Loads of interesting opinions on this thread, but to go back to the original question I think the clue is in the question "So it looks like the money is going to talk ". Sadly I have no confidence in the Premier League or the football authorities. You have to ask yourself who would the money...
I do.
I'm sick of hearing this chant.
We're 4-nil down, who gives a ****? might just be acceptable if we're at one of the big teams and there's only 3 minutes left.
Less than that and more time than that - No.
Yes, that's right. I remember Mansfield away, midweek Doncaster, Rochdale etc. Not complaining - those were happy days.
Don't remember many of these away regulars you talk about though - except for us exiles.
That's us who can now look forward to Burnley (again) but not Manchester Utd or...
I've been an away supporter most of my life. For years I'd do 10 to 12 away matches a year and 0 to 1 home match. I live up north.
For years, but not now.
I don't count as a loyal supporter.
Personally, I don't think that whether or not international TV audiences are drawn to a fixture is anything worth caring about.
If all they want to watch is Man Utd and Liverpool that's their problem.
Where's folks heading for beer before kick off tomorrow?
Other away trips to Hillsboro I've either had loads of time for pubs in the city like the Fat Cat, or no time at all so no beer. Tomorrow I'll have about an hour, maybe 2, to get to the ground from the station.
The FA were fools to bid for the World Cup in the first place. Corruption or not, there was no way it was going to be awarded to England. In football as in, it seems, every other sport the one thing that unifies the rest of the world is being against England.
Sure it would be good to get our...