Will Football shoot itself in the foot?

This sounds kinda crazy but I think Football will run itself out in the next 10 years or so. Everything is just money and not many players/managers/owners actually care about the football. All these mega rich people who come in and buy certain clubs and waste ridiculous amounts of money on players is just not fun. Years ago it was playing football for the love of the sport. I bet you if every manager said tomorrow everyone's wages is going to £5000 a month (Which is excellent money) They wouldn't bother playing.

I also find it annoying that kids are in academies playing football for the love of the sport and their is no way they will get a chance in hell of making a break through if these billionaire owners will throw money at already big name players. It will eventually run out of good players because the ones who had the potential to big the best wont have been noticed and brought through the reserves to show himself (I see it this way with me playing for Blackburn Academy)

Also fans. I feel they are just needed for 1. To create a atmosphere 2. To fund the club and the players. My Dad has a friend who escorts Everton players from the training ground to their homes and he asked the player if he wanted to get out and sign some autographs because normally they ask the escorts to pull over to do it and the Everton player (Not knowing which one it is) replied "Just run them over" obviously joking about but meaning Obviously no. Their the people who admire them and put the money in their back pocket.

Maybe its just me. I love football and man I love playing it. And I do go the games and obviously football and going nowhere anytime soon and wont be. But I think something major will happen in a few years and the Prem Leagues will be ruined with all these multi-billionaire owners buying who they want like its a little game. Your thoughts and does anyone agree with me on any things?

- Peter

Probably just be one league or something because lower league players will want bigger wages and the team's won't have it. Lower league football is where the passion lies.

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Originally Posted by Geraint

Probably just be one league or something because lower league players will want bigger wages and the team's won't have it. Lower league football is where the passion lies.

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Phew. Though I was just going to be flamed at as soon as I hit 'Post' button. I agree with that, Some Lower League divisions and teams have second jobs to their football. They do it because they enjoy the game and money is not an essential for them.

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Originally Posted by Loqo

Phew. Though I was just going to be flamed at as soon as I hit 'Post' button. I agree with that, Some Lower League divisions and teams have second jobs to their football. They do it because they enjoy the game and money is not an essential for them.

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No they do it because they're not good enough footballers to play football full-time and need other sources of income.

Football is a business, no it won't.

That's like saying the Internet will be non-existent in 10 years.

Football won't collapse in 10 years... it will just grow. Football is a business and not just entertainment. If football didn't have rich owners, then the players won't get played, which means they won't play, and then football would collapse... The only problem with owners being this big in the top leagues of countries, is that it means the lower teams have less chance of someone buying the team as they may not suceed or be as popular.

Problem about Man City'stakeover, means that what was our very popular academy that was bring in quality young English players, will disapear under all these world class players were meant to be buying.

You could say that England are shooting themselves in the foot? As there covering up star English players with other country star players.

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Originally Posted by Flamedragon3

Football won't collapse in 10 years... it will just grow. Football is a business and not just entertainment. If football didn't have rich owners, then the players won't get played, which means they won't play, and then football would collapse... The only problem with owners being this big in the top leagues of countries, is that it means the lower teams have less chance of someone buying the team as they may not suceed or be as popular.

Problem about Man City'stakeover, means that what was our very popular academy that was bring in quality young English players, will disapear under all these world class players were meant to be buying.

You could say that England are shooting themselves in the foot? As there covering up star English players with other country star players.

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I know a lad who plays for Man City under 16's. I've played next to him in Liverpool trails. I see what you mean. Is that you FlameDragon who stacked my casino that time when I used to play Habbo? lol.

No way, its gonna get richer or rules added.

If football shoots itself in the foot, noone would be able to play football for a while

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This is why england are such a crappy team when they play. A bunch of over payed arrogant players who don't gel well because they're over-payed. You look at a team such as Russia, not all are WELL payed but they have so much passion for the game.

