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10 hours ago, RodneyCisse said:


Not asking you directly but does anyone know what they’re required to change for the Premier League?

One of their staff was on Talksport last week and he said the first thing they have to do is the media facilities, got to look after the broadcasters 

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6 hours ago, Nobody said:

The Premier League should have to pay for any upgrades they are required to make to their ground. 

Was a case here in Sweden when an unfancied ice hockey club got promoted to the top division and had to make a bunch of improvements to suit the leagues standards, then got relegated and couldn't keep up with the costs of their new arena and then went bust. 

The problem with this is that our FA and other football authorities do not give a single fuck.

My local non-league side got relegated this season, despite finishing just outside the play offs. The reason being is that their ground wasn’t up to standard but they gained the funding to do the work this summer. The work would have been done in time for the new season and it made no difference at all, but still they went ahead with it, even on appeal.

You have the case of where clubs have been in financial trouble so the EFL stopped them playing games, which would have brought in revenue.

At the time the actively helped negotiations between Bolton and new owners, but told Bury they had no time which made them go bust.

They allowed Wigan to be taken over by an owner they had reason to suspect was going to immediately put them in administration so they would be relegated and win a bet. They they have the points deduction, and Wigan were relegated.

The EFL’s own chairman tried to sell out all of his clubs so the top 6 clubs could have greater control and more finances of the game, just before the ESL super league plans came to light.

The FA allowed Wimbledon to move to Milton Keynes, and only changed the rules preventing it from happening again after fans across the country kicked up a fuss. Ironically it was almost Luton themselves who got picked up and moved there.

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Luton going from top flight to non-league and back in about 35 years is some journey. Bet their fans have been through the lot. 

 

 

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I hope Coventry are able to stick around too. The likes of them, Ipswich, Sheff Wed should be like WBA, Watford, Sunderland, Boro, Norwich where they hover between lower Premier League and Play-Off contention in the Championship. 

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6 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Luton going from top flight to non-league and back in about 35 years is some journey. Bet their fans have been through the lot. 

 

 

 


Them and Leicester probably the most exciting teams to follow the last 15-20 years bar the mega clubs.

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So nice not being involved at the bottom and can sit back, relax and watch it unfold. 

 

Had a table booked at the local for 4pm, just rang up and said they won't be showing any football today....so now not sure what i'm doing for it. 

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3 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

Is that Stockport manager the fella who had a mammoth long throw in? Remember it causing carnage for us vs. Tranmere away in the FA Cup 1999/00

 

Dave Challinor is the Tranmere bloke but I don't know who manages Stockport

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2 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

Is that Stockport manager the fella who had a mammoth long throw in? Remember it causing carnage for us vs. Tranmere away in the FA Cup 1999/00

Yeah that's him. He won some competition for longest throw-ins back then.

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5 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

Thought so!

A google search..

"previously held the world record for the longest throw in football. This was 152 feet (46.34 metres) in a special challenge set-up at Prenton Park in 1998, beating the previous record held by Cardiff"

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2 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said:

A google search..

"previously held the world record for the longest throw in football. This was 152 feet (46.34 metres) in a special challenge set-up at Prenton Park in 1998, beating the previous record held by Cardiff"

 

46 metres [emoji38] I remember Delaps being flat and like a bullet, can't remember if Challinors were the same 

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24 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

46 metres [emoji38] I remember Delaps being flat and like a bullet, can't remember if Challinors were the same 


It was aye. Main reason Tranmere were class in the cups for a while.

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