Assuming Messi does, in fact, leave, which still seems somewhat hard to believe, what does this mean for the future of non-EPL/PSG teams? Seems more and more there’s a small group of teams that basically print money at this point while everyone else struggles to keep up. Is there a way for the Serie A/La Liga/Bundesliga to catch up to th…
Assuming Messi does, in fact, leave, which still seems somewhat hard to believe, what does this mean for the future of non-EPL/PSG teams? Seems more and more there’s a small group of teams that basically print money at this point while everyone else struggles to keep up. Is there a way for the Serie A/La Liga/Bundesliga to catch up to the EPL from a money-making perspective or are we heading for a future where the only option for most clubs, even big ones, is “spend smarter”?
Yeah, but this was true whether or not Messi stayed. The weirdest thing about the Super League, to me, was how ready EPL teams were to join in. The Super League already exists; it's the Premier League. I do think other leagues/clubs can catch up, but they need to be way more innovative. The 38-game home-and-away structure kinda stinks in these other leagues, where the same teams almost always win. Why not steer into the randomness a bit and try to make the games more exciting? Just doing your version of the Premier League isn't gonna help you catch the Premier League. I also don't know why a league hasn't been more aggressive about publishing advanced stats and making video widely available like the NBA does. The PL sucks at both of those things and pushing those areas seems like another way to gain a new following.
Is this not the Bundesliga? With fewer teams/games, the largest fan attendance on the continent, partnering with AWS, ESPN+, DAZN, free live games on national TV, and quick succinct highlight reels published shortly after games. Bayern has dominated the league, but it also has the most amount of members of all the clubs in the league (a decent measure of how much support each club has in the country)
Assuming Messi does, in fact, leave, which still seems somewhat hard to believe, what does this mean for the future of non-EPL/PSG teams? Seems more and more there’s a small group of teams that basically print money at this point while everyone else struggles to keep up. Is there a way for the Serie A/La Liga/Bundesliga to catch up to the EPL from a money-making perspective or are we heading for a future where the only option for most clubs, even big ones, is “spend smarter”?
Yeah, but this was true whether or not Messi stayed. The weirdest thing about the Super League, to me, was how ready EPL teams were to join in. The Super League already exists; it's the Premier League. I do think other leagues/clubs can catch up, but they need to be way more innovative. The 38-game home-and-away structure kinda stinks in these other leagues, where the same teams almost always win. Why not steer into the randomness a bit and try to make the games more exciting? Just doing your version of the Premier League isn't gonna help you catch the Premier League. I also don't know why a league hasn't been more aggressive about publishing advanced stats and making video widely available like the NBA does. The PL sucks at both of those things and pushing those areas seems like another way to gain a new following.
Is this not the Bundesliga? With fewer teams/games, the largest fan attendance on the continent, partnering with AWS, ESPN+, DAZN, free live games on national TV, and quick succinct highlight reels published shortly after games. Bayern has dominated the league, but it also has the most amount of members of all the clubs in the league (a decent measure of how much support each club has in the country)