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Originally Posted by Excellent

This is why england are such a crappy team when they play. A bunch of over payed arrogant players who don't gel well because they're over-payed. You look at a team such as Russia, not all are WELL payed but they have so much passion for the game.

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True. And that's why England are crap and most people hate these International weekends because no games are on and not that many people would watch England. Everyone I know doesn't enjoy watching them.

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Originally Posted by Loqo

True. And that's why England are crap and most people hate these International weekends because no games are on and not that many people would watch England. Everyone I know doesn't enjoy watching them.

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Aha agreed. Hardly anybody goes to watch england no more, only when the drinks are free and the tickets are cheap! The whole passion for the english game has been ruined due to s**** (no names) only vowing to play good for their prem club. Beckham will always be devoted to england and will ALWAYS play good but yet we're bringing in ******* *Bentley who is over payed and cannot string a cross. Saying this I do believe walcot is a bloody good substitute for beckham, we have seen the damage he can do to teams whilst watching arsenal, a promising young talent there! Hopefully we can restore some faith back into the attack with Rooney getting back his goal scoring flow, defoe will certainly link him there. We also need a good goalkeeper, look at James and Robinson - absolutely rubbish the pair of them. Green green green!

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Originally Posted by Excellent

Aha agreed. Hardly anybody goes to watch england no more, only when the drinks are free and the tickets are cheap! The whole passion for the english game has been ruined due to s**** (no names) only vowing to play good for their prem club. Beckham will always be devoted to england and will ALWAYS play good but yet we're bringing in ******* *Bentley who is over payed and cannot string a cross. Saying this I do believe walcot is a bloody good substitute for beckham, we have seen the damage he can do to teams whilst watching arsenal, a promising young talent there! Hopefully we can restore some faith back into the attack with Rooney getting back his goal scoring flow, defoe will certainly link him there. We also need a good goalkeeper, look at James and Robinson - absolutely rubbish the pair of them. Green green green!

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True. It would be interesting to see how they perform tonight. I like to try and build myself up and say "No, look at the players, they should be awesome" But then when it starts they truly are crap. James has been playing well lately but how long it will last for, I dont know. And true, the likes of Bentley should not be in the team, he just appears a over paid and over rated player in my eyes. Walcott is fantastic and drive the ball forward down the wing. Never the less I have come to accept that it wont exactly be an entertaining game. At the end of the day, It's Andorra, we have previously beat them 3-0 and 5-0 and all these fans who dont have a clue will be like "England are the best we won 5-0" When really. If you put us against a half decent country, we will roll over and die. Just like in the Euro qualifiers, we cant even make it into that tournament.

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Originally Posted by Loqo

True. It would be interesting to see how they perform tonight. I like to try and build myself up and say "No, look at the players, they should be awesome" But then when it starts they truly are crap. James has been playing well lately but how long it will last for, I dont know. And true, the likes of Bentley should not be in the team, he just appears a over paid and over rated player in my eyes. Walcott is fantastic and drive the ball forward down the wing. Never the less I have come to accept that it wont exactly be an entertaining game. At the end of the day, It's Andorra, we have previously beat them 3-0 and 5-0 and all these fans who dont have a clue will be like "England are the best we won 5-0" When really. If you put us against a half decent country, we will roll over and die. Just like in the Euro qualifiers, we cant even make it into that tournament.

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Mm, it seems like we need foreigners to play well doesn't it.

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Originally Posted by Excellent

Mm, it seems like we need foreigners to play well doesn't it.

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True. Everyone just needs to accept that were crap now, all you can do.

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Originally Posted by Loqo

True. Everyone just needs to accept that were crap now, all you can do.

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Ya' plus we only have a few good young players, Lampard, Gerard, Becks, will be done by the next world cup I'm sure.

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Originally Posted by Excellent1

Ya' plus we only have a few good young players, Lampard, Gerard, Becks, will be done by the next world cup I'm sure.

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Another good point. And thinking about it. Terry and Ferdinand also. Am pretty sure they wont be in the 2014 World cup.

