I thought about your reply and others, was gonna just leave it because as I said before, I know I'm a guest on here, my posts are very long, I totally get that, I can't reply with one liners, yes they may be boring like my football team as one fan put it. I totally get that some of the stuff even I've said on here was ill informed in reference on City, as I said on previous posts, I've learned more about City, a lot more than I did before, it was never aimed at City from what I was saying, but some if it was I accept, but more the PL. The PL needs reform, the whole concept was created by the "big 5" and for the big 5 I may add. The big five at the time been Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton. My club signed up to it too, don't get me wrong.
But anyway, what I'm trying to say is a lot of the stuff I'm referring to is all mentioned in the Tracey Crouch report which has all gone quiet not surprisingly because it appears the PL is delaying it; surprise, surprise. Even a Tory government has recognised change is needed.
Crouch says there have been 'a whole series of hurdles' created by the Premier League in the course of the reviews by her panel and the Government
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An independent regulator, shadow boards made up of club supporters and a new owners and directors test among recommendations
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Do we want another Bury situation, a club that we played in League One, they had brilliant fans, supporting their local team when there's huge clubs around them, those fans deserve to support their own team. The Bury situation isn't the only thing though. The wealth distribution isn't right in the game in my view, as Ricky Parry has stated. You've also got UEFA trying to implement a wage cap, I'd love to see that if it works, whether we'll get more affordable ticket prices I don't know, that's one of the many things that needs to change. The money now coming into the Saudi league is worrying also, what's the consequences of that going to be for football and for the PL?
Football does need an independent regulator, we as fans should have more say in our clubs, as in Germany as an example. This isn't about City as I said. I totally get that some of the City's fans frustrations with other fans views are totally valid: Man U did dominate for years in the 90's, Liverpool also in the 80's, there were other teams who won the league too I may add. City are just an incredible club in terms of how they're run, I have seen that more as I've read the posts on here and I'm aware they have massively reduced their spending, selling players off, they develop superb home grown players, Doyle and McAtee are two who will no doubt either be sold on or maybe Macca will get to play for City as is his dream. Change in the game is needed though; what I'm trying to say is not bollocks, or clichés.
Sorry but that is the sort of stuff I hear from Conservative voters, it's proven the be crap, we in the north in particular see this, we certainly do in South Yorkshire. We're getting political here but trickle down economics does not work. What's happened with Wrexham is not what I'm referring to.
Other sports have greater regulation and it benefits the game, In Germany there is an example of a great ownership and league model than we have. It has some faults, I'm not saying otherwise but their ticket prices are far more affordable for starters, their wages are on the whole are more sensible, fans do have a say in their clubs much more than here. Granted Bayern dominate but they are the natural big fish there.
