Welcome to 'Stop English Premier League Colonialism in Asia'

This blog has been launched owing to the popularity of the Facebook page bearing the same name. I felt I needed a place where longer articles could be posted and so the idea of a blog suggested itself. And it seems a good idea to use every Internet tool available to us in our campaign.
So what are we all about? The text below has been copied and pasted from our Facebook page.

About: We are against EPL colonialism in Asia. We are for Asian football fans supporting their local league clubs. We are based in Thailand

Description: We believe that the influence of the English Premier League in Asia, specifically Southeast Asia, has a deleterious and retarding effect on local leagues. In countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore the domestic leagues are unable to fulfill their potential owing to the omnipresence of the English giants.
TV coverage, merchandising, pre-season tours: these are the tools that Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal (amongst others) use to boost their brand to the detriment of the local game.
We know that these clubs are businesses and, as long as they abide by the laws of the countries they do business in, are entitled to conduct their business however they see fit. We know that a Facebook page and Twitter account will not halt their activities.
All we are saying is that if you think people in Asia should support their local leagues and teams then join us. It's as simple as that. When our support grows, we will hope to organize various protest events with pre-season tours in particular to be targetted.

Mission: To encourage Asian football fans to support their local league clubs.
To highlight and criticize the activities of Premier League and other European clubs in Asia.

So that's basically it. Anyone who disagrees with our point of view is more than welcome to leave comments and join the debate, but, obviously, any abusive, offensive or pointless posts which do not contribute to the discussion ("Man U is da best" etc etc) will be removed. But before you jump in with your criticisms we will be posting an article soon where we take on the common criticisms which have already been aimed at our movement in its short existence.

Enjoy the blog; take part in, and initiate, discussions and Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter
if you haven't done so already. Thanks.