You guys always talk about EPL, no, and how Pro/Rel is so great? Better yet, even though it has nothing to do with Pro/Rel which you guys say gather a lot of interest, let's see how Manchester City vs Manchester United do in ratings if the FA Cup final vs a league's final that has no Pro/Rel. I'm curious to see.
So nothing to back up your claim regarding pro/rel playoff games? How… disappointing. Ah, and now the sound of moving goalposts.
Don't you know how to read? I clearly said, go ahead and compare Liga MX final to any Pro/Rel play offs. Take your pick of which ever league you like.
MLS has 30 teams across a geography the width of Europe, so they split it into regional leagues. They play inter-conference games to keep things interesting. If all 30 teams were in New York State, for instance, which is the same size as England, promotion and relegation would make a lot more sense. If someone suggested a 20 team super league in Europe spanning from Dublin to Istanbul, where teams play each other home and away, people would look at you like you're crazy. You can compare the US geographically to Brazil, Russia or China but their top teams tend to be concentrated in particular regions. My point, rather than having pro/rel system it would be more sensible to have Eastern and Western divisions where you don't get the scenario where Vancouver or Seattle end up playing 12 or 15 games on the East Coast. As far as the English Football League is concerned, I think people are OK with the open system but it evolved. It didn't happen because of some foreign principle of fair play. The teams knocking on the door were financially better run and more ambitious than the 4th Division's bottom dwellers, at a time when football's popularity was at an all-time low. Money eh?
Women's college basketball is more popular than the Premier League according to the March Madness figures.
What I'm saying is FFP doesn't impact Leicester City any more than it impacts anybody else. Its not the reason Leicester City have failed anymore than its the reason Brighton have succeeded.
so let me get something straight mx league hd pro/rel since begining of their existance but do to covid they suspended it for few years and american fan logic is "look they are popular and don't have pro/rel" you that stupid or believe people around you are that stupid and they will not see this
Ah, so you just resort to an insult. You made a claim regarding US TV viewing of “pro/rel playoff” games versus the Liga MX final. It’s incumbent on you to indicate which “pro/rel playoff” games you are referring to that have recently been on US TV. And of course you haven’t addressed the point that you’re comparing a top level league final versus games at level 2 or lower.
You have never followed or seen a Liga MX game in your life yet you think you know how they have operated in the past or the reason they said they are pausing Pro/Rel or the conditions they'll bring it up. You are a clear example of someone who speaks out of his ass.
What part of "take your pick, you choose the game" don't you understand? 2 replies already from you but not a single stat. Are you too afraid to make the comparison?
I'm trying to determine which "pro/rel playoff" games you are comparing against. As you made a claim, it's incumbent on you to give at least one instance of a game you are making a comparison against regarding US TV coverage. I'm all ears.
I wasn't insulting you, just responding the same way to how I was responded. Funny you only call me out on the insults.
The last two posters you've responded to, myself being one of them, you've chosen to throw in an insult. I think that should be called out.
This is what you originally wrote: "Anyone seen what Liga MX final viewership numbers were here in the US? Compare them to any Pro/Rel game play offs lol." Ok, I'll play that game. You are comapring the Liga MX game against Notts County's playoff final against Chesterfield. Got it. Of course, why you would compare a top level game against a fifth level promotion final is not clear. You then moved the goalposts to say: "I was comparing a final to a "final" that decides if you stay in the top division or not. But you are welcome to compare it to any game you like, see fit or fits your agenda." I don't see any relegation playoff final that's been played in a major European league. There will be pro/rel playoff between a Bundesliga 1 and a Bundesliga 2 team in a few days.
Is it on US TV? But given that that game involves a second level team, it's not clear why you would want to compare it against a first level championship final.
Bundesliga. But according to several here games in EPL for lower table teams gather a lot of interest yet I've mentioned before that the viewership numbers here in the US don't reflect those pipe dreams you all have. I even said I was curious to see the numbers of the FA Cup, which has nothing to do with Pro/Rel, compared to the Liga MX final. FA Cup has 2 very popular EPL teams. The other poster said I was moving the goalpost lol. I was actually helping him since I am sure that 2 very popular EPL teams in a final SHOULD draw big numbers.
Don't you argue that a league without Pro/Rel doesn't gather interest? Now YOU are moving the goalpost by saying it isn't fair because it's a final for a top division. So does a league with no Pro/Rel gather interest or not? Make up your mind.