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Post by spitthedog on Feb 10, 2008 23:12:20 GMT
"In England, you already have no English coach, no English players and maybe now you will have no clubs playing in England. It's a joke."
On this issue he is absolutely right.
sometimes it takes someone on the outside to point out the absurdity of a situation.
The Fans should keep up the pressure to resist this ridiculous idea to play domestic games abroad.
it takes the game away from those who have made it what it is...the fans
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Post by JoeinOz on Feb 11, 2008 0:54:07 GMT
If fans can realise their power and influence as both supporters and consumers it can be prevented.
However, I remember being in the FSA and before a Stoke home game we handed out about 2,500 leaflets about the campaign opposing all seater stadiums. Every person we spoke to agreed with the campaign and was repelled by the prospect of all seaters and willingly took the leaflets. Despite so much support from everyone we didn't receive one application to join the FSA or one contact regarding any action that could be taken. Remember too that all seaters becoming compulsory was a long way away at that point. In short, nobody wanted them but at the same time nobody was actually prepared to do anything to prevent it happening. So when people get emotional and nostalgic about terraces remember there weren't many people prepared to actually do anything to keep them.
Its important to remember that amid talk of TV monies sponsors and billionaire oil oligarchs supporters still have an influence that, if asserted en masse, can change decisions and rattle administrative cages. Anything which effects goings on at clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool is BIG news. So ensure the way the vast majority of supporters feel...and what is at stake...is on appropriate agendas.
Standing in Lime Street all those years ago I naievely felt that perhaps, just perhaps, we had a chance. That maybe people were motivated enough to want to actively seek to achieve something together. I was wrong. But what about this time? Write those letters send those emails ring those phone ins and make a noise....and it won't be inevitable.
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Post by mumf14 on Feb 11, 2008 1:02:29 GMT
Ermm...Platini is right..This country's nationalsitic pride has gradually been eroded to nothing.
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Post by JoeinOz on Feb 11, 2008 1:11:35 GMT
Why does he single England out for this? Apart from the overseas plan he's a knob.
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Post by mumf14 on Feb 11, 2008 1:22:54 GMT
I 'm not sure....If I see him on the buz from biddle ...I'll ask him.  ;D |
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Post by JoeinOz on Feb 11, 2008 1:35:43 GMT
Thing is he slags off England having a non English manager but does he think Sweden were wrong to appoint George Raynor back in the 50s? Or Holland with Happel in the 70s? He must know about football so he must be aware that there isn't any English manager up to the job. No English players? Does the notion that players have to play in their own country stop him going to Juventus?
Spot on about playing games abroad so what will he do about it?
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Post by OldStokie on Feb 11, 2008 8:47:16 GMT
Joe, you're absolutely right in all you say. Unfortunately, It takes a war to stir the English people out of their apathy. That or a different coloured face.
M.
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Feb 11, 2008 11:05:10 GMT
Whenever I've seen the guy talk he seems to make sense.
Lets hope he can take on the G14 (or however many of them there are now) and give them a good kicking.
The new proposed plan (playing domestic games abroad) is the wankest idea for football I've heard since FIFA proposed banning tackling (what year was that? 1994ish?).
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