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Listed below are comments made by Sussex_King_Canary between Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 and Tuesday, 2nd June 2009.

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Mawhinney tackles the big issues 11:08pm on 02 Jun 2009 I probably got a 'little' ;) .... carried away, but as i said, it was "off the top of my head", and the principle of it remians the same.

I think the game is currently sufferring from comfort and greed at the highest level, and it is up to the football league, in my opinion, to further develop a competitive edge throughout all levels in the league. I think that allowing this comfort and complete stability to continue threatens the passion and spirit in the game, and we need to compete with this in order to sustain the essence of English Football, before we allow it to become little more than mildly entertaining as a game over here (don't get me wrong, i love the sport, it's just what it's all about in this country now that i'm not so sure of).

I have known many people now that have just completely stopped following the game, because they find that it holds almost no surprises, or enjoyment, and as fans they did't find it as satisfying as it once was to support and back their team. The game really is starting to lose vital elements to it in this country, and i find this, as an example of whats to come, a frightening prospect.

I will say that the proposed idea's from Leidens_SS seem more suitable unto what i'm trying to get at, and with that kind of attitude and approach we can develop the essence of the modern English game, and the passion and spirit behind it, into what it once was.

Slowly incorporate these idea's into the game so we can adjust, and as a country we will benefit in the long term. But we really need to start doing this sooner rather than later.
Mawhinney tackles the big issues 12:07pm on 01 Jun 2009 That'll make the league exciting, not a two tier Premier League that see's the exact same clubs finish in almost the exact same positions every year. "Wow, how brilliantly competitive that is Gartside" :/.

That's not how it should be, and it destroys the spirit of the game, and those who support this idea should be ashamed to deny other clubs, just as, if not more passionate than you, the oppertunity to have a little success and hope once and again.
Mawhinney tackles the big issues 11:58am on 01 Jun 2009 Mawhinney is absolutely right, the idea of a two-tier Premier League is absolute nonsense, and i'd like to think the majority of (sane) fans would agree. By doing this, Gartside would essentially be eliminating the 58 English and Welsh clubs of the 92 outside the would be two top tiers with the Scottish teams. The thought of it is disgraceful, and serves as an excellent example of the greed surrounding English Football at the moment, and as a Norwich City fan, i personally find the proposal of the potential elimination of my club (although we're certainly making an effort of taking the credit for that ourselves at the moment), amongst others in the lower leagues, offensive.

With an attitude like this, the greed at the top of modern day football will, guaranteed, destroy the grass roots of English football. I hope Gartside is not so short sighted as to see no shame in the statement and proposal he made, although i can't say that i'd be suprised if he continues to be the small minded, selfish bigot of that of which is so typical of Premier League Chairman.

However, i think the problem at hand now is that there seems to be too much stabillity from top to bottom. Those at the top of the league have the money to progress on the same level that they have for the past decade, and unless managed in an inappropriate manner, will rarely enter decline, and we'll continue to proceed for as long as the game lasts with relative comfort. Teams toward the bottom of the league are also embedded in their typical expectation of success and failiure, and without investment, don't have any realistic hope of really improving as a club, but neither do they have much to worry about. I think that this stabillity has essentially destroyed the competitive aspect of English football, and for a Premier League chairman to propose a 36 team, two tier league, is not only an utter joke, but more than that, an act of complete cowardess.

I think in order to tackle this you need to impose far more instability at the top end of the league, and provide a realistic hope of a bright future for those at the bottom. Shake 'em up at the top. Let them know that their not "the be all and end all" in English football, and provide the fans at the bottom with a reason to once again believe in their club and it's existence.

I personally propose that we vastly enlarge the relegation zones, and promotion zones, in tables up and down the league. It's the only way we're going to finally make English football competitive again, and with so much money in the game, it's indisputable that the leagues need a massive change, and i believe this is the only way to bring the old spirit of the game back to it. In doing this we will get rid of the comfort teams like Portsmouth, Bolton, and Blackburn now experience, and better than that, bring back hope to all the clubs down in the lower leagues of a future worth fighting for.

This is only off the top of my head, but i propose a system like this :

Premier League : 8 Teams Relegated
Championship : 8 Teams Promoted

Championship : 7 Teams Relegated
League One : 7 Teams Promoted

League One : 7 Teams Relegated
League Two : 7 Teams Promoted

League Two : 4 Teams Relegated
Conference : 4 Teams Promoted
The charm of the Championship 12:10pm on 22 Jul 2008 How can Ipswich both be in the Playoffs, and automatic promotion CaleySaints90?

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