European Super League
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Francesco Porzio: All clubs involved in The Super League creation have left the ECA
Manchester United have also left the ECA, which would screw up their relations with the non-SL clubs, for sure.
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Does anyone know/suppose why PSG have not accepted yet?
Exactly. They will have had the best legal advice in the world and know exactly where they stand.
6 English teams have been playing in the CL for the last 20 years, 4 of them were always guaranteed a place there.
Now, they're all guaranteed a place in the Super League. The PL clubs are probably the least affected among top leagues.
Now, they're all guaranteed a place in the Super League. The PL clubs are probably the least affected among top leagues.
I can't believe this is is starting to look real. Isn't it obvious that it's a cash grab by greedy club owners? Club owners and fans have never really had the same ideals about the game. Will the moneybags be allowed to win here? And become the main drivers of the future of the game (at least in Europe)? Unless I'm completely missing the plot, this can't possibly be good for the game going forward.
We'll be near the bottom of this thing playing a load of dead rubbers as will numerous other sides.Manchester United and Madrid actually finished domestic football. Tragic.
Next will be the two conferences. Will they be called the Eastern and Western conferences or something shitty like that.
I really,really hate the fecking Glazers.
I always knew the Glazers would eventually kill the club.
We're going to end up kicked out the Premier League and banned from the Champions League.
All because they wanted more fecking money, they're going to ruin football.
We're going to end up kicked out the Premier League and banned from the Champions League.
All because they wanted more fecking money, they're going to ruin football.
Two. I remember Utd and Pool making noises about it in 1999. It well predates American owners of those two.
Forget all the NBA format nonsense for a second. Do you not want to watch the best teams in the world play each other? Regardless of how the format is?
There was financial restrictions wasn't there?
Before Ferguson retired, when did you ever care about finishing anywhere other than first? It’s so weird to see people lamenting the death of the top 4 race.
Jurgen Klopp quote from 2019 RE: Super League: "For me, the Champions League is the Super League, in which you do not always end up playing against the same teams"
Greedy bastards
On the pitch yes, its champions league without the fodder (and apparently PSG) for the most part. Giant Killings will be no more (unless Arsenal get a point)
They’ll come to an agreement eventually , life goes on , if you don’t want to watch Utd don’t bother. Plenty of other sports to watch.
They want to win the CL
The only things fans can do is to not pay the broadcasters whatever horrendous subscription fee they are intending to charge to watch it.
Spineless b*stards to do this when fans cant go to the stadiums.
Spineless b*stards to do this when fans cant go to the stadiums.
I actually just reminded myself Stone Cold defected to the 'evil' side at that PPV, which makes United the Stone Cold of football in my book. Spurs are Shawn Stasiak, Arsenal are Stacy Keibler's pants.
This is a sad day for football as we know it and have loved it . Money is sadly all Football is about nowadays . The landscape of Sport has been changing for quite some time But we are now seeing Monumental shifts where the magic , Tradition and Passion are being replaced By Greed.
You know what this feels like? Like how Game of Thrones is unwatchable now because the last season is so shit.
I won't be able to watch any of our old great wins because we've ruined football.
I won't be able to watch any of our old great wins because we've ruined football.
I'm cancelling my season ticket tomorrow. I only told them last week that I'd renew, but this is me done. I have no interest in this. And, for what it's worth, United will treat this as a huge cash grab and continue accepting mediocrity whilst pocketing even more money.
The Ole in lot will be pleased though, job for life as he no longer has a target to hit
The Ole in lot will be pleased though, job for life as he no longer has a target to hit
feck rivalries right now. Hopefully all supporters, players, managers etc all come together and stand up to this nonsense.
I hate the idea but realistically this was always going to happen after UEFA started shifting all the power to big clubs at the turn of century. First by ensuring not only champions will compete in CL, then expanding this further and then scrapping qualification for big league teams to be 100% sure they won’t miss out. We are now left in a world where the handful of clubs that were lucky enough to be up there in the 90s when football exploded as a global game, and a few newcomers with rich sponsors, rule the competition and have no interest in keeping status quo as there’s a lot more money to be made.
You can bet those games won’t even be played at home stadium for the large part as they will bring spectacle to China, US or Japan to exploit vast marketing potential there. We will complain about it but it won’t matter as most football fans are still going to watch it, and a huge group of new fans will join.
All UEFA competitions will become distant priority now. Domestic competitions will become secondary and eventually Super League teams will probably just cease to compete in them or field their B teams.
Maybe I’m being pessimistic but it really feels like it was a matter of time before it happened.
You can bet those games won’t even be played at home stadium for the large part as they will bring spectacle to China, US or Japan to exploit vast marketing potential there. We will complain about it but it won’t matter as most football fans are still going to watch it, and a huge group of new fans will join.
All UEFA competitions will become distant priority now. Domestic competitions will become secondary and eventually Super League teams will probably just cease to compete in them or field their B teams.
Maybe I’m being pessimistic but it really feels like it was a matter of time before it happened.
Already happening.
2 groups of 10. Top 3 of each qualify for QFs. 4th & 5th in each division in playoffs, winners make up the final 2 QF teams.
Do we scrap the European competitions this season? Because what’s the point
In fairness, the Champions League itself became a rich clubs' closed circuit in recent decades.
This is another depressing factor. It'll result in meaningless games against big sides. So instead of facing these big teams in matches that meant something, we'll be playing games that are basically friendlies.
Probably all the ones you'd think. But from memory the rumours were Real/Barca, United, Chelsea and City I think.