Football Season 2011/12 - Page 148

Dave42 · 03-01-2012, 21:48

Wigan 1 Sunderland 4

Martin O'neill's red and white army on the march up to 10th

iadom · 03-01-2012, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

They were the first in the modern game 1961, and about to go 3 point behind Utd with a game in hand.

SAF rekcons we can win the league

1961, the 'modern' game...do me a favour.

Cobbydaler · 03-01-2012, 22:12

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Originally Posted by iadom

1961, the 'modern' game...do me a favour.

Typical United supporter's arrogance...

**Damien** · 03-01-2012, 22:25

When does the 'Modern game' start? I think you have to go from the time it went professional, when it was a full time job for the players.

thenry · 03-01-2012, 22:29

before or after this

Hom3r · 03-01-2012, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Damien

When does the 'Modern game' start? I think you have to go from the time it went professional, when it was a full time job for the players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_...tball)#England

List of teams who have won the Double in England:

Preston North End in 1889
Aston Villa in 1897
Tottenham Hotspur in 1961
Arsenal in 1971, 1998 and 2002 (the only club to win the double both before and subsequent to the start of the Premier League era)
Liverpool in 1986
Manchester United in 1994, 1996, 1999 (as part of The Treble)
Chelsea in 2010

iadom · 03-01-2012, 22:40

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

Typical United supporter's arrogance...

Nonsense, it was 50 years ago, it bears no resemblence to the modern game.

I am old enough to have seen Spurs and a few others at the time on TV, a very good side but the standards of fitness and the condition of the pitches and equipment made it a million miles away from 'modern' football.

denphone · 04-01-2012, 10:02

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...ys-report.html

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Apple is interested in joining the billion pound battle to win the next round of bidding for Premier League TV rights, as part of plans to boost its Apple TV service.

Charles Sale over at The Daily Mail claims that the US company will enter the fray when the rights come up for tender before the end of the current season

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Apple - the most valuable technology firm in the world - is said to view Premier League football as the ideal type of premium content to draw UK users to the Apple TV service, utilising the iTunes subscriptions infrastructure already in operation.

Sale also believes that Google will be interested in the rights for its Google TV service, which is due to launch in the UK and Europe this year.

Apple is widely rumoured to be developing new branded internet-connected television sets for launch this year, as part of the firm's "assault on the living room".

The company has so far taken a tentative approach to the TV market, with Apple TV selling only around 2m units since March 2010, compared with the more-than-40m iPads shifted by Apple.

But the TV market is now hotting up, and the likes of Google and Apple see long-term revenue-generating opportunities in connecting consumers with large libraries of pay-TV content.

Sale feels that the involvement of the US giants in the Premier League TV bidding could create a competitive market at a time when other TV sports are in decline.

Sky, which paid Â£1.6 billion for its current TV rights deal, will definitely be in the running again for the rights, while the Disney-owned ESPN - which picked up packages after the collapse of Setanta UK in 2009 - has already signalled that it will be involved.

Sale also feels that Middle East network Al Jezeera may have the resources and the interest to break Rupert Murdoch's stranglehold over Premier League TV rights.

The Football Association had to accept a 30% drop in the price of its two-year FA Cup and England games deal renewal with ITV last year.

But the Premier League has been a very effective negotiator at getting a good price for its TV rights, and the next auction is expected to be equally lucrative.

With in excess of $70 billion in cash reserves, Apple certainly has the funds to rival Murdoch for the Premier League, but it seems hard to believe that Sky would allow one of its crown jewels to be taken by a new rival.

However, it could be that the League could instead look to create special packages of on-demand highlights for Google and Apple to be made available on their platforms

thenry · 04-01-2012, 14:34

45billion pounds cash reserves

denphone · 04-01-2012, 14:54

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Originally Posted by thenry

45billion pounds cash reserves

The next lot of Premiership rights look like they could go through the roof and it will be a case of the rich clubs getting richer again and the smaller clubs struggling for their sheer survival.

**Damien** · 04-01-2012, 15:08

This doesn't make any sense. It's out of character for Apple and they would need to do all the production. Apple isn't a broadcasting company.

denphone · 04-01-2012, 15:10

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Originally Posted by Damien

This doesn't make any sense. It's out of character for Apple and they would need to do all the production. Apple isn't a broadcasting company.

Very true Damien but with their huge finances they could very easily change that.

**Damien** · 04-01-2012, 15:25

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Originally Posted by denphone

Very true Damien but with their huge finances they could very easily change that.

Yes but why would they bother? Apple have been characterised by their restrained approach into what markets to enter. They are very selective and careful with the release of new products. Go look at their website, look at the entire range of products they offer, this is one of the richest companies in the world and their range is dwarfed by that of it's competitors.

So why would Apple enter sports broadcasting in the UK? Why would it want to go into Sky's market?

It's not going to happen in the form being reported.

denphone · 04-01-2012, 15:47

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Originally Posted by Damien

Yes but why would they bother? Apple have been characterised by their restrained approach into what markets to enter. They are very selective and careful with the release of new products. Go look at their website, look at the entire range of products they offer, this is one of the richest companies in the world and their range is dwarfed by that of it's competitors.

So why would Apple enter sports broadcasting in the UK? Why would it want to go into Sky's market?

It's not going to happen in the form being reported.

Well we shall see what happens but remember even a company of Apple's size are possibly looking to diversify into other areas as we have already seen by the likes of Google and Facebook and remember Sky's market is a hugely profitable market and also remember that News Corp wanted a bigger slice of this market before the scandal knocked that on the head.

**Damien** · 04-01-2012, 16:12

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Originally Posted by denphone

Well we shall see what happens but remember even a company of Apple's size are possibly looking to diversify into other areas as we have already seen by the likes of Google and Facebook and remember Sky's market is a hugely profitable market and also remember that News Corp wanted a bigger slice of this market before the scandal knocked that on the head.

It's not a giving that a company of whatever size wants to diversify into other areas. Apple have already passed up opportunities to do so. Apple retain a great deal of focus on their primary markets and have always been reluctant to enter new markets. Facebook have also shown little desire to move into different markets.

This isn't only outside of their primary market, it's completely outside the scope of the company. It's putting them into an entirely new realm, that of broadcasting. Not only that but it would only be doing so for one country.

It's simply an absurd rumour.