Thread: Football Season 2011/12
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Old 27-08-2011, 12:29   #662
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Re: Football Season 2011/12

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Originally Posted by LondonRoad View Post
Part of the problem is that Sky and ESPN were allowed to stitch up the SPL coverage between them for far less than they were getting from Setanta.

It wouldn't have been allowed to happen if it was the English Premier league.

There are far too many mediocre players earning a good living in the SPL. The pressures on manager don't really allow that much opportunity to blood young talent.
Yes if Scottish football is to return to its former glories it needs to blood more youngsters and get rid of some of the cheap foreign players.
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