I’d like to win the Championship and remain n it. Said it for years. It’s brilliant.
Championship really has come on leaps and bounds the past 5 years. Definitely due to the emergence of foreign talent and some of the managers who have managed there over the past years (Benitez, Bielsa etc). The only thing that detracts from it is the fact that there are too man teams in the league imo.
The Championship is a fantastic league that is incredibly difficult to predict and is going from strength to strength. Anyone can beat anyone and the majority of teams are really well supported.
Personally I find the relegation battle in the Prem is usually more interesting than the title race.
The Championship will slowly morph into a PL2. With that there will be less and less English players and managers. Which is good, because they're shiiite.
It would be brilliant to win the Championship and then refuse to go up but the rewards for promotion are just too great. Clubs in the Premier League still manage to find themselves in financial mire though.Villa and Sunderland for example. Unfortunately Villa found themselves a couple of sugar daddies.
I watch the champions league after the league stage for quality football. The top 6 playing anyone below in the Premiership is a waste of viewing time, I might watch s close game on repeat. The championship does consistently offer competitive games for the bi partisan viewer though.
The Championship is certainly the equal or better than all bar perhaps 6 domestic European leagues and of course miles better than Scotland. So an argument for a Champions League slot would be valid.
Don't hold your breath on the FA giving one of their slots up, they hate the EFL.
They want the closed shop of American sport because it maximises profit. They'd like nothing more than to have a AAA league of feeder clubs providing players as well as the pick of world talent to make their product even more saleable.
There is no way English football would allow a closed shop. How would you pick the teams.
Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the only teams in the league that are self sustaining.
Man City and Chelsea are traditionally nothing without the sugar daddys. Prior to the billionaire owner model they were and would have remained average.
So why would those two clubs command a place in a closed shop over about 25 other clubs with a similar history.
If the future is the US franchise model then you have to disband all clubs and replace them with 22 UK wide franchises for the mega-rich to bid on.
I would suggest 1 club in Belfast, 1 in Edinburgh, 1 in Glasgow. 1 somewhere between Cardiff and Swansea.1 in Liverpool, 1 in the Northwest to attract the traditional Lancashire clubs 1 in Manchester, 1 in the North East, 1 in West Yorks 1 in East Yorks 1 in South Yorks. The Mighty EMU.(East Midlands United) playing out of a 100000 seater stadium somewhere near the airport. 2 in West Midlands. 1 in East Anglia, 4 in London, North, South, East, and West. 1 in the south to pick up Pompey Southampton Brighton and Bournemouth 1 in Bristol and 1 in Plymouth for Devon and Cornwall who have been starved of top flight football for ever.
Of course this will never happen but it's is the ultimate wet dream for those in charge at the FA.
It is my belief that FFP was designed to create a closed shop by default with relegated clubs being so financially better off that they could not fail to get promoted. But we all know that hasn't happened yet. So the FA has upped the parachute payments to see if that helps to bring it round.
I don't think you could ever give a CL spot to a championship team - that's madness.
It wouldn't work as there is no justifiable argument to be made that a team who finishes top or whatever in the Championship should get a spot above a team in the Premier League as evidence suggests the PL team is always going to be way better.
As opposed to Cliftonville in Northern Ireland or Airbus UK in Wales?
You're missing the point though. Our league is stronger than many other european leagueS that get a CL slot so why should we miss out just because their is a higher league in our own country?
Yeah that CL comment makes no sense. I would like a play off like in Scotland and Germany for the 18th (0r maybe even 17th) team in the PL and 3rd or 4th in the Champ.
Include a Highlands and Islands Super Team. Playing out of a 20,000 seat stadium in, say Inverness
Indeed perhaps they could be the Tartan Highlanders. I think their fans would come with a fearsome reputation. Drunk on whisky and backing a war for independence. The new Millwall if you will. “No one like us we don’t care”
I’m pretty sure the long term aim of the `elite’ clubs is a European league, so pooling all the TV revenue and maximising multinational sponsorship opportunities.
