http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gl..._eikmQ7O1zSkwKA


Yes , you heard it right , I was just saying the same thing to my friend the other day , I said : " You know what they are prepping the EPL to be transferred overseas , because they are reporting more and more so called ' abusive ' behaviour by the UK fans - ie, Asian fans will be more docile and 100% complaint ( asskissers ) thus we will bring the game over . "
The details are yet to be finalised.

Some points I like you all to think about ?
- Assuming the games in Asia will count towards the title , do you think the games will be competetive ?

- What about match fixing , is there an increased danger , giving some of the venues will be in China ?

- How will it change the game in UK ? Will it further alienate UK fans . On the other hand it will surely create more glamour pndan local fans .

Would this be OK to you ?

- There will be even MORE exposure of the EPL , you will be able to watch football non stop from Fri night to Sun morn - this will further encourage Malaysian youth to be lazy and watch instead of playing the game - thus local footbal will die some more.

Your thoughts.

NB. And yes , local media , advertisers etc - get your own f##king ideas and stop plagerizing me as you have done in past . This is for us not you.

Read it as well on soccernet, personally i think it will be too complicated to pull off and it is not logical to send teams all across the world just for one competitive match. Most asian fans are excited because they only assume mu or the other top 4 teams are coming but would the fans pack the bukit jalil if say, Fulham vs Aston Villa (no disrespect to fans of both teams) was playing?

For a team to fly to KL will be already 13 hours, then they need to get used to the time zone and there will be jet lagg, no way they can get used to the weather immediately. Then they fly back to UK, another 13 hours.. man oh man, the fatigue factor kicks in and the next match back home will see dip in performances.

I applaud the english FA's boldness in being adventurous but why open up such a huge can of complications? The asia EPL cup during off season is already good enough because 3 EPL teams are involved. This is my 2 cents worth.

Friendly yes. Competitive game, no chance. Its a shit idea. Yes I want to see ManUtd play a competitive match, but not like this. Its a shit idea. You have a friendly, that stupid friendly cup, use them! Not a real EPL game, an extra one at that.

That 7 subs rule should be applauded. About 8 years too late though. Yes it more advantageous for the bigger sides, but all the other leagues in Europe have 7 subs too. They can only use 3 subs, the bigger sides have better subs obviously, but that's always been the case.

I wonder when will they start removing that 90min rule regarding youth players. Another shit idea that somehow got accepted.

This post has been edited by Wan: Feb 8 2008, 09:23 AM

It depends. I am for the Community Shield being played outside England. League games? I don't know how it'll work but a 'lucky draw'? I don't like the idea of a draw affecting the EPL title race!

Not just the title race but the relegation battle as well. Can you imagine a club is in safe position after 38th games but in the last 39th game they drawed against the top 4 while the other 2 bottom teams face some easy tie?

what will happen if they choose Malaysia...
now FAM going to have new reason why local stadium always lack of ppl watching the game... hehehe
Personally i dont think its a good idea for the league..
but for the cup competition it will be great, i mean SEMIFINAL and FINAL..

for now only community shield will work.league or cup games,both won't work because of the heavy packed schedule of English football.don't tell me they're goin to 3-4 different places in Asia in 2 weeks.Plus,with champions league as well,then the top four will be very,very,very tired as they have to play football in 2 different continents.

Another potential issue will be the weather, depending on where is the selected location/country.

I seriously doubt it. As it is, EPL clubs play at half pace because of the heat and the humidity. Can't imagine they'll be dishing out any memorable performances. There is also then the issue of ensuring that the stadiums are in tip top condition. I know they aren't planning to come to Malaysia but remember when Brazil played a friendly here? God they looked at though they were playing in a sand box.



Most definitely. The Chinese league is fecking corrupt! The Asian community (us Chinese especially) are one of the largest gamblers in the EPL. Some seasons ago, some Malaysian businessman named Jerry Lim even bought into Crystal Palace! Our paws are already in the EPL



You got that right. Not only that, EPL clubs are already expressing concerns over the lack of atmosphere in their stadiums, Old Trafford in particular. Can you imagine what it would be like if they played in say China? Most of them don't even speak any English and you expect them to sing and chant their clubs songs?



