Whats wrong with football?

[ghanimah]

the reason I will never purchase sky, they've fucked football. But little old me not buying makes no difference to them

As always the crucial thing is numbers to make the difference. But you're not on your own, I don't subscribe to Sky either for largely the same reason.

[pauld]

If all the people who complain about Sky didn't purchase their products, then there wouldn't be an issue with them, would there?

I don't.

I quite like the transfer deadline day coverage.

Booo! Burn the witch!

[Saxondale]

Can we start our own spunked / spent threads to keep up with transfer deadline day.

I nominate 12 mill for Shane long straight into the spunked thread.

[Summerof69]

Quite, I've said it before but I hate the way they bellow the total amount spent on players in that particular window. It's presented as if it's something we should be impressed by. To be honest I look at the total, fall out of love with the game a bit more and wonder how many children's cancer wards that figure could fund.

Whenever they pit up that figure, I think of the millions being paid to football's parasites...the agent's. The amounts some pick up in 'fees' is absolutely disgusting.

[jonny72]

Not accepting it at all, in fact I haven't seen it, just think that of all the many things Sky's malign influence has fucked up in English football (and looking at Murdoch's empire generally, English life), making a "thing" of transfer deadline day isn't that high up the list. It would be a thing whether or not Sky hyped it up, as all the other media would make a huge deal out of it as well. The obscene amounts being spent, on both players and wages, is another matter

You can't blame Sky for the amount of money spent on transfer fees and wages. They might give the money to the clubs but they don't hold a gun to the Chairmen's heads and force them to piss it all away on players.

Besides the fans are just as much to blame. How many were complaining when PDC was doing the same with Black's money?

[Summerof69]

The programme on Sky 'The Fall & Rise of Leicester City'. Why?

[@mwooly63]

The programme on Sky 'The Fall & Rise of Leicester City'. Why?

Cos they are newcomers to skys the FAs the premier league

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

You can't blame Sky for the amount of money spent on transfer fees and wages. They might give the money to the clubs but they don't hold a gun to the Chairmen's heads and force them to piss it all away on players.

Besides the fans are just as much to blame. How many were complaining when PDC was doing the same with Black's money?

It was pretty obvious to me (as it should have been to anyone) that Di Canio's 'Revolving Door' player recruitment policy was unsustainable and would end in tears sooner rather than later. However, if I'd tried voicing my concerns to Jeremy Wray I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have returned my calls. Even if he had, I seriously doubt that he would have heeded my warnings

So in that particular instance (or any other for that matter), I don't see how the fans were to blame or what they could have done.

[Batch]

You can say that about any club that spends more than they bring in. Which is probably the majority of the clubs.

It's sustainable as long as the backer stays committed.

I don't see anyone was to blame really, aside from the overspend/transfer embargo. Black wasn't committed anymore, that's all.

[Reg Smeeton]

See that Rushden and Diamonds old ground Nene Park, is to be knocked down and turned into a retail park.
 
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/home-Rushden-Diamonds-Nene-Park-set-demolished/story-22863574-detail/story.html
 
What a waste, remember going there one Boxing Day, when we were terrible and lost 2-0, lucky to get nil.  Tidy little modern ground...in a good setting, with community facilities etc....the largesse of Max Griggs.

Also went there for a big national quiz once out of season, and we had the run of the hospitality, again very good stuff.

Sort of thing on a slightly larger scale that we need.

[bigbobjoylove]

Shame its not flat-pack so we can poach the fancy end for use at the County Ground.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

It was pretty obvious to me (as it should have been to anyone) that Di Canio's 'Revolving Door' player recruitment policy was unsustainable and would end in tears sooner rather than later. However, if I'd tried voicing my concerns to Jeremy Wray I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have returned my calls. Even if he had, I seriously doubt that he would have heeded my warnings

So in that particular instance (or any other for that matter), I don't see how the fans were to blame or what they could have done.

Thing is I didn't care, I was bored following the same old crap at a swindon.
From day one I was ecstatic about the appointment of PDC. Sure it was going to be a time bomb but it was a fantastic ride. Every home and away game an experience.
Black put up the pounds, there was a budget and PDC was allowed to spend.
Tell you now who knows where it could have ended the championship for sure if only Black would have kept the roller coaster going for a little longer.
No regrets from me whatsoever.
A new dawn and era now and have to say exceeding my expectations.
Just wish a few more would return to the CG as the atmosphere is a little stale.
Many Chapters in my long history following Swindon and the PDC era up there with the best of them.
Far more worst.

[chalkies_shorts]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29056885

Talk like that will pack them in. I don't mind Hodgson but you put lipstick on a pig, its still a pig.

[kerry red]

Fuck me, it's not up to the opponents to excite the fans, it's supposed to be our own team.

I watched the game last night and it seems that no matter who the manager or playing personnel are it's just more of the same turgid crap we've been dished up for donkey's years

[4D]

Was there a game last night?