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We've sold our soul! Wenger in TV blast as Arsenal boss slams Premier League

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims football has 'sold its soul' to television, and maintains the Barclays Premier League has failed to take a strong enough stance against the broadcasters' demands over fixture changes.

Live domestic rights to top-flight English games for 2010-13 raised a total of £1.782bn, while overseas income from 212 countries amounted to £1.4bn, a major increase on previous deals.

With such staggering amounts coming into the member clubs from the broadcasters, Wenger accepts altered schedules are now part and parcel of the modern game.

However, he maintains the governing body must do more to limit the impact those changes have on clubs throughout the league - with the recent drawn out festive fixtures a case in point.

'We have sold our soul and we do not control our fixtures any more,' said Wenger, who takes his side to Swansea on Sunday.

'It is the truth and I cannot say the television is wrong, but it is not normal that you can have a direct influence on the schedule through the television.

'The Premier League has to make sure there is a bit more fairness in the schedules.

'I don't believe in the last month or the last year, the Premier League has played a very fair role in the distribution of the fixtures.'

Arsenal's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Aston Villa has now been scheduled for Sunday, January 29, live at 4pm, which in turn led to next week's Premier League fixture at Bolton being pushed back to Wednesday February 1, and then the Gunners host Blackburn at 1pm on Saturday, February 4.

Rivals Manchester City, who will have played at Everton on the Tuesday evening, host Fulham at 5.30pm on the Saturday, while Chelsea and Manchester United clash at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, February 5, and then Liverpool host Tottenham on Monday night's live game.

Wenger maintains the demands of the viewing schedules - which now span from a Friday night to Monday evening slots - can have a direct influence on games.

He said: 'Television is influenced by some clubs to choose the fixtures. Some clubs get advantaged by television.

'Is it Sky or is it ESPN? They have an influence there from the clubs directly and the Premier League should be a much bigger barrier than they are in front of that.

'I do not want to go personal on any club. I just think, when things are repeated, they are not a coincidence any more.

'In England, it is always very difficult to say what you feel about that but, I am not the only manager who thinks that and I think there is a real problem.'

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2086336/Arsene-Wenger-criticises-TV-scheduling.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... uling.html</a>
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He did actually say "how can tv dictate a team plays on a Friday then a Tuesday when the other team has to play on the Sunday then the Tuesday"

I thought he was making a point about our schedule
 
Its only an issue cos whinger isnt regular top four anymore...didnt hear a peep when the going was good did we.
 
law74 said:
Speaker said:
FOr a bloke with an Economics degree he doesn't half talk some shit.
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makes perfect sense to me, the way kick off times are changed at short notice is a shame and disgrace.
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He does have a point, to be fair. However, once football climbed into bed with Mr Murdoch and took the dollar, they forfeited the right to browbeat TV.
 
Its a bit of a joke that we had to play twice in 48 hours TWICE and some teams didn't ..
I agree with what he's saying really.
 
He's in fact saying that United (and maybe Liverpool) have power to dictate schedule as it fits them. It's no brainer considering the fact that we played Liverpool twice in 2012 and they had 2 more days to rest than us in both situations. It's same with United who played on 31st and 4th while we played on 1st and 3rd. That means a lot in such busy period.
 
Funny how he's only whingeing about this shit now his team ain't winning anything.
Never read/heard any of this when he was winning a full season unbeaten.

Superb manager, have alot of respect for him however he wouldn't even be in this league if it wasn't for the Murdoch Money and he wouldn't of been able to bring the likes of Henry to the club.
 
Wenger agrees with bobby

And has a go at another club, but which one?

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/sport/football/4059682/Football-has-sold-its-soul-to-TV.html?aid=4059682" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/vi ... id=4059682</a>
 
Re: Wenger agrees with bobby

Sorry mate no offence but it pisses me off when people just post a link especially to the sun. What has he said?
 
Re: Wenger agrees with bobby

awest said:
And has a go at another club, but which one?

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/sport/football/4059682/Football-has-sold-its-soul-to-TV.html?aid=4059682" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/vi ... id=4059682</a>
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cut and paste bud...cut and paste..

dont give em any hits they dont deserve are rules of the day..:)
 
law74 said:
Speaker said:
FOr a bloke with an Economics degree he doesn't half talk some shit.
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makes perfect sense to me, the way kick off times are changed at short notice is a shame and disgrace.
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He is moaning about having his next FA Cup game moved to Sunday, despite them already having a game on Tuesday. and alot of the PL teams in the next round plays their FA Cup game on a Saturday, despite playing Wednesday in the league. The PL has actually now moved their game back to a Wednesday.

Also the media has labelled Wenger whinger, so even if he makes points most people agree with, people will call him whinger. He was told you cant moan and take all the money, and he said you are right actually.

I dont know if he is telling the truth, but if what he says is true that TV Companies have more say in when teams play than the PL, then its a worrying sign.
 
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