At this point, I don't really care about local football. I think we have to really hit rock bottom before anyone will decide to do anything about it. Wait till all sponsors pull out and we have to revert to a semi-professional league because clubs/state sides cannot afford to pay their players obscene amounts anymore.

there r too many issues need to resolve 1st..
but in term of economic it will be good for asian country... can bring more visitors

So no to EPL games but what do you think about the Community Shield? Even if it's played at Wembley, the games turn out to be crap most of the time with both clubs competing in it thinking of it as another of the pre-season friendlies. And add to the fact that the 'Cup Final' between two EPL giants will certainly draw in more audience than say West Ham vs Reading or something like that.

Fans here need to be educated on how to behave and to be fair, if EPL clubs were to come here, we wouldn't know what/when/how to chant so again, it isn't entirely out fault. Put me in Old Trafford and I too would be as meek as a mouse.

Picked up on your last point. If EPL matches were to be held in Asia, they had better involve more prominent sides or they stadium could be fairly empty. Cup Finals? Probably not because there is so much at stake. Then there is also the element of heritage when it comes to the FA Cup, which the English are real proud off, being the oldest cup competition in the world and all. I don't think they'd take kindly to England's biggest cup competition being held outside of England. Well they did play in Cardiff so perhaps, outside of the UK. The Community Shield will be a fair bet though as it is more or less a pre-season friendly.

What? - The onus is on us fans to learn our clubs songs and chants. I think the reason so many do not bother to do so is because they do not watch games in large numbers and thus have no one to sings and chant with. Also, Asians are generally a shy and reserved bunch.

When? - At Anfield, the Kop usually starts off and then the rest of the stadium follows. All you need is a small group of fans to start off at the top of their voices and everyone will follow suit. Believe me, even a small group can be audible at any Premiere League stadium.

How - Lyrics are easy to come by but I do understand that we need the melody as well. Simple, do a youtube search or use limewire or a similar application to download them.

Meek as a mouse - That's only because you feel like a foreigner that doesn't belong. In a stadium full of Malaysian fans though, your demeanor may change.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: Feb 8 2008, 12:53 PM

Malaysia not included because grass sucks like moustache

Agreed on the bolded part. yeah small group should start and influence others

This post has been edited by nizamhameed: Feb 8 2008, 01:25 PM

malaysia grass only for cow to eat

Yeah, agree with you all. I don't like the idea to play a 39th EPL game outside England. Community shield can.

Why not Carling cup? Instead of 2 legs semifinal, they can always play one leg semifinal outside England.

hope not, coz many workers will have more fake MCs!!! bad influence for the malaysians!!!

and many players will get tired or injured by the quality of our fields...

sorry i do not agree with u, why we want majorityto be "punished" by not allowing bcoz its bad for certain ppl
IT 's our Attitude that we need to change not to "block" them...

true true .. but i dun really know my club songs and chants .. bikin malu lulz ... even there is gathering of fans like those tiger fc things .. no sings .. very sienz ... even when winning ;(

What they say on overseas games



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7232856.stm

Don't really agree with the proposal. As much as I want to see Man United play a competitive game near me(although I doubt they are going to play in Malaysia anyways if the idea goes thru, more likely Japan or Korea or you know, the bigger footballing nations), I think it's a very bad idea. The idea of letharginess will definitely be thrown about by managers if bad performances arises due to the long travels. The 7 sub idea next season, I can accept, this I think is a bad idea and is more than a money spinning one than anything else. i assume they are adopting this idea from the NFL who holds their regular season game out of the US once in a while.

As for atmosphere...I can't really see the atmosphere in England being replicated back here. I love my clubs songs, there one thing more that Ilove in the atmosphere there. That collective roar they do when the ball hits the net. Never seen that being done here. And rather than club songs, I can visualize seeing more of...."Gila Ahhhh Rooney" or "wah lau weh Gerrard" or..."Fulamak, power aa Lampard" rather than hearing fans bursting out Pride of All Europe, The Busby Boys or the United Calypso, for us Man United fans for example. The typical Malaysian attitude.

