This is true. Still feel he could have come out against this more clearly, and thrown the gauntlet down to the Super League owners as oppose to Gary feckin' Neville.
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This is true. Still feel he could have come out against this more clearly, and thrown the gauntlet down to the Super League owners as oppose to Gary feckin' Neville.
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I think it's calculated on Klopp's part. He doesn't have a pop at the owners because he can't but he still looks like a hero because he had a pop at Gary Neville who is an observer in football.
Exactly, if people are objecting to this they're going about it in entirely the wrong way. Who's going to pay to watch second rate football all the time. The clubs who have money now like Leicester who didn't before will see their revenues plummet and head into a rapid downhill spiral.
RAWK said:
It might just be a Liverpool and United thing. But it’s been going on for 5-6 years this isn’t the first occasion by any means.
Gary is very opinionated and if klopp hasn’t heard the prematch comments then he’s got no knowledge. I also do wonder how things come across to someone who English isn’t his first language.
Now just quite simply and plainly isn’t the time for tribalism but I’ll respect managers who defend their players and supporters. What wont sit right is managers like tuchel refusing to offer any resistance
I was only jesting. I’m not actually on Twitter but I’ve heard many times over the amount of idiots on there so nice to hear there’s some reasonable ones as well.
To be fair to Klopp and any player/manager at one of these clubs they’ve been put in an awful position. No way they’re going to be able to please everyone.
Imagine actually wanting to watch a comfort league where absolutely nothing matters and your team gets some tinpot trophy handed to you by Perez and Woodward.
feck me
feck me
There is currently CL without some of those 12. Namely Arsenal and Milan who havent been in it for what feels like half a decade
How thick are these lot.
I have to give Leeds credit on this one. Absolute golden
I was thinking this but let’s say any of the big 6 finish the season first or second, or get to the play offs for promotion to the PL, they won’t be allowed back in so what would happen, the runner up (who was not a big 6 pl team) gets it instead? The big 6 teams just linger around in the championship for years to come? Find out next on Dragonball Z!
That's a very good point. Football's global appeal could ensure that the Super League teams will probably never lose their interest or drop in market value. I guess the only ways for those teams to rebrand/relocate would be if they either lose too much money and, therefore, get bankrupted, or they face issues with a municipality over developing their facilities.
Tuchel learnt his lesson at Dortmund and PSG to not go against the bosses it seems.
As much as I love Manchester United, I hope the other PL teams take a stance on this and get those big 6 teams out.
I feel that is the only thing that might make us and the others back down from this Superleague nonsense and see us come back begging for reconsideration.
A league where 6 teams have subscriptions to the biggest European money league is not worth following.
I feel that is the only thing that might make us and the others back down from this Superleague nonsense and see us come back begging for reconsideration.
A league where 6 teams have subscriptions to the biggest European money league is not worth following.
They called you guys 'Legacy Fans'...the contempt.
Burn
Yeah this is true, post match heat of the moment comments aren’t what we should be taking. Klopp has said plenty of ridiculous things in those over the years both for Liverpool and at Dortmund. The important thing is uniting against this farce. It’s on him to realise everyone is on the same side and tbf he and Milner have made those comments tonight. Now it’s up to the rest of the clubs and managers to continue that.
Is Klopp thick? Why is he attacking Gary Neville? Did he really say Neville followed the money by playing for more than a decade for Man United? Huh?
How disappointing. I thought he'd be one of the few managers who'd stand up to this. Instead he's out there attacking someone who probably hates this Super League thing as much as he does.
How disappointing. I thought he'd be one of the few managers who'd stand up to this. Instead he's out there attacking someone who probably hates this Super League thing as much as he does.
Imagine actually wanting to watch a comfort league where absolutely nothing matters and your team gets some tinpot trophy handed to you by Perez and Woodward.
feck me
You seriously think any of the six big clubs are worried about relegation from the PL .
It was pretty disappointing given how much attention and expectation there was on Klopp to take a bit of a stand. In retrospect people clearly expected too much, but to take aim at Gary Neville was definitely off. If he had watched the clip from last night in its entirety he ought to have known that Neville was talking complete sense and wasn't insulting him or Liverpool Football Club.
Disappointed with Klopp tonight - we need unity.
The Premier League is a seperate institution from the EFL, I could be wrong here but they could in theory close off the other 14 clubs if they wanted by joining the EFL (if they allow it)
So it was all fun and games when they were bringing in the cash. Not so when they want more of it. This is just to little to late.
