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Originally Posted by troutman
This is very unlikely, but if every fan of teams other than the big 4 boycotted sponsors, games and TV broadcasts, they could bring EPL to it's knees. The Big 4 need other teams to play against. It would take a great deal of organization.
There are 16 second and third class citizens in the EPL (not even counting the lower divisions).
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Like GirlySports said... the EPL Big 4 would get together with the Big Teams of Europe and have a real champions league. Bayern Munich, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, AC Milan, Rangers, Celtic and Barcelona would jump at the chance to bolt their existing leagues for a myriad of reasons. Like I said in my previous reply, the only reason many of these small teams get any TV money at all is the big clubs. Who wants to see Hull v. Fulham aside from a few local die-hards? Manchester United v. Hull... that's different.
There are 16 second and third class citizens in the EPL... the question I ask is why? Manchester City has a freespending owner with deep pockets, and a top coach... but yet they ended up in 9th, and are somehow in the UEFA cup. They just didn't spend wisely and build a good team. Who knows, with time they might sneak into the top 4. Everton, Tottenham, Blackburn (who won the Premiership in 1995), and Newcastle have all had significant European exposure, and have had success. Why are they so far back from the big 4? Management issues, financial blunders, and desire. While some teams have a rich sugar daddy... I don't think that can be said for 3 of the 4 big teams in the EPL. They are just well run clubs that have become richer with success. Every league has their teams that could have been top 5 if not managed so poorly. Lazio and Parma in Italy, Borussia Dortmund in Germany, Paris St. Germain in France, the obvious English ones, and the list goes on...