Re: Premiership reveals results of first-round footy rights bidding
 

I know it is down to personal preference, so this is expressing my opinion, rather than disagreeing with yours, as such, but I honestly don't find it 'glamourous and exiting'. I find it is full of spoilt, petulant, overpaid, so-called 'sportsmen' who's last thought in the world is sportsmanship. I watched the womens cup final, last year & they were shrugging off knocks that would have premiership players rolling on the ground for half an hour.

As for 'money & investment' - is that why it costs £60 to go & watch Chelsea? I seem to recall they started advertising, recently, as the gates were falling ....

I'm glad we agree about the lower divisions :tu:

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West Ham are a good example - they always have had a reputation for developing their own talent, rather than buying it in.

It is only my impression, of course, but there seems to be more cheating & diving in the top flight, where the pressure to win is immense.

However, if I am honest, my gripe with Sky Sport is more about now having to pay for what we used to get 'free' :D

Re: Premiership reveals results of first-round footy rights bidding
 

Depends what you class as cheating. Claiming a throw-in when you know the ball came off you, deliberately fouling someone, giving someone a dig when the refs not looking? These happen in all leagues.

As for diving I've seen it in the league I used to play in, maybe it doesn't happen as much as in the top flight, but then in the top flight you don't usually get 14 angry men waiting for said diver outside the changing room.

Re: Premiership reveals results of first-round footy rights bidding
 

well fielding 14 man teams sounds like cheating, for a start :D

Re: Premiership reveals results of first-round footy rights bidding
 

:D

Yeah the subs like a good fight as well. That's partly why I quit that league, too many fights and people with grudges going out to injury people.