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Phil Gartside, chairman of Bolton, has come up with an idea that I believe has great merit and certainly worthy of consideration. Phil bemoans the way the Premier League has become too predictable. I think we could all agree on that point. Phil goes on to suggest having a Premier League One and Premier League Two each with 18 teams.
I would be all for that with the proviso that at the end of each season the bottom 9 teams of League 1 are relegated and replaced by the top 9 teams of League 2. Apart from greatly increased variety, it would allow for a mid-season break when international games could be played.
I wonder what the rest of you think?
Dick Fearon, Posted 24/10/2008 at 12:35:01
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Here's an idea to make things more interesting, why not make 3rd 4th 5th and 6th compete for the two remaining Champions League places, e.g. 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th with the losers going into the Uefa Cup. This would give more teams a chance of gaining from the riches of the Champions League if they could beat one of the Sky 4 in a play off and it would bring extra revenue for the FA if they were played at Wembley. Of course this idea would never be passed by the powers that be, they wouldn't dare upset the Sky 4 but imagine the face on Rick Parry and every other kopite who thinks football revolves around them if it did.
Simply make the Champions League just that...for CHAMPIONS. Only the top team goes into it, so only 1 team rakes the majority cash in that season. That would more evenly distribute the champions league cash amongst the year-on-year winners which always varies, and it would give better value/income to a new-format cup knockout round Uefa Cup (for teams 2-6) even more. That would be an increased pot share of Uefa revenues, and reduce the ridiculous 19 games this season that the Uefa Cup winners would have to compete in.
In the prem it would work like Chelsea (eg) would have to wait until all the other clubs had finished bringing new players in before making any aquisitions or why not have a total ban on the top 2 being able to add to their squads for at least 12 months after winning something.
Heres yet another for all of you to ponder. We start breaking up the Sky 4 cartel by smashing United tonight.
Of course with the monopoly it will never happen.
Jeez, look at some of the also-rans who’ve won it.
It’s a Eurocartel by stealth. Look at how Everton put the cat among the pigeons in 2005. UEFA were already sweating bullets even before the ’miracle of Istanbul’. The fact is, it doesnt matter who are the champions of Iceland, Norway, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine et al, so long as we get the usual suspects on screen on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Number the divisions one through four and link them as a single Football League. Revenue share from the television money between all the divisions. Ban all on shirt advertising. Ban player names on shirts. All shirts will be numbered one through eleven. Have all clubs revert to the kits they wore in the 1969-70 season. Revert back to the one-man-and-the-goalkeeper offside rule. Allow players to tackle. All games to kick-off 3pm Saturday. Stadium tannoy to be used only in cases of emergency, no rah-rah bullshit. Players must celebrate goals with a manly handshake or a pat on the back. All players to be paid union scale- that?s dockers union scale. Any player not sporting a mullet, short-back-n-sides, a permabubble ?fro or a Rod Stewart/Ron Wood pineapple hairdo is banned. Any player with a blog - banned. Any player with a hip-hop single- banned. Any player who has his house photographed for Hello magazine- banned. All players are contractually required to be excited about Third round FA Cup replays on a miserable Tuesday in January.
Eh.....?scuse me, gotta go, 1970 just called and it wants its memories back...
Hull City always getting in the top 3 .... what a bore! Instead of trying to find some obscure pointing/league system I have an idea! Why not start playing football as if we believe we can win. You never know it may start soon against Manure!
COYB
Nice post mate, made me grin!
The Premier League is shite lads thanks to fucking money
To beat the top 4, stop whinging about money, play better football. Thats the way to do it !
And at least if we try and do it instead of capitulate I will be a happy Evertonian!
The hard thing is to get these so-called experts to see sense!
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1 Posted 24/10/2008 at 19:11:48
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I wouldn?t take any satisfaction from winning the lesser league either as you have only won it because the really good teams are above you.