This in turn should see the end of the Premier League and give rise to a fairer EFL league system with rules that reflect the roots of the game, not simply the financial rewards. I’d like to see this league have input from the fans themselves, with supporters on the board of the league and on the boards of each individual club. I’d like to see a cap on ticket prices, an equal distribution of league wealth created, amongst all teams in the league and the implementation of proper FFP with immediate sanctions for those who transgress.
Put fans First
Wasn’t being completely serious re. CL. I do think it’s a footballing feat though to win the championship title.
Who would want a European Super League?
Think I’m okay with it tbh.
Euro super league can do one I don't particularly care if we get rid of arsenal Chelsea spurs Manchester clubs and Liverpool. The rest falls into division 1 and the rightful order of things is restored
European cup places awarded to division 1 champions, fa cup winners, league cup winners, and Johnstones paints winners
Sorted.
comment by Fridge. (U14428)
posted 2 minutes ago
Euro super league can do one I don't particularly care if we get rid of arsenal Chelsea spurs Manchester clubs and Liverpool. The rest falls into division 1 and the rightful order of things is restored
European cup places awarded to division 1 champions, fa cup winners, league cup winners, and Johnstones paints winners
Sorted.
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And Highlands & Islands League please
For me - whilst not being promoted is always a disappointment - I am happier with us in The Championship. We get more games for our money. Almost any team can succeed and there is a good choice of talent to recruit.
Unlike the premiership when teams like Burnley (praise be and long may they survive) who have to struggle with signings like Hendricks and Vydra. By the way! I think Vydra will do well at Turf Moor.
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posted on 7/8/18
I’d like to win the Championship and remain n it. Said it for years. It’s brilliant.
posted on 7/8/18
Championship really has come on leaps and bounds the past 5 years. Definitely due to the emergence of foreign talent and some of the managers who have managed there over the past years (Benitez, Bielsa etc). The only thing that detracts from it is the fact that there are too man teams in the league imo.
posted on 7/8/18
too many *
posted on 7/8/18
The Championship is a fantastic league that is incredibly difficult to predict and is going from strength to strength. Anyone can beat anyone and the majority of teams are really well supported.
Personally I find the relegation battle in the Prem is usually more interesting than the title race.
posted on 7/8/18
The Championship will slowly morph into a PL2. With that there will be less and less English players and managers. Which is good, because they're shiiite.
posted on 7/8/18
It would be brilliant to win the Championship and then refuse to go up but the rewards for promotion are just too great. Clubs in the Premier League still manage to find themselves in financial mire though.Villa and Sunderland for example. Unfortunately Villa found themselves a couple of sugar daddies.
posted on 7/8/18
I watch the champions league after the league stage for quality football. The top 6 playing anyone below in the Premiership is a waste of viewing time, I might watch s close game on repeat. The championship does consistently offer competitive games for the bi partisan viewer though.
posted on 7/8/18
The Championship is certainly the equal or better than all bar perhaps 6 domestic European leagues and of course miles better than Scotland. So an argument for a Champions League slot would be valid.
Don't hold your breath on the FA giving one of their slots up, they hate the EFL.
They want the closed shop of American sport because it maximises profit. They'd like nothing more than to have a AAA league of feeder clubs providing players as well as the pick of world talent to make their product even more saleable.
There is no way English football would allow a closed shop. How would you pick the teams.
Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the only teams in the league that are self sustaining.
Man City and Chelsea are traditionally nothing without the sugar daddys. Prior to the billionaire owner model they were and would have remained average.
So why would those two clubs command a place in a closed shop over about 25 other clubs with a similar history.
If the future is the US franchise model then you have to disband all clubs and replace them with 22 UK wide franchises for the mega-rich to bid on.
