I think this whole football tourism and general push to promote English club football as a global brand is a joke. I get it, money talks and what Scudamore has done with the Premier League is now taking off and permeating down. But whether it be Cup draws in Vietnam or exhibition Manchester derbies in Shanghai, they’re not going to get the essence of what makes English club football special, the fans.
I don’t care how many people in places like India will buy a Pogba watch or a replica shirt, they can’t export the passion, commitment, history and culture of a game that’s been played over here since the 1800s. They’re only ever gonna get a plastic sponsor led fake imitation.
It winds me up a bit because I remember the Blackpool away game in March. Same night Man Utd lost at home to Seville in CL. At the service station there were a group of fans from somewhere like China, Singapore that part of the world and I thought, how are they getting tickets ahead of local kids or local fans. Utd must have deals with all sorts of sponsors that mean they get x amount of tickets for their customers for games.
I’d be interested to see whether or not that is actually a thing with English clubs now and sponsorship. I know sponsors get tickets for executive boxes etc but I reckon a lot of these clubs might have deals whereby they give the sponsors tickets to give away in competitions.
Judging by the continual f*** ups with these competitions, I expect us to get knocked out in the early stages by Barcelona and Boca Juniors respectively.
Having said that, if we're drawn away to Villa, I quite fancy that!
Why, do you really think both first team squads will be playing. You will be watching two sets of reserves in front of 4,000 fans..................if you are lucky
Having said that, if we're drawn away to Villa, I quite fancy that!
Why, do you really think both first team squads will be playing. You will be watching two sets of reserves in front of 4,000 fans..................if you are lucky
I'd question the 'lucky' bit of your post @eaststandmike
Same night Man Utd lost at home to Seville in CL. At the service station there were a group of fans from somewhere like China, Singapore that part of the world and I thought, how are they getting tickets ahead of local kids or local fans.
Probably some kind of football holiday type thing, I get spammed all the time with companies promoting trips to a Dortmund game, and supposedly they have a couple thousand English fans at every home game?
The biggest football clubs seem to have a set number of tickets put aside for these sort of things.
I don't have actually have anything against that idea. I think combining both the English and Scottish league cups would actually be quite fun. I mean lets be honest, no one takes it very seriously anymore and it would be fun to play some new teams. It will help assess the quality difference between all the leagues.
I don't have actually have anything against that idea. I think combining both the English and Scottish league cups would actually be quite fun. I mean lets be honest, no one takes it very seriously anymore and it would be fun to play some new teams. It will help assess the quality difference between all the leagues.
What happens to the European place? The last English team in it qualifies? If you think its a joke already it would be worse without the carrot of Europe. Although Man City win it every year anyway.
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I don’t care how many people in places like India will buy a Pogba watch or a replica shirt, they can’t export the passion, commitment, history and culture of a game that’s been played over here since the 1800s. They’re only ever gonna get a plastic sponsor led fake imitation.
It winds me up a bit because I remember the Blackpool away game in March. Same night Man Utd lost at home to Seville in CL. At the service station there were a group of fans from somewhere like China, Singapore that part of the world and I thought, how are they getting tickets ahead of local kids or local fans. Utd must have deals with all sorts of sponsors that mean they get x amount of tickets for their customers for games.
I’d be interested to see whether or not that is actually a thing with English clubs now and sponsorship. I know sponsors get tickets for executive boxes etc but I reckon a lot of these clubs might have deals whereby they give the sponsors tickets to give away in competitions.
Give Lee Bowyer a great start to being full time manager by beating the Spanners
Most seasons we pretty much play our first team in the League Cup
I won't be going to this game though
I notice Millwall are playing Gillingham, that might be more interesting
The biggest football clubs seem to have a set number of tickets put aside for these sort of things.