03-12-2014, 15:41
Afternoon All,
While the temptation of being able to contest each game and win a few now and then would be better than this continual feast of mediocrity, there are no guarantees that the "winning" aspect would necessarily return.
See what has happened to some of the mightiest clubs the 70's and 80's had to offer, such as Leeds United, Forest, Middlesborough, Wolverhampton Wanderers just a few to mention. They would sell their Grannies and offer their false teeth to be in our position.
It has got to such a point that the "magic" of the cup competitions is not what it was, as invariably, when the big sides do scent a whiff of a trophy, after paying the competition nil respect up until the semi final, the big teams go on and win it, especially the FA Cup, where the minnows fight for the right to play the "mighty", get a good payday, then shuffle back off to obscurity.
Money now rules, and most Premier league Chairmen know that going down is not going to earn them diddly, so either bankrupt the club in an effort to survive, or do not invest enough hoping somehow they can hang in there, and keep getting the paydays.
Fans and supporters are their own worst enemy in this, as while we keep paying the extortionate rates for tickets, merchandise, pies and pints, the powers that be will never try and return the game"to the grass roots", but will continue to pay homage to the TV money.
I still get a buzz just before kick off, and the sense of disapointment I get after a poor performance can be measured by how my missus approaches me for the first couple of hours after watching a losing game, so I find it difficult to say that I could take it or leave it.
It is still the working mans sport, even though the working man needs to remortgage his house to get a season ticket, and as such, I and many like me will keep oiling the gears of the Premier Leagues hamster wheel, and seek to hope that our dreams of being able to compete on an even playing field with "the big boys" will actually happen more often than it does at present.
If we could win a cup, get to a final even, or achieve European embaressment, as so many others have.
Ah, if only!
Cheers,
Kookiebags.
While the temptation of being able to contest each game and win a few now and then would be better than this continual feast of mediocrity, there are no guarantees that the "winning" aspect would necessarily return.
See what has happened to some of the mightiest clubs the 70's and 80's had to offer, such as Leeds United, Forest, Middlesborough, Wolverhampton Wanderers just a few to mention. They would sell their Grannies and offer their false teeth to be in our position.
It has got to such a point that the "magic" of the cup competitions is not what it was, as invariably, when the big sides do scent a whiff of a trophy, after paying the competition nil respect up until the semi final, the big teams go on and win it, especially the FA Cup, where the minnows fight for the right to play the "mighty", get a good payday, then shuffle back off to obscurity.
Money now rules, and most Premier league Chairmen know that going down is not going to earn them diddly, so either bankrupt the club in an effort to survive, or do not invest enough hoping somehow they can hang in there, and keep getting the paydays.
Fans and supporters are their own worst enemy in this, as while we keep paying the extortionate rates for tickets, merchandise, pies and pints, the powers that be will never try and return the game"to the grass roots", but will continue to pay homage to the TV money.
I still get a buzz just before kick off, and the sense of disapointment I get after a poor performance can be measured by how my missus approaches me for the first couple of hours after watching a losing game, so I find it difficult to say that I could take it or leave it.
It is still the working mans sport, even though the working man needs to remortgage his house to get a season ticket, and as such, I and many like me will keep oiling the gears of the Premier Leagues hamster wheel, and seek to hope that our dreams of being able to compete on an even playing field with "the big boys" will actually happen more often than it does at present.
If we could win a cup, get to a final even, or achieve European embaressment, as so many others have.
Ah, if only!
Cheers,
Kookiebags.