by bigmick » Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:01 pm
I think the issue is XSD, that the thing is in decline anyway. In terms of TV audiences, advertising revenue etc most sports economists are likening soccer to snooker before the crash 15 or so years ago. This is why UEFA have comissioned a survey and report on the subject to see if they can address the decline. I think if its looked at with a cold heart, the big clubs getting even bigger is absolutely inevitable in the current circumstances. Already, the bigger clubs are at a massive advantage in being able to maintain a bigger and better squad than their counterparts and the gap is widening.
Taken to its absolution of course, the Premier league could be any one from ten or twelve teams going for the title, the bookies going 8/1 the field at the start. Would it be better, fairer, of a higher quality? Don't know but the days of TV companies paying people to attend matches to give a better atmosphere can't be too far away. Any measures would of course have to be Europewide, if not worldwide.
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