Does this mean we can sign Sancho, Haaland, Grealish, Varane and Ndidi in the same transfer window now?
European Super League
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you will though. I’m certain all clubs will play in their domestic leagues. I’m not saying it’s right, but we are creatures of habit, and we will continue to watch.
Brave new world innit?
Great yes
You can't forget the format though.
Of course I love seeing the best players in the world face each other, but you'll quickly see that without something material on the line - without the vast majority of games actually mattering - it becomes a very diluted form of the sport.
Players don't give their all, star players are rested far more frequently and the actual games are much, much, much less competitve.
It's a cash grab. The 15 'Founding Fathers' are guaranteed their millions every year regardless of performance, while quite literally half the league (almost certainly made up entirely of 'founders' as they'll have a huge wage/player disparity to the 5 teams that qualify yearly) make the playoffs. It renders the extended group stage a half-hearted borefest.
It will most certainly - based on all evidence of similar formats - be a vastly inferior product.
An 18-25 game group stage that barely matters will be like watching preseason friendlies LARPing as actual competition... like the International Champions Cup we played in for a couple of summers.
Time to boycott football folks
No we won’t / goodbye Glazer United
Apparently Bayern are in but want to let the shitshow pass before joining, Dortmund weren't invited, its Leipzig (purely on footballing history like our goodselves at City) and Porto.
It’s designed by Americans to cater for the Chinese.
We don’t have to wait to know it’ll be unpalatable dogshit.
And when it happens every year? What becomes special then?
With FIFA opposing, will that mean this super league will have jurisdiction to change certain rules as FIFA will no longer be the governing body?
Alright, we need to stop with this bollocks.
Our players aren't motivated by the amount of prize money on offer, and that hasn't stopped us recruiting before now. And even if that was in the slightest bit true, surely winning the SL would mean we'd absolutely kill the sponsorship deals? There's huge incentive to win the biggest competition on the planet.
And it doesn't matter if you or I watch it, everyone else in the world will be.
These clubs AND 5 clubs will be invited (id imagine it would be the one best performing team in each league). So if say Leicester said yes then West Ham would play in the CL. The race for top 4 would mean nothing.
Like if you’re 5th with 6 games to go and you can’t win the league then there’s not really much to play for. You’d just rest all of your players for the SL games.
This one made me chuckle.
I read that that Bayern will be added , I’m not sure if refusing at 1st and then joining it after will go down well either !
Absolutely ridiculous. Football is done if this happens.
FIFA are mugs but we need them to step in and make this something every decent player will balk at.
FIFA are mugs but we need them to step in and make this something every decent player will balk at.
Na, the sport being a Yank billionaire's plaything only became an issue this morning, when they realised it wouldn't be them making a cut of all the money anymore.
Extra point attempts?
United have gone quiet.
Going by the reports earlier, the remaining spaces on the core 15 would be filled by two German clubs and a French club. Not sure how Porto would be involved when PSG are obviously more valuable to the super league.
Isn’t that the case now with the Champions league? It’s the biggest, most prestigious European competition because of the money. If the super league doesn’t impact domestic competition, how will that be any different for clubs trying to qualify?
How big does everyone think Mino Raiola's erection is right now?
But arsenal are literally doing that now! Jose did it with us in his first season.
Meh. Let's see what happens. I am not letting the press get me riled up. They are always short on the details and just into pushing their agenda.
Folks here should calm down until we know more.
Folks here should calm down until we know more.
Well if the FA/PL and the government are serious with their opposition to this they should nationalize the clubs (all English clubs) and place them into fan trusts. They of course won't do that but that would be the ideal way to kill this idea and get rid of leech owners and Oil rich states in one go.
Will these clubs even do their 100% best domestically? Surely they'll focus more on the Super League.
This is an absolute disgrace.
This is an absolute disgrace.
It wouldn't feel so bad if there had been some form of consultation plus the fact that it's just a bunch of Americans taking over a global sport they have no real experience of or connection with. Trying it shape it like NBA or NFL is just offensive. It will be branded as the European Soccer League.
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I reckon it’s a good chance it’s the other way round.
If its the other way around how come there's only about 4 people on here who are for it? It's getting widely panned from the majority of football fans.
I’ve not seen it mentioned anywhere but the most glaring problem I see with this new league if it does go ahead is the fact that the majority of games in the league will be dead rubbers.
If you have 15 teams in the league guaranteed to remain in the league then any team below the top 3 have literally nothing to play for. If you are not close to winning the super league then all your games are meaningless as you have no rewards or punishments based on how you perform.
At least the premier league has Title, champions league spots, Europa league spots, relegation spots. Etc. Majority of teams in the league have something to play for.
This new league threatens to be an utter shambles.
If you have 15 teams in the league guaranteed to remain in the league then any team below the top 3 have literally nothing to play for. If you are not close to winning the super league then all your games are meaningless as you have no rewards or punishments based on how you perform.
At least the premier league has Title, champions league spots, Europa league spots, relegation spots. Etc. Majority of teams in the league have something to play for.
This new league threatens to be an utter shambles.
So I'm a bit confused. Will this be instead of the Champions League? Premier league will be like it was but 6 teams will be playing midweek games in a super league instead of the Champions league?
Theres a 3rd Euro comp starting, without United, Bayern, Juve and Madrid there'd be no money in it. Lets be honest 6 of the super league teams Real, Barca, United, Liverpool, Bayern (once they join), Juve are responsible for probably 80% of the global football fanbase. Without them the CL becomes the Europa League.
No you wouldn't, you won't destroy your career based on some loose information Sky pumped out this morning based on them losing the PL to something better. If you would, you're a moron, but you're obviously not.
As a player or manager, why wouldn't you be motivated to win the league anymore? Does that currently happen when we're in the CL? Why is there new focus all of a sudden?
Let's not get sentimental about the race for top 4 or relegation in the PL, there is only one prize that matters in that competition for us. Everything else is manufactured to hype interest.
Is it true PSG only said no because there was going to be an actual FFP in place to stop them spending like a spaz?
Agnelli quitting adds some weight..