Yes , that's a point since they plan the games in mid Jan which will be winter and suddenly they come to Dubai with desert heat.

But do you think the money pondans and greedy fat cat media companies will care 2 hoots ? I don't think so

The stasis I think would be less of a problem , in places like SG , dubai , Sydney etc in China who knows safety may be comprimised.

Thats what I mean dude , if it's in China , there'll be even more ways the game could be corrupted . Yes Mr Lim is a " business man " , good methaphor.

exactly and this is the 1st step to COMPLETELY making the EPL inernational - in the near future ALL big games will be played in so called ' glamour ' places : LA , Beijing etc . The UK fans are going to be betrayed , after all the decades of building up the clubs . f***ing out of order.

And about singing , yeah they may even be able to ape the words but there wont be 1 ounce of realism in it . Good you appreciate this point . If UK fan die , then the EPL will be forvever changed to something weird , pariah and so called ' intenational ' .

The name Liverpool FC will have no meaning , you might as call them the " red Dragons " or something. Phuii horrible.

the ' issue ' or problem is this latest news tends to make it even worse . Youre right we have to revert I would say not even to semi pro but a nationalised league with modest salaries.

But even then , the young will be even more lazy watching 48 hours of football over the WE , where got time even to take a walk with the dog never mind dedicate yourself to the game .

Good that you appreciate these points , you are a real fan in that respect .

Other guys ,

The C shield is NOT proposed to play globally , they dont want that they know the
' fans ' dont want another friendly. Anway the end game is to play ALL games internaionally with Uk being just 1 venue among many .

Msia will not be a venue at least not initially because of SG , SG is counting on our people to go down there.

The way its going this is what they plan with new international owners and such.

I thinkits chowwhai horrible , it will kill any remnant of EPL , will be a IPL .

PS. Where is this 7 subs idea from - link please

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Added on February 8, 2008, 4:40 pmOh I just read , it is NOT 7 subs but 7 on the bench and only 3 as per usual is allowed to change during the game .

get it right glamour fans , see what I mean about not playing the game .

Soon with all this intenat bullsit , we're going to have fans who dont even knownthe diff between offside and backside .

This post has been edited by Haunkiem: Feb 8 2008, 04:40 PM

Looking forward to it. In those days I used to collect newspaper clippings on Selangor. My favourite player was Karen Stromsik in goal. He played a game or two in the 1982 World Cup if memory serves me. Played with a fever as well as the other two keepers were out injured. K. Gunalan marshaled the defence ahead of him. There was a strong spine to the side with Zoran Nikolic and Pavel Korecjik in midfield and attack respectively. We also had the option of fielding either Dollah Salleh or Zainal Abidin Hassan of course. On the bench we had supersub, P.Maniam! Well that was a long time again, sigh...

that was great days of our football period... really missed it too....
that time i luv to go to stadium, bcoz of the scenario in the stadium
wow, really best woooo that time...

The old Malaysia cup was better , no private involvement .

I played vs Zainal in a friendly .

You know who I like from the Selangor team in that era(early 90's). Stromsik was excellent I love him but I love Mehmet Durakovic even more. Got numerous callups to the Australian squad but turned it down plenty of times to help Selangor.

Really? How come? Whooped your ass did he?

Would love to see if he'd do that now, seeing as Australia have now a realistic chance of playing in the World Cup lol.

But the Community Shield would beat a Premier League pre-season throphy [which we had a couple of seasons back] in a sense that at least the Community Shield is a trophy that carries meaning.

Ah , in those days , no big deal to meet these people , they weren't glamour pandans , pros , part timers , fans all mingled and supported each other .

the standard btwn him and the rest of us wasn't that great , the diff is he has better training and fitness coz he does it full time .

I have also played competitively vs a future EPL player ex Bolton & Man C .

Now of course it's different , ask a so called amateur to play the full game he blow out of his ass after 25 mins and then pretend to doing something else.

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Added on February 8, 2008, 7:08 pmnot in the plans .