Indeed. Premier League clubs want to exile competition in order to further their position in the league? Shock horror! I honestly believe it's wishful thinking in terms of the participating clubs being severely punished. I don't believe for one second that FIFA/UEFA actually intend on following through with any of their "threats."
What are they going to do, kick the world's biggest clubs out of domestic and international competition? In the midst of a global pandemic? Good luck. I'd love to see how long the Premier League would last (as the global powerhouse it is now) with the likes of West Ham, Leicester, Leeds, and Everton being rolled out as the "big four." Hint: Not very long. That sort of exodus of star power would shatter the league. The threat of players not being able to represent their international side might throw a hiccup in some plans, however. On the contrary, I imagine quite a few are doing their best Jerry Maguire, "show me the money" impression.
Such a radical move might be better for football as a whole, but it's not sustainable financially. This is especially true if stadiums aren't allowing full capacity next season. Speaking from a purely pragmatic, business perspective, your average fan from North America, Asia, Africa, South America, or even England isn't going to tune in religiously to watch Moyes' West Ham. It's a different landscape nowadays. Giving everyone the boot would be like sending your golden geese to the slaughterhouse and then hanging yourself. The "big six" prop up the league in terms of global interest and viewership. Without that interest, the remaining clubs can kiss goodbye any revenue that's utilized for newly promoted sides, parachute payments, trickle down wealth, or massive broadcast deals in the future.
Not to mention, people do realize we're talking about FIFA and UEFA here, right? Two organizations that have been absolutely rife with corruption and fraud for decades? Suddenly they're this arbiter of all that is righteous and just in the footballing world? I keep seeing sentiments like "take back football" on various forums and social media. Alright, absolutely fair enough, but you'll have to reset the clock a lot further back than last week if you want to accomplish that goal! Perhaps FIFA and UEFA should have actually done something to curtail or stop financial doping within the game. Too busy taking bribes under the table, I'm sure. I mean, look at the biggest competitions right now. Oil Club France are on their way to a second Champions League final in as many years and Oil Club England are walking the Premier League. All with a felonious winter World Cup in Qatar looming over the horizon! I suppose for many, it's a case of the lesser of two evils. Again, that's fair.
It's also a bit rich of Sky to be taking the high ground when they helped create this monster in the first place. I'm sure they cared oh-so-much about the little man and grassroots football as they price gouged, globalized, and commercialized English football to hell and back. Spare me. It's not that I disagree with the sentiment, but rather who it's coming from.
The so-called big 6 will be bantered every time they drop points now.
Can see it now "Super league Spurs can't even manage a goal against farmers"
Yeah sure. Leeds playing mind games so they can beat Liverpool to make sure Liverpool don't qualify for the CL next seas.....oh.
How thick are they over at that forum? I thought all these tribalism can be put aside in these extraordinary times and situation. Apparently not.
Florentino Perez: "More competitive games will make everyone earn more money."
They worry about qualifying for Europe.
It’s a disgrace, clubs steeped in a hundred years of tradition and culture. We grow up supporting these clubs not just because we live locally and in England, but because we identify with the values and principles that the people at the club who made it what it is espouse. The likes of Busby Ferguson Dalglish Shankly Paisley. Hardworking players who sacrifice day and night and hardworking people/communities that these clubs are built off the back of. They think they can throw all of that way.
it’s going to be no easy task as these families are worth billions, but if everyone in this sport mobilises it can be stopped.
Anyone else still think this is some kind of massive troll? Extended April Fools? Its hilarious, I'm lovin it.
Imagine actually wanting to watch a comfort league where absolutely nothing matters and your team gets some tinpot trophy handed to you by Perez and Woodward.
feck me
Just crazy, nothing more to say really. It would be boring to watch the all these topteams play each other every week in and out, you'd never see an underdog shock one of the big clubs which happens now and then and so on. Yes it could be interesting to make an international league where you mix teams from england, spain, germany, france and italy, but it makes no sence as they already play each other in CL/EL which just makes it way more entertaining than if these team played in the same league and you'd see them play each other way more often...
Money money money. For a man in charge of a club who have such a history with the European Cup/CL.
Should be ashamed of yourself, I'll get banned on here If I speak my words against this dinosaur
What a tone deaf comment. There are clubs folding and player being put on furlough and he's complaining about the financial situation of Europe's elite.