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View robforbe's Profile robforbe Flag cornwall 03 Mar 16 11.56am Send a Private Message to robforbe Add robforbe as a friend

Lets be honest it's pretty fvcked already anyway, if it wasn't for PALACE I would not follow football.

The so called 'Big fives' chiefs were spotted coming out of a hotel from a meeting- they came out with some bs about talks about a pre season tourney when challenged- but that bluster has holes in itur as Spurs are involved in this tourney and they were not represented at this meeting.

The real agenda was keeping their clubs snouts in the trough at the top of the European tree- Ie a breakaway euro super league, where entry is not about hardwork and merit but by virtue of a clubs 'status' and how much more money they can wring out of plastics and tv supporters.

Imagine being a Leicester fan- winning the league or at least qualifying for champs league, only to be told that the champs league is being dissolved and they do not qualify because they are not UTD,CITY,ARSE,CHELS,SCOUSEPOOL,MUNICH,BARCA,MADRID ect- Ie not sexy enough.

You would be fvcking fuming right!?

It's seems that Leicester (and to a lesser extent, Spurs) have put the big boys noses out of joint and they don't like it and are doing their best to protect their gravy train and to hell with the rest.

BOLLOX.

I fvcking hate football- like I said if it weren't for palace.
What's the point of Palace,leicester,stoke, everton ect daring to dream if theres nothing to a aspire to?

 

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View We are goin up!'s Profile We are goin up! Flag Coulsdon 03 Mar 16 12.04pm Send a Private Message to We are goin up! Add We are goin up! as a friend

If this happens I'm completely done with football.

 


The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 03 Mar 16 12.18pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Arsenal denied it.
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Optimistic as ever

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View oldstand's Profile oldstand Flag Christchurch 03 Mar 16 12.49pm Send a Private Message to oldstand Add oldstand as a friend

Getting worried over the fact that the gap is closing from lesser clubs. ? Let's face it none of the clubs officials that attended this gathering have had much joy this season. Tv deal money will close it even further. They dont like it maybe. Look at Leicester possibly champions ,West Ham moving to a new stadium and a champions league place only 2 points away.Tottenham throwing down a title challenge and a new stadium agreed , our club too with a huge financial investment and stadium improvements. The gap is closing and they are getting rattled. Agreed we are distant from them but are clearly making gains but others more so.

 

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View nairb75's Profile nairb75 Flag Baltimore 03 Mar 16 3.32pm Send a Private Message to nairb75 Add nairb75 as a friend

the purpose of the meeting was the international champions cup, headed by charlie stillitano. charlie is a frequent host on a football radio station over here but he also runs the ICC.

they interviewed him this morning. he's a pretty open guy about deals, etc. so the meeting did go over ICC. but he distanced himself saying that he has nothing to do with any super league. however, he admitted that th big clubs are talking about changes, and if nothing else champions league changes.

he said they are arguing that who has done more to grow the "brand" of football: united or leicester? the big clubs feel they have more at stake and should see more of the money. charlie's example was that everyone was aware that no one watched ghent play a champions league game last week. no one cares about ghent.

they've been debating it on the radio all morning. lots of conflicting interests: international contracts (NBC). what about the guy who just bought everton? etc etc.

 

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 03 Mar 16 3.40pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by nairb75

the purpose of the meeting was the international champions cup, headed by charlie stillitano. charlie is a frequent host on a football radio station over here but he also runs the ICC.

they interviewed him this morning. he's a pretty open guy about deals, etc. so the meeting did go over ICC. but he distanced himself saying that he has nothing to do with any super league. however, he admitted that th big clubs are talking about changes, and if nothing else champions league changes.

he said they are arguing that who has done more to grow the "brand" of football: united or leicester? the big clubs feel they have more at stake and should see more of the money. charlie's example was that everyone was aware that no one watched ghent play a champions league game last week. no one cares about ghent.

they've been debating it on the radio all morning. lots of conflicting interests: international contracts (NBC). what about the guy who just bought everton? etc etc.

I could've sworn there was a full stadium and no doubt a few Gent or Wolfsburg supporters might have watched it on TV.

So what if they're not the biggest, they got there on merit.

 


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View nairb75's Profile nairb75 Flag Baltimore 03 Mar 16 3.47pm Send a Private Message to nairb75 Add nairb75 as a friend

Originally posted by Stuk

I could've sworn there was a full stadium and no doubt a few Gent or Wolfsburg supporters might have watched it on TV.

So what if they're not the biggest, they got there on merit.

only thing that matters is # of eyeballs on the tv. they want chinese eyeballs, american, etc. nobody in those places cares about ghent.

i don't know if you heard it - if you have sirius they've replayed it on the follow on show if you want to hear it.

 

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 03 Mar 16 3.54pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by nairb75

only thing that matters is # of eyeballs on the tv. they want chinese eyeballs, american, etc. nobody in those places cares about ghent.

i don't know if you heard it - if you have sirius they've replayed it on the follow on show if you want to hear it.

Nobody in Europe cares about the viewing figures in the USA or China, or Europe for that matter.

Seeing as those two markets are a minimum of 5 hours behind, or 5.5 hours ahead, the viewing figures in both will be rubbish for a 7.45pm GMT kick off time regardless of who plays.

 


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View nairb75's Profile nairb75 Flag Baltimore 03 Mar 16 4.20pm Send a Private Message to nairb75 Add nairb75 as a friend

Originally posted by Stuk

Nobody in Europe cares about the viewing figures in the USA or China, or Europe for that matter.

Seeing as those two markets are a minimum of 5 hours behind, or 5.5 hours ahead, the viewing figures in both will be rubbish for a 7.45pm GMT kick off time regardless of who plays.

i'm just the messenger here, fella. they think they can get more money in europe and abroad with the "name" clubs.

 

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View Alexi_the_Eagle's Profile Alexi_the_Eagle Flag Newton-le-Willows 03 Mar 16 4.29pm Send a Private Message to Alexi_the_Eagle Add Alexi_the_Eagle as a friend

Personally, I can't see this happening.

 


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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 03 Mar 16 4.35pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by nairb75

i'm just the messenger here, fella. they think they can get more money in europe and abroad with the "name" clubs.

Well they can't, firstly as they can't sell their rights. UEFA sell them and they pass on those funds to the clubs. The more money paid by the domestic market equals a bigger prize for a team from that country.

The USA only averages about 2-3m viewers for the Champions League final, which almost always has two big name clubs.

 


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View richard shaw (og)65's Profile richard shaw (og)65 Flag my minds eye 03 Mar 16 5.15pm Send a Private Message to richard shaw (og)65 Add richard shaw (og)65 as a friend

this will never happen , the English clubs know that the premier league is the competition for them they are just paying lip service to the big European clubs who don't earn the same out of their domestic game as we do in England .

even your replica shirt wearing surrey plastic Chelsea fan would get bored with playing madrid all the time

Edited by richard shaw (og)65 (03 Mar 2016 5.15pm)

 


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