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Reply | Injuries
at 14:19 27 Dec 2024
Instead of 92 clubs, 100 clubs, do 5 divisions of 20.
You’d do it over a 2 year period. 2 up 4 down for Champs and league one would sort those 2 leagues, league two 2 up/2 down and at end of second season, the bottom half of league 2 and top 8 in national become a 5th division. There’s not a lot to choose between the bottom half of league two and national league so not an undue proposition.
In terms of the Prem stumping up lost income for the 3 home matches lost, after deducting costs of staging games it wouldn’t amount to more than £1m per club over the 3 lost games at Championship level, less than half that down the scale. As such, about £50m total at max, or £2.5m per premier league club. They’re already looking at something in that region over the present arrangement so whilst theyre dragging their heels, at some point something will be done.
This three games a week malarkey is not doing the lower leagues any favours, be it quality or content, they just can’t carry the squad numbers needed to cover injuries. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 08:28 27 Dec 2024
I do believe all Divisions should be of no more than 20 teams.
That could easily be done be incorporating the top 8 teams from the National League and have 5 leagues of 20.
We have this ludicrous situation of international breaks that see too many games crushed into the first six weeks and the middle three months of winter which decimates squads and results in the sub standard football we often witness.
By definition that should result in more time on the training ground preferably overseen by fitness experts. Didn’t we have a retired Olympic runner overseeing our squad in the 70’s heydays?
The loss of 3 home games income could easily be accommodated if the Premier League were forced into compensating the situation for the good of the game, something that still hasn’t been resolved. |
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Reply | QPR v Ride A White Swansea Match Thread
at 15:48 26 Dec 2024
I seem to recall a time when there were suggestions Steve Cook doesn’t offer enough encouragement to the younger players around him.
Wonder if they’re watching this? |
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Reply | The King's speech?
at 10:54 26 Dec 2024
To be fair, people in football always turn their noses up at people who weren’t in football.
I wouldn’t make any judgment on Nourry based on that. |
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Reply | The King's speech?
at 08:35 26 Dec 2024
Quite like the idea of updates from the CEO/DOF at start middle and end of season, feels like there’s a purpose rather than the regular musings we got from the more ‘accessible’ LF which largely amounted to nothing.
Sure we’d like to ask our own questions but they’re all PR trained these days and will waffle around the stuff they don’t/can’t answer which only adds to any irritation.
I’m happy with Nourry effectively putting a poster on the wall every four months, we can judge him on that. |
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Reply | Cook?
at 12:40 24 Dec 2024
Even if it’s a tear it looks unlikely he’ll be back before season end |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 09:49 24 Dec 2024
Team who challenges for promotion versus team that rejoices in the heady heights of 14th place, hmm.
He may have realised by now that we’re always a project for next year.
I’ll be very surprised if WBA don’t put out feelers. |
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