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The Football League has more to offer English soccer fans than the Premier League

Results so far:

Agree
47% 113 votes Total: 240 votes
Disagree
53% 127 votes
  • 1 of 12

    by James Abbott

    The Football League, unquestionably provides as much entertainment as the Premiership and in doing so provides better value for money than its elitist counterpart. Don't get me...read more

  • 2 of 12

    by Costas Chryanthou

    I would agree that the football league, that is any division in England below the Premier league is better overall. First of all the ticket prices are lower simply because lo...read more

  • 3 of 12

    by James Brighton

    The argument is one that has raged for many years since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, and then the sudden explosion in TV revenue after the move by Sky to broadca...read more

  • 4 of 12

    by Ben Hughes

    A few months ago I might've disagreed with this statement, but after the exploits of three Championship sides in the FA Cup recently, I've now changed my mind. The Premier Le...read more

  • 5 of 12

    by Matthew P. Nicholson

    The football teams in the Premier League are run as a business first and a football team second. The emphasis is placed firmly on merchandise, sponsorship and TV coverage to inc...read more

  • 6 of 12

    by Chris Bennett

    Anyone who thinks the premiership has more to offer then football league is not a Real football fan! Yes the premiership has higher attendances and yes they have the bigger p...read more

  • 7 of 12

    by Graham Lear

    The premier league his over hyped and the players overpaid other than the three main sides what other teams are there that can really play this game of soccer not many there is ...read more

  • 8 of 12

    by Logan Jory

    This debate is not to do with being what most people call a "real" football fan and going to lowe league because of the stereotype that people who don't know much about football...read more

  • 9 of 12

    by Simon Wright

    If the 2006/07 season is anything to go by, then the English Football leagues (comprising the Championship, League 1, and League 2) have more to offer fans in terms of excitemen...read more

  • 10 of 12

    by Paul Dickson

    During the last few weeks of the domestic football season, there were only two teams battling it out for the Premiership title and that is the way it has been for the last coupl...read more

  • 11 of 12

    by Stevie Bloodlust

    As an avid Stockport County fan, I think the Football League has a lot to offer to the fans. These are guys who get paid less money for, arguably, more and harder work. Some...read more

  • 12 of 12

    by Graham Fisher

    Premier League football today is fast, exciting, skillful and exhilarating to watch. In fact, it bears almost no resemblance to the football I started watching in the late 1960'...read more

  • 1 of 11

    by Gaizka Mendieta

    I wonder how the title to this argument came about. There are two ways to go about putting in my 2 cents worth. One, what does one have to offer English soccer fans as compared ...read more

  • 2 of 11

    by Matthew Adams

    Since the Premiership split with the Football League in 1992, comparisons between the two tiers of English football have always been made. For me, it is only really worth compa...read more

  • 3 of 11

    by Tim Carter

    If you prefer watching soccer of a far higher quality then you can only disagree with the debate title. Year after year it is likely that at least two out of the three promoted ...read more

  • 4 of 11

    by Joe Culley

    I disagree because i do not believe that either league has more to offer than the other to any true football fan. It depends entirely on who you support. I'm a Boro ...read more

  • 5 of 11

    by Roger Larder

    The fans have already decided this one for us. 5000 more fans go to see an average Premier League game than the combined average for the Championship and Leagues One and Two. An...read more

  • 6 of 11

    by Phil Hill

    Utter tosh. The Premier League has some of the best footballers in the world entertaining millions of fans in stadia and on TV across the world every week. A fraction of that to...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by PT Truder

    Week in, week out, we see the Premier League players battle it out on the field, while we sit back, expecting to see the big guys bulldoze over the little ones. However, like wh...read more

  • 8 of 11

    by DannyKelly

    It would be ridiculous to argue that the Championship and Leagues One and Two have more to offer soccer fans than the Premiership. The best players in the country play in the Pr...read more

  • 9 of 11

    by Imran Ullah-Khan

    English soccer fans are fortunate to have arguably the best top league in world football, with Spain the only real rival in the last few years. The top players, and therefore be...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Cosmicwhodini

    The Premiership players are the elite the best of the best. If you are playing in the premiership you are going to get paid extremely well and your lifestyle will be very comfor...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Abdul Jawula

    I also disagree if you want entertainment and fast paced football and footballers who ar paid a lot of money then go with the Premiership.But if you want football that is played...read more

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