h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Before reading on it is imperative to know that I live in Malta, and that I am Maltese...ok..

Malta is playing Euro championship qualifiers at home to Israel and France next week...I am of course going to both games...sometimes I have to ask myself why though...I am wondering if between the 2 games we manage to score one goal, and additionally if we can keep the total goals against down to single figures!

However there is something special about local football that big team
supporters etc cant appreciate. The world of football is being taken
away from the supporter...last night seeing that I could only watch
non-pay tv, I couldnt watch a single game of football...I'm sorry but
that is unacceptable(for want of a better word)...it's degrading to the 'peoples game' and the people who support these teams. So there is a certain satisfaction to paying a meagre entrance fee and going to watch my local teams...something that Juventus, Manutd, and Real Madrid could never give me.

I think that as supporters of football, who feel passionately about sport, for better or worse, we must stop the money machine. Or is it too late already?

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- Jimi X

In the meantime, I have to say I reckon its already too late.
As time goes on, the distribution of money within the sport is tending to lean further and further towards to big name clubs. Already here in britain we are seeing smaller clubs in the leagues below the Premiership fall into terrible financial difficulties whilst the big clubs post record profits. If something drastic doesnt happen soon (and I for one would suggest that a good place to start would be to try and put some sort of lid on the transfer market and players wages,which are spiraling out of control) there will be no crap football to watch other than internationals such as Scotland (Come on Scotland!) versus the Faroe Isles.

But I should have said that over at Askh2g2. Very naughty. I just couldnt bare to see such a nicely titled conversation slide out of my conversations list I guess....

vp

I will continue this thread on the other conversation list then. Apologies as it was my first post...still getting used to this.

That's fine - we all had to learn once, and now it's your turn! How are you enjoying things here on h2g2?

Well this is only day 2 of my experience but I think that some of the people who post are very talented, which makes the whole experience interesting and entertaining.

Hope it lasts