There’s stereotypes in the media for sure. Hard to say if there’s any active stereotypes or prejudice against US players in the management and coaching world since most people are not in it.
However, you have to think that if you’re good enough then you’ll play. Every player, regardless of nationality, has to fight for their place and the US just don’t produce world class players for the very top level.
This will just result in more people crying about subjective fouls - why did that tackle get an orange card but this tackle didn’t?.
Adding even more subjectivity into the game for fans to cry about isn’t the answer.
It’s still only a third of the way into the season. Things can still turn around and narratives in football move fast. Everyone had Luton to go down after the first 5 games but now some are saying they could stay up after some good performances and results.
We may see some sackings around Christmas time or just after if things don’t improve for either of those clubs.
A lot of people saw this coming more than 20 years ago with the slowly increasing commercialisation of the sport and the removal of working class fans via higher ticket pricing.
Crazy how most people are only waking up to this within the last few years.
Literally since Emery came in. Aston Villa have the 5th most points in the PL since Emery was appointed in October 2022, 2 points behind Man United in 4th.
If you weren’t aware of their form from last season then you weren’t paying attention. Emery was backed well in the summer so it only makes sense that they are getting even better.
No point looking back into history on previous punishments - the last premier league club to go into administration and be docked points was Portsmouth in 2009; 3 years prior to the introduction of FFP laws.
If the independent committee wants to decide that infringement of FFP law is worth -10 points then that’s their prerogative.
I disagree.
The referee sees both when they go to the monitor - they see a slow mo and the tackle in real time.
If a tackle is bad, it’s going to look bad in real time and in slow mo.
How can you have Southampton but not Portsmouth?
The South Coast derby is one of the best. Bin off West Brom for Pompey
It just shows that people don’t really care about fair play or rules being adhered to, people just want the clubs they don’t like to be sanctioned whether they are guilty or not.
I’m starting to think some of you never lived through the prime Ferguson era. Remember when it was impossible to get a penalty at Old Trafford as an opposition team.
The fact is, big teams have always benefit from the referees being bias towards them - it’s just City’s turn now.
Football has become over commercialised and sanitised in my view. People were against the idea of modern football about 15 years ago but most people are only waking up to it within the last few years and realising what the sport has become at the top level. Higher ticket pricing, all-seater stadiums (albeit justified), gentrification of crowds, half-time shows, Ariana Grande style concerts before prestigious finals, and so on.
English football, at least at the top level, is dead for me. It’s become a product of Sky. “Anyone can beat anyone”, but come May it’s largely the same top 4 teams every year. It’s become a dick swinging contest between the billionaires of the top 6 clubs. Can’t be bothered with trying to keep up with the constant news cycles, especially during the transfer windows.
Definitely not as interested in it as I was in my younger days, but I still follow it all through force of habit unfortunately.