Boring Boring Football

[Legion]

We are charging Norwich fans 43 quid next month. A game being given away to half season ticket holders. Disgraceful.

That's well out of order.

[Rigadon]

£43?  Really?  That's absurd.

[LeeB]

The real problem isn't Sky or the PL it is the Champions League.

Players naturally want to play at the highest level they can and the bloated nature of the competition means that the clubs in it can tempt all of the best players to join their squads even if they're not guaranteed a start. The money they earn by being a part of the circus makes it difficult for any club to compete and the inevitable consequence of that is what we have seen at Man City as super rich owners use it as their own personal vanity project.

The sad thing is we all want to be part of it and berate our own club for failing to provide the funds to give us a chance of competing.

Bang on the money.

All problems could be fixed in an instant if Uefa went back to the original formats for their cups. The redistribution of talent is the key to having a competitive league.

It'll never happen though.

[Clampy]

We are charging Norwich fans 43 quid next month. A game being given away to half season ticket holders. Disgraceful.

If it's any consolation, QPR are charging Chelsea up to £55 for their game on Saturday and anyone who was there the other week will know what piss poor seats they were.

You're right though, £43 is too much.

[Legion]

Plus it's only £10 if you get tickets for the open training session.

[olaftab]

We are charging Norwich fans 43 quid next month. A game being given away to half season ticket holders. Disgraceful.

That's well out of order.

However it makes  sense. Records will show that  newly promoted teams   tend to get a very good following specially to famous grounds and the fact that it could be their one and last visit for many many seasons. I bet you we will sell all we send to Norwich.

[Clampy]

We are charging Norwich fans 43 quid next month. A game being given away to half season ticket holders. Disgraceful.

That's well out of order.

However it makes  sense. Records will show that  newly promoted teams   tend to get a very good following specially to famous grounds and the fact that it could be their one and last visit for many many seasons. I bet you we will sell all we send to Norwich.

I've just been on the Norwich website and we're charging £40, not £43. We also offering one adult and child combo for £42.

[Gaztonniller]

The facts are that only one team can win the league. Only one can win the Champions League. Just how long are these people going to play this money game? Somebody, somewhere, will bale out and there will be clubs left in the financial mire. Another thing that would help would be the collapse of Sky. It cannot go on forever.

And...Thats how i knew dave was gonna whack Sky, thats how it happens. Thats how fast it takes for a corporation to get whacked. 

[cheltenhamlion]

A lad at work is a Norwich fan and said he paid 43.

[Legion]

Booking fee?

[Clampy]

A lad at work is a Norwich fan and said he paid 43.

Maybe Norwich charged him a booking fee then because on their website it definaltey says £40 for adults.

[Villanation]

Football is a bit like chocolate, when you've got to have it, you've got to have it, it excites, smooth, and often satisfies, problem is to much can make you sick, and for me the expectation isn't there any more, I can't even get through a Champions league game, yet there was a time I'd be chomping at the bit to see Europe's best, this is what i was attempting to point out in the Man City thread.

Not just Man City, but the formation of this super rich elite league which as been happening now for probably 12 years is killing the game, yes there was the odd splurge into the transfer market by a top club breaking the occasional Transfer record fee for a player, what we have now is clubs buying 4 or5 top players in 1 hit thus allowing that team to be able to house 2+ full squads of players any of which could easily survive top 6 of the Premiership and more.

This kind of thing breeds inflation within the game and the whole things starts to spiral, classic example, Andy Carrol ( Not making a defined point about the player) 35ML, never in 35ML years is he worth that, closer to home Darren Bent, no question Benty is a great goalscorer, but I for one am beginning to think what we paid for him looks at this point was way over the top, bearing in mind what we sold James Milner for (cash wise) and Ashley Young.

Its gone mad and ever so boring.....

 

[D.boy]

As the Hairy one said...
"I think clubs like Villa should play their youth teams against the Big Three, and supporters should boycott the games. Some kind of protest is needed NOW."

Can you imagine someone like Fergie having an apolyptic outburst if he lost out on the title by a couple of points as their nearest rival beat a youth team to secure the trophy. How about supporters of all the teams outside the top 4 boycotting games against said clubs, I wonder how sky would build that up. The only supporters would be the away fans and it wouldn't look good to the rest of the watching world as the game is played in a 3/4 empty stadium.
It will never happen though.

[cheltenhamlion]

Boycotting all televised games would be funny.

And are we suggesting that forty quid is acceptable to charge away fans for a game we are giving away?

[Clampy]

And are we suggesting that forty quid is acceptable to charge away fans for a game we are giving away?

No, it's still too much, but in fairness, the adult/junior combo deal is not one i've seen many other premiership teams offer away fans.