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Post by maroon1 on Aug 14, 2018 9:21:04 GMT
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Post by drj1956 on Aug 14, 2018 10:16:07 GMT
It surely has to implode at some point, however there is no sign of it doing so.
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Post by Dedrokstar on Aug 14, 2018 10:40:35 GMT
It could be a big and sudden collapse when it happens. Sky won't be able to sustain these levels of spending and no-one else would pay that so the next tv renewal deal (2021?) could cause major panic.
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Post by baldbobby on Aug 14, 2018 11:53:32 GMT
It has been this way for a couple of decades in MLB and maybe NFL. Over here. If you tune into a mid season MLB game between 2 teams not in the pennant race you could shoot a shotgun off in the stadium and not hit anyone. But come playoff time it is a different story. So much money in tv, sponsorship and advertising there is no need for game day revenue. Totally detached from reality. Got to be 20 yrs or so ago when the Yankees paid A-Rod $250,000,000 for 5 yrs or something silly like that. Mental.
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Post by K19 on Aug 14, 2018 20:07:16 GMT
The whole bubble has to burst sometime. More than half the teams in the EPL are what we would traditionally refer to as 'diddy teams' who no-one gives a toss about. Look at this weekends games, there's only one big game (Chelski v Arsenal) and the rest are of no interest whatsoever to the average football fan. Chelski v Arsenal is of no interest to the vast majority of fans either tbh.
The list of club's paying more on staff costs than they earn - 20 out of 66 clubs according to that report - is even more worrying. That can only end in tears even if a few of them manage to get a year or two in the top flight. I thought there was meant to a FFP rule to curb teams spending more than they earn? If not then surely the FA or the League should be taking action?
Instead of fans calling for boycotts of clubs, they should be calling for a boycott of SKY.
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