This post has been edited by Haunkiem: Feb 8 2008, 07:08 PM

totally bullshiat whats the FA thinking

The FA is not in charge the EPL is a private body make up of the 20 teams .

They are in it purely for $ and POWER , real fans can go eat dung as far as they are concerned.

If it doesn't stop now , what will happen is when you go to SG to see MU or whatever , some commie who just last month became a 'fan' from Shanbei will look at you and have the nerve to say :

" Errrrrr , you errrrr not theerrrrrrr realllllerrr fanerrrr , you Malayise "
You the long time suporter who built the following in your own country , prolly even been to OT when it was completely unfashionable .

You have been stabbed in the back by the EPL abd kicked in the face and now you got this weirdo prolly subsidised by the Commie gov to fly to SG and show his uglyface and now EPl respects him more than you .


- how would you feel ?

It won't be global for all the games. Doesn't make sense. You can still watch the game on TV, internet, wherever you are. Besides they would get more $$ over in England. Do you think a regular guy in Malaysia would pay RM 200 for a ticket? This is just a gimmick to promote the EPL brand. Hopefully anyways. I just can't see it right now. A Super League however is a different matter. the Milans team, Real, Barca, Bayern, Big 4(or 3 now ) in EPL..

Keane - Change is good
Black Cats boss backs Premier League proposals
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3120436,00.html

best la...if it happen at Malaysia..can watch Arsenal play ...hihi

Fergie slams Premier League
United boss unhappy over lack of consultation
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3120788,00.html

Selangor playing against Sabah in San Siro for Something Super Liga M. Wow. Its ridiculous. Home and away. 20 teams, 38 games, its more than enough. Just go and create a stupid friendly cup, I don't care, but leave the league as it is. The best league in the world(top 2 IMO), and they want to ruin it.

The FA try to fix sumthing unbroken i guess.

i've been to olympic qualification match between malaysia u-23 and korea u-23 in MBPJ stadium a few years back...
almost quarter of the stadium was filled by the korean supporters and they could make noise compared to the quiet malaysian supporters...
and the game was in balance 0-0, not malaysia were kicked in the @ss!!
finally lost 0-1 in the last 10 minutes...

korean supporters learned to chant and sing just before 2002 world cup, and they have managed to change their attitude..
when will the malaysian football supporters association will make change like that?

nyway, back to the topic,
i just wonder:

How FIFA react to the news?
And how they are going to decide which team plays who?
i propose they will face opponent based on league standings on january...
example:
1st vs 11th,
2nd vs 12th
.
.
.
10th vs 20th

so that all match will be balanced...
just my 2 cents...

more and more reaction comes...

Newspapers condemn Premier League global plan

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Premier League's plan to play matches overseas has achieved the rare distinction of uniting the popular and heavyweight press, with almost universal condemnation in Britain's newspapers on Friday.

Click here
'For Sale, our national game,' said The Mirror, adding 'outrage at greedy plan'.

'Football's sold its soul,' said The Express, 'Global warning' - The Sun, 'They're killing our game,' - Daily Mail.

The Independent weighed in with 'Chase for cash threatens to rob game of founding principle,' while The Times said 'Fans furious at Premier League plans for world domination.'

In a comment piece the Daily Telegraph said that the plan was a bargaining chip to be used by the Premier League in discussions with the FA over giving players more time off from league games before internationals.

Every paper carried reaction from managers and former players, most condemning the idea for its logistical problems as well as an example of the game moving ever further from its traditional fan base.

'It's bad enough with international friendlies, let alone going overseas,' Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce said.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate asked: 'Is it April 1? I find it highly unlikely it would happen. I wouldn't think it would be a realistic proposition.'

However, not everyone was writing it off and Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn was among those who said it was an idea worth investigating.

'I think the time is right to explore the opportunity of bringing the brand around the world but some people have jumped to conclusions,' he said.

'There are a lot of stakeholders to consult, the biggest one being our fans but it's tantalising and off the top of my head I would say it's the correct decision.'

Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) chairman Malcolm Clarke labelled the proposals 'ludicrous'.

'The FSF has no doubt whatsoever the vast majority of supporters are against this and believe it would drag the Premier League into the realms of farce,' Clarke said.