Cant Edit last post for some reason again :S Excellent have you just been Temporarily Banned just this minute and how come?

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Originally Posted by Loqo

Cant Edit last post for some reason again :S Excellent have you just been Temporarily Banned just this minute and how come?

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I also agree with your last post, I got banned due to another thread but they can't stop me ;) haha.

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Originally Posted by Excellent1

I also agree with your last post, I got banned due to another thread but they can't stop me ;) haha.

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I see. lol.

The talent is there we're just lacking execution. It's like we've been given all the parts to a supercar but with no instructions. We've got the power, we've got the solid core, we've got the speed but no way of knowing how they all fit together so we chuck it all together and hope it works. and for a little while, when going downhill it appears to work but at the first speed bump the wheels come off.

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The talent is there we're just lacking execution. It's like we've been given all the parts to a supercar but with no instructions. We've got the power, we've got the solid core, we've got the speed but no way of knowing how they all fit together so we chuck it all together and hope it works. and for a little while, when going downhill it appears to work but at the first speed bump the wheels come off.

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True. The premier league is too competitive therefore, harder for them to come together as a team and be able to gel together. They are poor a side at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Excellent

This is why england are such a crappy team when they play. A bunch of over payed arrogant players who don't gel well because they're over-payed. You look at a team such as Russia, not all are WELL payed but they have so much passion for the game.

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You have realised that the Russian football league can compete with England on the money level. Well, until Man City got taken over anyway.

Sven Goran Erikson was right about English footballers. They're over-rated and over-payed. He said that English players with the same quality of a different country player, is worth much more. And thats why Sven was buying all these foreigners. I'm suprised our footballers are over-rated because most of them are just crap all over to me lol.

Not "flaming" you but this is a ridiculous post. Football will never run itself out because of what it is. My friend plays for Stoke academy and hes the same as you, feeling theres lots of young boys in academies that play for the love of football not money. Realise though that every pro player came from a lower level, mostly all from a clubs youth system somewhere in the world and at the time because they werent good enough to get paid well played for the exact same reasons you are, they love the game.

I know for a fact academy players get good money for playing and even better bonuses for scoring so thats nonsense, everyone has a love of football or else they wouldnt make it to be a pro but come on and be realistic, if someone said to me ill pay you 100k a week to do the one thing on earth you love more than anything of course id agree, playing football and becoming a millionaire? Only a fat lazy billionaire would turn that down and thats some truth right there.

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Originally Posted by Flamedragon3

Football won't collapse in 10 years... it will just grow. Football is a business and not just entertainment. If football didn't have rich owners, then the players won't get played, which means they won't play, and then football would collapse... The only problem with owners being this big in the top leagues of countries, is that it means the lower teams have less chance of someone buying the team as they may not suceed or be as popular.

Problem about Man City'stakeover, means that what was our very popular academy that was bring in quality young English players, will disapear under all these world class players were meant to be buying.

You could say that England are shooting themselves in the foot? As there covering up star English players with other country star players.

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I lol'd

But on topic - No it wont, but, i think more people will loose interest because, already, there is to much money in it and players dont like to see someone come in and change the squad. A couple of transfers is ok but a new 18 player team? I wouldnt follow City if that happened (if i did follow them in the 1st place)

We have no choice to accept the fact that football is ever-growing. Before the Premier League, there was no mega rich owners and hardly any 'big money' transfers. The Premier League was created so that the 'big' clubs can get 'bigger' and dominate the world basically, and this is why the football league clubs are suffering because they don't have the same invested. Especially now with the parachute payments and everything, it just makes it harder.

I'm not for or against it, I just accept that it's happening and try to carry on supporting my team as normal.

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Originally Posted by Throne Sofa

No they do it because they're not good enough footballers to play football full-time and need other sources of income.

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No i do belive it is because the love the game, otherwise they could live of there primary occupation. Brap

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Originally Posted by LukeyBaby,

No i do belive it is because the love the game, otherwise they could live of there primary occupation. Brap

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And do more work for considerably less money?