I sympathise with fans who feel they'll be priced out. I certainly don't think the Prem represents a way forward, especially for a country like Germany, which doesn't (for whatever reason) attract much foreign interest and is far more locally fan-focused than England is. I get that. But I can't take Bayern fans seriously when they complain about
anything, especially if it's masquerading as some kind of 'for the good of the game' crap. They'll say it's about kick off times. I just don't believe them. What terrifies them is that the Prem will now be in a position to monopolise transfers. If we now want Lewandowski, or Neuer or Lahm we can get them and there's nothing they can do about it. Basically any of the top
half of the Prem could poach any player it wants from Bayern. Not every player will want to leave, obviously, but plenty will follow the cash. Basically the Prem's about to do to Bayern what they've been doing to the Bundesliga
and they fucking hate it.
A mid table Prem club like West Ham will suddenly be in a position to pay a player like Messi half a million a
week! Not saying he'd go to a team like West Ham, obviously, or any Prem team, but you can see how fucked off clubs like Bayern, Barca, Real, etc are about this. English clubs will dominate Europe for years. Kick-off times my arse. Is it good for football? Definitely not. But I can't pretend I'm not loving the prospect of grande dames like Bayern Barca and Real getting a massive dose of the same medicine they've been dishing out for years.
