Comments on: Premier League coming to the US?

By: KEANO FAN

KEANO FAN — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:29:41 +0000

I agree that BPL games should NOT and NOT play in the US.

By: Brian W

Brian W — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:34:39 +0000

The club first and foremost that should be playing in any US match is Arsenal. The brand of football is sure to impress, but Americans are genreally used to dictating to others what is good, not the other way around. We’ll have a hard time over here I think adapting to the Premier League showing us what football is all about.

By: Daz Liverpool is God Muchacho

Daz Liverpool is God Muchacho — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:16:18 +0000

I can agree with both, but the yes to premier league matches in america is the one i have to go with. I think that having internation pre-season mini tourneys is an amazing idea, i look up to Jaime Carragher and Steven Gerrard more than the pope looks up to god. If i could watch a Liverpool vs piece of fucking shit Man U gam here in the States, not only would i have achieved the dream of watching that match, i could die happy. I do plan on making a pilgrimage to Anfield when i graduate from high school, because i want to sit in the Kop and scream and get drunk all while watching a match, but it’s something i will probably only get to do once, so the EPL should definetly bring some matches over to the us. Especially to Orlando, Florida, that way i watch a match, and they go to Disney World, its a win win.

By: Mark R

Mark R — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:58:08 +0000

Speaking as an Evertonian and having heard one of the RS’s owners on Radio City (a Merseyside local radio station) this morning 31/10/07, claiming this was inevitable..

I say this – I hope Liverpool FC do go off to Toronto…!

It’ll destroy them as a football club! – and nothing save Everton winning the league would give me greater pleasure than Liverpool ceasing existance!

Nil Satis Nilsi Optimum. We were here first 1878. Liverpool FC are just johnny come lately’s with fair-weather fans who only come out if theres glory to be had, but soon shut up shop when its tough!!!

COYB!

By: brandon

brandon — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:44:03 +0000

i would go to the games if they were played in us (which is where i live) but i doubt most people will so its a bad idea except if it happens then its good for me because i will be there for sure.

By: alberto

alberto — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:40:54 +0000

Premiership games in the U.S would not make sense, in my opinion.
How would you decide who plays? Who gets the money? The teams? The stadium?

I reckon that smaller matches should be played in the U.S., something like how the European Super Cup is held in Monaco, or the World Club Championship in Japan. The Italian Super Cup was held in 2002 in Tripoli, Libya and in 2003 in the Giants stadium of New York. Maybe the Charity Shield or the Carling Cup final could be held in the U.S, maybe even a summer tournament in the U.S between 8 or so teams, considering the number of Premiership teams that tour the U.S. and have partnerships with U.S. football [and that’s association football, not NFL, forgive me but I feel saying soccer is a sin, especially if you’re English) teams.

By: kris

kris — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:33:46 +0000

The US fan is far more of a watch-the-game-on-TV fan than the average Brit or European. Why? Population density, and per-capita # of teams.

So if the goal is to expand the brand into the US market, start giving pushing it in the medium that the US viewer is most willing to receive it: open up the wires!!!

We get a handful of Prem games here in the states, and very often is a Boro-Reading tie or something similarly unappealing. Here, we’re used to seeing every game if we want it…there’re almost ZERO sporting events that are not televised, and so it’s fairly confounding to the US-based fan to be told “here’s the game you can watch”, rather than having the option of watching whichever game(s) fits the fancy.

This also has the benefit of being least disruptive to the players and home-and-home league structure.

No, playing league games here is a bad idea, and especially if the game played is anything as dour as the NFL match that took place in London yesterday…that was tripe!!

By: Brad Barnett

Brad Barnett — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:14:50 +0000

I was against the NFL going to London. I’m sure it is great exposure, and the English fans loved it. But not a game that means something. Play preseason warm up games in other countries, not the games that matter. That was a bad idea for the NFL and will be a bad idea for Premiership. As much as I’d love to see England’s top teams play each other here, it’s just not feasible. Great concept, horrible idea.

By: Cherie

Cherie — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:24:25 +0000

I just don’t know but I am leaning towards it being a bust. Asia though is another story be/c of the brand power the EPL already has there. It just is lacking here – both the team recognition and the sport familiarity. Then again, the only way to up the brand recognition of both the sports and the league would probably be done, most effectively, by bringing it to their doorstep. But without the atmosphere of the games as they are in the UK, I am not sure if it’d be the same or if it’d be worth it – and wouldn’t the Brits be pretty damn pissed off too? When Chelsea has come over these past few years, I don’t remember seeing any coverage in mainstream, non sport media and I don’t recall any non soccer fans knowing or caring. While I would love it, its might just not be feasible. I think it would put those teams at a disadvantage in league play as well as making that trip to the States is not really the best for athlete’s bodies.

ps) There are already some cheerleaders in football – I know Chivas USA has got something of the sort and doesn’t the Mexican league as well?

By: dan un-official liaison

dan un-official liaison — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:05:10 +0000

nope sorry, dont get why their playing nfl on our turf, they should stay in the u.s, i can understand tours but not league matches, and the premier league shouldnt be played their either, thats robbing us of our heritage and rights, and ts a complete waste of money since your only going to get half the fans then you would get in england, heck, before beckham came to galaxy ther was a survey seeing how many people new him, only a handfull, some guy thought he wasthe king of england!.