Overseas Home League match!

[Shaggy]

Wow, Parry talks sense.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...80208-0823.htm

Wasn't expecting that.

[Skillz]

Wasn't expecting that.

Parry starting to talk makes me think this deal is done. All owners voted for this to be looked into. Ask the CEO's in a private ballet and I bet it would be different. This is foreign ownership making it's mark.

[alunevans]

Wow, Parry talks sense.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...80208-0823.htm

Political ****e in my opinion. If you want to get something ****ty through, start by expressing the same concerns the fans do, then later say you had those concerns but have been addressed to your satisfaction and then push it through.

Then you're in a position to say look i understand the fans concerns, I had them myself when the idea was first put forward, but I have to say that this review has eased my fears and I can only see good in it now.

Don't trust what they say. Look how they vote.

[Craig_H]

I think it would be great, and I can't believe how small minded and petty some people are being on here about it. Jesus 'if they wanna see a game they should get on a plane and go to Anfield or just watch on tv'

You mean like loads of scousers and UK based reds do upto 8 times a season for away games in europe?

How good would an away day in Australia or over in Ireland be? I'd be well up for that, don't see why people can't just see it as a bit of fun and a great marketing exercise rather than whinging about it. As long as they don't go too far - one game a season would be quite enough.

I bet it wouldnt just be one game, after a few years.

[Slim]

The head of the Asian Football Federation has come out strongly against the idea. The Japanese and South Korean FAs don't want it either.

Good.

[Kenneth]

Rafa 'slams' idea:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215...VHWEYAnh52yLQF

So that's Fergie and Rafa, and Blatter.

Are people still as insistent that this is definitely going to happen?

[Slim]

Blatter, Platini, head of the Asian Football Federation, head of the Australian FA, head of the Japanese FA and head of the South Korean FA are all opposed to it, as well as 99% of fans in the UK. But you just know that Scudamore and co are so out of touch with reality they will still try and push it through.

I see Wenger is in favour. Bet he is the first to moan when they get a tough draw in a hot country.

[Diego]

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has vowed to block the Premier League's proposal for a round of international fixtures because he does not want the game to turn into a 'circus act'.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has revealed plans to introduce an additional fixture for each club in the 2010/11 season, which would be played overseas.

Blatter, though, has rubbished the idea and insists he will tell the relevant football associations not to accept the idea when a Fifa committee meets on 14th March.

And Blatter has also indicated that, if the Premier League attempt to follow through the proposals, it could damage any possible English bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Unacceptable

"We will make a decision on 14th March at the meeting of Fifa's executive committee," Blatter told the Mirror.

"We will say the national associations must not accept it. We must maintain football as a sport. It is not a show, or the Harlem Globetrotters, or a circus act.

"There is not any chance at all of me changing my mind. My mind is made up.

"If Mr Scudamore says this will help England's World Cup bid let him say it. There are many candidates for 2018.

Decision-making

"I can't imagine when you go against the decision-making body for the World Cup with an initiative that will not be accepted by that body, that it will enhance your chances.

"It will not be diplomatic. If you don't accept the authority of Fifa then you can't expect to win favour."

And Blatter insists that the Premier League have not considered the interests of the game and are only focused upon money making motives.

"To try to have additional exposure and revenue by expanding the league around the world, I think this is not acceptable," added Blatter.

Rude

"It will not be acceptable to the Fifa executive committee, I am sure. This will never happen - at least this will not happen as long as I am the president of Fifa.

"We have not been contacted before by the league to ask us what we think of this idea. You speak about rude but I think it is an anti-responsibility.

"If you are the most prosperous league in the world and if you accept that everyone in football has a responsibility to maintain it not only as a business, but as a game.

"Then, all of a sudden you come out with a project which only has business and money behind it."

A Premier League spokesman added in the Mirror: "We look forward to meeting with Fifa to discuss this matter. This was always the starting point relating to sanctioning and we will be making no comment until after the meeting."

go on stick it to em

usually hate the man but this is right, **** the FA...