sir albion
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All these foreign investors want a piece of the premiership pie for money only and football clubs are Just businesses now...it will kill the game eventually of any passion what's so ever.
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Southampton - next British club to be bought by the Chinese?
- Thread starter Lurchy
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MK Dons?
And I wasn't joking. Sure, Red Bull have tested the Bundesliga's rules but you should check out what the league stipulated about the board make-up, the fan ownership and even their badge before they were given their licence.
BensGrandad
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Spurs are registered in the Bahamas as I am sure that is where the biggest share holder in them and M & B Pubs who is a tax exile Joe Lewis is based.
17% price deduction from the summer thanks to the devaluation of sterling. Assuming valuations have not altered too much in that 3 months. We must be worth more than early June, for example, due to our brilliance.
Maybe we could do a Hong Kong style deal where they have to give the clubs back for free, after a certain number of years.
Maybe we could do a Hong Kong style deal where they have to give the clubs back for free, after a certain number of years.
This has been mentioned before but I still can't see it. I very much doubt that you could have a situation where relegation is stopped during that season - there could be a vote during for no relegation for the following season but I can't see any clubs in danger of going down voting for it. That would mean Boro, Burnley, Palace, Hull, Swansea, Sunderland and West Brom saying no - they just wouldn't want to take the risk of ending up the wrong side of the relegation divide.
That's before you consider whether Sky would chuck much money into a league where most of the games would have nothing riding on them
I do think there's a possibility of some games being moved to Asia though
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Why can't a vote take place after all promotion and relegation had been settled, in close season?
I suppose it could in theory but most changes have always been telegraphed in advance - the play-offs were proposed in 1985 for example and the first ones were 1987. The new 100-team FL voted on this summer is set for 2019/20 etc. I don't know of any major change that has been aimed for the very next season
mona
The Glory Game
Is this what is meant by "Britain is open for business?"
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
There are already signs that the Premier League is eating itself. I have very mixed feelings about Brighton being part of it, potentially, next season.
If it's just going to be a corporate willy-waving competition involving American and Chinese billionaires it's hard to see how we'd ever compete and why we'd get excited about doing so.
Make the most of this season, folks, we may never experience one that's as enjoyable.
If it's just going to be a corporate willy-waving competition involving American and Chinese billionaires it's hard to see how we'd ever compete and why we'd get excited about doing so.
Make the most of this season, folks, we may never experience one that's as enjoyable.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
What a sad post. I think you're right.
Cheer up ffs.
Foreign interest in our clubs have been going on for years.The Championship is heading the same way.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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....and so they did the next best thing and took Forest's best player off them for £13m.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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Precisely.
It wasn't that long ago we were singing...." you can stick yer franchise football up yer arse "
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Yes, and it's not largely a positive thing. What is there to cheer up about?
There's nothing you or i can do about it. Therefore just enjoy the Albion's great season so far.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Enjoy our season I can. But I can't cheer what's happened to football simply because I can't do anything about it.
Hastings gull
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- Nov 23, 2013
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The fans are desperate for success and cling to the millions initially on offer, as they hope that this will buy them the success they crave. Inconvenient thoughts are pushed into the background, and only a few years later does it become apparent that the new owner might have other aims, by which time it is too late. The protests start and the atmosphere becomes ugly. I am not for one moment excusing the greed of some owners, who will put their own gain above the traditions of the community that they are supposed to serve, or at least reflect, but fans must also be rather more circumspect.
It has been discussed at PL meetings before. I can't see PL clubs abolishing promotion and relegation full stop, but they may be keen to move the pieces around by perhaps moving to 2 up 2 down, or have a play off between Championship club and third bottom etc.
Sky aren't interested in the arse end of the PL, it doesn't deliver in terms of ratings. All they want is United, Liverpool , Arsenal, Chelsea etc. A 'Super Sunday' of Swansea v Stoke, Bournemouth v Watford, Boro v Burnley and Palace v anyone is of no interest to the sad sacks who pay £1,000 a year and never go a live game.