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U S A to host premiership matches ?
« on: October 26, 2007, 05:32:13 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7063261.stm  this could be good  Liverpool v Chelsea in New York or Man utd v Arsenal in Chicago , hmmm  could these be man utds new  nearest supporters  ;D ;D ;D . Would you watch if you were in the U S?
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2007, 09:52:47 PM »
Somehow I don't see them lasting very long if they do happen...


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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2007, 10:39:25 PM »
I'm in the US and yes I'd go.  I think it would pull a big crowd in my area.  I'm just outside of NYC in NJ. 

I think it would be tough on the league because of their schedule during the season.  Some of the Premiership teams come over and play exhibition matches against various MLS teams.  The last one I remember was Chelsea and they seemed to pull a large crowd.


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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2007, 09:28:46 AM »
I think that it's bad enough the travel involved in Champions League and Euro & World Cup qualifiers, that to add international travel for normal Premiership League season games would just be insane. 
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2007, 01:00:59 PM »
And it is hard enough and expensive enough for supporters to get to games as it is, without having to fork out for flights to the US.

Or don't REAL fans matter in this?   >:(

Stupid idea.

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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2007, 06:34:18 PM »
I don't know, I think this could be a good thing. Where I am from soccer is huge!  My hometown hosts many tournments throughout the year. We have the largest soccer complex in the state and it brings in people from all over the country and even internationally.  There are adults and children that I think this would be really good exposure for.  I know we are thinking about the teams and stuff but I can actually see this working out.  I think initially it would be a lot of parents taking their kids to the games but over time, I think it could be a big thing.
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2007, 08:21:55 PM »
So - why can't the US just hype their OWN "soccer" teams?  Why do they need ours?
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2007, 08:34:01 PM »
 great points vicky, where would the ordinary fan get the money to travel ?.although like i said before they may be more man u fans from america :D
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2007, 12:16:24 AM »
fans spend loads of money travelling to other european countries to watch and support their teams.  Taking in all the food, drink, hotel they spend I don't really see much of a difference.(ok, it might cost a little more because of airfare but I don't think that stops the die hard fans)
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2007, 09:05:44 AM »
If you honestly think that it would be the same type of cost to go over to Germany or France or even Turkey to see your team play as it would to fly to the US to see them play....not to mention the time factor.  It's a lot more convenient to fly to Europe for a Tuesday or Wednesday night Champions League game and not have to write off the whole week work-wise for it.

Again, I ask - why not let the US promote and "sell" their own teams and leave ours alone?  Sorry, but for me it's about the FOOTBALL - not the "brand".
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2007, 12:05:11 PM »
fans spend loads of money travelling to other european countries to watch and support their teams.  Taking in all the food, drink, hotel they spend I don't really see much of a difference.(ok, it might cost a little more because of airfare but I don't think that stops the die hard fans)

Spoken as someone who doesn't follow a football team!  ::)

What it in fact does is mean that die hard fans either can't go to games, or cripples us financially.  Football at the top level is increasingly becoming a game just for the wealthy, and this would make it even worse.  I have to bust the bank every year to buy my season ticket; last year I had to beg, steal and borrow to get to Paris for the Champion's League Cup final, and next year I may have to do the same to get to Moscow.  You can't tell me that making me go to New York or Atlanta to watch my team won't be a problem!

And, as Peedal rightly said, it's also not that easy for us all to take all that time off work.  I did Paris missing two days, could have done it in one.  I'd have to take the best part of a week off to go the US.

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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2007, 06:15:31 PM »
Spoken as someone who doesn't follow a football team!  ::)


I may not but DH certainly does which means I am usually in tow!  lol  We always make mini holidays out of these events.  I hate Paris with a passion but follwed DH there so he could watch a match and went to Italy as well. I was pretty much talking from my experience of having to follow my husband around.  Yes, I do the eye-rolling bit but I like to see him enjoy something.  The amount we have spent on airfare, hotels, food, tickets to the match,souvenirs etc for a 3-4 day holiday for this stuff would have been about the same for a week's visit in the states!

I think the states needs something to try and role model itself after; to learn from.  I think they have the potential to be quite good at football (soccer).  There is just something missing about the whole promotion of it. 
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2007, 09:19:46 AM »
Actually, the US Women's Football team is very good.  It's a shame it doesn't seem to be the same for the menfolk...
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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2007, 12:38:59 PM »
Hiya

'Football' in the UK has from what I can see, moved from what it was when i was little - i.e the enjoyment to play football, to the multi billion pound commercial business it is today. I guess i'm 'guilty' of being part of that machine as I only follow Liverpool and the going's on in the top 4 of the premiership - the rest of the teams, I know nothing about.

I would love to start playing football again on a sunday junior amatuer league - but i haven't got the time, so I do 'know' about football but am mainly a TV spectator.

the TV is dominated by the premiership and the media often focusses on the top premiership's players in other tv shows, magazines and so on ' the '(f)Beckhams being the prime example.

From a 'business' point of view, yes, I can see that by having Premiership matches in the US could be a good thing in terms of promoting the game and subsequently 'business' to the Americans - their own MLS (is that the name ?) league isn't exactly alight with talent on the scale it is here in the UK and other great footballing nations but in the long run 'could be'

What does it mean for the UK based fan?  well yes, increased costs and time burdens that are becoming increasingly even more squeezed with the state of the economy on the whole. So yes, only those 'die hard' fans who'll spend 50% of their paycheque this month on flights to the USA to watch 90 mins of footy by their favourite team and/or the well off will be able to afford to go.

I think that's not the aim of holding games abroad, the hope is that the USA, the biggest economy and market, will take to soccer in a bigger way and ideally be up alongside with Gridiro, basketball and baseball - of course then that means MUCH MUCH bigger business scope. In turn that means ever fatter wage packets for players managers etc - will we see in a few years Theo Walcott and the young upcoming talent on a million pounds a game?! (I was shocked when back in 88 i think it was, wsa it John elway who was the first NFL guy to get a million dollars a game?)

Will be interesting to see what pans out over the next few years about this...

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Re: U S A to host premiership matches ?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2007, 01:24:51 PM »
The amount we have spent on airfare, hotels, food, tickets to the match,souvenirs etc for a 3-4 day holiday for this stuff would have been about the same for a week's visit in the states!


Well, your husband is one of the lucky football fans who can afford to do all this.  Most of us can't, and it is those of us who can't who are slowly being muscled out.

Vicky


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