Premier League tickets should be capped at £10 for away fans, says West Brom boss Tony Pulis, following Liverpool and Arsenal price hike climbdowns February 11, 2016 West Brom manager Tony Pulis has joined calls to reduce the cost of attending top-flight football, urging Premier League clubs to charge away supporters no more than £10 per ticket. Pulis said teams should stop “milking, milking, milking” fans and, drawing comparisons with the Bundesliga, argued that incentivising supporters to travel to games would generate [...]
Manchester United second quarter results: What’s behind the share price slump? A loss of faith in the Glazer model or Louis van Gaal’s team? February 11, 2016 Manchester United were recently tipped by Deloitte to reclaim their position as the world's richest football club, yet investors do not appear to be reciprocating the faith in football's premier commercial juggernaut. Over $800m (£345m) has been wiped off the club's market value and its share price has slumped by 22.5 per cent since first [...]
Why Manchester United investors may be losing faith in the Glazers’ ownership February 11, 2016 Manchester United’s share price has fallen by over 20 per cent since the start of the year, reflecting the team’s struggles on the pitch which have left them in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification. Yet the degree of decline in United’s share price and the extended period over which it has occurred [...]
Why the Premier League should use its new logo and rebrand as an opportunity to re-connect with fans February 10, 2016 The Premier League launched its logo yesterday to the usual cacophony of comment. Most loved it, some hated it, opinions were shared, comparisons were made and parodies were quickly Photoshopped. There is nothing quite like a logo re-design to bring out both the art school student and marketing expert in everyone. But this isn’t just about [...]
Liverpool ticket price protest: Premier League clubs should not lower the cost of attendance February 10, 2016 The ticket price row at Liverpool is only the latest squabble about the cost of attending football matches. The new £5bn-plus TV deal guaranteeing Premier League teams huge increases in revenue offers an occasion for clubs to lower admission prices. Retired footballers, journalists, media commentators and MPs all seem to be convinced that that they [...]
West Ham United 2, Liverpool 1 (AET): FA Cup victory ranks as one of club’s best, says Bilic February 9, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists that his side’s extra-time victory over Liverpool in last night’s FA Cup fourth round replay deserves to be ranked amongst the finest moments in the club’s history. A last-gasp header from Italian centre-half Angelo Ogbonna catapulted the Hammers into round five after Michail Antonio and Philippe Coutinho had traded goalscoring blows [...]
Leicester’s superb technique is the overlooked facet of their unlikely assault on the Premier League February 9, 2016 Leicester's charge to the top of the Premier League has got all neutrals rooting for the Foxes and also reminded me of my old Everton side in 1984-85, the season our group of players first won the title. Just as lifting the FA Cup in the previous campaign gave us impetus to carry on, so too [...]
Grainger joint venture goes on £57m west London buying spree February 9, 2016 Grainger and Dutch pension fund APG have bought a large residential estate near Kew Bridge in west London for £57.3m, as the pair continue to expand their presence in the private rental sector (PRS). GRIP, the residential property fund set up by Grainger and APG in 2013, has acquired the freehold of Kew Bridge House [...]
Everton takeover: American investors John Jay Moores and Charles Noell near £200m deal February 9, 2016 Everton could soon become the latest Premier League club with foreign ownership following reported progress in takeover talks with American investors. John Jay Moores, the owner of Major League Baseball franchise the San Diego Padres, and businessman Charles Noell are reportedly nearing a £200m takeover of the Merseyside club following a six weeks period of [...]
New Premier League logo unveiled for 2016/17 season February 9, 2016 The Premier League has unveiled a "new visual identity" from next season featuring the most notable change to its logo since the league's inception in 1992. Working in tandem with UK firms DesignStudio and Robin Brand Consultants, the league's first major rebrand in around 10 years will be comprised of five colours – purple, sky [...]