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Deleted member 21784
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That's the key tho
Is it an obligation or an option
Also there may be a clause option but only if certain targets or if no champs League clubs come in
That's the key tho
Is it an obligation or an option
Also there may be a clause option but only if certain targets or if no champs League clubs come in
Neilds
Assistant Pro
The BBC website has an article covering the FA Cup build up - if you read it you would think that the only FA Cup matches this weekend involve Premiership teams 
Why do they never care about lower league teams?
Why do they never care about lower league teams?
The BBC website has an article covering the FA Cup build up - if you read it you would think that the only FA Cup matches this weekend involve Premiership teams
Its not as though the Beeb are reliant on money from those clubs. Very poor of the Beeb in my opinion.
GB72
Money List Winner
The BBC website has an article covering the FA Cup build up - if you read it you would think that the only FA Cup matches this weekend involve Premiership teams
Becasue the premier league marketing machine has done a great job over the years convincing the media and social media that football outside of the premier league does not exist. You can add to that the fact that the BBC for a long time has been outside of its public broadcaster remit and focuses on what gets clicks and viewers as opposed to focusing on areas undereprestented in the paid media as they should do.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Because lower league teams don't earn them any clicks.The BBC website has an article covering the FA Cup build up - if you read it you would think that the only FA Cup matches this weekend involve Premiership teams
Swango1980
Well-known member
Because most people don't care that much about lower league teams. Even if they support a lower league team themselves, they'll not care that much about other lower league teams generally. Whereas, Premiership teams not only usually have more supporters, but even non-supporters often have some sort of interest.The BBC website has an article covering the FA Cup build up - if you read it you would think that the only FA Cup matches this weekend involve Premiership teams
Just go back through every post on this thread. What percentage of posts are related to Premiership teams, especially Man Utd, Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Spurs? Compare that with the percentage of posts that are about lower league clubs like Swindon, Mansfield and Morecambe. I'd be surprised if more than 5% of posts are related to lower league clubs.
So, before criticising the BBC by not caring about lower league teams, maybe you need to criticise fans in general. Because it is clear we do not care enough to discuss them in forums.
GB72
Money List Winner
I guess the point is that the BBC, as a public broadcaster, should focus on the underepresentated areas and leave the rest to the privately funded channels. As such, the BBC should be focusing on lower league clubs on the basis that other channels are already providing ample coverage of premier league teams. The purpose of the licence fee is so that the BBC can do these things without worrying about viewing figures or clicks. Sadly it has drifted away from this. Unrealistic to expect the BBC to pay for FA cup rights and not show the biggest clubs but, strictly speaking, they should be showing matches from clubs that get little coverage elsewhere.
Not haivng a particular dig at the BBC, just applying a literal interpretation of what they should be doing as a public service broadcaster.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
If I started criticising the glory hunters on this forum I would be accused of trolling and end up being Fraggered!
Obviously not the Everton fans !
Is there a chicken and egg issue there? The Beeb highlight the top clubs, so the top clubs get talked about more. I can join in a conversation about Utd, City, L’pool etc because I get to read articles in the media and on the Beeb but who would join in a debate about Middlesbrough, Sunderland or Yeovil when there’s nothing to inform other fans about what’s going on at those clubs…
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Deleted member 16999
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You don’t even support a local Club!
This thread has for the last few years been called the PL Thread, we had a Championshio Thread and then every time a tournament came along, World Cup, Euros etc a new thread started, too many threads developed so the PL Thread 19/20 (I think) was renamed to what it is now.
Anybody is welcome to discuss any team, but they isn’t going to be much discussion, I’ve seen more local and lower league football in the flesh than I have PL football in the last 5 years and if I bring up a bad tackle in the Seaham Red Star v Shildon cup match last month no one else can discuss it as they didn’t see it, so with the point of a forum being to be able to debate is it any surprise the issues discussed are the ones people have in common.
People discuss what interests them!
Blue in Munich
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Mendy has been granted bail;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59910794
I wonder what has changed here...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59910794
I wonder what has changed here...
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Deleted member 15344
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Mendy has been granted bail;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59910794
I wonder what has changed here...
That’s quite a dramatic change - something got to have happened
Foxholer
Blackballed
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I wonder what has changed here...
Having read the article, I saw that his trial was shunted from 'this month' to 'June at the earliest' - as per the article!
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
You'd have thought so, wouldn't you? He has to surrender his passport, not contact the complainants & live at his home address; I presume there will be some "improved security" given the video that was doing the rounds.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Video?
Swango1980
Well-known member
Yeah, so you just backed up the point I was making.You don’t even support a local Club!
This thread has for the last few years been called the PL Thread, we had a Championshio Thread and then every time a tournament came along, World Cup, Euros etc a new thread started, too many threads developed so the PL Thread 19/20 (I think) was renamed to what it is now.
Anybody is welcome to discuss any team, but they isn’t going to be much discussion, I’ve seen more local and lower league football in the flesh than I have PL football in the last 5 years and if I bring up a bad tackle in the Seaham Red Star v Shildon cup match last month no one else can discuss it as they didn’t see it, so with the point of a forum being to be able to debate is it any surprise the issues discussed are the ones people have in common.
People discuss what interests them!
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Deleted member 16999
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Nope, you accussed people of not caring about lower league Clubs, plenty on here support their local teams, not discussing them does not equate to not caring or give you the right to criticise.
Mendy has been granted bail;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59910794
I wonder what has changed here...
We won't know. Reporters not allowed in during the hearing and restrictions applied https://www.skysports.com/football/...ndy-manchester-city-defender-released-on-bail
Swango1980
Well-known member
Absolutely not, that is just you just reading between the lines for the sake of getting into an argument, or just wanting to find offence in anything so you can have a moan.
At no point did I ever accuse people of not caring about lower league clubs. I even acknowledged that in my response by saying lower league clubs have supporters. Clearly. And just as passionate as any other fan.
I simply made a factual statement that lower league clubs will stimulate significantly less interest amongst fans outside of their own club. Most fans can have an opinion on how poor Utd are, how bad a defender TAA is, how effective Lukaku is or whether Kane should stay in the opposition box. Very few fans have an opinion, or even care, how Stoke or Port Vale are getting on. Unless they specifically support those clubs themselves. So, seeing news about them on the BBC website is unlikely going to encourage them to click on the link to read more. They are more likely going to click on a link to read about Pogba's latest haircut and what club he wishes to join in the latest transfer window, or whatever other stories are floating out related to Premier League clubs.
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Deleted member 16999
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What rubbish! Do you have memory problems were you forget what you post?
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You wrote - “Because most people don't care that much about lower league teams. Even if they support a lower league team themselves, they'll not care that much about other lower league teams generally.”
And have just said: “At no point did I ever accuse people of not caring about lower league clubs”
Oops
Then you finished with: “Because it is clear we do not care enough to discuss them in forums.”
Nobody is prevented from posting about a lower league team if they wish, whether they support them or not and as lower league teams are not mentioned much on the forum you translate that and make an assumption that no one on here cares!
Oops…again
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