perhaps i'm coming from a different view, my team is Bohemians in dublin, it will always be Bohs, i came to London at bye age of 29, one of the lads was a charlton boy, our mates (devon, wolves and forest) wanted to find something that attached Us to this great citys.
All of us have a few quid (middling city blokes) but we took to Charlton, because that was our mates team, it was a locals team, we liked the pubs, the smell of the place and the people that our tickets determined we sat beside.
I would have been prime "super league' fodder as would hand my mates, on a spreadsheet we would have been the exact kind of "customer" they would have ear marked. But we didn't.
This sport, and at times i fucking loath it, had one great leveller, your team earn it on the pitch, they over achieve, they underachieve but every year your squad is held up account for what they did from the first kick of a ball to the last.
This, for me, is why competitive football is what football on this country is based upon.
Man City and Chelsea would probably exist and thrive in the current structure and are both owned by what could be termed football fans.
Abramovich’s motivation for buying Chelsea was primarily his desire to increase his profile, thus making him less likely to get bumped off.
Mansour’s motivation for buying clubs on multiple continents was part of a major effort to make his country look less backward, what with their rather questionable human rights record.
It seems we have different definitions when it comes to ‘football fans’. But then again, I’ve been told on here numerous times that it’s okay, ‘cos City okay great football!
Now lets see how easy it is for Chelsea to actually leave...
This is what I've thought about today and if the teams do cancel this I wonder what JP Morgan will do, can't imagine they're too happy. Could (hopefully) become very messy for these teams involved.
I don’t think Chelsea should be punished, but they’ve massively weakened their position in the Premier League decision making.
Think I read than Chelsea and Man City (apologies if I’ve missed it I. This thread) were backed in to a corner. Well done to them for backing down the other 11 need to follow.
perhaps i'm coming from a different view, my team is Bohemians in dublin, it will always be Bohs, i came to London at bye age of 29, one of the lads was a charlton boy, our mates (devon, wolves and forest) wanted to find something that attached Us to this great citys.
All of us have a few quid (middling city blokes) but we took to Charlton, because that was our mates team, it was a locals team, we liked the pubs, the smell of the place and the people that our tickets determined we sat beside.
I would have been prime "super league' fodder as would hand my mates, on a spreadsheet we would have been the exact kind of "customer" they would have ear marked. But we didn't.
This sport, and at times i fucking loath it, had one great leveller, your team earn it on the pitch, they over achieve, they underachieve but every year your squad is held up account for what they did from the first kick of a ball to the last.
This, for me, is why competitive football is what football on this country is based upon.
I think the “exact kind of customer” the Super League is targeting are from much further east (and much further west) than Dublin!
Fair play to Chelsea fans - they’ve taken a stand in pretty impressive numbers and their club have changed their mind, not sure if the two things are connected but good for them either way.
I'm surprised there wasn't more of an arms race to get out first. Someone was going to blink with all this negative reporting, and the team that bails first and topples the house of cards will be looked on much better than the clubs who sat by and doubled down. Utd and Liverpool were never going to back down but I think Chelsea will be remembered more positively than the rest for this. People will be thanking them, which is pretty perverse
Now the 14 other EPL clubs should turn the screw, claw back some of the money and power the big 6 have accrued over the years, this may be their only chance to ever do it.
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Not sure if either team has managed to get in the ground yet!
Peter Chek (sp) came out and spoke to fans blocking the entrance, now they've moved on.
All of us have a few quid (middling city blokes) but we took to Charlton, because that was our mates team, it was a locals team, we liked the pubs, the smell of the place and the people that our tickets determined we sat beside.
I would have been prime "super league' fodder as would hand my mates, on a spreadsheet we would have been the exact kind of "customer" they would have ear marked. But we didn't.
This sport, and at times i fucking loath it, had one great leveller, your team earn it on the pitch, they over achieve, they underachieve but every year your squad is held up account for what they did from the first kick of a ball to the last.
This, for me, is why competitive football is what football on this country is based upon.
Good coverage of the Chelsea protest here