Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said: Why were we fortunate to have them here? I'd have preferred it if neither had played in Scotland. In what possible way did it benefit anyone in Scotland, other than the clubs they played for? Ambassadors! What does that even mean? Generous with the Ferrero Rocher, were they? 1. Just an opinion, in the same way I felt Dobbie added a bit of class to the Championship in his latter years - sorry to have angered you. 2. Di Stefano signed him for Dundee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 39 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: 1. Just an opinion, in the same way I felt Dobbie added a bit of class to the Championship in his latter years - sorry to have angered you. 2. Di Stefano signed him for Dundee For No. I Think youre getting mixed up with the signing of Fablolly Ravioli. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Why were we fortunate to have them here? I'd have preferred it if neither had played in Scotland. In what possible way did it benefit anyone in Scotland, other than the clubs they played for? I think having highly talented players does benefit the league. For instance Eremenko for Kilmarnock was one that made me watch their highlights with greater attention. Obviously the teams that have them benefit the most but higher profile players will get our league more attention when we struggle to compete with the EPL for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, gannonball said: I think having highly talented players does benefit the league. For instance Eremenko for Kilmarnock was one that made me watch their highlights with greater attention. Obviously the teams that have them benefit the most but higher profile players will get our league more attention when we struggle to compete with the EPL for that. To what end? People who'd watch anyway might put their chair a bit nearer the telly? The benefits are clearly simply incalculable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: To what end? People who'd watch anyway might put their chair a bit nearer the telly? The benefits are clearly simply incalculable. Just because the aren’t directly calculable doesn’t mean there are no benefits. Having higher profile players, higher talented players and managers means more exposure. More exposure generally means more cash for sponsorship tv deals etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, gannonball said: Just because the aren’t directly calculable doesn’t mean there are no benefits. Having higher profile players, higher talented players and managers means more exposure. More exposure generally means more cash for sponsorship tv deals etc. Oh ffs. These things are so intangible. Any real cash advantage would be miniscule. The reality is that the presence of such players in our country, just makes the clubs they play for, more attractive to people throughout it. That's the very last thing that would benefit our game. I'd be behind the idea of generating a bigger overall pot, if it got distributed fairly. However, it doesn't and it was even worse back then. The idea that it benefited our game is just something people say. When challenged, however, as we're seeing, they struggle. Having Larsson and Laudrup play in Scotland was great for Celtic and Rangers. It was actively bad for the Scottish game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Oh ffs. These things are so intangible. Any real cash advantage would be miniscule. The reality is that the presence of such players in our country, just makes the clubs they play for, more attractive to people throughout it. That's the very last thing that would benefit our game. I'd be behind the idea of generating a bigger overall pot, if it got distributed fairly. However, it doesn't and it was even worse back then. The idea that it benefited our game is just something people say. When challenged, however, as we're seeing, they struggle. Having Larsson and Laudrup play in Scotland was great for Celtic and Rangers. It was actively bad for the Scottish game. Starting to think football isn’t the sport for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Starting to think football isn’t the sport for you Och, don't just say lazy things. It's a great sport. But a horrible industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 35 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Oh ffs. These things are so intangible. Any real cash advantage would be miniscule. The reality is that the presence of such players in our country, just makes the clubs they play for, more attractive to people throughout it. That's the very last thing that would benefit our game. I'd be behind the idea of generating a bigger overall pot, if it got distributed fairly. However, it doesn't and it was even worse back then. The idea that it benefited our game is just something people say. When challenged, however, as we're seeing, they struggle. Having Larsson and Laudrup play in Scotland was great for Celtic and Rangers. It was actively bad for the Scottish game. I’m not saying it was a massive benefit as a whole but there are benefits. And tbh I’m not sure why you are so bothered about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, gannonball said: I’m not saying it was a massive benefit as a whole but there are benefits. And tbh I’m not sure why you are so bothered about it. Benefits you've not really been able to identify? I'm bothered because I'm a Scot who lives in Scotland and likes football. Sorry if it's confusing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: Benefits you've not really been able to identify? I'm bothered because I'm a Scot who lives in Scotland and likes football. Sorry if it's confusing. I literally said them and you wrote it off as miniscule whilst having a bit of a rant over something that is pretty trivial and I can’t be arsed arguing about it tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 21 minutes ago, gannonball said: I literally said them and you wrote it off as miniscule whilst having a bit of a rant over something that is pretty trivial and I can’t be arsed arguing about it tbh. What, this bit: "More exposure generally means more cash for sponsorship tv deals etc." ? Yes, I'd probably give up too, if I were in your shoes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressball Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Would you rather we dismantle our scouting system and just buy shite players? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18May1991 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 hours ago, stressball said: Would you rather we dismantle our scouting system and just buy shite players? Yes please 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 6 hours ago, stressball said: Would you rather we dismantle our scouting system and just buy shite players? Obviously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaintee Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 16 hours ago, stressball said: Would you rather we dismantle our scouting system and just buy shite players? Done 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Clown Job said: Yip, that should help keep your football the way you like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_blueco Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Clown Job said: Not very socialist to be revelling in capitalism at its finest now is it ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 26/07/2022 at 22:10, gannonball said: I literally said them and you wrote it off as miniscule whilst having a bit of a rant over something that is pretty trivial and I can’t be arsed arguing about it tbh. See this is the different perspectives. It isn’t trivial to those of us who consume football in this country and don’t follow one of two teams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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