Media Discussion - 2023/24

[jamielowndes]

Happened with the Lakers.
Can't see it ever happening in England.
The nearest to this was the Wimbledon situation

Yeah fortunately we don't have teams franchised by the league but rather clubs that are members.

The MK Dons thing was insane for English football. Never thought that would happen to an English team.

 

[dadnlad]

Happened with the Lakers.
Can't see it ever happening in England.
The nearest to this was the Wimbledon situation

hope the rags are test case a f""" off to landon from trafford

 

[M12Blue]

I think the NFL splits ticket revenue 60/40 home/away.

But yeah, merchandise money is all divided equally (all league gear is contracted to Nike and Fanatics so it's a central contract with the league instead of individual teams wearing different brands)

As a standalone league, the financial side of it is really well put together. However, part of that is because each team operates as a franchise of the league instead of as an individual club. And teams can be moved by ownership to another city if they feel necessary.

There are things English football could definitely borrow though financially. Something to ensure a little more parity wouldn't hurt.

Surely the fact there is a closed shop with no relegation enables some of these things

 

[jamielowndes]

Surely the fact there is a closed shop with no relegation enables some of these things

Absolutely. It sounds good in theory but doesn't translate to European club football.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Two legs good. Four legs bad. Or is it the other way round?

My old doctor's advice was "Never eat the meat from an animal with more legs than you"

 

[Bluechipblue]

My old doctor's advice was "Never eat the meat from an animal with more legs than you"

Jeffrey Dahmer endorses this view.

 

[burning blue soul]

Happened with the Lakers.
Can't see it ever happening in England.
The nearest to this was the Wimbledon situation

The rags relocated all their fans to the south. Doesn't this count?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

That fountain of knowledge, Wyness, hasn't popped up on my phone recently.
I do hope he's OK.

 

[big gaz]

It's fucking mad.

I mean, there are some teams that would just NEVER be moved that have multiple decades of heritage (if someone tried to move the Chicago Bears, hell would break loose), but owners have held teams for ransom trying to get taxpayer money to fund a new stadium.

Because they're franchises belonging to the league, it's just an accepted part of it. Imagine being a St Louis Rams fan, in St Louis, Missouri when you find out the owner has decided to move your team to Los Angeles.

NY Dodgers and Giants now NLW of the MLB, thank you Mets for saving the city from the dark side ;-)

 

[johnevans]

It's fucking mad.

I mean, there are some teams that would just NEVER be moved that have multiple decades of heritage (if someone tried to move the Chicago Bears, hell would break loose), but owners have held teams for ransom trying to get taxpayer money to fund a new stadium.

Because they're franchises belonging to the league, it's just an accepted part of it. Imagine being a St Louis Rams fan, in St Louis, Missouri when you find out the owner has decided to move your team to Los Angeles.

One of the few bits of knowledge regarding American Football that I have in my (admittedly underused!) brain is that The Rams originated in Cleveland, then moved to LA, then to St Louis and finally back to LA again. Apparently, this makes them the only team to have won the big championship prizes (is it 'The Supper Bowl' thingy, or whatever it's called..?!) for three cities.

As you say, it's 'mad'.

And as for bringing in that kind of thinking into our historic game (both here and in Europe), well all I'd say to the Americans, with their 'no relegation while siphoning off club profits' franchise mentality, is simply this:

'You can get to fuck with that for a game of soldiers..'