Because they're chasing an NFL model. It will have the most money and therefore the best players. It will be a closed shop. There is no chance Leicester will become the next City as they will be locked out of this.
Lots of people prefer college football or the Canadian game or the XFL - but the NFL is really the only game in town as it has all the money and all the caché. These big clubs hold all the cards at the moment and Leicester looking good in a second rate competition won't change that.
You're right about consumers - but "non-legacy fans" want gifs of Mbappé doing flip flaps rather than the FA Cup third round. This product, which it will be, will be marketed like nothing before and while it'll likely be F***ing **** - it will have all the best players and the majority of global supporters.
This is why it should be made as painful as possible. Kick them out of the PL. Make international participation in FIFA competitions linked to participation in UEFA and FA competitions.
Me tooI was there, and survived the aftermath
For every negative theres a positiveOn the plus side having finished 7th in 2004/5 we’ll retrospectively be awarded our first top flight title.
So we have more honours than them !All joking aside, I'm against expunging their records. Why should the careers of Fergie, Wenger, Shankley, Henry, Keene, Souness et al be blighted by the greed of some Johnny come lately foreign owners?
On the plus side having finished 7th in 2004/5 we’ll retrospectively be awarded our first top flight title.
Feel for the genuine fans of these clubs. Could really effect there mental health all this. I know how I would feel if this was the Boro and it would upset me as I would have to turn my back on them. I hope the fans get the support they need. Of course the owners don’t give a **** but the proper fans and proper people shouldn’t have to suffer.
Is this a wind up?
Mental health of the fans? Fans getting the support they need?Why would it be a wind up?
couldnt the police have a say and refuse to police it . Get a private company in to hold the scousers off from bricking the Real team busJust reading that central government is unlikely to have any powers to stop this.
Locally though - the councils can intervene.
So, Manchester/Liverpool councils could refuse them the right to use their City name.
That would be fun.
Because they're chasing an NFL model. It will have the most money and therefore the best players. It will be a closed shop. There is no chance Leicester will become the next City as they will be locked out of this.