The killing of the dream that small clubs can become established

In the top flight (without bucket fulls of cash)

Posted By: seminated_woolly on January 4th 2022 at 10:05:57

Message Thread

Reasons to hate the Premier League - Official List (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 09:25:01
- "Fans" not watching the game, spending time taking videos of their "heroes" (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jan 4, 12:45:52
  - I'm still suffering from having seen that (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 4, 13:02:28
  - Norwich fans videoing Ronaldo celebrating his "penalty" against us. Truly pathetic. (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 12:48:25
- Players like Ronaldo over celebrating goals against teams (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jan 4, 12:03:18
  - Fans wetting themselves at prospect of seeing above mentioned (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 4, 12:08:39
    - this^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jan 4, 13:20:51
  - Plus turning football into a closed boring shop (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jan 4, 12:04:38
- Horrifying incidents such as this... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jan 4, 11:28:27
  - That will be £15 by 2024 (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 11:36:10
    - And fewer chips. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jan 4, 11:36:35
- Nothing to play for for 75/80% of the teams in it (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 4, 11:22:37
- Money and "power" going to player's heads - thinking they are above the club/manager (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 10:52:25
- Enforced entertainment, no level playing field, just US owner interference (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Jan 4, 10:49:01
- Veneer of gentrification despite undercurrents of racism, misogyny & homophobia (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Jan 4, 10:40:05
  - Fuck me, Dave Spart is in the house (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 4, 11:03:29
- No draft system like in the NFL. The crappest teams get the best new players (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Jan 4, 10:39:43
  - And easier schedules (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 4, 10:51:30
    - Indeed. Helps to keep it a bit fairer over time (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Jan 4, 12:38:09
- The false dream we're sold that if only we did this... then we'd be able to become (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 10:37:25
- He felt a touch, he had a right to fall down for the penalty (NCFC) - Elmham Yellow, Jan 4, 10:37:25
  - Yes, VAR hasn't really helped (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 10:41:51
    - tbf, why are players still tugging on shirts though? (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 4, 10:53:27
      - Yes, it was stupid, but it was still a ridiculous dive (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 11:06:09
        
        Vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 4, 11:23:11
- Media generated faux excitement/expectations of transfer windows (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Jan 4, 10:36:25
- Fawning, ignorant, stupid, cowardly, parasitic "commentators" (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 4, 10:31:17
- Turning up to a home game and knowing, deep down, you're probably going to lose (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 10:29:42
- Sky’s obsession with the ‘big clubs’ (NCFC) - Elmham Yellow, Jan 4, 10:24:19
  - the sheer ridicule of THREE kits (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 4, 10:26:17
- Football tourists (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 10:24:16
- Loss of FA CUP magic (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 10:23:48
- Big Farmer (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 4, 10:17:56
  - 💯✅➕➕ (NCFC) - APB, Jan 4, 10:28:08
- You can't play gorgeous Farke Ball unless you have billions of pounds. Instead you have to (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 10:11:48
  - There is a bit of middle ground though, isn't there? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 4, 10:29:05
    - I loved watching the Lambert team in the Prem. I suppose what I was thinking was the idea (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 10:47:36
      - Not all down to physicality is it? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 4, 11:08:30
        
        Is our play not "laboured" because we lack physicality? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Jan 4, 13:29:14
        
        This season that is absolutely true. I'm not counting this season. We are not proper (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 11:30:23
        
        It's not, but it helps (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 11:14:49
      - Yes, agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 4, 10:52:44
  - And you can't always play good football even with billions of pounds (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 10:13:51
- My dad always blamed Abramovich (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 4, 10:07:44
  - Your Dad was right (n/m) (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Jan 4, 12:01:37
  - He had a point (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 10:12:28
- The killing of the dream that small clubs can become established (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Jan 4, 10:05:57
  - ✅ (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 4, 11:05:52
- FOOTBALL WAS DESIGNED TO BE PLAYED AT THREE O'CLOCK ON A SATURDAY (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 09:48:26
  - Except pre-floodlights it was played earlier in mid-Winter (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Jan 4, 12:42:24
  - designed !! (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 4, 11:07:24
- Half and half scarves (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 09:48:08
- Plastic fans (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 09:47:58
  - 100% this (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jan 4, 12:22:28
- The whole model is broken. It was designed as a money grab (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 09:47:18
  - They want to pull up the drawbridge (NCFC) - Elmham Yellow, Jan 4, 10:26:51
    - I don’t think I’d mind if it became one (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 4, 10:48:29
      - Works for me (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 11:08:04
      - I'd be happy with this (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 4, 11:04:40
  - Para payments is becoming a real conundrum (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 09:53:19
    - We were a yo-yo club when it was Division 1 (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Jan 4, 12:44:18
    - It wouldn't be an issue if there wasn't so much money concentrated at the very top (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 10:01:22
- Alan Shearer and Co (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 4, 09:46:04
- Sportswashing (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 4, 09:44:40
- Inconsistent refereeing which somehow always favours big teams (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 4, 09:42:37
  - Corruption (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 4, 09:43:41
- Ill informed/patronising pundits only interested in 'Big Six' (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 4, 09:39:25
- We always finish bottom (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 4, 09:36:03
- VAR nonsense (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Jan 4, 09:25:18

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