I have just come out of testing positive for Covid19. While in quarentine l found on YouTube a series called 'Bunch of Amateurs' and tells the story weekly of a group of amateur footballers playing for the village in one of the Sussex League's. It reminds my of my youth and why l dragged myself out of bed (usually with a hangover) to play footy on the weekend. Its what the game was always meant to be. My late father had given up on following Saints in the early 2000's and was an avid supporter of Eastleigh FC (we put his Eastleigh scalf at foot of his coffin). He watched them climb through the league's and l would often go to home games when l was back in the UK. The football may of been of a lower technical standard, but still enjoyable to watch (challenging after stepping off a flight on a freezing and wet December day). When l get out of Saudi this Summer, l think l will take more interest in lower league football. Getting really disillusioned with the EPL.
Whilst they take time to make a decision using VAR there will be a break for adverts and cheerleaders
I find it so annoying the greed and arrogance being displayed by the 12 teams. Yes, they might be suffering from Covid, but so is every single club. The reason why they are loosing the most is due simply to the ridiculous transfer fees and salaries they are prepared to pay. Its the big teams that are destroying the game
Boris Johnson has pledged to stop this in his tracks, by legislation if necessary. The 6 English clubs could be booted out of the Premier League. Although the clubs have threatened to use competition law to prevent sanctions, it would be possible to distinguish between sporting competition (where clubs compete for fans) and market competition. In other words, fans don’t decide from week to week which team they’re going to support based on the quality of football. Good for Boris
It certainly won't be a game of 90 minutes, even allowing for the big clubs extra time they seem to get in most games. This one move could do more than most anything else to force us as fans to reexamine our values. We too have been caught up in the millions of pounds we expect clubs to pay for a player and the salaries thereafter.
In the same way that Rugby League became a different sport once it broke from the Union, what’s to stop the ESL making its own rules once it’s out from the FIFA/UEFA umbrella? More commercial breaks during play would be the start of a slippery slope.
Greed pure and simple. Signing players on obscene contracts was never sustainable, these clubs are just trying to protect their galactico culture. Perhaps signing players and running a club within a workable budget is the answer?? Crazy idea i know.....but that won't grab headlines and cream Skys pants.
The global brand or the English league? get someone like Amazon prime to pump prime it and it will be huge globally, hence the cash issue.