I would suggest 1 club in Belfast, 1 in Edinburgh, 1 in Glasgow. 1 somewhere between Cardiff and Swansea.1 in Liverpool, 1 in the Northwest to attract the traditional Lancashire clubs 1 in Manchester, 1 in the North East, 1 in West Yorks 1 in East Yorks 1 in South Yorks. The Mighty EMU.(East Midlands United) playing out of a 100000 seater stadium somewhere near the airport. 2 in West Midlands. 1 in East Anglia, 4 in London, North, South, East, and West. 1 in the south to pick up Pompey Southampton Brighton and Bournemouth 1 in Bristol and 1 in Plymouth for Devon and Cornwall who have been starved of top flight football for ever.
Of course this will never happen but it's is the ultimate wet dream for those in charge at the FA.
It is my belief that FFP was designed to create a closed shop by default with relegated clubs being so financially better off that they could not fail to get promoted. But we all know that hasn't happened yet. So the FA has upped the parachute payments to see if that helps to bring it round.
posted on 7/8/18
I don't think you could ever give a CL spot to a championship team - that's madness.
It wouldn't work as there is no justifiable argument to be made that a team who finishes top or whatever in the Championship should get a spot above a team in the Premier League as evidence suggests the PL team is always going to be way better.
posted on 7/8/18
As opposed to Cliftonville in Northern Ireland or Airbus UK in Wales?
You're missing the point though. Our league is stronger than many other european leagueS that get a CL slot so why should we miss out just because their is a higher league in our own country?
posted on 7/8/18
there is
posted on 7/8/18
Yeah that CL comment makes no sense. I would like a play off like in Scotland and Germany for the 18th (0r maybe even 17th) team in the PL and 3rd or 4th in the Champ.
posted on 7/8/18
Include a Highlands and Islands Super Team. Playing out of a 20,000 seat stadium in, say Inverness
posted on 7/8/18
Indeed perhaps they could be the Tartan Highlanders. I think their fans would come with a fearsome reputation. Drunk on whisky and backing a war for independence. The new Millwall if you will. “No one like us we don’t care”
posted on 7/8/18
I’m pretty sure the long term aim of the `elite’ clubs is a European league, so pooling all the TV revenue and maximising multinational sponsorship opportunities.
This in turn should see the end of the Premier League and give rise to a fairer EFL league system with rules that reflect the roots of the game, not simply the financial rewards. I’d like to see this league have input from the fans themselves, with supporters on the board of the league and on the boards of each individual club. I’d like to see a cap on ticket prices, an equal distribution of league wealth created, amongst all teams in the league and the implementation of proper FFP with immediate sanctions for those who transgress.
Put fans First
posted on 7/8/18
Wasn’t being completely serious re. CL. I do think it’s a footballing feat though to win the championship title.
posted on 7/8/18
Who would want a European Super League?
Think I’m okay with it tbh.
posted on 7/8/18
Euro super league can do one I don't particularly care if we get rid of arsenal Chelsea spurs Manchester clubs and Liverpool. The rest falls into division 1 and the rightful order of things is restored
European cup places awarded to division 1 champions, fa cup winners, league cup winners, and Johnstones paints winners
Sorted.
posted on 7/8/18
comment by Fridge. (U14428)
posted 2 minutes ago
Euro super league can do one I don't particularly care if we get rid of arsenal Chelsea spurs Manchester clubs and Liverpool. The rest falls into division 1 and the rightful order of things is restored
European cup places awarded to division 1 champions, fa cup winners, league cup winners, and Johnstones paints winners
Sorted.
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And Highlands & Islands League please
posted on 7/8/18
For me - whilst not being promoted is always a disappointment - I am happier with us in The Championship. We get more games for our money. Almost any team can succeed and there is a good choice of talent to recruit.
Unlike the premiership when teams like Burnley (praise be and long may they survive) who have to struggle with signings like Hendricks and Vydra. By the way! I think Vydra will do well at Turf Moor.
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