Comments on: It pays to be an Average Player in the English Premiership http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/it-pays-to-be-an-average-player-in-the-english-premiership.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/it-pays-to-be-an-average-player-in-the-english-premiership.html#comment-38798 Jan Thu, 31 May 2007 23:22:57 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/it-pays-to-be-an-average-player-in-the-english-premiership.html#comment-38798 I think I read in some article about the Deloitte report that Italy is likely to be taken over in overall revenue by Spain or Germany next year since they really had a rocky season with all the scandals, fan troubles ... But it's overall a development that's really worrying me. As it stands the other "top 4" leagues can't keep up with the EPL not to mention the smaller Portugese or Dutch league. Deloitte also predicts that smaller Premiership clubs might probably able to close the gap to the top 4 (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manu) since the extra money from the huge new TV deal will allow them to compete with other European top clubs for the best players. Now, I doubt that professional football players nowadays are really all about the money. I bet they still want to be able to win trophies, play in the Champions league etc. And no matter what the EPL won't get more CL or UEFA Cup spots. So the CL/UC spots of other leagues might become valuable commodities for the local clubs in the race for top players. I think I read in some article about the Deloitte report that Italy is likely to be taken over in overall revenue by Spain or Germany next year since they really had a rocky season with all the scandals, fan troubles … But it’s overall a development that’s really worrying me. As it stands the other “top 4″ leagues can’t keep up with the EPL not to mention the smaller Portugese or Dutch league.
Deloitte also predicts that smaller Premiership clubs might probably able to close the gap to the top 4 (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manu) since the extra money from the huge new TV deal will allow them to compete with other European top clubs for the best players. Now, I doubt that professional football players nowadays are really all about the money. I bet they still want to be able to win trophies, play in the Champions league etc. And no matter what the EPL won’t get more CL or UEFA Cup spots. So the CL/UC spots of other leagues might become valuable commodities for the local clubs in the race for top players.

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