posted Feb 21, 2008

I agree with Stumped Scudamore is a Muppet and as such, has someone working him. The money men are behind this, for a totally ineffectual figure such as he was to come up with a ground breaking and potantially damging idea such as this seens out of character. We should, as is suggested, look to who controls this muppet - I am looking at your Mr Murdoch.

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posted Feb 21, 2008

Murderoch does control the media and the PL for that matter. Is he not an Aussie?

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posted Feb 21, 2008

Choose city. Choose over 30 years without a major trophy. Choose a corrupt, embezzling, former politician with a suspect human rights record for an owner and consider him a messiah. Choose a council stadium bought for you with money from local taxpayers. Choose to change your kit colour, ground and badge within the space of 5 years and then harp on about your sense of history and tradition. Choose "Munich 58". Choose Frank Swift. Choose Sven Goran Eriksson and wondering where the f * c k you are on a Saturday afternoon. Choose Franny Lee, Alan Ball and Gerry Creaney. Choose £1.4million for Steve Daley. Choose five different managers in a season. Choose Colin Bell over George Best. Choose total, abject failure at the end of it all, blaming and hounding your manager, your chairman, your players, nothing but an embarrassment to the majority of the city from which you hail. Choose your future. Choose city.

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posted Feb 21, 2008

Hi Pancho,

Any idea what time the "meeting" kicks off (presumably they're all still having luncheon at the moment) ??

How long does it take to say NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!! to Messrs Sc, Ed, and Mu ??

Are some posters suggesting bulky brown envelopes ?

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posted Feb 21, 2008

"Choose £1.4million for Steve Daley" [[ VF ]]

Now that was the craziest transfer fee ever (well, until Newcastle bought Michael Owen).

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posted Feb 21, 2008

sam mohenu

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posted Feb 21, 2008

All,

Go to the Football Supporters Federation website and sign the petition to ensure that your voice is heard by the PL, and all the clubs in response to the cretinous idea of Scudamore:

http://www.fsf.org.uk/petitions/no-to-game-39/

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posted Feb 21, 2008

The FA have stated their four reasons why it does not like the idea of the 39th game. But there is still a big negative point that the FA and Peter Scudamore have failed to recognise.

Mr Scudamore can sell the Premiership abroad with television by offering a package of live TV and full match coverage on the games with bigger worldwide appeal, and offering less coverage with teams of lesser appeal.

But selling a program of 10 stadia matches is not like selling a single package. Each game has to be marketed and sold to pull in spectators.

If Chelsea draws Arsenal, that would be easy to pull in spectators as these teams have a fan base all over the world. This article quotes the example of Man.Utd versus Birmingham. This fixture will have appeal only because fans will be interested in seeing Manchester United.
Inevitably, there will be fixtures such as Fulham v. Wigan and Middlesbrough v. Reading. Now who will want to watch these games? And if the adjacent city hosts Manchester United v Liverpool, the situation gets worse.

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posted Feb 22, 2008

why is this usless waste of space still in a job!!!

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posted Feb 28, 2008

I hope Scudamore and all his other cronies involved with this debacle of an idea gets the sack for this! They purely have no love for the game, just the money! No heart on them, not even a soul. The plan seems to be dead in the water and I hope it finally gets killed for good. Playing home games in Hong Kong? Give me a break!

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