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Your assuming that every where else follows the socialist model that American sports do i.e. a pre entry closed shop for franchises with no consequences for fai
by walshemj 9y ago
Your assuming that every where else follows the socialist model that American sports do i.e. a pre entry closed shop for franchises with no consequences for failure - a premier league footballer has far more incentive to play well to stop his team getting demoted and facing a massive drop in his salary.
- emodendroket 9y agoYou should be required to pass a test on what the word "socialist" means before you're allowed to start throwing it around like this.
- walshemj 9y agoI think I have a better idea than you do and your seelioning here BTW the way the NFL etc are set up is very similar state controlled enterprises where run under more socialist regimes British Leyland ICL and so on.
- emodendroket 9y agoI don't think you do because the NFL is a system where surplus value is captured by the owners of the teams
- ineedasername 9y agoMost leagues in the U.S. have fairly open methods of getting on the team with the athletic talent required. For the NFL, anyone can pay a tryout fee and walk on to one of (usually) 8 spots. The other 45 are normally used by the veteran players good enough to have a multi-year contract or the new draft picks from college ball. And the consequence for failure are huge: 90 players start the pre-season, and after training & a few pre-season games, teams have to drop that to 53. 10 extra can be part of a training squad, which represents a 75% pay cut compared to the league minimum for the 53.
- walshemj 9y agoI was taking about the teams compare this where the bottom 2 teams from the top flight football get relegated each season - this is like the bottom 2 teams in the nfl get dropped and replaced each year