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  1. Posted

    That''s the way to do it...http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2255590,00.html

    Paul KelsoMonday February 11, 2008The Guardian

    Supporters

    groups are considering targeting the Premier League''s sponsors as part

    of a campaign to resist plans for a 39th round of fixtures played

    overseas. The Football Supporters Federation will write to Barclays,

    title-sponsors of the Premier League, asking the bank to clarify its

    position on Richard Scudamore''s proposal to take 10 matches to foreign

    cities from the 2010-11 season.

    The FSF is campaigning against the

    proposals and will consider a boycott of sponsors if it is not

    satisfied that Barclays shares its concerns. It is also planning to

    contact other sponsors including Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of

    Budweiser, Nike, Lucozade''s parent Glaxo-Smithkline and Wrigleys. If it

    does not receive a satisfactory response from the sponsors then fans

    may be asked to withdraw their custom from the brands.

    "All of the commercial sponsors who associate themselves with the

    Premier League and bask in the glory in the good times must also expect

    their role to come under scrutiny when outrageous proposals such as

    these are made," said a spokesman.

    The FSF has launched a petition on its website www.fsf.org.uk

    and is planning a day of action at forthcoming Premier League fixtures.

    It will meet with supporters across the country this week.

    The

    Premier League will meet Fifa officials in the coming weeks to try to

    establish the legal viability of the proposal to play an additional

    round of fixtures overseas from 2010.

    The League''s chief

    executive, Richard Scudamore, confirmed yesterday that he will seek a

    meeting with the Fifa general secretary Jérome Valcke to discuss the

    plans. Scudamore and his advisors believe that the proposed 39th game

    would not be in breach of Fifa''s statutes.

    Their interpretation

    is based on the precedent of international friendly matches which can

    be held in third-party nations if the host national association

    approves the game. The relevant regulation, article 76, is open to

    broad interpretation, however. It states: "The [Fifa] executive

    committee shall be responsible for issuing provisions for organising

    international matches and competitions between association teams and

    between league and/or club teams. No such match or competition shall

    take place without the prior permission of Fifa."

    The FA''s

    interpretation of the move will play a part in Fifa''s deliberations,

    and Scudamore said yesterday that the chief executive, Brian Barwick,

    had told him it was "a fantastic idea".

    Scudamore fears that if

    he does not move first on the issue the leading clubs will act on their

    own to the detriment of smaller clubs. "This is a solidarity move where

    all 20 clubs want to do it," he said. The chief executive did not rule

    out the experiment one day extending beyond a single additional game,

    but said the current proposal was a "strategic play" that would satisfy

    clubs for a decade

  5. Posted

    Money money money money.This is all about marketing, advertising revenue and selling products (like England wearing their new kit last night). Unfortunately football has become a capitalist institution, and capitalism relies on ever expanding markets to survive. In a world of finate resources, this is insane.I don''t like ''class war'', but I agree with their stickers that say "capitalism is killing football".

  12. Posted

    as a graphic design/illustration graduate I have to say I think our current badge is an awesome piece of design. It makes refences to the city (the castle), the country (the lion), the nickname (the canary) and football (the ball), all whilst looking sleek and timeless. It''s also very simple and understated. I like it.Don''t change it!

  14. Posted

    They should keep Dublin on as a coach come player, his experience is vital. I''d imagine he''s somewhat of a father figure in the team...As for Huckerby, well not sure, it depends what happens to his form. He says he wants Norwich to be his last club, if that''s truely the case we should keep him as a super-sub, coming on half way through the second half to give us extra bite or finish teams of need be.That''s what I reckon.

  19. Posted

    Well I''m sorry to hear that. Indeed it''s people who say such things that make me question exactly how proud I am to be English... lowest of the low if you ask me. It''s also funny how bigots bang on about the war, conveniently forgetting those that fought and died did so against the very fascism they espouse.

    Anyway, back to footy!

  20. Posted

    Kick it Off,

    I''d say absolutely you''re right, particularly about the press, they have a lot to answer for. Especially tabloids like THE SUN. I remember France 1998 when England ''fans'' made me feel so ashamed with their behaviour. The next day the Sun called them "thugs" etc, yet I can guarantee it was that ''newspaper'' that they all read in first place, and where they got their bigoted xenephobic attitudes from.

    It''s not just in sport these newpapers have screwed things up, it''s done a lot of social damage too, helping turn a great deal of people in this country into dribbling knee-jerk morons. I''m not saying all Sun readers are like this, but if it''s your only source of information I''d imagine your world view is pretty shafted.

    Welcome to England by the way, I hope not too many idiots have given you a hard time for being a pole. 

  22. Posted

    Stuart Pearce or Martin O''Neil for me.

    Any manager that can get the players out of their cosy millionare rock-star spoilt child bubble will get my vote. Not sure Mourinhio would do that...

    They should be made to stay in wooden huts and do training on the white cliffs of Dover or something... like running around on mousehold heath... yeah.

  25. Posted

    I started supporting Norwich when I saw the 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich on TV. I didn''t even LIKE football before then. It was very exciting... I was 11 years old and quickly learnt about aggregate scores and what had happened in Munich beforehand. I remember people watching the Inter Milan games after that in high school, I don''t think I was too bothered we lost though.

    My first game was the 5-4 home defeat to Southampton in 1994. What a game! We came back from 3-1 down to be winning 4-3, but then typically lost in the dying moments. I think I should have taken heed then, I think I even cried a bit. The following season I saw lots of games but of course we got relegated, I must be a jinx or something! I then got a job in one of the kiosk bars as a student and worked there for 4 years, I saw a lot of second halfs for free. When they stopped people watching the games I quit, naturally. I think the highlight of that time was the 2-0 win over Man Utd or 4-4 draw with boro.

    The pain continues...

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