Todd Boehly, the new American chelsea owner made a few comments the other day that made the Brits go bonkers. He proposed a couple things to explore that could help grow the game.
what did he propose that made the whole isle go nuts you might ask? Did he suggest doing away with Pro/rel? No. Did he propose adding a player to the playing g surface? No. Did he propose eliminating offside? No. Did he propose the Super League? Of course not. That’s still being led by the Spanish clubs.
what he did say is that there are ideas that the league should consider that could benefit it’s members and the sport. He suggested that maybe the bottom of the table should have a playoff to decide who gets relegated. And then he made a throwaway comment that they should explore an All star game and take the proceeds to help fund the football pyramid in England. He was simply thinking outside the box. He’s a business man.
now, I don’t like all star games. But they do generate money. Would it hurt to at least explore these ideas? Ideas are good. Creativity and forward thinking is good. It doesn’t mean every idea should be adopted. But since the American owner suggested it, the whole country went nuts. If a Brit said it, no one would be talking about it.
And now there’s this. Another soon to be American owner.
what did he propose that made the whole isle go nuts you might ask? Did he suggest doing away with Pro/rel? No. Did he propose adding a player to the playing g surface? No. Did he propose eliminating offside? No. Did he propose the Super League? Of course not. That’s still being led by the Spanish clubs.
what he did say is that there are ideas that the league should consider that could benefit it’s members and the sport. He suggested that maybe the bottom of the table should have a playoff to decide who gets relegated. And then he made a throwaway comment that they should explore an All star game and take the proceeds to help fund the football pyramid in England. He was simply thinking outside the box. He’s a business man.
now, I don’t like all star games. But they do generate money. Would it hurt to at least explore these ideas? Ideas are good. Creativity and forward thinking is good. It doesn’t mean every idea should be adopted. But since the American owner suggested it, the whole country went nuts. If a Brit said it, no one would be talking about it.
And now there’s this. Another soon to be American owner.
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