Matthew Le God

He is contracted until 2017... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/stephens-signs-on-until-2017-768479.aspx

Do you mean this...? Simon Peach retweeted ECLondon @ECLondon1 · 3h3 hours ago Congratulations @SimonPeach! You made our list of the February 2015 Top 100 Twitter Users in London, England - http://bit.ly/1vi7hIX Simon Peach @SimonPeach · 3h3 hours ago Number 65 in the capital, leaving @Nathaniel_Clyne trailing in my wake. Sure being a millionaire footballer will soften the blow. ........................ That doesn't mean Peach saw Clyne in London this morning. A website has said Peach is in their top 100 twitter users in London for February 2015 and that puts him ahead of Clyne.

Not subsidising lower league clubs won't see the end of the lower leagues. They would still exist, but should only use income generating from their own revenue streams not rely on handouts from other companies.

The money came from our owners, that is within our means. It didn't come from a competitor. It is to Saints credit they attracted such an owner, it isn't a handout from rival companies... it was investment to grow the club from the owners.

They aren't allowed to negotiate individually TV deals so thats irrelevant.

We did, our means included the resources of our owners and the size of our fanbase relative to the league.

Why does that matter? Not TV deal's, but plenty of industries have multi hundreds of millions/billion £ deals. They don't all give handouts to their smaller competitors who didn't contribute to winning the contracts.

Its an example of a business subsidising another business. The lower leagues would still exist without handouts. Why should lower league businesses benefit from the success of the Premier League? In how many other industries does that happen?

Utter rubbish, no I didn't. If you still think I did, provide a link to a post on this forum where I did.

If the Premier League didn't give money to the lower leagues the lower leagues would still exist. They'd just have to rely on income they generate themselves and cut their cloth accordingly.

Do you think Tesco should subsidise family run corner shops?

Why should the Premier League prop up the finances of other businesses? If 4th tier clubs lived within their means then they wouldn't be struggling. Handouts artificially boost their revenue, it doesn't solve the causes of why they are struggling financially.

You think when we were in League 1 that I said Saints were the "best side in the country outside of the top 4"? Utter bull****! I said no such thing.

Who is this "wise man"? What are you talking about?

A team in League 1 the 5th best team in the whole of England? What are you talking about?

Factored what in? A team in the 4th tier in 2017/18 season has no impact what-so-ever on the value of "product" the Premier League is selling to TV companies. So why should they benefit financially from other companies doing well?

No, I think all the money should be divided up solely among the 20 Premier League teams with no parachute payments of solidarity payments to the Championship, League One or League Two. The amount of money you get should be as it is now partly based on how many game you are live on TV but mainly on league position at the end of the season.

That is an irrelevant question, they are in it and they have to play someone. Teams in the 4th tier are completely irrelevant to the Premier League deal, teams like Saints aren't.

Pathetic yet again. Petty insults and not even a brief hint of why you disagree with me, let alone a proper rebuttal.

Man Utd and Chelsea have to play someone in the league, the teams they play deserve to be paid. What have Pompey for example done to deserve the Premier League TV money to be handed to them when they are in League 2?

What are you claiming I should have learned? No need for that.

None of the current top 6 in the Championship have parachute payments.

The bottom placed team in the Premier League earns more in TV money than what are considered large European clubs at the top of their leagues. The Premier League clubs even at the bottom can pick them of for players. The money trickles down when Premier League clubs buy players from clubs in the Football League. What are you claiming is unfair? Why should businesses in the lower leagues get hand outs? Why should for example Pompey benefit from people wanting to watch the Premier League?

On the positive side, more money in the Premier League means Saints get more money to improve their squad and the club as a whole.