'When this ludicrous idea was first mooted last year we ran a poll and 80 percent were in complete opposition.

'I think that figure will go even higher now that the full ridiculousness of the Premier League's proposals of how this would actually work has been revealed.

'Basically, it's a case of 'We've had their money here, now where else can we get people to put their hands in their pockets?' The sole motivation for this is the Premier League to make more money - aren't they making enough already?'

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=506112&cc=4716

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Added on February 8, 2008, 11:57 pmNo plans for Primera Liga foreign fixtures
Spain's Primera Liga insist they have no plans to follow their English counterparts and add an international round of fixtures but admitted it is 'a good idea'.

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The 20 Premier League clubs unanimously agreed yesterday to further examine a proposal that would see 10 competitive fixtures hosted in five major cities over one weekend.

But while Spanish football chiefs back the plan in theory, they claim they are not considering following suit at the moment.

'Up to now we have no plans to do anything similar,' La Liga's chief spokesman said.

'But it seems like a good idea.

'I think it is an idea that fits in with the notion of football as a global game - a sport without borders.

'Football is without borders and something like this is a sign that the sport is adapting to the time that we live in.

'But I want to reiterate that we have no plans to do the same and have not ever thought about it or talked about it.'

In the Premier League's proposal, the extra round would begin in January of the 2010-11 season and would be in addition to the traditional 38 home and away matches each of the 20 clubs currently play.

The plans will take at least a year to finalise and could see five cities across the globe hosting two matches each in a continuous weekend of football.

The spokesman admitted it could be an interesting option for the future but was sceptical as to whether Spanish football fans would accept such a dramatic break from tradition.

'I don't know if the Spanish fans will approve,' he continued.

'They're used to going to watch their team every fortnight in their own stadiums.

'I don't know if they would go abroad to watch two Spanish teams.

'We'll have to analyse it and look at it closely because we don't know what could happen.'

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=506168&cc=4716

This post has been edited by nizamhameed: Feb 8 2008, 11:57 PM

eh , post some of your own views lah instead of newprint which we all can find .

This idea probably stem from the States, where both opening games for the NFL and NBA were held in London and China respectively. This idea of playing at least one weekend of EPL games away from England is unrealistic and unfair to the local ( local as in in England) football fans...

five cities accross the world?

USA definately one there
China will have one
Arab country will have one
SEA country will have one
S.America/Australia/Africa will have one..

cacated le ... some more this extra game wont have arsenal vs man utd or those big 4 fighting each other cos its seeded ... so whats the points lulz ....

Well, there will be some unfair draw for the bottom clubs even if the draw is made based on league position. This season we already seen big teams could end up at the wrong position [Liverpool, Tottenham & etc].

So even if put 17th against 11th, they could still face some of the better teams. It will be unfair if because of this "extra" lost they get relegated.

To me, its unfair for the local football supporters since some of them paid for season tickets and would probably dun relish the idea travelling to far off countries to watch their team play...EPL is English, so its best it stay in England..NFL played their first game in London bcoz they wanted to promote NFL to Europe..EPL dun have any problem promoting the EPL to the rest of the world without leaving dear ol' England

its kinda weird to heard that the match will be held out of the country..
becoz its FOOTBALL/SOCCER which known by everybody..
its LEAGUE not a cup competition

This post has been edited by nizamhameed: Feb 9 2008, 12:54 AM

Unfair to UK fans ?

Fans that over decades / centuries built up the club , only to see the greedy pondan media bosses spit on them and sell it down the toilet ?

mmmm ...... could be . How about fvking unfair?

Unfair that 4 lesser teams may have to play MU , Chelses , Arsenal and L'pool 3 x in one season ?

That that may decide ECL / UEFA / relegation issues ?

maybe fvking unfair again .

Unfair to the viewers because the top 4 may end up playing each other as much as 8 TIMES in a season when you fcator in CL / FA and carling cups .

Where's the thrill in that ? the surprise factor will be totally gone !
Come season end - you'll be bored shietless of these teams .

Games will be competitive, definitely.

