alky313 said:Failure of an article.
iirc 44% lives in the stateslust overlord said:44% said:Blue Mist said:It is actually the last few lines of the article I liked best. They are not about Liverpool but us becasue he makes a very valid point....
"UEFA may not approve of Manchester City but they are not above making a few quid off their back. The first issue of Champions magazine this season had Roberto Mancini on the cover. This time last year it was the newly acquired Sergio Aguero. What would UEFA have done to promote their tournament with its tired elite, repeating the same old fixtures, if City had not come along?"
If the Champs Laegue stayed in the same format with the same teams always winning, (which imo is what FFP is designed to do) people woiuld soon get very bored and stop tuning in. We have brought a freshness to the competition and the shites in suits want to remeber that.
Have nothing against city , but you are wrong to think that people get bored and stop tuning in if same group of teams win it ,
however i agree that it makes it much more interesting to watch when teams like city challange
Liverpool used to be regular qualifiers for the champions league and one of the teams people tipped to do well,so I wouldn't expect you to get bored with the teams taking part.How do you know that football fans of other teams that aren't taking part don't get bored with the same teams constantly competing though?
Not having a go at you because im more interested in the champions league because City are in it.Used to enjoy the champions league format in the 90s and early 2000s, but later it was getting boring for me,same teams getting through the groups so the competition never seemed to get going till the quarter finals.
The emergence of new teams should surely perk things up for neutrals.
squirtyflower said:iirc 44% lives in the stateslust overlord said:44% said:Have nothing against city , but you are wrong to think that people get bored and stop tuning in if same group of teams win it ,
however i agree that it makes it much more interesting to watch when teams like city challange
Liverpool used to be regular qualifiers for the champions league and one of the teams people tipped to do well,so I wouldn't expect you to get bored with the teams taking part.How do you know that football fans of other teams that aren't taking part don't get bored with the same teams constantly competing though?
Not having a go at you because im more interested in the champions league because City are in it.Used to enjoy the champions league format in the 90s and early 2000s, but later it was getting boring for me,same teams getting through the groups so the competition never seemed to get going till the quarter finals.
The emergence of new teams should surely perk things up for neutrals.
therefore his insider knowledge of the dealings regarding Dempsey come from the same sources anyone of us have, ie not to be trusted newspapers
furthermore i would like to know how you know that fans in England were not getting bored with the CL as it has been in recent years?
TV audiences for group games had been falling rapidly in the UK as had match day attendances in countries other than England
the format produces, on the whole, dull group games with the same procession of the same tired old faces making it to the last 16
it only became interesting when it got to the quarter-finals, but the getting there was the cash cow Eufa promised to Europe
Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?44% said:squirtyflower said:iirc 44% lives in the stateslust overlord said:Liverpool used to be regular qualifiers for the champions league and one of the teams people tipped to do well,so I wouldn't expect you to get bored with the teams taking part.How do you know that football fans of other teams that aren't taking part don't get bored with the same teams constantly competing though?
Not having a go at you because im more interested in the champions league because City are in it.Used to enjoy the champions league format in the 90s and early 2000s, but later it was getting boring for me,same teams getting through the groups so the competition never seemed to get going till the quarter finals.
The emergence of new teams should surely perk things up for neutrals.
therefore his insider knowledge of the dealings regarding Dempsey come from the same sources anyone of us have, ie not to be trusted newspapers
furthermore i would like to know how you know that fans in England were not getting bored with the CL as it has been in recent years?
TV audiences for group games had been falling rapidly in the UK as had match day attendances in countries other than England
the format produces, on the whole, dull group games with the same procession of the same tired old faces making it to the last 16
it only became interesting when it got to the quarter-finals, but the getting there was the cash cow Eufa promised to Europe
Well , i am not from states and my knowledge of any deal is based on some sources who are more trusted than the majority
my views on tv audience for champions league was solely based on my own personal experience
squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?44% said:squirtyflower said:iirc 44% lives in the states
therefore his insider knowledge of the dealings regarding Dempsey come from the same sources anyone of us have, ie not to be trusted newspapers
furthermore i would like to know how you know that fans in England were not getting bored with the CL as it has been in recent years?
TV audiences for group games had been falling rapidly in the UK as had match day attendances in countries other than England
the format produces, on the whole, dull group games with the same procession of the same tired old faces making it to the last 16
it only became interesting when it got to the quarter-finals, but the getting there was the cash cow Eufa promised to Europe
Well , i am not from states and my knowledge of any deal is based on some sources who are more trusted than the majority
my views on tv audience for champions league was solely based on my own personal experience
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?44% said:squirtyflower said:iirc 44% lives in the states
therefore his insider knowledge of the dealings regarding Dempsey come from the same sources anyone of us have, ie not to be trusted newspapers
furthermore i would like to know how you know that fans in England were not getting bored with the CL as it has been in recent years?
TV audiences for group games had been falling rapidly in the UK as had match day attendances in countries other than England
the format produces, on the whole, dull group games with the same procession of the same tired old faces making it to the last 16
it only became interesting when it got to the quarter-finals, but the getting there was the cash cow Eufa promised to Europe
Well , i am not from states and my knowledge of any deal is based on some sources who are more trusted than the majority
my views on tv audience for champions league was solely based on my own personal experience
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
so posting from Kansas since you joined the board is purely coincidental44% said:squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?44% said:Well , i am not from states and my knowledge of any deal is based on some sources who are more trusted than the majority
my views on tv audience for champions league was solely based on my own personal experience
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
Well , to restructure the sentence , i am not a US citizen or someone living there currently
talking about my views on tv audience , i have already said it's completely personal experience
, so you may have a completely view on the issue
-- Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:42 am --
squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?44% said:Well , i am not from states and my knowledge of any deal is based on some sources who are more trusted than the majority
my views on tv audience for champions league was solely based on my own personal experience
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
Well , to restructure the sentence , i am not a US citizen or someone living there currently
talking about my views on tv audience , i have already said it's completely personal experience
, so you may have a completely different view on the issue
squirtyflower said:so posting from Kansas since you joined the board is purely coincidental44% said:squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
Well , to restructure the sentence , i am not a US citizen or someone living there currently
talking about my views on tv audience , i have already said it's completely personal experience
, so you may have a completely view on the issue
-- Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:42 am --
squirtyflower said:Very carefully dodged, are you a politician?
I didn't say you were 'from the states', I said live there, a subtle difference wouldn't you say
And if you do live there, how do you gain the finger on the pulse of current English fans' perception of the success, or not, of the Champions League?
Well , to restructure the sentence , i am not a US citizen or someone living there currently
talking about my views on tv audience , i have already said it's completely personal experience
, so you may have a completely different view on the issue
or are you just a big fan of The Wizard of Oz Dorothy?
squirtyflower said:well Dorothy
you aren't posting from scouseland
unless someone has nicked your IP address
Can you detect proxies and VPNs?squirtyflower said:well Dorothy
you aren't posting from scouseland
unless someone has nicked your IP address