The rich get richer.

Oh yes, if Grimsby Town were in the Premier League, with a 50k stadium and a horde of foreign fans we'd all hate it. How dare they put their money into our town is what we'd think, this good football we're being served up is nothing on urine stained terraces in places like Alfreton. I'd beg for a return to these simple days, where it costs 18 pounds to get into Blundell Park, as opposed to the 30 pounds i've recently spent on going to see Fulham (who I don't support but was merely nearby)

Long term wise, I'm only interested in GTFC.

Any other football, for me, is short term entertainment. The last 4 games I've watched on Sky have all been absolutely superb (and that's my own opinion, not because evil Rupert brainwashed me or something blah blah etc etc). If most games I watch interest me, then I'll keep watching.

Quoted from WetFlannel

Oh yes, if Grimsby Town were in the Premier League, with a 50k stadium and a horde of foreign fans we'd all hate it. How dare they put their money into our town is what we'd think, this good football we're being served up is nothing on urine stained terraces in places like Alfreton. I'd beg for a return to these simple days, where it costs 18 pounds to get into Blundell Park, as opposed to the 30 pounds i've recently spent on going to see Fulham (who I don't support but was merely nearby)

It's not the case of we wouldn't like it, of course we would, who wouldn't? But let's face it, it is getting daft. How can clubs like Grimsby compete against teams like Man U? Don't say "play better football" or "win more games" etc etc. Money is everything, but should it be everything when it comes to sports? No is my answer. Every club in the game should be able to compete and in order to keep the COMPETITION there should limits and rules, such as cost of players, players wages, etc etc which are NOT in place. Which means it isn't really much of a COMPETITION.

Comparing a 5th division club with a 1st division club is as pointless now as it was 20/50/1000 years ago.

Quoted from Abdul19

Comparing a 5th division club with a 1st division club is as pointless now as it was 20/50/1000 years ago.

Not really. Back when town was in division 4 we could financially compete with teams in top flight. Why? Because the best players use to cost thousands, something most clubs could afford, now the best players cost millions something limited clubs can afford. FACT.

We've never been able to financially compete with Man United since like post war, and why should we? They've always had a naturally bigger support so get more money. People say things like that as if the likes of Grimsby would continuously break British transfer records before 1992. There's always been a hierarchy, it's just now more profound.

Quoted from WetFlannel

We've never been able to financially compete with Man United since like post war, and why should we? They've always had a naturally bigger support so get more money. People say things like that as if the likes of Grimsby would continuously break British transfer records before 1992. There's always been a hierarchy, it's just now more profound.

Doubt it was that far back, I believe we haven't been able to since the 70s with likes of Man U anyway and financially. And I ain't saying Grimsby was ever a big club, we haven't been a big club since post war (I don't think). I'm just pointing out that players cost well too much now, and players were once upon a time more affordable and back in that time football was more of a competition. It's hardly a competition now, the teams with the most money wins the league, because they can afford the best players.

Utd fans tend to have very few friends, so they support them to improve their chances of making a friend or two. This is not me talking shite, this is fact!

Take a look at Utd fans you know. It will be plain to see that many are still virgins or may have had a couple of shags at best.

At school they tended to be the ones that were really smelly or the ones that no one would hang around because they could start a fight with their own personality.

Buying a Utd shirt meant all of a sudden they could become 'popular'

Quoted from WetFlannel

Oh yes, if Grimsby Town were in the Premier League, with a 50k stadium and a horde of foreign fans we'd all hate it. How dare they put their money into our town is what we'd think, this good football we're being served up is nothing on urine stained terraces in places like Alfreton. I'd beg for a return to these simple days, where it costs 18 pounds to get into Blundell Park, as opposed to the 30 pounds i've recently spent on going to see Fulham (who I don't support but was merely nearby)

If it was the case that Town were dining at the top table, it still wouldn't make it right.

If the vast wealth in the game was distributed more fairly, then the Alfretons of this world wouldn't be playing in urine stained stadiums and it wouldn't be £30/40/50 pounds to watch football at any level.

The German league is an example of how it can be and from what i have seen of their teams in Europe and on a national stage, the quality of their football pisses on the Premier League. Despite their vast wealth, Man City were made to look very ordinary by Dortmund.

Quoted from Gary Haddock

Not really. Back when town was in division 4 we could financially compete with teams in top flight.

Could we?