I started watching my team, Tranmere Rovers, in 1967. My Dad bought me my first season ticket in 1972. I’ve been a season ticket holder ever since - even through covid.
As I hurtle towards the end of my seventh decade on God’s green earth, I am becoming more and more disillusioned with the whole set-up.
Tranmere’s (and others) ‘demotion’ (we say we were never relegated!) during said pandemic, was the ultimate display of ‘stuff the football family’!
I am ever closer to saying I’ve had enough. I can do without it.
Whilst I genuinely applaud unity of the named Premier League followers, the truth is they couldn’t care less about the likes of us.
I mentioned my father’s purchase of my first season ticket. He was not a football man at all. He only ever went to one game: Tranmere Rovers v Coventry City in 1968. It was an FA Cup replay. I have such fabulous memories of that evening, not least because we won.
An FA Cup replay! Will never happen in English Football - ever again. No-one in the Premier League gives a monkeys about that though. In collusion with the EFL’s own Rick Parry (what football family?), they have eased their season load to make way for more filthy global lucre hunting.
Hi Allen, apologies for delay replying, I had a mad 20 hours yesterday retrieving my car from a Berlin car-park. Tranmere seem in good hands with the Palios'. What is required, and I should have mentioned more of, is unity between all fans of all 92. Fans I speak to at PL do care about the pyramid, some have been there, and as England showed many players learned part of their trade there. Tranmere matter. btw totally agree on Cup replays, some of the best moments. Plus what gives the PL the right to end second-round replays when their teams haven't even entered yet? At least the Regulator may provide a check and balance to the greed in the game. Regards, Henry
Quite right Henry. But it's probably going to happen sometime in the future. I can see the Community Shield being played in US first. Which would be interesting.
100% Community Shield will go first, John. PL games at some point. I spoke to an American organiser and he just threw numbers, mainly about dollars, at me. It'll happen, and it will damage the PL. Regards
I started watching my team, Tranmere Rovers, in 1967. My Dad bought me my first season ticket in 1972. I’ve been a season ticket holder ever since - even through covid.
As I hurtle towards the end of my seventh decade on God’s green earth, I am becoming more and more disillusioned with the whole set-up.
Tranmere’s (and others) ‘demotion’ (we say we were never relegated!) during said pandemic, was the ultimate display of ‘stuff the football family’!
I am ever closer to saying I’ve had enough. I can do without it.
Whilst I genuinely applaud unity of the named Premier League followers, the truth is they couldn’t care less about the likes of us.
I mentioned my father’s purchase of my first season ticket. He was not a football man at all. He only ever went to one game: Tranmere Rovers v Coventry City in 1968. It was an FA Cup replay. I have such fabulous memories of that evening, not least because we won.
An FA Cup replay! Will never happen in English Football - ever again. No-one in the Premier League gives a monkeys about that though. In collusion with the EFL’s own Rick Parry (what football family?), they have eased their season load to make way for more filthy global lucre hunting.
It all use to be such fun! Hey ho!
Hi Allen, apologies for delay replying, I had a mad 20 hours yesterday retrieving my car from a Berlin car-park. Tranmere seem in good hands with the Palios'. What is required, and I should have mentioned more of, is unity between all fans of all 92. Fans I speak to at PL do care about the pyramid, some have been there, and as England showed many players learned part of their trade there. Tranmere matter. btw totally agree on Cup replays, some of the best moments. Plus what gives the PL the right to end second-round replays when their teams haven't even entered yet? At least the Regulator may provide a check and balance to the greed in the game. Regards, Henry
I’m still curious yet furious about this! I had forgotten about this travesty!!!
It's why so many from the top level are moving to the non-league game, appreciated and understood more plus they value your money spent.
Quite right Henry. But it's probably going to happen sometime in the future. I can see the Community Shield being played in US first. Which would be interesting.
100% Community Shield will go first, John. PL games at some point. I spoke to an American organiser and he just threw numbers, mainly about dollars, at me. It'll happen, and it will damage the PL. Regards
Luckily us fans don’t give two hoots about the community shield, yet the managers seem to so they can have that in say 2047/2048 season.