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Post by slother on Oct 18, 2011 21:16:34 GMT
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 18, 2011 21:29:56 GMT
thanks for this....worth a read
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Oct 18, 2011 21:32:50 GMT
An excellent and astute article.
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Post by darksideofthemoon on Oct 18, 2011 22:06:58 GMT
Great read...........but where were the teachers that looked like her when I went to school!!??  Wouldn't have objected to the cane if she was giving it to me!!  |
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Post by StoKeith on Oct 18, 2011 22:10:32 GMT
I decided to comment at the end:
"The only reason the American system can be "socialistic" is because the big teams have already protected themselves against the threat of relegation by having only one league with 32 teams (30 in baseball).
So it's only microsocialism within a hypercapitalist system. The closed system they have created allows for revenue-sharing and the draft system, but we couldn't have that AND keep the football pyramid (and promotion/relegation).
Where would you draw the line? Would the best young players have to join the Bristol Downs League Division 4 (the standalone lowest level of the football pyramid)?
The idea by foreign owners in the Premiership of removing relegation (seen as a capitalist move obviously) is only moving a step closer to the apparently "socialistic" American system, where the collective of top teams control everything.
As for football, I'd like to see a balance. Obviously, something has to be done to rein in the runaway leaders, as a system in which only 4 of the teams have a hope of winning simply doesn't work if you want "true" competition. Simply put - it's BORING right now.
One idea would be to bring in an American style play-off system between the Top 8 of the Premier League to determine the overall winner. That way, the 8th place team would still have a hope of winning the whole thing. Of course a trophy would go to the League winner, but the "Superbowl" and most of the money would go to the play-off winner. Not ideal - I feel the winner of the league would have shown that they are the best team over the season, but steps MUST be taken to achieve greater parity.
Some kind of salary cap would be good, but it would have to be brought in at a global level as the best players will understandably always sniff out the biggest salaries. It seems that that is difficult politically. It's possible in the US, because their sports are generally only played at a high level in the US - it's all self-governed.
Anyway, I hope to see a day when any of the 20 teams in the Premier League can feel like they might have a chance of being champions before the season starts. If someone has a really good idea about how that can be achieved, I'd like to hear it."
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