mahoney
Shropshire County League
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Post by mahoney on Nov 19, 2024 17:06:02 GMT 1
Article on the BBC about American investors in English football. Am I the only one who dreads the thought of where this is going? I realise this might well be our future and although I accept it is a route we have to go down, it's not something I look forward to. www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgj7pv6qg12o |
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Post by kenwood on Nov 19, 2024 17:51:04 GMT 1
Gone are the days of Bob Lord at Burnley . They are now part owned by an American concern who bought an 84% stake for £170m .
Leeds United are now American owned .
I seems clubs in Premier / Championship are mainly American or Saudi owned .
As you say I agree that it looks like the way forward .
I wonder who our new owners will turn out to be ?
Knowing our luck it will be Dinkys Diner .😂👍
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Post by The Clash 1966 on Nov 19, 2024 18:08:03 GMT 1
Not a fan of our American friends at the best of times.
But when it comes to footy I shake with fear, if they refer to our game as soccer I believe they should be instantly deported.
Saying that if one wants to heavily invest in us I may be persuaded to alter judgement.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Quid for a cup of tea guv' ?
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Post by kenwood on Nov 19, 2024 19:40:51 GMT 1
Not a fan of our American friends at the best of times. But when it comes to footy I shake with fear, if they refer to our game as soccer I believe they should be instantly deported. Saying that if one wants to heavily invest in us I may be persuaded to alter judgement. Beggars can't be choosers. Quid for a cup of tea guv' ? It’s not referring to our game as soccer that annoys me, it’s when people call it “ footy “ that really gets to me. I have noted that one or two on here have , for some unknown reason, used that description . I’ll say no more but just let me say I have been incredibly surprised at the culprits involved. You know who you are , hang your heads in shame 😳😂😂 |
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Post by lancsman on Nov 19, 2024 20:52:23 GMT 1
It’s football end of.
When I first played the game I kicked a case ball and when I headed the ball often you ended up with laces on your skin. That’s football !!!
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Post by lancsman on Nov 19, 2024 20:53:30 GMT 1
It’s football end of. When I first played the game I kicked a case ball and when I headed the ball often you ended up with laces on your skin. That’s football !!! Hence the term he put his foot through the laces. |
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Post by Pilch on Nov 19, 2024 21:14:06 GMT 1
Not a fan of our American friends at the best of times. But when it comes to footy I shake with fear, if they refer to our game as soccer I believe they should be instantly deported. Saying that if one wants to heavily invest in us I may be persuaded to alter judgement. Beggars can't be choosers. Quid for a cup of tea guv' ? It’s not referring to our game as soccer that annoys me, it’s when people call it “ footy “ that really gets to me. I have noted that one or two on here have , for some unknown reason, used that description . I’ll say no more but just let me say I have been incredibly surprised at the culprits involved. You know who you are , hang your heads in shame 😳😂😂 I may have called it footy before now, only to save typing ;-) isn't soccer the correct name ? coming from as sociation football or is that a myth? |
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Post by lancsman on Nov 19, 2024 21:28:47 GMT 1
FYI
The term originated in the mid to late 19th century as a shortening of "association" by public schoolboys. The term was often written as "assoc" or "soc", and then "-er" was added to make it more slangy.
So soccer isn’t the correct term
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Post by The Clash 1966 on Nov 19, 2024 21:45:22 GMT 1
Not a fan of our American friends at the best of times. But when it comes to footy I shake with fear, if they refer to our game as soccer I believe they should be instantly deported. Saying that if one wants to heavily invest in us I may be persuaded to alter judgement. Beggars can't be choosers. Quid for a cup of tea guv' ? It’s not referring to our game as soccer that annoys me, it’s when people call it “ footy “ that really gets to me. I have noted that one or two on here have , for some unknown reason, used that description . I’ll say no more but just let me say I have been incredibly surprised at the culprits involved. You know who you are , hang your heads in shame 😳😂😂 🙄🙄😩😩 |
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Post by Pilch on Nov 19, 2024 23:12:17 GMT 1
Can't say any more but Liam's update will be worth waiting for
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Post by Floreat Salopian on Nov 19, 2024 23:25:19 GMT 1
Can't say any more but Liam's update will be worth waiting for When is his next update due? |
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Post by Pilch on Nov 20, 2024 0:38:37 GMT 1
Can't say any more but Liam's update will be worth waiting for When is his next update due? I don't think there is a fixed date , but thinks it's due soon |
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Post by ProudSalopian on Nov 20, 2024 11:01:13 GMT 1
I think there's an assumption of some fans that American or any foreign owners are going to be bad news, conveniently forgetting that there's a long list of dodgy British owners (as well as successful foreign owners).
And lets not forget that when Roland saved us, the club was facing liquidation when being run by a local bloke and lifelong town fan (Ray Bailey), the sort of credentials that many of our fans consider to be more reliable and would want to take over when Roland does sell up
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Post by chirkshrew on Nov 20, 2024 12:04:36 GMT 1
All future owners have to pass the "fit and proper" test first,or hasn't it got much 'clout' I don't know..... someone enlighten me please👍
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Post by dibblydobbly on Nov 20, 2024 12:47:14 GMT 1
All future owners have to pass the "fit and proper" test first,or hasn't it got much 'clout' I don't know..... someone enlighten me please👍 Appendix 6 - Pages 228 to 241 of the PDF, 414 to 427 of the document as not all pages are there. Covers most things, doing illegal things abroad, being involved in insolvency etc etc etc, penalties are strong and there is an annual update process. So if it is passed, then it should all be well, EFL will have checked it thorougly. |
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Post by chirkshrew on Nov 20, 2024 13:00:33 GMT 1
👍cheers dibbly👍
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Post by venceremos on Nov 20, 2024 15:54:07 GMT 1
Article on the BBC about American investors in English football. Am I the only one who dreads the thought of where this is going? I realise this might well be our future and although I accept it is a route we have to go down, it's not something I look forward to. www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgj7pv6qg12oI think it's already our present, but we're still in the early stages. I read a while back that American sports investors believe that, comparing English football with American sports, our game hasn't been monetised to anything like the same extent. And when they talk about monetising English football, I think they're talking about most of that money coming from overseas. That's why the Americans are here in such numbers, and why they're still coming. To quote the predatory Mr Sommerfield in the article: "If they can bring that entertainment product here, and they have the know-how to commercialise and monetise sports assets, it will be fascinating." Never mind the sport, it's all about product. "It's quite sexy and it's very easy to promote." [Obviously never been to Burslem.] Whether this is welcome is up to the individual to decide for themselves, but it's happening anyway. |
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