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A curious Yank would like to know the magnitude of this all Futbol day? It's all over US tv today so I'm assuming it's a big deal across the pond. The sport has grown on me I must say in the last few years. I used to not be able to stomach it but now I've come to understand it and actually am looking forward to Brazil. Sorry for the off topic boxing question ,but I'm very intrigued by This.
It is massive but has been an anti climax as Man City won it easy. :(
Not important at all is just a name for football on a sunday, they have this every week of the season, 8 months.
It is usually two games one at 12.30 and another at 1.30.
Unless it involves one of the local teams outside the top 4-5 clubs, it is not important at all, it is played in every pub/bar and usually ignored.
Since football is on tv 7 days a week, no one gives a shit they also show two football games at 12.30 and 5pm the previous day on saturday, so no one gives a shit.
Ignore boyla, it is massive and is our religion.
Thanks, while I have no idea about the Premiere League format about crowning a club Champion, I do enjoy watching it on tv. The level of play is incredible. Over here the MLS sucks and is just way too overshadowed by other sports. I try to watch the Mexican League but that doesn't even compare to euro futbol. They are going crazy in Manchester right now I bet.
The format couldn't be simpler. 20 teams play each other twice, one home one away, 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw. Whoever gets most points wins the league. Not split into conferences, no play offs.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyV297
The name 'Super Sunday' is a bit of a gimmick, it really depends whose playing. They can be great when the top teams play each other on the same day but today was a bit of an anti climax because Man City had virtually won the league already.
So which game did you watch the past 2 super Sundays, did you go to a pub to watch it, buy it for your house and stream it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
The football league is at the heart of British Culture. The Premiership is an abberation and undermines the very foundations upon which football was built. It divorces each club from its community and has undermined the effectiveness of the national team. The Premiership is all about money and product and sells faux passion and integrity as though it were genuine.
City fans are shit. Shit club who just buy trophies.
For once you may be right City have over spent and probably will be fined a record £50 million which will not even hurt them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
Got it. Thanks. I never knew how it worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanmanThe format couldn't be simpler. 20 teams play each other twice, one home one away, 3 points for a win,Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyV297
1 for a draw. Whoever gets most points wins the league. Not split into conferences, no play offs.
32,000 fans in Division 2 every week (now league 1) mate. Also hold the English football league attendance record - 84.000 back in the 30's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
Almost every successful club 'buys trophies'.
What Silkeyjoe was meant to say was congratulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by ono32,000 fans in Division 2 every week (now league 1) mate. Also hold the English football league attendance record - 84.000 back in the 30's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
Almost every successful club 'buys trophies'.
It will hurt us because 20m euros will be deducted from us for the next 3 seasons. That will count against us in terms of FFP. It's load of shite. FFP exists apparently to stop clubs going into debt. City aren't anywhere near being in debt. We've invested £200m into a training complex which will enable us to develop our own players, which in turn should help the future of the national team, and we will be making a profit by next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterFor once you may be right City have over spent and probably will be fined a record £50 million which will not even hurt them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
Where was FFP when AC Milan were transformed from a Serie B team to one of the greatest European sides of all time? Where was it when Real Madrid embarked on their Galactico era? Where was it when Abramovich bought Chelsea?
FFP is designed to keep a cartel of prestigious European Clubs happy. That's it. It's a joke. I hope City and PSG take Uefa to court.
City and PSG may get kicked out of the tournament for next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoFFP is designed to keep a cartel of prestigious European Clubs happy. That's it. It's a joke. I hope City and PSG take Uefa to court.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterFor once you may be right City have over spent and probably will be fined a record £50 million which will not even hurt them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
Neither Fifa nor UEFA have the balls to do that. FFP will only serve to preserve the elite, Southampton for example have billionaire owners, if they wanted to keep all their young stars and invest in genuine class this summer they wouldn't be allowed to because of these silly rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterCity and PSG may get kicked out of the tournament for next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoFFP is designed to keep a cartel of prestigious European Clubs happy. That's it. It's a joke. I hope City and PSG take Uefa to court.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterFor once you may be right City have over spent and probably will be fined a record £50 million which will not even hurt them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
Super Sunday is just a name that Murdoch's people borrowed from American football tv coverage to try and promote Sunday football in the UK. Before Sky (Murdoch, the guy who owns Fox etc in America) bought the rights to show the Premier League live TV coverage had consisted of exactly one game a week shown on Sunday afternoons. And there was so little interest/TV revenue in showing the game that the TV company who had the rights didn't even bother showing the one Sunday afternoon game till after Christmas. Seriously, one game a week but only after Christmas. Unbelievable now.
whats Super Sunday??
It is a super football match on Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by X