As Christmas beckons RTG takes a look back on 2007 with our reasons for Christmas cheer (hurray!) and potential for New Year woes (boooo!). Rest assured, RTG will be back in the New Year, on 3rd January 2008, to continue our campaign to keep the woes at bay. Don’t forget to join us. For those of you who read this, have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hurray! The FA finally seem to have realised that the game needs a ‘root and branch’ review – all be it 30 years too late!
Boooo! Given the FA’s history and its incomprehensible administrative structure will it actually highlight the key issues? After all, it is very difficult to make constructive criticism and recommendations about the very organisation that is commissioning the review.
Hurray! Steve McClaren was finally put out of his (and our) inevitable misery and Fabio Capello was installed as the new England manager.
Boooo! It took us failing to qualify for Euro 2008 for the FA to finally realise what many supporters knew – he was the wrong man for the job from the start.
Hurray! The new Wembley finally opened its doors for business several years late and the first FA Cup final for six years was played there.
Boooo! It cost far too much to build, has diverted resources and objectives away from the development of the England team and still doesn’t offer genuine supporters any more opportunity getting hold of tickets for big matches.
Hurray! Graham Poll retired.
Boooo! Uriah Rennie didn’t.
Hurray! The first trial of goal line technology has begun in one of the lower leagues.
Boooo! Technology seems to have crept in undercover and untested anyway as some referees now appear to refer to the fourth official watching Sky before making important decisions.
Hurray! Premiership teams are now taking the Carling Cup more seriously.
Boooo! Looks like that it too, is now becoming the preserve of the Big Four also.
Hurray! The total domination of the Premiership by Chelsea over the previous two seasons was broken by Manchester United.
Boooo! Roman Abramovich’s petty cash will no doubt put Chelsea back into their own league – just like that nice Mr Kenyon said it would. But the likelihood of anyone outside of the Big Four winning anything remains even further away.
Hurray! The Stevens Inquiry finally produced some results with the recent high profile arrests. Most surprisingly they have gone for people who still have an influence in the game rather than those too old and pissed up to defend themselves.
Boooo! City of London Police is in charge of the investigation. Judging by the way they handled the Kieron Fallon and other fraud trials, don’t expect much of a result!
Hurray! The cynical manipulation by Leeds Chairman, Ken Bates, of the administration punishment (ie 10 point reduction applied when Leeds were already relegated) did not go unpunished as Leeds were deducted a further 15 points at the start of the current season.
Boooo! Wrexham did the same, apparently, but no sanctions were imposed for reasons unknown to RTG. Additionally worrying, there are still a number of clubs still on the verge of administration even in the richest football country in the world.
Hurray! Supporters were treated to more live games on TV than ever before.
Boooo! The ridiculous choice, timings and division of money sought to ensure that we, the supporters, were consequently fleeced once again.
Hurray! Posh and Becks flew out to LA with RTG's anticipation that their unhealthy influence on English football was finally over.
Boooo! They seem to be on our TVs, and in our press, more than bloody ever! The most anticipated media event following Capello’s appointment does not seem to be the prospect of the rebuilding of a flagging England side but more about whether Beckham gets his 100th cap or not. God help us! For the record also, Channel Five and ESPN, we are not the least bit bloody interested in Major League Soccer!
Hurray! The FA finally seem to have realised that the game needs a ‘root and branch’ review – all be it 30 years too late!
Boooo! Given the FA’s history and its incomprehensible administrative structure will it actually highlight the key issues? After all, it is very difficult to make constructive criticism and recommendations about the very organisation that is commissioning the review.
Hurray! Steve McClaren was finally put out of his (and our) inevitable misery and Fabio Capello was installed as the new England manager.
Boooo! It took us failing to qualify for Euro 2008 for the FA to finally realise what many supporters knew – he was the wrong man for the job from the start.
Hurray! The new Wembley finally opened its doors for business several years late and the first FA Cup final for six years was played there.
Boooo! It cost far too much to build, has diverted resources and objectives away from the development of the England team and still doesn’t offer genuine supporters any more opportunity getting hold of tickets for big matches.
Hurray! Graham Poll retired.
Boooo! Uriah Rennie didn’t.
Hurray! The first trial of goal line technology has begun in one of the lower leagues.
Boooo! Technology seems to have crept in undercover and untested anyway as some referees now appear to refer to the fourth official watching Sky before making important decisions.
Hurray! Premiership teams are now taking the Carling Cup more seriously.
Boooo! Looks like that it too, is now becoming the preserve of the Big Four also.
Hurray! The total domination of the Premiership by Chelsea over the previous two seasons was broken by Manchester United.
Boooo! Roman Abramovich’s petty cash will no doubt put Chelsea back into their own league – just like that nice Mr Kenyon said it would. But the likelihood of anyone outside of the Big Four winning anything remains even further away.
Hurray! The Stevens Inquiry finally produced some results with the recent high profile arrests. Most surprisingly they have gone for people who still have an influence in the game rather than those too old and pissed up to defend themselves.
Boooo! City of London Police is in charge of the investigation. Judging by the way they handled the Kieron Fallon and other fraud trials, don’t expect much of a result!
Hurray! The cynical manipulation by Leeds Chairman, Ken Bates, of the administration punishment (ie 10 point reduction applied when Leeds were already relegated) did not go unpunished as Leeds were deducted a further 15 points at the start of the current season.
Boooo! Wrexham did the same, apparently, but no sanctions were imposed for reasons unknown to RTG. Additionally worrying, there are still a number of clubs still on the verge of administration even in the richest football country in the world.
Hurray! Supporters were treated to more live games on TV than ever before.
Boooo! The ridiculous choice, timings and division of money sought to ensure that we, the supporters, were consequently fleeced once again.
Hurray! Posh and Becks flew out to LA with RTG's anticipation that their unhealthy influence on English football was finally over.
Boooo! They seem to be on our TVs, and in our press, more than bloody ever! The most anticipated media event following Capello’s appointment does not seem to be the prospect of the rebuilding of a flagging England side but more about whether Beckham gets his 100th cap or not. God help us! For the record also, Channel Five and ESPN, we are not the least bit bloody interested in Major League Soccer!
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