Comments on: Why this system won’t work for football clubs as we know it

By: Chris Ioannou

Chris Ioannou — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:58:40 +0000

Some great comments from everyone, keep them coming – I think together we can solve all of football’s problems.

By: Chris Ioannou

Chris Ioannou — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:57:34 +0000

Ditto on everything you said. It’s just a little bit of fun.

By: Chris Ioannou

Chris Ioannou — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:56:21 +0000

The article was a response to a well-known journalist who tried to compare the NFL to the Premier League. That’s why we played a little imagination game here to show that it’s unworkable. We’re on the same page.

By: Deneo

Deneo — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:00:23 +0000

As you say the problem is the relegation rules of an open league…It could work if there was an acceptance by lower league teams that they would become feeder teams for the elite teams and be paid accordingly somehow, there would also need to be a way for a lower league team to pickup the franchise of a non performing elite team if the chance arose….lastly, this would have to be done on a national basis to negate international transfers at least initially, but also to provide potential for a champions league of nations. Would be a great leveller and improve financial viability of all leagues in the long term.

By: rolling

rolling — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:12:27 +0000

This article makes no sense. You can’t compare NFL with Premier League. It’s like comparing apples with onions(both of them are edible but one is fruit and the other vegetable). Now if you really want to compare Premier league then you need to compare with MLS.

Now its apple and oranges but then again you don’t want to premier league turning into MLS.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:41:52 +0000

The day Spurs or Everton win the league I will eat my hat.

Utd are already sniffing round Bale and Fellaini and Baines, Modric Rooney, Lescott Rodwell and VDV sold

Clubs like Arsenal, Spurs and Everton have become feeder clubs to the moey clubs of United, Chelsea and City

This will continue and the likes of Utd and Arsenal want FFP to stop another City or Chelsea as they are terrified that someone might take over Spurs and Everton and so increase the competition which is the last thing they want

By: Jeremy Poynton

Jeremy Poynton — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:35:42 +0000

By: Pete i

Pete i — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:34:10 +0000

a good system would be that the champions who win the league are not allowed to make signing for the next season and the runners up can only make 2 signings. this would give the teams below ist and 2nd the chance to sign better players and improve whilst the previous winners cannot

By: Woodsy

Woodsy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:33:24 +0000

American Football is played in one country, backed by the unique US College system which guarantees a wealth of fresh faces on an annual basis.

Football is so different it renders this piece and any other comparisons utterly pointless. You may as well ask whether paying players will jelly beans would level the playing field. Nonsense.

By: Lodatz

Lodatz — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:11:53 +0000

Or by doing what Spurs and Everton have done; build great squads with young talent.