Comments on: Asia opens doors for English Premier League and Game 39 http://soccerlens.com/asia-opens-doors-for-english-premier-league-and-game-39/18261/ Soccerlens - Football News You Can Trust Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:15:21 -0800 http://soccerlens.com/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/asia-opens-doors-for-english-premier-league-and-game-39/18261/comment-page-1/#comment-108013 BD Condell Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:19:38 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=18261#comment-108013 I was a bit of a voice in the wilderness when this first broke, supporting the concept. I don't like the format but the idea of EPL teams getting closer to their global fans and developing the game further does appeal. As I've said before, the mission of all the football governing bodies is to expand the game globally and compete with all the other sports out there. Football has been hugely successful in achieving this over many years. Success generates wealth, which in turn generates further ambition and growth, new ideas and innovation. To get off that merry-go-round is to invite stagnation or recession. I take great issue with governing bodies trying to legislate to discriminate against the leaders of this success, be they clubs or national associations. It is a clear cut case of killing the goose that laid the golden egg in the interests of jealousy and fear of loss of power (long gone in my view). The irony of the conflict between the vision for world football and this attempted discrimination seems to be missed by most. I was a bit of a voice in the wilderness when this first broke, supporting the concept. I don’t like the format but the idea of EPL teams getting closer to their global fans and developing the game further does appeal.

As I’ve said before, the mission of all the football governing bodies is to expand the game globally and compete with all the other sports out there. Football has been hugely successful in achieving this over many years. Success generates wealth, which in turn generates further ambition and growth, new ideas and innovation.

To get off that merry-go-round is to invite stagnation or recession. I take great issue with governing bodies trying to legislate to discriminate against the leaders of this success, be they clubs or national associations.

It is a clear cut case of killing the goose that laid the golden egg in the interests of jealousy and fear of loss of power (long gone in my view).

The irony of the conflict between the vision for world football and this attempted discrimination seems to be missed by most.

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