The on topic thread 4.0

[Zidane98]

Nah you looking at wrong. The 'franchise' or look at it as a company is moving from one city to another but it's still the same entity. Swans name and colours were kept.

For example Baltimore Ravens mentioned earlier started from Cleveland Browns but difference was owner agreed just to move the players and coaches not the franchise/company so Cleveland kept the Browns 'company' and a few years later was permitted to start a new team with the history.

Closed leagues is different to open euro leagues. Soccer has adavantage of small towns/clubs making the big league. Look at Elversberg in Germany, a town of just 13,000 and just been promoted for the first time to Bundesliga.

Guingamp in Ligue 1 is the best example. Population of 7k. Made it to Ligue 1 between 2013/19.

 

[SM]

Yeah and it's a load of shit. Effectively South Melbourne ceased to exist and a new club was created 800 km away, pretty much cutting off their existing fan base. That's the disconnect between it being the same club and inheriting the history.

I much prefer the European football system. Man City didn't cease to exist when they were shit. They dropped to the 3rd tier then made their way back.

If you seriously think there's a disconnect then you don't watch much footy. Swans regularly out-draw Melbourne clubs when playing in Melbourne.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Frank Bunn sorry but you're talking nonsense.