I can't see this "idea" being disregarded in all honesty, especially not with the support they have from figures in the PL already.

It won't just stop at one fixture though, will it? I mean, when they see the "popularity" and the "amazing support" they receive from the overseas market, they'll increase the amount of games year after year after year, until we have a complete shift in dynamics and fans on these shores are the ones left with minimal games per season.

Modern football is a million miles away from its predecessor, the game many posters on here grew up watching, the game not choking to death on its own greed. The game where players played for the love of the game and the passion of the fans as opposed to paypackets and where WAGs want them to live. The Premier League has an untreatable cancer and is rapidly running out of time to save itself. I can't see any other outcome than the cancerous greed of the Premier League eventually killing it.

Webbo

Webbo

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If I thought that the money generated by this scheme would be used to reduce ticket prices for us I could just about stomach this, but we all know that won't happen (for more than a token season anyway).We already have the best players in the world, at least the ones that want to play here, playing in the premier league already, all this will mean is bigger salaries for the players and, presumably from their enthusiasm, the administrators too.

Guest

Guest

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It's only a short step away from franchising. Then it will be a sad day for football.

Matt

Matt

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Apparently this would generate £5 Million, That is a lot, and I suppose money's, money, but in a footballing perspective is it really worth it? In the football world £5 Million is nothing.

I suppose there's a chance of building a fanbase abroad bringing more revenue to clubs, but I can't see it bringing that much into football. £5 Million may be worth it for the smaller Premiership teams but as far as the Top 4 are concered its a drop in the ocean for them.

Simi

Simi

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I'm very surprised that Kevin Keegan is supporting this. Gordon Brown seems to be against, saying the fans must come first, and even if it does happen, any money made must go back into the game so that fans benefit from it. We should take this as far as possible in terms of a protest. And letters to MP's may not be a bad start. If we can get non-football people behind us as well as those who are involved in the game, then surely we are on to a winner.

I'm not surprised KK has backed it.

Although I fear when Ashley or Mort come out and back it - They will have a tough time winning back the Toon fans.

LeeCovFox

LeeCovFox

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It's only a short step away from franchising. Then it will be a sad day for football.

I'd imagine thats where we are heading to be honest. I can see an end to promotion and relegation being proposed within a decade, enabling a franchise system to take hold. That will be it for me. I'm close to giving up now if I'm honest, but I know I can't. But when they take away hope, thats it, the romance is gone.

James.

James.

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Link

PM backs fans on global proposal

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the Premier League to listen to the views of the fans before moving ahead with plans to introduce overseas games.

Mr Brown also believes that the money earned from the foreign matches should be used to keep ticket prices down.

"Fans have to come first and you have to listen to their views on this," he told Radio 5 Live's Eamonn Holmes in an interview broadcast on Saturday.

"It's important to recognise that the money has to go back into the game."

Interview: Prime Minister Gordon Brown

All 20 Premier League clubs have agreed to explore a proposal to extend the season to 39 games from 2011, with the extra round of fixtures being played in five host cities.

The proposal has created a heated reaction, with many supporters unhappy with the plans, although Sunderland boss Roy Keane and Newcastle counterpart Kevin Keegan are among those to have given their support.

And the prime minister believes that a commitment to plough the extra money back into the English game would be one way of winning over the fans.

"I have just come back from China and India and the support for the Premier League and people watching matches there is just incredible," he added.

"Now if that is money that is going back into football, and if that is helping keep the price of tickets down in England, and if that means that more fans get more opportunities of going to matches as a result, then that would be something that I think people would want to take into account.

"There is no doubt about the worldwide interest in the Premier League. There is no doubt that that's good for football because it gets more money into the game in England.

"There is no doubt that the English Premier League has taken over from the Spanish and Italian as being probably the one that people would want to watch the most and therefore you have to get the best players into the league.

"So let's hear what the fans say on this."

LeeCovFox

LeeCovFox

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WTF... Bollix... it doesn't even make sense.. to me!!

What's wrong with Stick it up your Arsénal! :giggle:

Apparently what Roy Keane said to Mick McCarthy when they fell out at the World Cup.

act smiley

act smiley

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If the big teams could play each other they'd have more of those types of fixtures and it would cost them their 3pt bonus! If the matches are all big vs. small, then they'll be full of people who are there for Man Utd etc and don't care.

I'm very surprised that Kevin Keegan is supporting this.

Keegan quotes usually seem to be taken hilariously out of context, like the "KEEGAN WANTS HENRY" when asked on a phone in by a 9-year-old "which one player would you sign if you could have anyone?" and says "I think the one biggest danger that football has in the next 20 years is to keep the fans a part of it, make sure its not all about revenue" in the same interview. I'd be quite interested to hear the original source of the quotes and see what's actually said and how its said.

Ultra

Ultra

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It's difficult to add anything to what Daggers, JTB and co. have already said on this matter really, but for what it's worth, this idea is an absolutely fucking pathetic and gutless money-making scheme designed at alienating the people who helped to make the game what it is today.

It's said that each game abroad would be worth something in the region of £5million to every club involved. Going under the premise that Man United get 70,000 fans at OT every week and that tickets cost £45 for each of the 70,000 in attendance, that's £3,150,000 for them in ticket sales alone. The real figure is probably higher, but it won't be the £5million they could potentially get from one fixture abroad every season. Now, if not even Manchester United with the highest attendances in the country can get £5million gate-receipts for one game, no other club in the PL can either, meaning the financial benefits from this scheme are even greater for them. I can't see this "idea" being disregarded in all honesty, especially not with the support they have from figures in the PL already.

It won't just stop at one fixture though, will it?

Absolutely not, this is the thin end of the wedge.

The next stage will be league playoffs. Imagine the auction that will be organised for those!

WetFlannel

WetFlannel

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Could you possibly imagine Leicester were in the premiership and our final game of the season meant whether we stay up or get relegated. Just to think you couldn't watch it but some foreigner who has never watched a football match in their life could. That would be devastating.

Father Ted

Father Ted

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Could you possibly imagine Leicester were in the premiership and our final game of the season meant whether we stay up or get relegated. Just to think you couldn't watch it but some foreigner who has never watched a football match in their life could. That would be devastating.

Exactly, what a farce that would be.

act smiley

act smiley

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"So, we rushed off to Dubai for a week which was fine and we want to do it again, but that international friendly really tired everyone."

What bollocks.

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