Comments on: A Modest Proposal for the Resolution of Club versus Country

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:23:27 +0000

well its like George Monbiot, interesting but lets pray it doesn’t become prescient

By: Martin Banks

Martin Banks — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:13:24 +0000

Haha, Fredo for FIFA boss! Sepp Blatter ain’t got shit on you!

By: Fredorrarci

Fredorrarci — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:10:03 +0000

Oh, and

“And itâ€™s not like local football will be completely killedâ€¦I reckon they will allow it to thrash about in a meagre existence as a symbol of hope and use it to sell more ads for the 53rd roundâ€¦”

I wish I’d thought of that line…

By: Fredorrarci

Fredorrarci — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:07:19 +0000

Thanks for all the comments. I don’t know what to say beyond that so I’ll leave it there…

By: Harasuke

Harasuke — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:41:20 +0000

Ahmed: if this article was intended to be humourous, I offer my deepest apologies…at times, even I seem not able 2 discern it,…but then again i had just read some man city blog where a fan wanted skertel( bad spelling, you know who I mean) 2 die because of a challenge in the game against them…I’m sorry again but football fans r becoming stupider by the day(me included)…but still the article is kinda silly- i think my anger flared when i saw 39th game, i so hate that idea-money, im afraid is gonna kill the premiership….n ahmed, one last thing: quote properly. I never said ’supposed to do’. i said ’supposed to’…nah.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:55:05 +0000

Freddo – you win the ‘most misunderstood author’ award, if that’s any consolation.

However, Lyndon, you’re wrong about football losing it’s charm. If you kill local football, they’ll turn on their TVs and watch the Premier League, much like those with little local movie culture turn to foreign cinema.

And it’s not like local football will be completely killed…I reckon they will allow it to thrash about in a meagre existence as a symbol of hope and use it to sell more ads for the 53rd round…

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:44:07 +0000

Dumb article…..you are looking at if from just one side of the coin. International friendlies do help emerging countries get some good exposure. Thats the only way football can improve on a global scale.

And what do you mean by have the 39th round or more such rounds??? The national league of a country should be played within the borders of that country. They are welcome to organize pre-season tours to other countries….but not league matches. That would ruin the local game in those countries and not let those countries develop in football.

The result could be that interest will develop in other games where the country is good thereby causing football to lose it popularity.

There was a point of time in India that football was popular. India finished 4th in the Melbourne olympics of 1956 and won Asian championships. See football in India now – dead. Thats cause the indian cricket team is doin well now and football and is the number 1 sport here.

People praise superstars in countries. THe sport is probably secondary. If the player is good, then the sport becomes popular. Womens tennis in India, an unheard sport some years back, is now in the limelight, thanks to Sania Mirza. There are many such other examples.

IF you abolish international friendlies, or encourage a 39th round of matches, you will effectively kill local football. And if other sports come to the fore, a severe dearth of talent will be seen from these countries thereby pushing football to the back burner.

Now if football is pushed to the backburner, there is a high probability that football will lose its charm and sooner or later, it will be even difficult for European clubs to raise money in Asia.

Now is that what you want?

Every reaction has a chain reaction, and before you take a step, you must be totally aware of what you are doin.

As they say, little knowledge is dangerous, and by your article i judge that you have very little knowledge.

By: k22milan

k22milan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:05:48 +0000

excellent article! although i don’t think some people caught on to the humour of it…

By: Jenno

Jenno — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:57:56 +0000

OK people I think you alllll need to understand that this is completely real and should be implemented NOW.

Really really.

By: EPL

EPL — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:12:16 +0000

Is this article suppose to be a spoof? If its suppose to be taken seriously then its utterly jibberish!!! Not just the 3rd part, Every single part of it is pure trash talk.