Hardly. I assume that the matches will still be controlled by the EPL and bookies in other parts of the world will remain mostly the same.

It will alienate UK fans as more of their football clubs seem more international than UK. Create more glamour pondan local fans? Definitely not! Instead, it will create more die hard and true fans because they would have witness their fav clubs playing a competitive match in real live and even meet with their heroes!

It's not OK because already there's a fixture congestion. There's no winter break so players are very tired over the winter. Already many nations complain of players coming to the national squad all fatigued out. There are suggestions of cutting the EPL down to 18 clubs. The African Cup of Nations demonstrate just how congested the fixtures in the international calendar has become. With everyone trying their hardest to fit all the competitive matches now so that none clash with another, creating a new competitive match just makes the problem much worse. It's an ill wind that does nobody any good.

Seeing as it's just one weekend, i doubt it will have a very big impact on the laziness of Malaysian youth.

How can the EPL control anything in PRC ? wake up boy , it is a place of 1.3 billion people and god know how many bookies !

if you think there will be no new fans who jump on the bandwagon when they bring the EPL here , then you re living on a diffrent planet . It will be glamour pondans Galore !

The UK fans are already pissed off , any of you genuine then sign the petition:

http://www.fsf.org.uk/petitions/no-to-game-39/index.php

dont just talk .

great article here from a disillusioned arsenal fan :

http://www.football365.com/mailbox/story/0...3121231,00.html


This post has been edited by Haunkiem: Feb 9 2008, 04:32 AM

Boy? Kinda thick there coming from a kid, ain't it? If the EPL can't control the game in an overseas country, you think they will go ahead with it? There's still the integrity of the league to stand up for. I'm sure no league wants to end up like the Serie A.

There may be new fans but mostly, it will strengthen the love of the old fans (unless tickets are priced ridiculously). Think about it; who'd you think would buy a ticket to watch the game? Firstly, it's the existing fans that would know of the game. Secondly, they are the football fans, they'd be the ones who are interested to watch the games. If saja want glamour, buy fake jersey and watch MU/Chel/Ars on tv lor!

I've signed and verified it. Have you?

I disagree with this statement. As it is I know many 'true fans' and they have yet to see their clubs play in the flesh. It's all about desire. Younger fans want to be entertained, you can tell from the numerous posts on other threads. It is the first word that leaves their lips when asked what they want from their football club; to win and be entertained. There is no mention about their clubs history. Seeing them play in the flesh will not spur them to find out more about their club because as it is, information is already readily available on the internet but not many bother.

Prove to me that EPL can control what goes on in China , they can even control a ECL game Liverpool v basitas , and the Grobbelar affair , in case you forgot.

who are you ? what do you know about the EPL workings , apart from the logo you see in Bangsar every WE.

You know nuts about UK fans ,you are talking bullshiet even after I post the link.

All in all it's an awful idea sprung from the minds of the most disgustingly arrogant, cynical, and just plain greedy b***ards this country has the misfortune to home. But no matter how much we complain, those charming chairmen of PL clubs will already be rubbing their hands together with glee. Perhaps someone should suggest to the likes of David Gold that if he wants to make more money, maybe he should consider trying to put Birmingham into a position from which they can EARN it rather than simply wait in line for their Chinese handouts. Every chairman or manager who even remotely supports this idea deserves our contempt - and I include Daniel Levy firmly in that category - because every one has shown exactly how little you and I mean to them and their fellow whores board members.

Thayden

Well, the cities ARE free to bid for the games, so biggies like tokyo and singapore will probably break the bank, which means tickets aren't gonna be cheap either. At the moment it is MYR4k plus to watch a game live in UK, assuming you do not eat but i would wager that to watch such a game in tokyo will be much much more... and you won't even be in anfield/old trafford/emirates etc.

Don't think that it is a good decision.
It is so tiring for the players and eventually only the Premier League bosses get the big sum of money.
Nowdays is all about moneys only and they don't have the best benifits of footballs in their minds.

some quote from spurs chairman which i find quite debateable ...



is true also, like we poor people can say whole life no chance go manchester to catch a match ...

