If their players are rattled by a t-shirt then I'd suggest they have some serious issues.
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If their players are rattled by a t-shirt then I'd suggest they have some serious issues.
But they will have that, that's the point. In years past only the Champions qualified for the CL/EC , when that changed there was an uproar but seems normal now, now up to 5 clubs from the same league can - it' s not that far a step up from that.
At least he is not pretending that it's for the good of football.
It would be hugely symbolic if the fans of Liverpool and United could manage to gather a joint huge protest the coincides with our coming league fixture. Two historical rivals coming together to voice their grievance. Seen this suggestion on twitter, even though it would do nothing it would be quite a sight to behold.
Edit: in fact I'd go even further and try to get the fans of all 20 clubs of the PL together for a massive demonstration.
Edit: in fact I'd go even further and try to get the fans of all 20 clubs of the PL together for a massive demonstration.
Carragher's 100% right about the solidarity it would create if a big manager or player came out strongly against it...moreso if a lot of them did it together.
It was only a matter of time before America ruined football for the rest of us.
Competent agreed mate, and it’s something I want to bang the drum on because it’s clear that if he didn’t understand then nobody explained, and if he did then it’s just a bizarre thing to do.
I do think he has said what he could, and I think Milner following that up is important. They don’t want this, no player or manager wants this. I respect him defending the players and I agree with him on that. He just really needs to realise now is not a United Liverpool thing, now isn’t the time for tribalism.
This is so much bigger, these billionaire families are trying to monopolise an entire sport and it cannot be allowed to happen. We can go back to hating each other afterward. We just absolutely cannot let this pass, we’ve seen it happen in the world in other parts of society, it can’t happen in football.
But we won’t have to worry about qualifying. That’s the point
This motherfecker. Where's the bit about 'for us'? Because that's what this is all about.
The prize money pot won't increase in football, it will just be concentrated in the hands of the absolute leeches of billionares who will cream off the profits.
I mean how much more money do these fecking billionaires want? How many more boats, houses and cars?
I am so angry a day after this whole thing but what's more disappointing is the peons who are ready to become their customers.
His club basically been bankrolled by the government multiple times. Pathologically shameless.
Can't see how the socios can stand comments like these.
At least he saying what we all already know i.e. this is all about the money instead of dressing it up with some romanticised “quality football from Europe’s elites” bs
Hands need to be thrown.
David Beckham's thoughts on The Super League
David Beckham has his say on the Super League:
I don't think they would. If six English clubs want to set up a closed shop alongside some foreign clubs and against the wishes for the English FA and UEFA, I wouldn't blame the rest of the league for telling us to feck off, and the same with UEFA. The Champions League would continue without the twelve/fifteen, and reforms could be made to make all competitions fairer. The Champions League has been increasingly skewed towards a few very powerful clubs; without us they might be able to reverse that. Football is bigger than the global mega clubs.
The only reason Europe's elite are struggling is because they needlessly pay ridiculous wages and fees in an arms race with each other. Put them in the Super League and you'll still get the same issue only with even greater sums. What a disaster it would be if Barca's wage bill was only 10 times that of the average La Liga team instead of 20!
The real issue is that there is no real problem with them acting so irresponsibly so none of them have to bother managing their finances correctly.
The real issue is that there is no real problem with them acting so irresponsibly so none of them have to bother managing their finances correctly.
Ole and Pep in a United and City Jersey in the newspaper tomorrow morning urging fans and players to take a stand and stop this thing from happening.
Definitely a better lovestory than Twilight. Alsoa feverdream, but a nice one.
It has been very rare that these clubs didn't qualify for the CL or the EL. Seven PL teams qualify every year for Europe. Now we worry about doing well against top European sides, better class of opposition rather than playing some minor club in Kazakhstan.
Huh? What lost interest?
If anything, I've seen it get even bigger and even more popular over the years.
The SL is the logical consequence of the CL. Since 1993 the CL became more and more a "elite" competition. More clubs from the top 5 leagues, less clubs from smaller leagues.It was all about the money and still is. The UEFA shows it's hypocrisy now. They had no problem forcing smaller clubs out of the competition. Now the big clubs want to generate the money without the UEFA, they are crying.
Football needs to reinvent itself, needs to find it's roots again and needs to find new structure, maybe without 12 clubs, without the UEFA or FIFA.
Football needs to reinvent itself, needs to find it's roots again and needs to find new structure, maybe without 12 clubs, without the UEFA or FIFA.
I'd be demanding exactly the same in their position. And there is no "we" there. I feel no closer to any of those 5 clubs than the other 14.
In love with playing madrid every season for 20 years with no relegation? Speak for yourself pal
Perez is living in a different reality
The other 14 will never ask the shameless six to leave, they need them. Parish said as much on sky. They just want them back at the table. Uefa will take this all the way to destruction though.
What’s needed here is Government intervention, and a fan ownership model put in place. The Glazers have to be ousted. Pure and simple. These people are absolute scum.
What’s needed here is Government intervention, and a fan ownership model put in place. The Glazers have to be ousted. Pure and simple. These people are absolute scum.
For Perez, this could also be about power and his legacy in Real Madrid. Everyone in Spain specially, knows that he wants the same legacy as Santiago Bernabeu himself, who in 1955 was one of the main persons behind the Europacup, with Real winning the 5 first trophies of this tourney. The only way Perez can match Bernabeus legacy, is if he does something similar to that, which is exactly what hes trying to do now. Money is just a big plus for him and the club. It would bring all these clubs involved economical stability, but it would also ruin everything else with football.
The Super League plans to tackle that by limiting the team's total salary to 55% of the club's turnover. This is effectively a salary cap that they'll implement to keep clubs stable.
Comfort league. ESL supporters, don't try and spin it any other way. This entire scheme has nothing to do with improving football and all about maintaining people in their current positions.
No worries, I shouldn’t joke. Stressful times all round.
I've been seeing way too much of that shite on Twitter tonight so my bad
Isn't the MLS not based on merit though?
Florentino Perez: "We are doing it to save football as it is at a critical moment"
Only big teams, eh? Did they forget about how both Spurs and Atletico Madrid became big clubs over the last 10 years?
I know bud, white text.
To keep owners rich you mean.
To fix the problem you also have to understand this problem. For the drivers of the ESL this is as much about the failure of FFP as anything else. The ESL will have a salary cap and maybe a transfer cap. If UEFA had enforced their own rules this wouldn’t be happening. You are inevitably part of the situation you face.
I am disgusted by this whole debacle, but we need to fix what is broken for us to defeat this ludicrous proposition.
It must be, otherwise it would be silly for him to make such a comment..
Too right mate. Agreed on all counts. The only silver lining is that it will hopefully force a restructuring of club ownership. This is beyond the pale.
But my point is the money, yes they could block the big clubs but the revenues for TV rights would plummet, people around the world are not going to pay big money to watch Norwich against Swansea when they can watch Barcelona against Juventus. The attraction of the PL as the biggest league attraction will die as will the finances which will cripple the clubs that are left.