Clubs merging

[mikemiller]

Not for mergers myself, or groundsharing, but it has happened in the UK in fairly recent times. When did Wimbledon last play at Plough Lane? Must be a long time ago

[frogmiller]

Blame Wiki

It was originally the home of Everton FC from 1884 to 1891

Blame Liverpool. They were happy there I no doubt

[frogmiller]

Not for mergers myself, or groundsharing, but it has happened in the UK in fairly recent times. When did Wimbledon last play at Plough Lane? Must be a long time ago

You have coventry doing it again in Brum this season.

[CAMiller]

Wasn't DV a ground share of sorts or did we have it to ourselves? Never went there myself, couldn't find it

Really makes no economic sense to have two facilities when one can serve the purpose, even for different sports (e.g. American Football/Football), especially in this day and age when upwards of $1B is becoming a 'normal' price tag.

[Scum-Triumphant]

The Milan teams have shared the San Siro for years.

[frogmiller]

Wasn't DV a ground share of sorts or did we have it to ourselves? Never went there myself, couldn't find it

Sheffield rugby league team shared it with us.

[frogmiller]

The Milan teams have shared the San Siro for years.

How much have Tottingham and Arsenal squandered on building two stadiums when they could have shraed one?

The Bristol clubs could easily share.

[WanChaiMiller]

I guess the idea of merging is that you bring the money from the 2 owners together into one club with one set of overheads.

It will depend on the egos of the individuals involved.

[wrinkly]

No, no, & no.

Not for me.

Football is (should be) as much about supporting your town as well as your team.

Imagine we merge with Donny and agree to play at the Keepmoat? Who would go?

It's all about local pride for me. If it wasn't we'd all be supporting one of the top 6 and football would become even more of a TV spectacle / comedy show.

100% agree Peri.

I love watching the Millers and can't imagine not renewing my ST every year.

However I am totally disillusioned with football in general. The tv interference, the devaluation of the FA cup, Champions League is the be all and end all, the disgusting amounts of wages, transfer fees etc. the gambling with a club's future and inevitable Bolton/Bury scenarios. It's a murky business and I've lost interest.

So it's just our lads for me not any merged team nonsense.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Would it just not be easier for the teams to ground share?

Let's face it parts of Hillborough and parts of the Lane need upgrading so why don't the two build a whapping stadium for both of them to share?

The same could happen in other Cities too. Everton don't need to spend millions of quid to build a new stadium, they could just borrow Anfield for every other weekend.

As they do with the Allianz Arena in Germany. Such is the design of the arena they change the lights to either red or blue0