Yes, the Sky/BT money means not losing is more important. Looks like the TV companies

Have modified the 'product' so they have "top6" or relegation battles from Christmas onwards.....good for their viewing figures, bad for real supporters?

Posted By: MaxsHandler on January 13th 2014 at 09:20:25

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Beginning to not care if the manager stays or goes. Premier League is now three leagues. (NCFC) - trustsec, Jan 13, 09:05:46
- You're spot on AND it's left the FA Cup as a pretty much meaningless competition. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Jan 13, 11:28:42
- If we had 6-7 points more we would all be saying what a wonderful season & this premier (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 13, 09:30:55
  - Agreed, and arguably even if we had 3-4 more points people would feel the same. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 13, 09:45:41
  - If... (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 09:45:12
    - Oh for sure and to be honest I don't quite know how we have got as many points as we have, (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 13, 09:47:27
      - could equally well be 6-7 more (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 13, 10:17:33
        
        Cardiff is the only game I can think of where we really *should* have (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 10:47:02
        
        Only 1 team conceded more and 2 scored fewer (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 11:01:01
        
        Villa at home with the Snoddy penalty miss, should at least have been a draw.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 13, 10:50:22
        
        Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 10:56:31
        
        Swansea at home (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 13, 11:02:41
        
        Loads if teams hit the woodwork against us (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 11:12:39
        
        Fairly delusional if you actually believe that (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 10:30:34
        
        why? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 13, 11:07:33
        
        Joint 2nd worst defence, 3rd worst attack (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 11:19:54
      - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:53:20
      - Got pummelled at West Brom (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 09:51:42
        
        And west ham should have been out of sight at half time (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:54:05
  - And if we were playing well too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:32:24
    - but people care less about style if you are winning, well generally anyway. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 13, 09:41:48
- This season is a bit of a freak (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:26:05
  - yes,and it's just coincidental that it's got so negative at about the same time as the tv (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 09:28:08
    - It (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:30:33
      - has been going up since the Prem started (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:31:15
        
        which makes a place in this league more vital every year. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 09:36:08
        
        And you'll do ANYTHING to hang on to that. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 13, 09:52:35
        
        agree 100%. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 09:56:08
- So true (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 13, 09:22:15
  - I think so, yes. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 13, 09:37:34
- Yes, the Sky/BT money means not losing is more important. Looks like the TV companies (NCFC) - MaxsHandler, Jan 13, 09:20:25
- The only winners are the players and their Premier League wages (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 13, 09:19:52
- Indeed. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 13, 09:16:15
  - yep.totally agree,it's not just us it's the entire bottom half. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 09:21:22

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