European Super League - The end of Football?

[pork pie fox]

Gladiators, chariot racing and ratting have died out?

They're the only sports the BBC have the live TV rights to these days. Everything else is on Sky, BT etc. Des Lynam was bigging them up on Grandstand last Saturday, so maybe they'll grow in popularity again?

 

[Mawsley]

Maybe chariot racing finished after they discovered which was the fastest chariot? They appear to be having a **** of a job working that out for twats going round in circles in cars.

 

[M17TT C]

They're the only sports the BBC have the live TV rights to these days. Everything else is on Sky, BT etc. Des Lynam was bigging them up on Grandstand last Saturday, so maybe they'll grow in popularity again?

Bloody Sky covering all the best sports like Netball....

 

[pork pie fox]

Bloody Sky covering all the best sports like Netball....

I'll have you know I got the highest practical mark in the whole year at netball, when I was at Uni. Fantastic sport.

Who said degrees didn't do anything useful in real life?

 

[Motown Fox]

Chelsea bigwigs will perhaps be on the phone to set up another meet after tonight's defeat.
No Champions League next season and who knows when they'll next get there.

 

[David Gwilliam]

Chelsea bigwigs will perhaps be on the phone to set up another meet after tonight's defeat.
No Champions League next season and who knows when they'll next get there.

I got sent the message below which rather fits in with Motown's post.

On this day in 1682, the Chelsea Hospital was founded for soldiers in the British Army who were suffering from old age or had serious injuries which made active service impossible. There is a similar institution there now called Chelsea Football Club