Tuesday, 4 October 2011

We're Going Down The Pub!

Talk about David and Goliath! A pub landlady from Pompey takes on the Premier League and Sky and wins, securing the right to use a Greek supplier for her satellite football coverage. So not content with bringing the World Economy to its knees, the Greeks may now be on the brink of throwing a mighty great spanner into the financial modelling of football in England.

There will be much bleating about the threat this poses to the game but there is a very simple solution of course - stop paying such obscenely high wages to the players. Maybe, just maybe, this will serve as a reality check for the game. We can already watch football free of charge on the net, now we may be able to watch live Premiership games on a Saturday afternoon in the local pub. And why wouldn't we when such obscene prices are charged to get into the stadiums?

It's time for football to return to the people!
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9 comments:

  1. Sav4 October 2011 at 22:41

    Right, blame this one on the Greeks too!

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  2. Anonymous4 October 2011 at 22:52

    il always go to the games live as it beats the shite out of watching the game on telly.

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  3. irondrew4 October 2011 at 22:53

    I for once certainly agree with you! !! Why shouldn't we be able to watch OUR football clubs in our OWN country!!?? If I go abroad, I can watch west Ham like its on channel 4!!! JOKE!!!

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  4. irondrew4 October 2011 at 22:56

    I for once agree with you... why shouldnt we be able to watch OUR football clubs in our OWN country!! If I go abroad, I can watch west Ham on a Saturday like its on channel 4!!!! Joke!!

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  5. Stani5 October 2011 at 00:07

    He knows Sav's Greek and Stani doesn't go into pubs...this must be close to a dream news piece for you HF?!

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  6. Anonymous5 October 2011 at 11:50

    At least you have the option to go to games, in Australia wacthing games on Pay TV in the early morning is all we've got!

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  7. Anonymous5 October 2011 at 19:05

    11:50 that's right mate - if they were real fans they'd go to games! well said sir!

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  8. SwissStu6 October 2011 at 12:10

    I think you mean that you cannot call yourself a supporter if you do not go to games and contribute directly to the upkeep of the club. However. I follow West Ham from abroad with a passion and i always will and i consider myself a True Fan!!

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  9. Deane7 October 2011 at 09:52

    11.50 all you've got? what other than sunshine, a standard of living thats not the lowest in Europe,room to breathe
    I reckon getting up early is hardly a price to pay I get up at 8 travel to the game in rain and icy winds watch some pathetic attempt by a bunch of overpaid uncaring crybabies to play a football match then travel home in rain icy winds and the dark (subject to transport for london and south west trains being arsed of course) and for this priviledge I pay out between £100 and £150
    Give me sunshine or recall Murdoch so that the game I love (and actually immigrated here to watch)can get back to being the beautiful game

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