The Super League deserves to collapse for its greatest crime: using white text on a black background on its website.
European Super League
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The whole thing is just a joke and total disgrace. If the founding clubs are so scared of public/fans/UEFA/FIFA rejection, why would they decide to make such a bold move without consulting the public/fans beforehand? It’s not likes it’s a small decision which affects no one you know, sure they would know they would piss off everyone?
I did find that very odd. I mean there’s pretty much 0% of super League happening and now most of the teams are scrambling to put out a PR statement (Barca included) so not sure what the hold up with Juve is.
I think they underestimated the backlash. They figured there would be some grumbling but then people would “get over it” they completely misjudged the fans reaction because this league is setup to get more of the Asian/foreign markets as oppose to the loyal fan market.
Hear hear!!
Honestly who even in the Asia market was for this sham of an idea? Were they just chasing the people who watch highlights on youtube?
What was the reaction for ESL in Spain and Italy?
In England almost everyone was against it, with media losing their shit, same with fans. I saw few positive articles from Spanish media (posted by Sport witness), wonder what the fans thought about all this?
The clown Barca fan (Rafael Hernandez or whatever shit it is) was fully for ESL, going by his twitter.
In England almost everyone was against it, with media losing their shit, same with fans. I saw few positive articles from Spanish media (posted by Sport witness), wonder what the fans thought about all this?
The clown Barca fan (Rafael Hernandez or whatever shit it is) was fully for ESL, going by his twitter.
A lot of those new breed of idiot exist on this forum too. 'Football isn't a working man's game anymore, so the ESL is fine', 'Gary used to be paid by the glazers, so he has no right to speak (plus other false equivalences)' and most importantly that they'd 'want to see United vs Real every week'. Absolute joke how someone can back this.
Wonder where those folks are at right now. Defending the ESL in one of the Italian or Spanish clubs' forums?
That’s exactly it. It’s more for casual who only want to watch the biggest matchups. It’s the same thing when clasico sometimes would start at 12 noon local time to accommodate the Asian market as oppose to giving it a prime time evening start. They want as many Super matchups as possible as oppose to big teams vs little teams.
I'm from India and another poster from here mentioned in one of the earlier threads. there are some of us who stay up till 3AM to watch United play Bristol in the carabao cup. And then there are others who only stay up when there's a Ronaldo vs Messi or a hyped up UCL game or the later stages of the UCL because there are big names involved.
I guess you can sell the idea of the ESL to the latter group.I would say the target audience is not small but I doubt it's sustainable. Too many big games like this regularly would have made this competition a glorified pre season tournament and everyone would have lost interest.
Isn't it obvious? It was Glazers' idea that was supposed to be carried out by Woodward. All behind Ole's and players' backs. Once it was all over they simple thought that everyone would have to accept it since the clubs had already agreed on everything, and that, as Daysleeper said, people will get over it. Same goes for other clubs.
But they obviously didn't count on the consequences, threats by UEFA and even English government, the fact that the fans would be so angry that they would, say, block the street as Chelsea's fans did, that players would be pissed off and all other things that in the end made them surrender.
What a rollercoaster couple of days.
Maybe the real treasure was the friends we all made along the way.
Having listened to sky sports news announce it, it made me feel sick, not because the super league has been abandoned but because they are acting like they are the gate keepers of good morality when the reality is they are just a bunch of greedy hypocrites that are slightly lesser of two evils and should do one themselves.
This is a valid point but I would expect there will be a Premier League app rather than United going alone. That would evenly distribute the money amongst the clubs. I can’t believe it hasn’t happened yet as I would get rid of satellite TV if I could just get the football on one app.
What a wonderful morning to wake up. Football is still alive.
My 11 year old kid literally got tears of joy in his eyes when I told him these great news.
My 11 year old kid literally got tears of joy in his eyes when I told him these great news.
Get in! I managed them in Football Manager and took them to the Prem. Alex Gibley was massive.
Not openly discussing these plans before announcing them was the huge mistake here.
Some of the ideas from the super league are worth discussing at least.
Some of the ideas from the super league are worth discussing at least.
I'm still trying to work out how some people came to the conclusion that nearly a third of the PL not caring where they finish wouldn't have affected the quality of the League.
