Ben Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Not be long now before a rule comes out saying if a top 6 club bids for a player from a lower club they have to accept for the good of the player to prevent them missing out on a better career Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, Decky said: Not really arsed about this now that ours is done but it definitely isn't fair at this stage when other clubs have benefitted massively because of it. It's incredibly short-sighted by the clubs who are pushing for it, the more stringent the owners and directors and FFP rules they force through the more likely it is that they'll be challenged as anti-competitive and it'll all come crashing down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 20 minutes ago, Decky said: Not really arsed about this now that ours is done but it definitely isn't fair at this stage when other clubs have benefitted massively because of it. Yip. Once one or two clubs have it you have to allow the opportunity for the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Jackie Broon said: It's incredibly short-sighted by the clubs who are pushing for it, the more stringent the owners and directors and FFP rules they force through the more likely it is that they'll be challenged as anti-competitive and it'll all come crashing down. Leaving the big clubs no choice but to form a ESL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Happinesstan said: Leaving the big clubs no choice but to form a ESL? I can’t see that happening, the government shat themselves at the level of reaction against it when they tried and it’s clear that they will legislate to prevent English clubs from joining a ESL if they need to, and there is no viable ESL without the English clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 17 hours ago, arnonel said: Lots of Liv Golf in the news today Feels like someone’s pissed that all the top golfers aren’t going to be on their channel anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordinho Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Been interesting to watch PIF’s approach to this. People like Dustin Johnson and Bryson that said they’d never take part have then had huge sums of cash thrown at them, resulting in some 180’s. From a NUFC perspective it does indicate that they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to make sure they’re successful. Confirms to me that the only restrictions for us come from FFP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Jackie Broon said: I can’t see that happening, the government shat themselves at the level of reaction against it when they tried and it’s clear that they will legislate to prevent English clubs from joining a ESL if they need to, and there is no viable ESL without the English clubs. If the ESL wasn't still in the horizon no Americans would've paid £4.5b for Chelsea. The Gvt won't stop it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 26 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: If the ESL wasn't still in the horizon no Americans would've paid £4.5b for Chelsea. The Gvt won't stop it. All they need to do is to slightly tweak the model to allow for limited relegation/promotion and it would easily go through with little government interference. With regards to the Americans, if they don't get their money back through the ESL then the only other way is if the Premier League sells its matches directly to consumers, similar to Netflix. Cuts out selling TV rights to Sky, Bein, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, macphisto said: All they need to do is to slightly tweak the model to allow for limited relegation/promotion and it would easily go through with little government interference. With regards to the Americans, if they don't get their money back through the ESL then the only other way is if the Premier League sells its matches directly to consumers, similar to Netflix. Cuts out selling TV rights to Sky, Bein, etc. I get, after the backlash, the gvt said a few nice things about how bad an idea it was but prior to that they were all for it. Christ Koko even said that, as a free market capitalist, why would he not be all for it? UEFA's in on it as well as the Premier League. Absolutely no punishment metered out, in fact they've been rewarded with "free" ECL spots. As for these clubs clawing back their billions via PPV they will still see the only way of maximising that particular revenue would be via a closed wider league. I suspect, ESL or no ESL, these clubs want to control their own tv revenue anyways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, RodneyCisse said: Feels like someone’s pissed that all the top golfers aren’t going to be on their channel anymore. Yet skysports were advertising the Liv tournament during the commercial breaks ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, JonBez comesock said: Yet skysports were advertising the Liv tournament during the commercial breaks ? I'm still confused by this, the two tournaments don't have any sort of timetable clash whatsoever, that's why the PGA have said they won't ban players taking part Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, JonBez comesock said: Yet skysports were advertising the Liv tournament during the commercial breaks ? Money talks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, macphisto said: All they need to do is to slightly tweak the model to allow for limited relegation/promotion and it would easily go through with little government interference. With regards to the Americans, if they don't get their money back through the ESL then the only other way is if the Premier League sells its matches directly to consumers, similar to Netflix. Cuts out selling TV rights to Sky, Bein, etc. Maybe, but I can't see what's going to change, there is no incentive for the government to allow it and it would be massively unpopular with people they want to appeal to. We still don't have 3pm Saturday televised matches, they're not going to suddenly let PL clubs sell their own TV rights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 16 hours ago, Ben said: Not be long now before a rule comes out saying if a top 6 club bids for a player from a lower club they have to accept for the good of the player to prevent them missing out on a better career I know that sounds incredibly petty but it still doesn't seem that far fetched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, JonBez comesock said: Yet skysports were advertising the Liv tournament during the commercial breaks ? Same as talksports. Blasting the players all day.. but will be sending a comms team to Saudi for the boxing making money from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) Extremely tiresome True Faith podcast this week. Basically Chris Waugh and Mick Martin making up things to worry about, based on absolutely no knowledge at all. Started OK with a review of what the owners have done so far, but the section about the future was a bit silly. Edited June 9, 2022 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Extremely tiresome True Faith podcast this week. Basically Chris Waugh and Mick Martin making up things to worry about, based on absolutely no knowledge at all. Started OK with a review of what they’ve done so far, but the section about the future was a bit silly. I got a bit giddy after the takeover and subscribed to their Patreon. Needless to say it didn’t last long. There’s one or two on there that talk sense but the majority of them are terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 The fact it’s nearly the same price as Amazon Prime is a bit silly Generally I think they’re alright, but they’re better when they confine themselves to things they have a clue about. Also inviting journalists to speculate wildly didn’t really make for a insightful show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) They get their facts wrong all the time in it which annoys me. Not even difficult things, it’s like really basic stuff. Edited June 9, 2022 by bowlingcrofty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Chris Waugh is awful to listen too. I've just cancelled my Athletic subscription as they produce one good article a month at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Chris Waugh is awful to listen too. I've just cancelled my Athletic subscription as they produce one good article a month at best. I cancelled mine and they got back to me offering 50% off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 He couldn’t be less subtle if he tried Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Slimy cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Good job he joined the NUST board again. Who’d have thunk it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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