I'd rather have Fenway Sports Group or Leicester's owners, than Sullivan, Gold or Ashley. (If it wasn't TB). There are good and awful owners in both the British and non-British categories.
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[Football] The Future of Football
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I'd rather have Fenway Sports Group or Leicester's owners, than Sullivan, Gold or Ashley. (If it wasn't TB). There are good and awful owners in both the British and non-British categories.
GT49er
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Splitting hairs to the nth. degree - quite BG like. Taylor was instrumental in the scheme of things in getting all seater stadiums, fact. He endorsed the idea, and effectively gave permission for such stadiums to become law. He was the man who gave the green light.
If you really think that the Taylor report had nothing to do with all seater stadiums, carry on; and good luck.
Its not splitting hairs he recommended pretty much what the German league has done and that is totally different to all seater and its also disrespectful to a Judge that did a pretty good job given the circumstances of the time but his report was used politically and interpreted/ignored by the powers that be to use to their own agenda. It took till last year for the Hillsborough criticisms to be recognised.
You really think it was his report that contributed to all seater rather than Thatcher who wanted that and more (compulsory membership for all fans) and Jimmy Hill who used his media position to endorse his Coventry shining example of all seaterness as a necessity for crowd safety. Think again and see how easy it is to manipulate the electorate.
You're correct, simple as that. Taylor made the recommendation, which the Government adopted in 1992 (2 years after Maggie had left Government, which quashes the red-herring posts stating her anti-football supporter views were the driver for all seater grounds. People are confusing this matter, with her push with Sports Minister Colin Moynihan, for compulsory football supporter ID's).
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Crikey, sorry guys, I seem to have inadvertently created a debate about football on NSC, what was I thinking, sorry!
Flat sheet, cheese & pickle and always challenge the ticket on the grounds of it being private land.
Flat sheet, cheese & pickle and always challenge the ticket on the grounds of it being private land.
GT49er
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Yes you are splitting hairs, and yes, the Taylor report clearly contributed to the law changes that lead to all seater stadiums. Anyway, I'm done arguing the point with you -it's like arguing with BG when's defending the indefensible! Pointless.
Nail on the head mate. Anyway, I've done with this conversation - I'm out of here. Black still ain't white, but not to some!
Return of the Rev
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Stop moaning
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No moaning here Guv'nor, just a mass debate!
jevs
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It’s always been the Boleyn Ground, the nearest tube station is Upton Park and it kind of stuck. Not sure when though.
Always been The Boleyn for me.
Pavilionaire
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I agree with the OP about the direction of travel for the Premier League.
Last week, not only was it sad to see West Ham fans turn on their board for the mess they've made at that great club but just as sad was the Spurs season ticket prices for their new 62,000 stadium with the cheapest seats being £795 and the average punter paying a grand.
Last week, not only was it sad to see West Ham fans turn on their board for the mess they've made at that great club but just as sad was the Spurs season ticket prices for their new 62,000 stadium with the cheapest seats being £795 and the average punter paying a grand.
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I guess in the Premier League of the future they'll be "above average" punters in terms of disposable income. There are fewer lads going on to play football in the Saturday leagues so where are they in terms of our support, we have the U18s and loads of 45+ but I fear we'll price out the "core support" of the future. The club will still sell loads of ST but will they always turn up, will they be as vocal, will they travel to Old Trafford for a 19.45 KO on a snowy Saturday, I fear not.
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I rest my case .....
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...r-united-song-sheets-old-trafford-atmosphere/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...r-united-song-sheets-old-trafford-atmosphere/
The Taylor report was based on evidence provided, to a large extent, by the old bill. Now we know that the OB at Hillsborough were a conspiracy of lying ********, the Taylor Report should be torn up and we should start all over again. Having said that, those new to football are such a different demographic now; as several have posted, your traditional football supporter has been priced out of the game.
I love our new stadium, but the buzz and the atmosphere and the "Knees Up Brighton Town" followed by the tumbling down the terracing is just a distant memory of, for me, happier days. I am just pleased that my son was old enough for him to experience the atmosphere of the terraces at the Goldstone.