paulmcw wrote:
Why???
in short, because it will make the league more competitive. Not better, but more competitive. Ideally I'd like to see it get better and more competitive simultaneously but that's not going to happen.
Fans, of all clubs, are sick of the same old stuff.
paulmcw wrote:
You sound jealous, mind the old firm as a product, offer far more value for money than anyother club in scotland. They invest far more in the supporters home and abroad and quite corretly reap the finacial rewards. This is something any club can do. The old firm (any club from Scotland) not in the Champs league will be terrible as it will result in scotland being the forgotten nation of football.
If wanting to see my own team compete against better teams and at a higher level is jealousy then I suppose I am. That is not the reason for my view though, as I said I would prefer a more competetive league first and foremost.
I agree 100% that those who invest deserve more success. It's just not economically viable for anyone else to invest at the level required to win the league.
paulmcw wrote:
Maybe the smaller clubs should work harder with youth to bridge the gap
I think most do, then other clubs with more money come along and sign their players.
Currently, it is impossible for a non OF team to sustain a challange for more than a couple of seasons. Look back over the last 10 - 15 years. Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Dundee Utd, Motherwell and Kilmarnock have all had the odd good season. Hearts even finished 2nd but were no-where the season after.
Putting money into an SPL team is the exact opposite of investing.
paulmcw wrote:
This accecetptance for mediocre crap (particularly from the aberdeen fans, who are still living on past glories) and demand more from your team and them who run it for success.
That sounds good but it's not very realistic.
If you think Aberdeen fans are happy cos we won the Coca Cola Cup 15 years ago then you are wrong. Right now, we are showing relegation form and but for a few half decent results prior to the end of January we'd probably be going down this year.
I'm certainly not happy about that and don't want to accept it but that's where we are. I dont think demanding more will make much difference.
Very little is going to change for Aberdeen or the other non OF teams the way our game is structured. So, right now I'd say I welcome anything that is going to restrict Rangers and Celtic's spending power.
I'd quite happily see the TV deal collapse to, as that will hit the OF proportionally more. It might also see fans going back top the games and put our game back on an upward spiral, cos right now I can't remember it being lower.