I guess it depends on what you're putting under the umbrella "popular" - as the poster mentioned "losing its way", I felt they also meant on a more subjective level. I personally still watch a lot of football but am quite disillusioned by the whole system. There's been a book published highlighting how sad the whole system has become and how it's going to get worse. I feel there's finally a bit of a movement in the media to be critical of City, the way the PSR rules can be circumvented, etc. - light movement, but moreso than before. And just in general, I feel people being disillusioned by football, judging by this forum, by chatting with people who follow football, is stronger than ever before.That is interesting but in England viewing figures and match attendances are both going up.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/3636215
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.li...ier-league-attendance-only-going-28378783.amp
I appreciate that your friends might be less interested in the game but certainly in England, it's going up, not down.
I feel you disagree, that's fine, but I don't think viewing figures is the only way to judge this element.
It's entirely ridiculous.How can selling an asset to a sister company be okay? Feck it all!