Match Reaction vs Swansea City (away).

[Power n Glory]

Which is bull poo. Of course we are. Why is there no money in woman's football? Because there isn't the interest.
Like any business it relies on its customer base. Remove that and the whole thing comes crashing down. Obviously that won't happen but ultimately the whole thing relies on the fans to keep it afloat.

A big steaming pile of bull poo! Good point on Women's football.

Side note - Christmas is over this guy >> should lose the hat.

[Letters]

Side note - Christmas is over this guy >> should lose the hat.

Shift+F5, bro...

(Clear your cache).

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Now who is misrepresenting whose argument now?

Please do find where i have stated that football could exist without fans, either financially or logistically

But the corporate revenue streams mean that we aren't as important as we used to be where we used to be the only thing that mattered.

We are at a point where clubs that have existed barely a decade are challenging for the title in Germany (RB Leipzig) that simply would not be possible with football supporters alone.

[GP]

Now who is misrepresenting whose argument now?

Please do find where i have stated that football could exist without fans, either financially or logistically

But the corporate revenue streams mean that we aren't as important as we used to be where we used to be the only thing that mattered.

We are at a point where clubs that have existed barely a decade are challenging for the title in Germany (RB Leipzig) that simply would not be possible with football supporters alone.

the Red Bull effect is strong there.

They did the same in F1. Just buying up all the talent.

[Letters]

Obviously an investor can come in and buy success and that doesn't rely on the fans, but they're only doing it because of the worldwide exposure and fan-base football has.
One way or another it all comes back to us.
I don't expect it to change but any business ultimately depends on its customer base.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good People will do Good things, Evil people will do Evil things. But for a Good person to do Evil things, that takes religion - Christopher Hitchens

"Faith", would be a better word than religion. The faithful will do whatever is asked of them in service of the faith.

[Niall_Quinn]

Now who is misrepresenting whose argument now?

Please do find where i have stated that football could exist without fans, either financially or logistically

But the corporate revenue streams mean that we aren't as important as we used to be where we used to be the only thing that mattered.

We are at a point where clubs that have existed barely a decade are challenging for the title in Germany (RB Leipzig) that simply would not be possible with football supporters alone.

The corporations only stick money in because after it all winds out they want more money. And that money will come from us, the consumers. Brand X invests in football to raise its profile by association. Eventually Brand X filters into the consumer consciousness and gains a competitive edge over those brands less well publicised. More people buy brand X, and a lot of those new consumers will most likely have an interest in football too because that's where they gained their awareness. If it didn't work this way there wouldn't be a penny of sponsorship in football. A particularly good example is the gambling filth that has infiltrated the game from top to bottom. They must be spending a fortune. I bet they are taking ten times as much back from the poor saps on their mobile phones, glued to the game and waiting to cash out.

All of it revolves round us, the consumer. Football, the economy, the whole western world. We are the most powerful force ever to exist, more powerful than the US armed forces, more powerful than China's million man army. We just don't exercise that power. But in terms of importance, there's nothing bigger. We don't need to go anywhere near a football stadium to have a dramatic effect on football.

[Niall_Quinn]

And here's how the huge sums ploughed in by the TV companies is paid for. Oh, us again.

From August BT TV subscribers will pay £3.50 a month for BT Sport, which has been free for broadband customers.
Landline customers will see phone plans increase, and the cost of calls will go up by 1p a minute.
Rivals Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk have all announced price increases within the last year.

One way or another, every last shipment of cash being craned into the owners', managers' and players' bank accounts started life in our wallets.

[Power n Glory]

And that price hike will remain long after BT have lost their exclusive rights.

[Xhaka Can’t]

And here's how the huge sums ploughed in by the TV companies is paid for. Oh, us again.



One way or another, every last shipment of cash being craned into the owners', managers' and players' bank accounts started life in our wallets.

Oh just fuck off.

I'm referring to the price hike.

Not you