Archive for June, 2008
Premiership clubs are set to unveil huge increases in the price of a season ticket. Staggeringly, SIX clubs have raised the cost by more than 25%. The table below, courtesy of The Sun, shows the difference in the cheapest full price adult season ticket:
Aston Villa have made the biggest rise (32.5%), yet are still only [...]
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Tags: football, premier league, premier league tickets, season tickets, soccer, sports
Should the England team be limited to English players- is the 6+5 rule for international teams too?
Owen Hargreaves has been one of the first high profile footballers whose nationality has been questioned. This situation is quite clear; when he plays well he is English, but when he plays bad he’s Canadian. England’s sole representative in Euro 2008 is Colin Kazim-Richards, representing Turkey.
During Euro 2008 we have witnessed the performances of Brazilians; [...]
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Tags: england, euro 2008, football, sports
The Football League provides feeder clubs for the Premiership… Is there loyalty in the modern game?
The modern game has evolved, yet it seems many players take the support they receive from the fans and clubs that develop them for granted. It’s not just Cristiano Ronaldo that lacks loyalty and commitment (Ian Wright correctly stated as a footballer he has bundles of class, but as a man he is still found [...]
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Tags: euro 2008, football, loyalty, premier league, ronaldo, soccer, sport, sports
Gretna Football Club was formed in 1946 and spent most of their existence languishing in the lower leagues. During the 1980s and 90s they made applications to join the Scottish Football League, which were unsuccessful. Eventually, in 2002, Gretna were elected into the league after the Airdrionians went out of business. It is important to [...]
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Tags: bankruptcy, business, English Premiership, football, gretna, premiership, scottish football league, Scottish Premiership, soccer, sport