Like if Arsenal are 25 points behind City they didn't think it would make any difference to the season, their games, if they didn't need to finish in the Top 4 and could finish 17th and still get the same rewards the next year. It would have killed the League.
Like if Arsenal are 25 points behind City they didn't think it would make any difference to the season, their games, if they didn't need to finish in the Top 4 and could finish 17th and still get the same rewards the next year. It would have killed the League.
FeedMe:
What you gonna do now, lad? Assuming you didn't enjoy our 3-1 win over poverty bus parkers Burnley then?
What you gonna do now, lad? Assuming you didn't enjoy our 3-1 win over poverty bus parkers Burnley then?
This whole situation has Woodward and Joel Glazer's incompetence baked in to the very core.
It's one thing to be unhappy with UEFA, try and argue your case and look at alternative options. No-one would object to that. However we have Woodward publicly saying one thing and privately engaging in shady stuff. Heard that before?
What was telling, is that the financial backer of this plan hid behind the facade of JP Morgan rather than publicly stating their intent.
The Glazer's have destroyed the reputation of this club and lumped us in with the crazy money grabbing antics of the clubs used as puppet regimes by despots, crackpots and tyrants.
They need to be taken out of the club by any means necessary.
It's one thing to be unhappy with UEFA, try and argue your case and look at alternative options. No-one would object to that. However we have Woodward publicly saying one thing and privately engaging in shady stuff. Heard that before?
What was telling, is that the financial backer of this plan hid behind the facade of JP Morgan rather than publicly stating their intent.
The Glazer's have destroyed the reputation of this club and lumped us in with the crazy money grabbing antics of the clubs used as puppet regimes by despots, crackpots and tyrants.
They need to be taken out of the club by any means necessary.
Agree with them
Let's be honest here about the 6 English clubs.
2 that are backed with almost infinite money and don't need the money.
2 that were lucky to be invited in the first place.
2 that are the biggest clubs in the country, with owners who feel that their club shouldnt have to do something so base as to qualify for a competition.
Shambles allround.
2 that are backed with almost infinite money and don't need the money.
2 that were lucky to be invited in the first place.
2 that are the biggest clubs in the country, with owners who feel that their club shouldnt have to do something so base as to qualify for a competition.
Shambles allround.
What's the source of the Harry Maguire confronting Woodward story? I was aware of Bruno and Shaw, and then Rashford.
Laurie Whitwell from The Athletic who's their Manchester correspondent.
This is not the end of the European Super League. They are going to suggest some changes and return with a new model in a few years. At least that is my fear and expectation.
This will not stop unless legislation is made to prevent such action. And that is probably not possible with the free market.
At the very least, the responsible leaders from the clubs involved should be held accountable. They will try to appear as leaders who listened to the fans and therefore withdrew from the league. But that is not the truth.
This will not stop unless legislation is made to prevent such action. And that is probably not possible with the free market.
At the very least, the responsible leaders from the clubs involved should be held accountable. They will try to appear as leaders who listened to the fans and therefore withdrew from the league. But that is not the truth.
Thanks
I know he didn't actually, but it would have been bloody hilarious if he did.
I'm really surprised that they caved in so fast, and this was a plan that they discussed for more than a decade with billions at stake?
They probably thought they could just waltz in, introduce the grand idea of a super league and get greeted with cheers and applause. Just shows how detached from reality these billionaires are.
They probably thought they could just waltz in, introduce the grand idea of a super league and get greeted with cheers and applause. Just shows how detached from reality these billionaires are.
This is what makes me feel like it's a been 1 big trick.
Offer us a worse case scenario and in the background rush through a new set of just rules just as bad.
Now we all feel happy and will accept whatever comes. It doesn't sound much different than the ESL honestly.
Yeah when the dust settles and everyone realises the absolute shiteness of the new CL its going to be a bit awkward.
Would appear City and Chelsea were the last of the 12 to agree, and potentially did so reluctantly as to not get left behind. They broke the pact, if they stayed steadfast, we would still be onboard this train. The other clubs will be seething.
Right so the top six are worth $16.5bn roughly £12.5bn.
John Henry read out a apology statement. Where is our sorry from the glazers?