Comments on: Game 39 Dead in the Water? Not So Fast http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/ Exploring football culture around the world. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Pitch Invasion » Lead Story » AEG and the End of German Supporter Ownership? http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3458 Pitch Invasion » Lead Story » AEG and the End of German Supporter Ownership? Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:27:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3458 [...] Let’s set aside the beast that is AEG pushing this — who once owned half of MLS and dragged it to survival, but who have also shown very little sensitivity to supporters at various times — and just consider the principle at stake here. We’ve seen in the Premier League in recent years the growing dissatisfaction with rising ticket prices, the over-commercialisation of the league, and the debacle of the greedy Game 39 proposal. [...] […] Let’s set aside the beast that is AEG pushing this — who once owned half of MLS and dragged it to survival, but who have also shown very little sensitivity to supporters at various times — and just consider the principle at stake here. We’ve seen in the Premier League in recent years the growing dissatisfaction with rising ticket prices, the over-commercialisation of the league, and the debacle of the greedy Game 39 proposal. […]

]]> By: Daily Dose 3.1.08 - World Football - The Offside - Soccer News and Opinion from leagues around the world http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3358 Daily Dose 3.1.08 - World Football - The Offside - Soccer News and Opinion from leagues around the world Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:31:07 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3358 [...] What Richard Scudamore really thinks (Pitch Invasion) [...] […] What Richard Scudamore really thinks (Pitch Invasion) […]

]]> By: Soccerlens Daily - Paranoid Arsenal, Angry Chelsea, Confused Newcastle, Tottenham in China and more http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3349 Soccerlens Daily - Paranoid Arsenal, Angry Chelsea, Confused Newcastle, Tottenham in China and more Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:00:32 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3349 [...] Invasion passes on the text of a recent meeting between Scudamore and the FSF. Makes for interesting reading, once you get past the initial [...] […] Invasion passes on the text of a recent meeting between Scudamore and the FSF. Makes for interesting reading, once you get past the initial […]

]]> By: Paul Scanling http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3342 Paul Scanling Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:50:39 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3342 Basically what he said was: If we think this is a good idea and 14 clubs agree to do it, we'll do it. It may not be in every country we'd like, but we'll do it. Your opinion does not matter, and if we lose you as a supporter, so what! We'll gain new supporters in foreign countries and we like their money just as well. One of the reasons I have chose to support Pompey is because of the loyal and LOUD support of the crowds at Fratton Park. Visiting there was amazing. I'm going back in December. I don't care who they play, just that the crowd is in full voice. I don't think Scudamore realizes that without the level of domestic support, the league will not be what it is now. He is banking on the current objections not being enough to convince large groups of people to stop attending matches, buying kits, watching on tv, etc. I'm not sure if he's right or not. My two cents. Basically what he said was: If we think this is a good idea and 14 clubs agree to do it, we’ll do it. It may not be in every country we’d like, but we’ll do it. Your opinion does not matter, and if we lose you as a supporter, so what! We’ll gain new supporters in foreign countries and we like their money just as well.

One of the reasons I have chose to support Pompey is because of the loyal and LOUD support of the crowds at Fratton Park. Visiting there was amazing. I’m going back in December. I don’t care who they play, just that the crowd is in full voice. I don’t think Scudamore realizes that without the level of domestic support, the league will not be what it is now. He is banking on the current objections not being enough to convince large groups of people to stop attending matches, buying kits, watching on tv, etc. I’m not sure if he’s right or not.

My two cents.

]]> By: Tom Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3338 Tom Dunmore Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:25:14 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3338 Surely they're just dying to buy into the Derby County or Reading F.C. "brands" in China and India, right? Yes, if I never read the word "brand" again in relation to football, I'd be a happy man. Surely they’re just dying to buy into the Derby County or Reading F.C. “brands” in China and India, right?

Yes, if I never read the word “brand” again in relation to football, I’d be a happy man.

]]> By: historyman http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3337 historyman Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:14:18 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/29/game-39-dead-in-the-water-not-so-fast/#comment-3337 Is it a really such a surprise that Scudamore is so willing to trade traditional fans for newer ones? That has been the goal all along, ever since the FA produced their blueprint for the future of football back in the late 80s. The newer fans tend to have more disposable income to splash around - and that counts for more with the accountants than pride and passion do. Is there any chance of banning the word 'brand' from Pitch Invasion? I've heard it spoken and read it in print so many times recently that it really is making me nauseous. Is it a really such a surprise that Scudamore is so willing to trade traditional fans for newer ones? That has been the goal all along, ever since the FA produced their blueprint for the future of football back in the late 80s. The newer fans tend to have more disposable income to splash around - and that counts for more with the accountants than pride and passion do.

Is there any chance of banning the word ‘brand’ from Pitch Invasion? I’ve heard it spoken and read it in print so many times recently that it really is making me nauseous.

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