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re: Question about soccer in the UK...
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:31 pm to Jake88
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:31 pm to Jake88
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Does almost every moderate sized city have a pro team?
No. Every moderately sized city has way more than one "pro" team. The leagues over there are not franchised and there is a HUGE pyramid from the EPL all the way down rec level stuff. Where "pro" begins and "amateur" starts can get a little hazy. Because of this, any one can start a club and potentially reach the EPL. In fact, that's actually why they have so many clubs. Most clubs were started by coworkers back in the late 1800's to early 1900's and have grown into what they are today. Certain clubs are still associated with certain trades or certain socioeconomic classes, and more importantly, certain neighborhoods. So that's how the relatively smaller clubs still get good support, because they are seen as the community's club.
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Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:36 pm to thesoccerfanjax
Think of it this way. If all football, basketball, and baseball fans, pro and college, only followed one sport could a US town support one team and fill an 8k-15k stadium?
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:52 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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Certain clubs are still associated with certain trades or certain socioeconomic classes, and more importantly, certain neighborhoods. So that's how the relatively smaller clubs still get good support, because they are seen as the community's club.
That's interesting and similar to baseball teams during the 1910's to about WWII.
Can you give some examples of clubs that represent certain socioeconomic classes?
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:23 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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Where "pro" begins and "amateur" starts can get a little hazy.
The standard of semi-pro is so good, the mind boggles t how good lower league professionals are.
I've only ever played with/against one person who went pro, and it was amazing just to watch
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