How many of you would love to see football go back to a time when over a few decades, 10 different teams would win the title and FA Cup.
Days when clubs like, Shef Wed, Bolton, Leeds Aston Villa, Burnley etc etc etc were all big clubs at one time
Now its the same teams and the only way to break into that is be owned by a sugar daddy and sell your soul to the devil for the sake of a few trophys
I know some teams would always be bigger than others and have more money.. Man Utd - liverpool but you will never see another Wimbledon come through 5 divisions and win the FA CUP
Do you really only want to see 4 clubs names on the Prem league trophy for the next 100 yrs, because that is what is going to happen
The greed of Agents, Players, and chairman in todays game is destroying the game. Players who have no loyalty and no closeness to the fans that support them
I dream of seeing more clubs fighting for trophys and challenging the big boys at the top but it will never happen
I can only hope the fair play rules have some effect on clubs who are 200 million in debt and buying a history that other clubs in the past worked so hard to achieve.
The forgotten years of Football
posted on 5/5/12
Sadly it's all caused by big 6 from late 80's wanting more money from tv rights than itv were giving them. They were gonna breakaway from football league, then got the rest of old 1st division to go with them. That became the EPL and why the higher up the league the more millions a club will receive. Making it an attractive place for multi millionaires 2 launder money.
posted on 5/5/12
Implemented correctly the FFP rules (or that general idea) could work IMO. It would take a long time to work though, just like it's supposed to take a long time to build success in football... not just bypass the building process with loads of money.
posted on 5/5/12
Unfortunately the fair rules will not have the positive effect that they should have. You only have to look at City and the sponsorship that they receive for the nameing rights of the stadium. It's a farce and the powers that be haven't been minded to have stopped it.
Then all the money from foreign owners also give the top teams a much better chance of securing a place in the Champions League.
Unfortunately, it will never change. The die is set.
posted on 5/5/12
"It wasn't to long ago Sky tried to buy ManU!.."
You mean they don't own man u ???, They should do with the amount of money they put their way.
posted on 5/5/12
Highland, as far as I know they also wanted to buy the Premeir, so who would have got the most then?..
They'd have the top teams getting richer, and the others fighting the drop!..
Imagine the Premier investigating itselfe when they thought they were being hacked!.
posted on 5/5/12
Germany, Sky may have sabotaged us because of the threat we posed to Man Utd.
Allan Leighton was our deputy chairman and was/is on their board.
posted on 5/5/12
Good article Weare, but imho Stevenage are the new Wimbledon
posted on 5/5/12
(Isn't that two or three successive promotions now for Stevenage? And in the play-offs again after today )
posted on 8/5/12
Bolton fan in peace...
Just wanderd over for a look really, but have to say this is the best article ive read in a long time.
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posted on 8/5/12
How many of you would love to see football go back to a time when over a few decades, 10 different teams would win the title and FA Cup.
Days when clubs like, Shef Wed, Bolton, Leeds Aston Villa, Burnley etc etc etc were all big clubs at one time
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