sandhams

I believe that they will offer a weekend ticket in the country that the games are taking place. ie, buy a ticket for Derby v Bolton on the saturday, and get in to watch the Man U v Villa game on the sunday. Obviously the price of the ticket will reflect the cost of two matches. This will ensure that they make their money, and people turn up to the saturday match.

James.Clench

39 games in a season would just look rubbish.

Why not just have a neutral venue friendly abroad between two premiership teams at some point in the season where the winning team gets £250,000 or something like that?

joeyt

Did you hear the score when NUFC played Derby. 2-2. 4 goals, side at the bottom of the table taking the lead twice, goal in the last 5 minutes, hopless defending, a great goal by Giles Barnes. I wouldn't mind watching a game like that.
I also think that the FA should think more about British Fans rather than foreigners. It's a hopeless idea!

gse0x8

i hadnt seen that - what a crap idea!

heathxxx

As is suggested on the BBC report, 5 host venues will bid for 2 fixtured to be played over a weekend.

I would have thought that the "host" will look to make a profit out of the venture and as well as ticket sales, I would expet they will also get a cut of the TV money from the fixtures.

turn it upto 11

Did you hear the score when NUFC played Derby. 2-2. 4 goals, side at the bottom of the table taking the lead twice, goal in the last 5 minutes, hopless defending, a great goal by Giles Barnes. I wouldn't mind watching a game like that.
I also think that the FA should think more about British Fans rather than foreigners. It's a hopeless idea! </BLOCKQUOTE>

yeah but your taking into account that the people know it was going to be a good game, i doubt very much many people are going to go see them on the off chance it may be a good game theyre just going to be like some off the fans we have who support man u and chelsea just because they are big teams

Chas (Psyatika)

LOL, you really think Man Utd fans will boycott the other 18 home games because one is being played in China or the USA? You're having a laugh!

Buttgammon

I would, yes.

In fact, I'd boycott Premier League football altogether if this stupid proposal came to fruition but I doubt it will (thankfully).

Chas (Psyatika)

^ This is besides the fact that the big teams will demand an AWAY match overseas, so they can still have 19 home matches and their gate receipts.

No one overseas is going to care which teams go to play. They just want to see their favourite players live in a meaningful game, which previously would have been impossible.

I'm fairly certain the 80,000 seat Meadowlands (where the New York Giants play their home games) would easily sell out a real EPL match, whether it's Sunderland v. Arsenal or Derby v. Reading!

Chas (Psyatika)

The £600 they lose from your season ticket (assuming you have one) will be earned back in approximately 15 purchased seats overseas. Or a few hundred shirt/programme sales. The point is, if they do decide to do it, the benefits will far outweigh the costs.

I mean seriously, even if you stop showing up to the matches, you'll probably still watch on TV, and the EPL makes money from their TV deal, so they're fine with home viewers.

I'm not saying i support it, nor am i saying it is going to happen, but to think there are that many Chelsea fans who are going to be ****ed off that they lose their away day trek up to Sunderland is just laughable. It would probably be easier to go to Giants Stadium than take the bloody train to Tyneside!

But to answer the TS: SI won't implement it, because it has never happened IRL, and for now is just a proposal.