Interesting or ironic club matchups

[porterjack]

Originally Posted by Winterbeard

Woolwich to North London anyone?

well aware of that so I suppose Arsenal v Dial Square would be a good one, but Woolwich to North London is hardly modern era

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by porterjack

exactly must seem strange to North Americans that English clubs hardly ever relocate and as such any suggestion of a move is resisted by the fans, i know Expos and Nordiques fans did not like it but its common

I was rebutting the "US" part with the two obvious Canadian teams.


It's the completely different business model. US professional sports franchises are 100% profit oriented and television revenue drives everything. In the UK, football is cultural and every town has their football team with the ebbs and flows of promotion and relegation. I've been pretty consistent that I prefer the UK model.

[porterjack]

Originally Posted by GeoffD

I was rebutting the "US" part with the two obvious Canadian teams.


It's the completely different business model. US professional sports franchises are 100% profit oriented and television revenue drives everything. In the UK, football is cultural and every town has their football team with the ebbs and flows of promotion and relegation. I've been pretty consistent that I prefer the UK model.

ah right see what you mean