For MY fans the difference in costs wont be that much , very few of the good games are going to come to this region .

Once in a blue moon you might get MU v Chelsea in SG or BK , that's the closest you're gonna get , most of the big games will go ME or China - then the cost wont be much different from goignt to UK

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle3330640.ece



Man Utd v Chelsea in Singapore won't happen for a long long time... btw this is the second time you've mentioned the top four playing each other overseas... so just wanted to point it out. Then again, being kaki bangku i'm no expert so i might well be wrong.



Not sure if the quoted 5 million quid is for the entire experimental three years or if it is per game (which i think i read somewhere is indeed the case). If so, that means fifteen big ones spread over three years - almost enough to buy another Mascherano - couple that with the fact that we get to stuff teams like sunderland (sorry no offence meant - hopefully this does not come back and haunt me few years down the road) 3 times in the league for a total of nine points, I'm GAME!

Putting things into perspective, i believe Man Utd has the best shirt sponsor deal - 50 million over 5 years? That's 10 million per year, only 2 times more than what this 39th game will net, and we ARE talking about the most comercially successful club of the lot!

This post has been edited by madmoz: Feb 9 2008, 10:28 PM

Well, this 'idea' has surely done something... browse any internet footie forum and you'd notice that the actual brits are quicker than ever to round on us, the oversea fans - rightly or not i do not know, but they seem aggrieved. Not good at all. We're going to bear the brunt of the criticism?

I an not fond of this idea at all. Would rather have a shorter EPL season than prolong it from it's already hectic current form. If they plan to do this, they better introduce a winter break or risk burning out the players.

$$$$$$ still the most important ... the FA wont give a damn also even if gerrard play 100 games a season ...

and today Scudamore suggested that relegation may be a thing of the past as well!!!

Asia against Premier League plan



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7239788.stm

If FA Cup or Carling Cup final then can be made
but EPL a big NO NO

I wouldn't mind having early season FA Cup or League Cup matches played. We could use them as friendlies. To hell with Championship and the levels down. They don't play in Europe, just compensate with the scheduling of league matches then but it'd be nice if footballers can skip the early pre-season friendlies with these early round Cup action.

Secondly, have the top 4 play one another to get home advantage in some sort of meaningless competition? I mean, in the US, that is all the league is all about. The real sports start in the Playoffs.

Fifa 'lukewarm' on global plans



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7237359.stm

Global plan will 'distort' League



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7244057.stm

Ecclestone slams Prem plans



http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3144961,00.html

Revealed: The man behind Game 39 (... and he's not even keen on it anymore)



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...ge_id=1951&ct=5

This post has been edited by alien2003: Feb 14 2008, 05:44 PM

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should organise a world league then in case this proposal accepted by FIFA, luckily is not ...

boca travel to KL play with selangor ...

and flamengo travel to anfield play liverpool ...

The G-14 has proposed a breakaway league before, called the Super League. However the focus is to tap on the Asian market which is the most lucrative.

Redknapp blasts PL proposal



http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3156390,00.html

There's a kind of weird case. 38 games already consist one team is going to face another team twice. If 39, how are they going to draw? I would love to watch any game, even Derby vs Fulham if they played in Malaysia, but that would be really distort the league.

If that happens, you can really kiss local football goodbye.

Lol yeah, everyone would be like screw local football!

PL push ahead with 39th game talks



http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3160850,00.html

That is only if local leagues are mediocre.

IN the long term , I think the so called glamour clubs will breal from their local leagues and FIFA and UEFA .

The world cup will be downgraded to a 2nd rate tounrnament - maybe for amateur talent.

That's if things continue as thye are and the money pndans keep their control on the game .

FA rejects '39th game' proposal



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7254528.stm

who's gonna pay a few hundred RM to watch Fulham v Birmingham anyway in Bkt Jalil?

Even the Premier League Cup a few years back in KL, when Chelsea became Chavski, the stadium wasn't even half full, more like 30% attendance oni...

Kinda stupid...

is good for economic...can promote the tourism section and might as well earn money from the bidding process for BPL prize money...but i dun think it is a good idea...