European Super League

Do you want the ESL to happen?

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padr81 said:
I hope Pep, Klopp, Ole and co. all hand in their resignations in the morning and every player at every club hands in a transfer request.
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Klopp and Pep especially given their previous statements about the Super League..
 
Only way to fight this type of thing is for everyone to join in not watching the super league matches. Sadly it probably won't happen.
 
Jazz said:
It's not top four - we want to win it.

I dunno. This just seems an alternative to the CL.

The sponsors are gonna go with the big clubs so I reckon, the domestic leagues organisations, UEFA etc will come to some compromise with these clubs.
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Yeah, well if couldn't ? If we're out of title race early like pretty much the last several years, how are we going to treat the rest of the league games ? Glorified pre-season to prepare for this competition ?
 
Get In Scholesy said:
It seems as if this is another midweek competition, they aren’t leaving the Premier League, this new competition is just a way for these clubs to make more money (more exposure, sponsorships etc)

I don’t quite understand the uproar on a domestic level. I seriously doubt this will make these clubs less focused on their domestic league. The better they do in each competition, the more money they make (which is the point of the game these days)

I think Sky (as an example) and other media outlets are up in arms because it damages them financially, not so much the game itself.
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The beauty of the model as it currently stands (in principle) is that any team can reach that highest pinnacle of playing in Europe, no matter their standing on the world stage, or how much money they make. This new league creates a sport of have and have-nots, where it becomes nigh-on impossible for other teams to break into that top 'echelon'... fecking founders, whatever those c*nts are calling themselves. It's elitist and exclusionary, and goes against the fundamentals of the game.

Football should be a sport for all, not just for the wealthy elite few. It's not a competition, it's a glorified rich-team circle jerk.
 
horsechoker said:
It would be great if they came together, we could call it Manchester, United.
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Logo is ready.

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crossy1686 said:
Sorry, must have missed it.

As United fan's we want to see our team compete against the best of the best and win, yeah beating Burnley is great but what about that Paul Scholes goal against Barcelona? For the random fan, is Tottenham vs Juventus not a better game than Leipzig vs some random Turkish side? We're talking elite football here, nothing else like this on the planet in terms of ability and prestige and we're part of it.

The money will be reinvested into the club and spent on players/stadium/coaching staff, whatever. Most of it will probably go on transfers as we'll have to pay a SL tax on top of a United tax when we sign a player so most of that money will filter into the leagues anyway.

This is a win for everyone.
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That was special because it was the semi final of the CL. Think of the effort it took to win the title the seaosn before to qualify for the CL then the struggle to get to the final.

It's special when we play one of these super clubs because it's rare.

Playing barcelona and Juventus every fecking season immediately takes away any feelings of it being special. How do you not see this?
 
nokillingmoths said:
Nah they died because the fa were a bunch of cnuts.
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horsechoker said:
They didn't die to play in Europe, they died because the football league wouldn't postpone their game and threatened to dock points if United weren't in the UK by a certain time before kick off.
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Point is, we've sacrificed more than most to be part of the European Cup/CL. So many of our best (and worst) memories come from playing in a tournament that we were determined to join for sporting rather than economic reasons but we're ignoring all that because our scumbag owners want to line their pockets by joining this soulless fecking charade.

It's a total abomination.
 
el3mel said:
And if we couldn't win it ? Like this season for example when we were out of the race mostly by Jan ? What would be the rest of the league games mean for us ? Absolutely nothing.
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That’s the same for most of the fecking league. And what football used to be like before 4th were allowed into the CL so UEFA could earn shit tons of money.
 
Tom Cato said:
People do understand that this means the Premier League as the primary contest of the season becomes extinct?
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I think everyone gets that. That's what people are, partly, so annoyed about. We'll be paying big money for tickets to a meaningless competition. I bet our season tickets will skyrocket when this ESL starts too. I'll no longer be there anyway. I was undecided as it is in whether to take the year long postponement option this season.
 
padr81 said:
I hope Pep, Klopp, Ole and co. all hand in their resignations in the morning and every player at every club hands in a transfer request.
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Why would any player who isn't a hardcore fan of the team they play for give a toss? Most already just play for the highest bidder, and that will probably always be a super League club now
 
padr81 said:
I hope Pep, Klopp, Ole and co. all hand in their resignations in the morning and every player at every club hands in a transfer request.
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I know managers come and go and the days of Fergie are long gone but for these clubs to make this decision without (presumably) involving arguably the most important men at the clubs.... disgusting

The fallout from managers and players is going to be interesting, do they keep their mouths shut as employees and do what they're told or do they challenge it... let's be real it's going to be the former isn't it
 
padr81 said:
I hope Pep, Klopp, Ole and co. all hand in their resignations in the morning and every player at every club hands in a transfer request.
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Come on...... not gonna happen
 
crossy1686 said:
Sorry, must have missed it.

As United fan's we want to see our team compete against the best of the best and win, yeah beating Burnley is great but what about that Paul Scholes goal against Barcelona? For the random fan, is Tottenham vs Juventus not a better game than Leipzig vs some random Turkish side? We're talking elite football here, nothing else like this on the planet in terms of ability and prestige and we're part of it.

The money will be reinvested into the club and spent on players/stadium/coaching staff, whatever. Most of it will probably go on transfers as we'll have to pay a SL tax on top of a United tax when we sign a player so most of that money will filter into the leagues anyway.

This is a win for everyone.
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Trickle down economics doesn't work.
 
Gonna be interesting to see the reaction of the players of various teams and whether the wheels come off for a few sides. Imagine being one of the players and this landing on you?
 
tomaldinho1 said:
I was against it but actually, what should I care about as a consumer? Some random club like Burnley who might struggle or my own pocket?

Im torn the more I think of it, for the sake of argument, imagine Amazon get exclusive rights and all games are shown on prime. I’m immediately saving a shed load of money and so I’d say, as selfish as it is, I don’t care about Burnley I care about me not being fleeced by BT and Sky.
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Ya reckon your Amazon subscription will stay the same yeah?
 
crossy1686 said:
As United fan's we want to see our team compete against the best of the best and win, yeah beating Burnley is great but what about that Paul Scholes goal against Barcelona?
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And do you think moments like that will be as special when you play them at least twice a season? :lol:

Personally, as a Leicester fan I'm looking forward to the Super League. Hope the Premier League kick you out, and the rest of us can enjoy proper football :)

I do genuinely feel sorry for most fans of these clubs though. It seems like most fans are against it, and out of touch owners have just completely disregarded what the fans want.
 
Tiber said:
Why would any player who isn't a hardcore fan of the team they play for give a toss? Most already just play for the highest bidder, and that will probably always be a super League club now
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The likely won't give a toss but it'd be nice for them to practice what they preach. Bielsa woudn't stand for this nonsense. He'd already have strangled half the Leeds hierarchy
 
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