It's the same as crediting PSG I feel
European Super League
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It's the same as crediting PSG I feel
Never any doubt...
If the government and FA bring in legislation that PL teams must maintain no more than 25% of turnover in debt, they would have to sell.
I think levy would too, and depending on how you view chelsea's arrangement, abramovic too.
I can see City withdrawing. Their owners don’t really need the money & they actually seem to care about the city & the fans considering the amount of money they’ve inserted into it.
Us, real & liverpool seem to be the driving force behind this, sadly, and we know our owners don’t give a shit about the fans.
Us, real & liverpool seem to be the driving force behind this, sadly, and we know our owners don’t give a shit about the fans.
Wow. That quote from Juventus owner. You put that together with Perez meltdown and you don’t need anything else to understand what kind of people they are.
The name European Super League might give a clue
That isn't the name, that's just a holdover from what everyone was calling the concept previously. They've just gone with "The Super League".
The name European Super League might give a clue
You say that but then it's also a super league that includes Spurs so names can be misleading.
Is it happening now ? We aren't going to be relegated and we aren't going to be champions. Are we not.playing to our fullest commitment?
It definitely won't be City. Their owners are used to being accused of human rights violations and corruption for years.
This backlash will be water off a ducks back to them.
Transfer it to the British Virgin Islands to save tax.
They don't care about the "fans". They want to whitewash the image and this has brought bad PR. Infact I was surprised they even went for it to begin with
They follow on. Click on the tweet.
and to start auctioning off games to be played in the USA, China etc.
Why would govt purchase? But when govt talks about "nothing off the table", "looking into possibilities of fans having ownership, 50+1" etc etc, that can be a potential option. Of course it will be ugly legally, if at all possible. Hence I am hoping of ESL fail as start which at least builds a thought process in owners where they are looking to sell partially and then along with that, the legislations if any can come into picture which changes ownership structure.
As another poster already said. There is no need to hide behind this "I want this to happen because UEFA and Sky are bad" spiel.
You say that but when the Premier League was formed it was the big 5 behind it, and Spurs were once again part of the big 5. (CIty weren't of course)
No I don’t think things will carry on as before but I also don’t think the PL will instantly collapse. A lot now relies on the players and what they’d prefer, obviously there’s the pull of more money and glamorous club names. There’s also the pull of being loyal to fans and wanting to remain a part of competitive football.
the top 6 of today were not the top 6 of the past and if good players start joining Leeds, Leicester, West Ham who are you to say that won’t be as good as them joining city, Spurs and Chelsea now?
But we COULD be relegated? What are you not getting? It's not literally impossible. A bad run of form, yes a very bad one, but a bad run of form could see us relegated.
They'll just sell a load of shares and raise the capital to match that.
We're stuck with them unfortunately.
Good luck getting 50+1 done. Boris wanted Newcastle takeover of Saudi just last week. This will be put to back burner when negotiations happen with corporation backing this league happen
Why is it a bad thing to expect my team to play the best teams every year ? I don't think this would impact EPL by any means. Both are completely different competitions and think the reactions has been bit OTT.
Possibly about the legal situation? Or maybe they thought it was just a negotiating tactic to get a better UEFA deal? Maybe it is...
All well and good but some of the clubs are already private companies floated on stock markets. Good luck in turning those into 50+1 models
Don’t tell me what to do
Fair enough mate, if the Super League happens and sadly I think it will. Then the Champions League will be seen rightly or wrongly as the 2nd tier tournament. But I imagine it will still be pretty lucrative for teams like West Ham, Leicester and Wolves to play in.
Whatever happens from here on as a result of this Super League move football will be shaken up.
A strong statement from Rummenigge with such quotes:
Moreover, Bayern is satisfied "to reach the Champions League," Rummenigge stressed, "and we don't forget our responsibility to our fans, who are basically against such a reform." The club also has a "responsibility to soccer in general," he said
Moreover, Bayern is satisfied "to reach the Champions League," Rummenigge stressed, "and we don't forget our responsibility to our fans, who are basically against such a reform." The club also has a "responsibility to soccer in general," he said
Let's say that's a stretch.
This might even be true, but too many focus on just the ban argument here.
Let´s assume the Big 6 would stay in the EPL and play in the ESL instead of the CL.
This would still devalue the domestic league by a lot. Without the need to qualify for International competitions and absolutely no danger of relegation the only thing to play for in the EPL would be the title.
Given how unrealistic a 6 way title race would be, the logical outcome would be several of the big teams writing off the league early and simply sending out reserve squads (which they could easily afford given the cash injection the ESL provides) to play domestically. What is the difference between a distant 3rd or 12th place after all? The balancing act between national and international fixtures which often give underdog teams a fighting chance in games would be gone, the days of always seeing the top stars of the team in front of the home crowd aswell.
And suddenly the Premier League is not so premier anymore as most ressources would be reserved for this closed elite league with games that might not even all be played at the home turfs anymore but neutral venures all around the world to boost profit.
The EPL devalued, a "Super" League that can´t even call itself the league to decide the best team in Europe as it misses key player (there is a reason why Perez denied inviting Paris, Munich and Dortmund as the ESL can´t be shown as a competion that was turned down by clubs that should be there) and a CL, which is only a shadow of its former self. A bleak future, all because of greed by a few super rich who probably don´t even have interest in the Sport. Disgusting.
Hopefully a legislation to limit spending to what clubs earn and strict evaluation of books so that it is not inflated. Not letting state to buy football club. One can dream but I would be delighted if these thing happen because of this ESL.
You know Glazers might have just shat their own bed with this Super League. We could end up with real tangible reforms at the end of all this. Best case scenario. It would be totally fecking worth the stress and anxiety to the back of those fecking parasitic cnuts.
Yeah, in the current pandemic, the UK is gonna waste 10B pounds in buying a few clubs, cause some people in the internet are unhappy.
Football is an entertainment, not something extremely important. If you get entertained, watch it, if not, watch something else. Simple as that.
50,000 topless Geordies marching into Riyadh.
This is all a plan from City to get good PR. Half United fans change to support them instead
.Someone will need to tell the Glazers that there were flags there in the first place/what the Stretford End is first.
The name European Super League might give a clue
Like the Eurovision song contest?
How is it a stretch it's a fact?
I need to stop wasting time on these type of Super League defenders.I’m pleased with how Liverpool fans have reacted to this, let the owners take the club as their play thing but leave their history and what got them into this fortunate position in the first place in the past, it isn’t theirs. They’ll be taking a hollow club that isn’t Liverpool into the future.Amazing if true!
really gutted for United and Liverpool through this. Their clubs are being gutted
Bojo and Starmer are meeting with supporters groups from Arsenal, United so quickly is very encouraging.