dmarc117 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 its slow tonight so will post this here instead of the nonfootball...... what do these demotions mean to these teams.... http://cbs.sportsline.com/soccer/story/9554368 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goopster24 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I remember before the news of the actual demotions they said that all the players would become free agents. Is that still true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 its slow tonight so will post this here instead of the nonfootball...... what do these demotions mean to these teams.... http://cbs.sportsline.com/soccer/story/9554368 In virtually every country except ours, sports are structured differently. Instead of a fixed number of teams in just one league and always the same teams every year (a closed shop), there is a pyramid system. In Italy Serie A is the top league and all teams play each other twice, home and away. The top team is the champion (and enters European competition the next year), the next three or four also enter Euro competitions and the bottom three are relegated to Serie B, where they play the following season. The top three Serie B teams are promoted to Serie A. This does two things - it keeps interest going throughout the year for pretty much all the teams and it infuses fresh blood into the top division. Most countries have three, four or even five divisions structured like this, with a pyramid of local leagues below that. It is possible for a team to begin life playing on Sunday afternoons in the park and end up playing in Europe - not only possible, but it's been done. For the three Italian teams, relegation means massive loss of revenue and absence from European competition for at least two years, a colossal financial blow. They will all survive and they'll all come back, but it will be painful. Players are almost certainly free agents because their contracts will have clauses allowing them to leave if relegation occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 In virtually every country except ours, sports are structured differently. Instead of a fixed number of teams in just one league and always the same teams every year (a closed shop), there is a pyramid system. In Italy Serie A is the top league and all teams play each other twice, home and away. The top team is the champion (and enters European competition the next year), the next three or four also enter Euro competitions and the bottom three are relegated to Serie B, where they play the following season. The top three Serie B teams are promoted to Serie A. This does two things - it keeps interest going throughout the year for pretty much all the teams and it infuses fresh blood into the top division. Most countries have three, four or even five divisions structured like this, with a pyramid of local leagues below that. It is possible for a team to begin life playing on Sunday afternoons in the park and end up playing in Europe - not only possible, but it's been done. For the three Italian teams, relegation means massive loss of revenue and absence from European competition for at least two years, a colossal financial blow. They will all survive and they'll all come back, but it will be painful. Players are almost certainly free agents because their contracts will have clauses allowing them to leave if relegation occurs. i was reading that his might actually help serie b with money because these teams have such a huge following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Sacrebleu Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I don't know that much about it, but you can look up the Olympique de Marseilles as a case study. Biggest club in France (or at the very least the loudest) was relegated to the 2nd division due to game fixing in the 90s. They are back in the 1st division now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I don't know that much about it, but you can look up the Olympique de Marseilles as a case study. Biggest club in France (or at the very least the loudest) was relegated to the 2nd division due to game fixing in the 90s. They are back in the 1st division now Pretty much every country in Europe has a case of relegation for breaking rules of one kind or another. Red Star Belgrade were relegated, IIRC, as were (I think) Schalke '04 in Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 i was reading that his might actually help serie b with money because these teams have such a huge following. This is true. When Juventus come to town to play a Serie B game, the stadium will be sold out whether they have retained their star players or not. Also, I guarantee Juve will bounce back at the first attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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