Spot-on. City are one of the main reasons the overseas broadcast deal has hugely increased. We have brought new customers to the market especially in North and South America. Of course the LFC/MUFC rivalry is huge commercially across the world but the UK media has failed to make the most of the Pep revolution at City. England's upsurge at international level is also down to Pep. English football has transformed. The crowds in the lower leagues (especially non league) have never been higher. And yet some media firms, particularly the BBC, seem unable to move away from the "money is evil" and "football is doomed" narratives or the false forecasts that Covid would kill lots of small clubs.
Let's face it most things are fucked in the UK at the moment but football is a huge success story so why run it down?
It’s Institutionalised towards the two red shite clubs,we’d have to keep going as things stand for another 20-30years before you’d start to see change ..Exactly. The media's blinkered approach to football in this country hinders it rather than helps. They are not interested unless United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs, in that order, are sharing the prizes. Football at the end of the day is entertainment and at the moment we offer the best out there.
All this shite about Haaland having only seven or eight touches per match. Just think what the scores will be when we're used to him and he's getting twenty or thirty touches.
Does Liverpool get a bonus point or something for winning 9-0?
(and maybe a shiny medal?)
Isn't it still just three points??
Talk about OTT media coverage...
Even Burnley have started playing football under Vinny!I think you'll find that certain teams, obsessed with their historical traditions, still adhere to this archaic and moderately successful style.
No, but they’ll be a league table somewhere that only counts results against Bournemouth. Liverpool will be top.