Stop Mod£rn Football!

Chances are at some point in your life, the majority of you would’ve played Football Manager or some form of football game on a console. There’s also a very high chance that at some stage when playing the game you have cheated to give yourself more money, yes? For Roman Abramovich and Khaldoon Al Mubarak who are the chairmen of Chelsea and Man City, that game is a reality; last night when the two teams clashed at the Etihad Stadium the amount of money that both squads cost put together is ridiculous. Even if you took Torres, Aguero and Balotelli who started up front in the match, they total over £100 million thereselves, let alone the other thirty-three players. The two chairmen have luxurious roles at their respective clubs; they can pick and choose near enough any player in the world and pay over the odds for them and then see them play for their club, it’s the same with the manager as well, Abramovich is on his ninth in as many years as he tries and buys success. However, things may be changing over the next few years, because the new FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules that are being put in place basically mean that you have to live within your means or break even; Man City last year reported a loss of almost £200 million, so that will have to stop. There will be a way round it though, there always is.

As previously mentioned the game last night was played at the Etihad Stadium, which to you and me it is the City of Manchester Stadium or Eastlands, the same way that the Sports Direct Arena will always be St James’ Park. Clubs are selling their souls far too easily now, how long will it be before we have team names sponsored by companies? It has happened in Austria and in New York where you have now got Red Bull Salzburg and New York Red Bulls, Red Bull is a drink! It has nothing to do with football, but in America the commercialisation of just about everything is accepted, however in Austria there was a lot of uproar surrounding the issue, but in every walk of life money talks. How long will it be before Red Bull buy a football team over here, or another global company try and alter a team’s name and a logo? It’ll be a long before we know it, which is why it’s time to act now!

The video posted at the bottom of this article shows the difference between a better time and now, how commercial the game has become, how stadiums and atmospheres have changed for the worse, it’s time to stand up and be counted in the fight against modern football because enough is enough. It should of happened a long time ago, but action wasn’t taken, by the time next season comes around it will be planned out and major events will take place across the country as we try and take back the beautiful game. Football without fans is nothing.

FWFIN.