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[Football] Premier League chatter



Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,227
Surrey
A campaign for a little bit of fairness to fans, rather than wringing the last pennies of extra profit out of them, is communism now, is it?

It's Beach Hut FFS, anything that remotely looks like rebuffing market forces and he is glibly rolling out one-liners about red flags and communism. Everybody else recognises this as being a bit dim, but not him.

There are many reasons for lowering prices. Match days tickets are a relatively insignificant revenue stream nowadays with TV money being what it is, so clubs ought to be able to afford to do so. Also, some clubs are finally realising that expensive tickets will gradually alienate the game's core support. A large slice of the people who can afford to spend £200 on a family day out at the football won't think twice about going to west end shows (or whatever) instead when the day itself stops offering value for money with poor performances and results on the pitch.
 




Not Andy Naylor

Well-known member
Dec 12, 2007
8,798
Seven Dials
Don't fall for the myth that the Premier League is all about glamour. Yes, you have United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea etc.

But godforsaken crap-holes are certainly not an exclusive preserve of the Football League. The delights of Watford, Leicester, Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke and West Bromwich, all current Premier League away trips, are unlikely to feature in any Best of Britain tourist guides.

And let us not forget the Godforsaken Crap-Hole to end all Godforsaken Crap-Holes, Croydon.

While I agree that Stoke-on-Trent is the armpit of the universe, a walk down the towpath of the Trent & Mersey canal from Stoke station to Ice Station Zebra (as the Britannia Stadium is known to journos who regularly brave its exposed press box) on a sunny autumn or spring afternoon can be very pleasant. Waterside attractions include the club that offers live country music and shooting (unfortunately on the wrong bank for further investigation) and the narrowboat moored near the ground that serves hot oatcakes.
 


Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
18,873
Worthing
I wondered if 'Premier League Chatter' was a suggestion for re-naming NSC were we to get promoted.
 


edna krabappel

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 7, 2003
47,222
While I agree that Stoke-on-Trent is the armpit of the universe, a walk down the towpath of the Trent & Mersey canal from Stoke station to Ice Station Zebra (as the Britannia Stadium is known to journos who regularly brave its exposed press box) on a sunny autumn or spring afternoon can be very pleasant. Waterside attractions include the club that offers live country music and shooting (unfortunately on the wrong bank for further investigation) and the narrowboat moored near the ground that serves hot oatcakes.

It's a fair point. But: if Stoke-on-Trent is the armpit, then Croydon is the sweaty crack between the buttocks, surely?
 






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