The Premiership - When will the bubble burst

[adrian29uk]

All this money, all these transfers must be dreamland for lots of supporters but how long before the bubble bursts? There is only one Champions League Title and one Premiership Title.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The bubble will burst if SKY ever pull the plug. Tho will need some knid of massive scandal, maybe widespread match-fixing or something, for that to happen.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

When UEFA step in and say enough is enough and introduce salary and transfer caps. Failing that, when Kurt Nogan returns to the Albion, fires us into the Premiership and onto 20 consecutive European Cups, everyone in European football gets bored and Brit clubs are banned from European Competition once again.

 

[algie]

The bubble will burst if SKY ever pull the plug. Tho will need some knid of massive scandal, maybe widespread match-fixing or something, for that to happen.

With a recession around the corner and people cutting back on luxuries like sky football etc,it might happen.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

The bubble will burst if SKY ever pull the plug. Tho will need some knid of massive scandal, maybe widespread match-fixing or something, for that to happen.

Sky won't stop spending if people keep buying subscriptions - Prem funding paid for by Sky subscribers, not Sky. Algie's hypothesis may be correct.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I cant say I'm bothered to be honest. Whilst I would like Brighton to get into the Premiership one day I will also be quite satisfied for us to have nothing more than relative success within the parameters of The Football League. Winning the Premiership is not the reason I watch Brighton.

 

[Mendoza]

if they introduce the 6+5 rule

 

[Uncle C]

The Premiership - When will the bubble burst

It has for me already.

 

[Flavor Flav]

all the money spending has done is make it impossible for teams like us to get to the prem, even bolton spent 8 mill on a player few weeks back. it wouldnt surprise me if the best prem teams broke off for a super league soon

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

all the money spending has done is make it impossible for teams like us to get to the prem, even bolton spent 8 mill on a player few weeks back. it wouldnt surprise me if the best prem teams broke off for a super league soon

Bolton and west brom have both spent over £20million.

Man city have spent over 75million.

Insane amounts of money.

 

[sten_super]

Bolton and west brom have both spent over £20million.

Man city have spent over 75million.

Insane amounts of money.

Over £100m was spend yesterday by Premier League clubs. It's absolutely crazy.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Over £100m was spend yesterday by Premier League clubs. It's absolutely crazy.

Is all this spending liable for VAT?

No wonder Alistair Darling can afford to cut stamp duty.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Man City and Chelsea spending not coming (directly) from TV revenues though. External money coming into the game in that case.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Sky won't stop spending if people keep buying subscriptions - Prem funding paid for by Sky subscribers, not Sky. Algie's hypothesis may be correct.

Recessions are funny things though. It might mean that instead of going out lots more, more people will stay in and watch the tv. Despite the subscriptions its still a relatively cheap form of entertainment.

 

[Nemesis]

Over £100m was spend yesterday by Premier League clubs. It's absolutely crazy.

I'm surprised it's that 'small' an amount to be honest.

Man City and Manure between them spent £55 Million on 2 frigging players. That would build our stadium FFS.

I hope the Prem bubble will burst but watching the Manure fans gloating (in their usual way) about the signing of Berbatov, it isn't going to happen for a while. We're stuck with the greed and 'f*** you' attitude of the big monied clubs.

 

[clapham_gull]

With a recession around the corner and people cutting back on luxuries like sky football etc,it might happen.

Unfortunately it's a "global brand" now, with money coming in for Premiership television rights from all over the world.

I'm not sure how succesful individuals teams have been in raking in foreign cash, the league itself is number one in terms of cash flowing in.

Does anyone know the breakdown of domestic and overseas cash the league recieves.

 

[Nemesis]

The Premiership - When will the bubble burst

It has for me already.

For me too.

What is the point of having a League where only a handful will EVER have a chance of winning the title and only a few will survive in it if they ever get there? It's football's version of the royal family-completely out of touch.

 

[BensGrandad]

Michel Platini as President of eufa wants to stop teams entering the EUFA Champions League if they are trading in the red year in year out. Which is aimed at the likes of Man U and Chelsea when Real Madrid are supported by Santander Bank (Abbey) and then write off the debts each years so they never show a loss over the year.

 

[clapham_gull]

For me too.

What is the point of having a League where only a handful will EVER have a chance of winning the title and only a few will survive in it if they ever get there? It's football's version of the royal family-completely out of touch.

It's only going to get worse.

I read a phrase in the newspaper the other day which pretty much summed it up

"Self Perpetuation Champions League Qualification"

Basically, you can only really afford to qualify the next year if you've qualified the previous.

Whilst the bigger claims may claim (as Chelsea did recently), that other clubs need to step up to the plate rather than criticising the success of the big four, the fact is that a system has emerged that allows a few clubs to have "self pertuating success", unless a Saudi Billionaire comes in.

 

[Nemesis]

Maybe the time has come for the 'elite' clubs to do what we know they're going to do anyway and that is to form their super league and let the rest of us get on with it.

They won't be missed.