Which league will they all swap to?
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 51 seconds ago
Those teams all get the luxury of resting most of their teams in their leagues before champions league though as they are pretty much sewn up
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm assuming you mean for the KO stages.. If so, that's because they've been consistent enough through the first two thirds of the season that they're dominating their leagues.
As I said, it's the English sides inconsistencies that cost them. That, and they're not good enough despite chucking billions at players.. Building massive squads that have no real depth otherwise they'd field their second XI's too.
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
Don't think say leganes vs deportivo or Wolfsburg vs hamburg are much better
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 51 seconds ago
Those teams all get the luxury of resting most of their teams in their leagues before champions league though as they are pretty much sewn up
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm assuming you mean for the KO stages.. If so, that's because they've been consistent enough through the first two thirds of the season that they're dominating their leagues.
As I said, it's the English sides inconsistencies that cost them. That, and they're not good enough despite chucking billions at players.. Building massive squads that have no real depth otherwise they'd field their second XI's too.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
So its a rubbish league because its not all over after the first two thirds?
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 minutes ago
Spain.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cool which games this weekend?
Barca vs osasuna or Madrid vs deportivo?
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 8 seconds ago
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky decide they no longer are going to show football that's not gunna happen, can you see that happening?
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don't think say leganes vs deportivo or Wolfsburg vs hamburg are much better
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The quality of football in Spain is much higher, even lower down the league.
Germany produces great football in almost every game of every weekend.. Always end to end, some stunning football, amazing crowds, and lots of goals.
comment by Cook My Sock (U1103)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 1 minute ago
Which league will they all swap to?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ayrshire Juniors
----------------------------------------------------------------------
More exciting than LA liga
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 8 seconds ago
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky decide they no longer are going to show football that's not gunna happen, can you see that happening?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky realise they can't afford to pay so much for rights that aren't worth it anymore, as they can't convince people to sign up to Sport packages to watch games that are awful. Less viewers means less advertising revenue (which is where Sky's money really comes from).
It's once in a blue moon that you're treated to a great game of football in the EPL.
There were some great games this weekend and the weekend before.
I don't get what counts as a great league? Do you want it over by march?
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
For all the money in EPL the standard is pretty dire. It would of course be much worse only for the foreigners coming over taking English jobs.
If you think the Spanish league is so poor then how come the Premier League were terrified to show El Classico live?
Because they knew the quality and spectacle on show would eclipse that of the dross here, and couldn't face the fact fans might not even turn up to watch their team in favour of watching a game abroad instead.
Missed out on that 1-1 draw as opposed to awful 2-1s?
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
Do you think the FA should have got rid of their long standing rule just for el classico?
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 42 minutes ago
Missed out on that 1-1 draw as opposed to awful 2-1s?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A rare occasion where it disappointed.
That said, the quality of football was still far superior to anything served up in England.
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
My bad, but that includes their subscriptions abroad too.
That'll drop off eventually though with the rise of much more reliable online streaming services that are of a higher quality all the time. I know it isn't legal but your average punter won't care if it's saving the, hundreds of pounds each year.
Was sure I read a piece though that said Sky were targeting ad money more than they were subscriptions in the future, to counter these trends.
That said, if the product is sh!te then people will turn it off/not pay for the sports subscription regardless.
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
Sign in if you want to comment
Man City U19 -V- Celtic U19
Page 4 of 6
6
posted on 6/12/16
Which league will they all swap to?
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 51 seconds ago
Those teams all get the luxury of resting most of their teams in their leagues before champions league though as they are pretty much sewn up
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm assuming you mean for the KO stages.. If so, that's because they've been consistent enough through the first two thirds of the season that they're dominating their leagues.
As I said, it's the English sides inconsistencies that cost them. That, and they're not good enough despite chucking billions at players.. Building massive squads that have no real depth otherwise they'd field their second XI's too.
posted on 6/12/16
Spain.
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
Don't think say leganes vs deportivo or Wolfsburg vs hamburg are much better
posted on 6/12/16
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 51 seconds ago
Those teams all get the luxury of resting most of their teams in their leagues before champions league though as they are pretty much sewn up
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm assuming you mean for the KO stages.. If so, that's because they've been consistent enough through the first two thirds of the season that they're dominating their leagues.
As I said, it's the English sides inconsistencies that cost them. That, and they're not good enough despite chucking billions at players.. Building massive squads that have no real depth otherwise they'd field their second XI's too.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
So its a rubbish league because its not all over after the first two thirds?
posted on 6/12/16
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 minutes ago
Spain.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cool which games this weekend?
Barca vs osasuna or Madrid vs deportivo?
posted on 6/12/16
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 8 seconds ago
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky decide they no longer are going to show football that's not gunna happen, can you see that happening?
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don't think say leganes vs deportivo or Wolfsburg vs hamburg are much better
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The quality of football in Spain is much higher, even lower down the league.
Germany produces great football in almost every game of every weekend.. Always end to end, some stunning football, amazing crowds, and lots of goals.
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Cook My Sock (U1103)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 1 minute ago
Which league will they all swap to?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ayrshire Juniors
----------------------------------------------------------------------
More exciting than LA liga
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by JukeboxJunkie - A wrong decision is better than indecision. (U10162)
posted 8 seconds ago
Any that is shown on TV.. It used to be Italy and look at that league now.
Empty stadiums, struggling to draw star players in.
Nothing lasts forever and instead of pouring the billions out of the game through player wages, clubs should be future proofing themselves and reinvesting in their youth and grassroots football.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky decide they no longer are going to show football that's not gunna happen, can you see that happening?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unless sky realise they can't afford to pay so much for rights that aren't worth it anymore, as they can't convince people to sign up to Sport packages to watch games that are awful. Less viewers means less advertising revenue (which is where Sky's money really comes from).
It's once in a blue moon that you're treated to a great game of football in the EPL.
posted on 6/12/16
There were some great games this weekend and the weekend before.
I don't get what counts as a great league? Do you want it over by march?
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
For all the money in EPL the standard is pretty dire. It would of course be much worse only for the foreigners coming over taking English jobs.
posted on 6/12/16
If you think the Spanish league is so poor then how come the Premier League were terrified to show El Classico live?
Because they knew the quality and spectacle on show would eclipse that of the dross here, and couldn't face the fact fans might not even turn up to watch their team in favour of watching a game abroad instead.
posted on 6/12/16
Missed out on that 1-1 draw as opposed to awful 2-1s?
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
Do you think the FA should have got rid of their long standing rule just for el classico?
posted on 6/12/16
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 42 minutes ago
Missed out on that 1-1 draw as opposed to awful 2-1s?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A rare occasion where it disappointed.
That said, the quality of football was still far superior to anything served up in England.
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
My bad, but that includes their subscriptions abroad too.
That'll drop off eventually though with the rise of much more reliable online streaming services that are of a higher quality all the time. I know it isn't legal but your average punter won't care if it's saving the, hundreds of pounds each year.
Was sure I read a piece though that said Sky were targeting ad money more than they were subscriptions in the future, to counter these trends.
That said, if the product is sh!te then people will turn it off/not pay for the sports subscription regardless.
posted on 6/12/16
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 6/12/16
Tomme
Page 4 of 6
6