posted Sep 5, 2008

Newcastle will still win on sat.with or with out kegan.

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posted Sep 5, 2008

The difference now, 'middleagedred' is that not only is the best talent being picked up by the top clubs but ALL OF IT.

Anyone with a shred of ability is hoovered up and if they're lucky, they are given the 'educational opportunity' of warming the bench.

There goes the excellent Man City youth academy.

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posted Sep 5, 2008

I've nothing against teams breaking into the "top 4" but like others I'm asking where it'll all end. When 1 team was not prepared to be outbid (Chelsea), we all knew where we stood; now we have 2 teams we bottomless pockets and the fear is that some already rich Spanish club will be getting £150m for an average player just because massively wealthy chairmen don't know when to give up the ghost.
Also, I can't help wondering what'll happen when it all goes pear shaped (as it did in Italy a few years ago).

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posted Sep 5, 2008

Yes "legiti greig" you are right the top clubs are more voracious than ever in their appetite for top talent but only 11 players can play with a handful more on the bench at any Club. Look at Duff, SWP, Crouch, Butt, NevilleP, Ben Haim, Sidwell, Hoyte,A Smith : All good home-grown players that were "hoovered" up by the top4 and are now playing elsewhere in the PL. I am not debating that point that the gap between top, middle and bottom is wider than ever, or that the PL has gone global - just that top dumping on rest is nothing new..

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posted Sep 5, 2008

The new thing though is how much dumping is being done. And it's hitting the fan. (Sorry, I can't help with the c**p jokes.)

The demise of professional football. No one shows up to even mid-table Prem games now.

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posted Sep 5, 2008

And the games are rubbish anyway.

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posted Sep 5, 2008

Premier League be prepared,Gaddafi is on his way.Any team outside the top four is on the list.

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posted Sep 5, 2008

I've had enough of any big 4. The article is spot on.

The football league will reign again, 3 tight divisions, (some if not most) players that do give a toss for the team and some local identity!

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posted Sep 5, 2008

The thing is that it was always going to happen once the blackburn takeover happened all the years ago....... i admit a bit sad!

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posted Sep 5, 2008

It’s OK for Spurs to take players from lower league teams, but not for bigger teams to take Spurs players? Talk about double standards.

What about the lower league club hoping to build a team around their promising midfielder and push for promotion only for Spurs to buy him and rain on their parade. Where is the difference?

You need to realise that the big clubs have always taken what they want and that is how they maintain the PL hierarchy. Similarly Spurs take their pick of lower league players to ensure that they maintain the League hierarchy.

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