| League 3? 14:26 - May 8 with 4336 views | scottishjack |
So, Premier league teams will be eligible to enter "B" teams. I assume that they mean all Premier League teams if they so wish? Not just the top 6?
Plus, lets say for example, we enter a "B" team into league 3, they win promotion, but our first team were to be relegated from the Premier League?
I think personally this needs a lot of thought, and proper consultation with the non-league teams...Or is it purely set up to help the so called big teams in the Prem? |  | | |  |
| League 3? on 19:07 - May 8 with 878 views | Drizzy |
| League 3? on 19:00 - May 8 by C_jack |
On topic, the NFL draft is tonight.
I would love to see a similar approach in this country where the best young players are not farmed by academies, but play for designated clubs, they could then be drafted to perhaps Championship clubs at the end of the season. [Post edited 8 May 2014 19:01]
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Nice idea but that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. |  |
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| League 3? on 19:13 - May 8 with 862 views | Uxbridge |
| League 3? on 17:35 - May 8 by reddythered |
Well, I'd agree with that to an extent but football clubs seem to act in some form of wierd vacuum where they and especially fans want to believe they should operate contrary to usual business practises and avoid the consequences.
English Prem plus FL is 92 clubs. Do any nations across Europe, bigger nations, have such a number of professional clubs? I'd doubt it to be honest.
There are many clubs who have never progressed past what is now League One. There are plenty of clubs in congested areas who will never get anywhere due to not being able to gain and sustain a large fanbase due to bigger clubs being in the region. If horizontal mobility is thus limited for the most part by geographical reasons, there's never going to be any semblance of a level playing field. |
And there are plenty that do, such as my club and the club that used to exist down the road.
There's a damn sight more thsn 92 clubs that are pro, but again it's irrelevant to compare to other countries without the same history of lower league support. If a club in the lower leagues can afford to go pro then so be it.
Kill the lower leagues and we lose an awful amount. Far far more than the mythical gains this is supposed to give. |  |
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| League 3? on 19:18 - May 8 with 857 views | exiledclaseboy |
Dumb idea. Will never happen. |  |
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| League 3? on 19:19 - May 8 with 857 views | C_jack |
| League 3? on 19:07 - May 8 by Drizzy |
Nice idea but that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. |
Makes perfect sense, as it does in the NFL. The pathway from high school onwards for the sport is clear. The best young prospects go to the teams that need them.
Incredibly difficult to implement in our structure and culture though, since we take a 'farmyard' approach. |  |
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| League 3? on 19:22 - May 8 with 849 views | Drizzy |
| League 3? on 19:19 - May 8 by C_jack |
Makes perfect sense, as it does in the NFL. The pathway from high school onwards for the sport is clear. The best young prospects go to the teams that need them.
Incredibly difficult to implement in our structure and culture though, since we take a 'farmyard' approach. |
I didn't say that the draft process makes no sense. Implementing it into our football pyramid makes no sense. | |
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| League 3? on 19:43 - May 8 with 815 views | longlostjack |
It's a terrible idea and would destroy the spirit of the game. There needs to be a a fairer distribution of the TV money to lower league clubs. I don't know anything about Spain but in Germany the B teams are pretty irrelevant - the real reason for Germany's success at international level is this place.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Sport_University_Cologne |  |
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| League 3? on 21:38 - May 8 with 775 views | ImAlrightJack |
In Estonia and Spain, reserve squads play in the main pyramid, but cannot get promoted, if it means playing in the same league as their senior counterparts. IF there is promotion, then that might be the case here.
In fact, I think it's a disgraceful idea. It gives no hope to Conference teams, they'll never be able to get into the league, let alone those in the regional ones below it.
It's a suggestion of Greg Dyke. The only decent thing he did was to introduce Roland Rat to breakfast TV. Everything he's done after that has been useless. |  | | |
| League 3? on 21:52 - May 8 with 762 views | PozuelosSideys |
| League 3? on 21:38 - May 8 by ImAlrightJack |
In Estonia and Spain, reserve squads play in the main pyramid, but cannot get promoted, if it means playing in the same league as their senior counterparts. IF there is promotion, then that might be the case here.
In fact, I think it's a disgraceful idea. It gives no hope to Conference teams, they'll never be able to get into the league, let alone those in the regional ones below it.
It's a suggestion of Greg Dyke. The only decent thing he did was to introduce Roland Rat to breakfast TV. Everything he's done after that has been useless. |
Good god, no.
Itll mean that big boys will stockpile even more young talent than they do now!! |  |
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| League 3? on 22:02 - May 8 with 752 views | MillJack |
Hypothetical situation:
Man United play Liverpool in the Premier League, at the same time in opposite ends of the country their 'B' teams play league 2 games against Carlisle & Exeter respectively. How many away fans would be at those League 2 games???
Absolute dogsh!t idea which makes no sense in regards to the development of young players or in making the English national team stronger.
I bet Rochdale have always dreamt of the opportunity to play Stoke Reserves in a competitive fixture. FFS. |  | | |
| League 3? on 22:06 - May 8 with 740 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
The more I listen to this the more it seems a dreadful idea. |  |
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| League 3? on 22:29 - May 8 with 718 views | dameedna |
| League 3? on 15:45 - May 8 by Kennedy |
We would not be in it anyway as read you must be academy 1 status (we are 2)
As of 2013
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers (Championship)
Blackburn Rovers (Championship)
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Leicester City (Championship)
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough (Championship)
Norwich City
Reading (Championship)
Southampton
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers (Championship) |
Interesting in our area that Villa, Wolves, Reading, Southampton have AC1 status, not sure about Cardiff |  | | |
| League 3? on 22:35 - May 8 with 704 views | dameedna |
About a thousand or more 'Pool/Utd' fans and their families would turn up which would put revenue on the gate and make the games very competitive and hopefully hostile.
Loads of United or Liverpool fans would pop up in the areas of Exeter and Carlisle, more than at present. This is normal all over the world where no fvcker supported the Jackies until we got to the Prem and beat the likes of Liverpool and United.
Bring it on I say, the money in the Prem has to have a better return. That is capitalism. Forget international football. | | | |
| League 3? on 00:09 - May 9 with 674 views | Kilkennyjack |
Dreadful idea - no, no, no. |  |
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