Superior Acuña Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 The Premier League is considered by many to be the best league in the world but I think drastic reform is needed to keep it at the pinnacle. With the UK’s punitive taxes, we are already starting to see many of the English top-flight’s best talent draining away to the continent. Just this summer the likes of Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso quit for the La Liga in Spain, where they will earn considerably more money after tax. And I would actually like to see the Premier League comprised solely of the 20-25 clubs who have been the biggest and most successful sides in modern history. I think those teams should form the top-flight whether that be Leeds United in the third tier or Newcastle United in the second tier. And there would be no promotion or relegation which would allow those teams to grow. Then you would guarantee some of the world’s best derbies, like Sunderland v Newcastle, happening each season as well as other huge games like Leeds against Man United. It would make a pleasant change from watching some of the smaller clubs in the Premier League in recent times like Reading, Wigan and Bolton. Fans around the world want to see the huge games - not clashes involving clubs like Barnsley, Watford or Hull. So I think it really is time that those clubs who have contributed the most over the last 100 years be the flag-bearers for a new Premier League with no promotion or relegation. That would allow teams to attack without fear because no-one will be relegated. And it will crucially enable the Premier League to go on to the next level if we are to compete with La Liga and Serie A in Italy. The Football League would still function if you are a Wigan or a Notts County or a smaller club. These sides would do what they have done for most of their existence which is play in a league where you have a better chance of winning something. My main grievance is the reason why the likes of Wigan, Hull and Reading have got into the Premier League. For the most part it is due to wealthy benefactors who have bought into them because they are cheap investments. The likes of Reading and Hull are in a big catchment area with potential for the growth and benefactors know if they put in modest sums they could get them within touching distance of the Premier League and turn a huge profit in the value of the club. So this isn’t a romantic story about clubs developing from within with a view to trying to go and win an FA Cup or title. This is pure chance taking by people who have seen clubs as a method to get enhance their ego and earnings. There is little precedent in other sports for the system of meritocracy if you look at the NFL. They get billions in TV revenue and I think broadcasters would pay even more for the Premier League rights if they knew the biggest clubs and the marquee names would be involved. There would derbies galore and repeats of famous historical clashes galore. Most people with the of greatest respect do not tune in to watch Wigan against Hull - they tune in to watch Liverpool versus Chelsea. So I think we should forget the 39th game and just have the top 25 clubs in the country playing 50 games. I am salivating dreaming at the thought of it. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/stan-collymore/To-make-the-Premier-League-the-best-get-Leeds-and-Newcastle-back-get-rid-of-small-clubs-and-scrap-relegation-and-promotion-article201025.html#at Obviously crap, but nice to see Newcastle-Sunderland considered a big derby for once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Read this at the weekend. One of the worst ideas I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Read this at the weekend. One of the worst ideas I've ever seen. No surprise really seeing as its Collymore and hes a prize cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 What a load of shite. Can't believe they printed that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Aye read this the other day, what a load of s*** Seems they've removed one of the comments that was decent: I've racked my brains for a gooh three hours and still cant work out what Mr Collymore WOULD be good at. He was good at football.....but he didnt have the mental strength for it (HE WAS A BOTTLER). And ever since he quit, everything he's done has been rubbish. Rubbish presenter, rubbish actor, rubbish columnist, rubbish rapper (yeah you heard....he tried rapping). For christ sake Stan you were even rubbish at going into car parks late at night and watching strangers having it off!!!! And yet every week you use a national newspaper to spread your rubbish in the faint hope that anyone in the world will take you seriously?! I properly pity you Stan. Very few people have your money, even fewer are as good a footballer as you were and I bet you've had it off with some right stunners. But I feel so sorry for you, because you've made absolutely nothing of your life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Ya I know, Sunderland one of the top 25 in recent English history Lowest number of points recorded broken twice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 load of none sense really. however, some of this season's PL fixtures, on paper at least, looks really horrible. Too many shit teams, shit clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 What a knob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealios Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 load of none sense really. however, some of this season's PL fixtures, on paper at least, looks really horrible. Too many shit teams, shit clubs. Not shit for the fans of those clubs. I would rather watch Newcastle Doncaster 10 times over than any premier league game this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 This is literally the worst idea I have ever heard. It's utter insanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 We'd be like our Rugby Union side. Have to put up with winning about 4 matches every single year finishing 2nd or 3rd bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Stan Collymore's a fucking idiot. That is all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 How has Stan Collymore not been banned from communicating with others while unsupervised? He is a danger to himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually, I heard him on TalkSpurt the other day and he was quite decent, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually, I heard him on TalkSpurt the other day and he was quite decent, tbf. this, he's actually of the few ex footballers that talks sense, write quite a bit about newcastle actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually, I heard him on TalkSpurt the other day and he was quite decent, tbf. this, he's actually of the few ex footballers that talks sense, write quite a bit about newcastle actually he can talk a lot of sense but then he comes out with something like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Worst idea ever. Crap sides should be relegated, if that includes us (Which it did last year) then so be it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Sport would be boring if shit teams weren't punished for being shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Relegation is one of the things that make footy so much more interesting to watch than North American sports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 How's it work in NFL? I honestly have no idea. It's possible for another team to get accepted into a conference? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 How's it work in NFL? I honestly have no idea. It's possible for another team to get accepted into a conference? No. There's no such thing as relegation in any North American sport that I know of. You can finish in dead last every single year and still be in the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, etc. The only way to have new teams in the leagues is if they simply allow a new team to exist out of nowhere and enter the league as an expansion team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Or selling and moving franchises. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Or selling and moving franchises. We're talking about sport here, man, not restaurants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Or selling and moving franchises. Yeah, I was going to mention that as well but I'm still not over the Quebec Nordiques moving to America. Also, it seems like Major League Soccer is going to allow the Vancouver Whitecaps to join their league from another league in the 2012 expansion, but I'm not sure on the details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Or selling and moving franchises. Yeah, I was going to mention that as well but I'm still not over the Quebec Nordiques moving to America. Also, it seems like Major League Soccer is going to allow the Vancouver Whitecaps to join their league from another league in the 2012 expansion, but I'm not sure on the details. There's no issues what that in regards to CONCAF or whatever? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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