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Perhaps they could play the game in a field of land mines, while being tear-gassed?
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[Football] league matches in the usa?
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Perhaps they could play the game in a field of land mines, while being tear-gassed?
schmunk
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Selhurst?Perhaps they could play the game in a field of land mines, while being tear-gassed?
hart's shirt
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Palestine Babayaro.
I think that the chances of the FA actually acting in the "interest of football", in any situation short of the Premier League clubs voting to develop nuclear weapons for use by the taliban, are zero.
So who decides who plays who, as the decision could have real world impacts. Luton playing Man City three times while Nottingham Forest play Palace three times would have a direct outcome on the relegation battle, for example.
And if it’s done on the back of size of teams then it’s purely down to the Big 6. You could sell out Man City vs Liverpool anywhere in the world, but you can’t sell out Brighton vs Aston Villa in Brighton.
And if it’s done on the back of size of teams then it’s purely down to the Big 6. You could sell out Man City vs Liverpool anywhere in the world, but you can’t sell out Brighton vs Aston Villa in Brighton.
METALMICKY
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But don't the poor little overpaid poppets play too much football and need the close season to rest up?.......................commercial opportunity feck them!
I don’t see how it happens at all TBH if it’s a “39th game”. If they move a regular season game that changes but even then there’s a likelihood it has a material impact (e.g. a team with a great home record and terrible away one playing one fewer home game has consequences).
Wasn’t that one of Sepp Blatter’s ideas for the women’s game?Yeah. It seems about as likely as the match kit being changed to crop tops, mini skirts and frilly knickers.
Official Old Man
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Only a matter of time before the Charity Shield is moved. Let's face it, the teams involved are all away on tours anyway so why not just play that game in Saudi or China or USA two weeks ahead of season start.
As mentioned, the Spanish Super Cup is already played overseas but as a tournament rather than a one off game.
As mentioned, the Spanish Super Cup is already played overseas but as a tournament rather than a one off game.
pigmanovich
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I'd be more than happy to sacrifice hosting the Community Shield in England if it meant no overseas league games.
Last summer it was all east coast. Will there be some Midwest and West Coast matches for PL 39th games?
Game 39 resulted in opposition from several club managers. The proposal also met with strong condemnation from supporters' organisations, who saw it as solely motivated by money to the detriment of fans. Sepp Blatter, president of the sport's global governing body at that time, expressed a negative opinion of the proposal and stated that it could affect England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, and the football authorities in a number of the areas suggested as possible venues for the matches were also opposed. In May 2010, the Premier League said that it was no longer actively considering game 39,[1] but in October 2014 it was said to be re-considering the idea.[2]
Apparently Sepp hadn't negotiated his cut of the money yet.
The TV dollars and the many fans that start talking about world football "on the street" in the US will only continue to grow. ESPN, NBC, Fox Sports, etc. never talked about the PL before. Now they always do.
Game 39 resulted in opposition from several club managers. The proposal also met with strong condemnation from supporters' organisations, who saw it as solely motivated by money to the detriment of fans. Sepp Blatter, president of the sport's global governing body at that time, expressed a negative opinion of the proposal and stated that it could affect England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, and the football authorities in a number of the areas suggested as possible venues for the matches were also opposed. In May 2010, the Premier League said that it was no longer actively considering game 39,[1] but in October 2014 it was said to be re-considering the idea.[2]
Apparently Sepp hadn't negotiated his cut of the money yet.
The TV dollars and the many fans that start talking about world football "on the street" in the US will only continue to grow. ESPN, NBC, Fox Sports, etc. never talked about the PL before. Now they always do.
They will ask for a league game, we will say no
They will be given the charity shield and it will be made into a 4 team mini cup
They will be given the charity shield and it will be made into a 4 team mini cup
crodonilson
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I'd guess it would be decided on previous season finishes, so 1st v 20th (or team coming up via the play-offs), 2nd v 19th (or Championship runners up) and so on. The games would be neutral venues so all teams would still have equal numbers of home and away games. So based on current league positions would give you:
Arsenal v Leeds?
Man City v Ipswich
Liverpool v Leicester
Villa v Forest
Tottingham v Brentford
Newcastle v Everton
Chelsea v Fulham
Man U v Wolverhampton
West H'aa'm v Palace
Brighton v Bournemouth
I have never understood (and still don't understand) how this would work in practice.
Is it just a whole round of fixtures, played across the world that have no bearing on the league table? As in glorified end of season friendlies? or would it be a complete destruction of the fairness of the home-away round-robin schedule to shoehorn in an extra game at the expense of the table? How on earth would you make that work in practice?
Hi there Premier League managers....you know you moan on about fixture congestion, player fatigue, injuries, etc, etc...? Well - GOOD NEWS....you're all going to play another match! Plus - it will be somewhere in the US, so there'll be a lot of travelling across time zones to cope with, too! And we need to get the matches shown on TV in Europe at a decent time, so kick-offs will be in the early afternoon heat. And there's no reason to question the integrity of the competition, even if some teams have an easy extra game, and some teams don't. But don't worry, we'll all make EVEN MORE money.
PS: Next stop: no relegation!!
PS: Next stop: no relegation!!