He just added the words "show intent to" to the official rules, I like it, I think it'll hold up well in court.
Would you accept deduction of points and expulsion of any competition?
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UEFA and the FA have already done that with PSG and City, get your head out from the sand. The Glazers don't own Barcelona, but UEFA are forcing their hand because the spineless fecks did nothing.
has anyone apart from Neville mentioned point deductions? It’s not going to happen.
I agree.
That only works as an argument until the point where the big clubs can't be relegated and get more cash than the rest.
It is possible to be anti UEFA and still be against this ridiculous proposal.
It would go down as "bringing the league into disrepute" & the league would hold the right to suspend membership on those grounds. It will be in the league handbook somewhere without a shadow of a doubt.
Yeah, completely agree.
I was puzzled about what the points deduction was based on. If it's that, then there's no way it's enforceable.
I really hope the Super League doesn't happen. I think it's an awful idea. But so is the points deduction suggestion if it's based on that.
Liverpool beat them. Man we love our excuses.
Yes. If we could navigate to be a fully fan owned club I'd be totally behind it.
Where has this newfound ‘integrity’ of the Premier League and UEFA come from?
The same PL that sanctioned the Glazers, Abramovic and Abu Dhabi unopposed?
The same UEFA that wilted under their own FFP regulations and were made to look like knobs by City?
The same UEFA that allowed deals like Neymar and Mbappe to happen and turned a blind eye to inflated sponsorship deals?
The same UEFA whose ex-president Platini was guilty of corruption and banned?
The integrity of these pathetic organisations has been corroded away over the past couple of decades. They are motivated by greed and money, just as the leaders of this ‘Super League’ are. This turn of events was inevitable. The same applies to the broadcasting networks - they’re going to lose out on a huge chunk of the broadcasting pie which is why the likes of Sky are in uproar.
Don’t delude yourselves into thinking the PL and UEFA are some holy philanthropic party - they are anything but.
The same PL that sanctioned the Glazers, Abramovic and Abu Dhabi unopposed?
The same UEFA that wilted under their own FFP regulations and were made to look like knobs by City?
The same UEFA that allowed deals like Neymar and Mbappe to happen and turned a blind eye to inflated sponsorship deals?
The same UEFA whose ex-president Platini was guilty of corruption and banned?
The integrity of these pathetic organisations has been corroded away over the past couple of decades. They are motivated by greed and money, just as the leaders of this ‘Super League’ are. This turn of events was inevitable. The same applies to the broadcasting networks - they’re going to lose out on a huge chunk of the broadcasting pie which is why the likes of Sky are in uproar.
Don’t delude yourselves into thinking the PL and UEFA are some holy philanthropic party - they are anything but.
The league would be able to punish them however they see fit as the clubs will have brought the league into disrepute.
United will pull out at the last minute, the other clubs will be deducted points and United will win the league
Problem with that is City never signed up.United will pull out at the last minute, the other clubs will be deducted points and United will win the league
United will pull out at the last minute, the other clubs will be deducted points and United will win the league
Thought they did? Their name's been mentioned with all the others..?
Apparently the moral crusaders at City were the only ones in the top 6 not to sign.
I find it really funny that some people here are say we are running away from the evil UEFA and FA. In reality we are being greedy, selfish, and fecking over the rest of English football.
Liverpool beat them in one year of the past 4, wowzers. As I say, City's domination is accelerating, look at it man ffs.
Same organisations running players into the ground by not cancelling the Euros during a pandemic because they have too much money to lose and forcing a winter world cup on top of that to really shorten players careers. Or Sky who refuse to help our clubs out with fixture congestion because they get to choose what game goes where and feck players welfare, its in the contract.. Per Jeff Shreeves. Or lets get everybody together and put Burnely v Wolves on ppv.
Pre pandemic they had my sympathy. Not now.
If we signed up for this I would absolutely accept a points deduction. I'd take all the clubs getting as harsh a punishment as possible.
The shortsightedness of some fans here not to see how this would fck over all the other clubs in the country is unreal. Destroy English football so 5 clubs get richer. How can anyone be in favour of a competition where teams are not relegated based on their status?
The shortsightedness of some fans here not to see how this would fck over all the other clubs in the country is unreal. Destroy English football so 5 clubs get richer. How can anyone be in favour of a competition where teams are not relegated based on their status?
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100%. People are getting emotional which I understand but the bottom line is all of this, on both sides, is about money. The last thing the PL wants to do is get rid of a huge majority of support over this, and they'd be stupid to do so quite frankly. People need to wake up and stop living in some honorable fairytale where football is still just about the sport like it was 40 years ago. It's an industry of entertainment now and the big players could give two fecks about whether we won our game against Burnley today.
I wonder how much the deduction would be
Perhaps now the FA are regretting how lax their 'fit and proper test' for owners is.
Fully agree with this but that doesn't change that for me leaving a league competition that has been going on for over a 100 years to go into a money league with no meaning and not any losers because they will all get loaded like never before and no team will drop league.
I can't get into that that's line drawn for me.
Yes this super league is just beyond comprehension in how rubbish it sounds even if you get past how terrible it is sportingly. But its the product of complacency
Why would anyone accept any punishment? It is not against any existing rule to plan what to do in a few years time.
100% agree
This thread is not going to age well at all.
Precisely. I don’t understand the sudden outpouring of sympathy for them. These organisations hate the power not being in their hands.
It seems in every sphere of life that power is getting concentrated and shifted more and more into the hands of elites, football is no exception.
On a side note it would be funny if all those clubs were deducted 30 points. Leicester or West Ham for the league title
On a side note it would be funny if all those clubs were deducted 30 points. Leicester or West Ham for the league title
Super League idea sucks.
Current situation with random billionaires and states running things also sucks.
Sky Sports leading the charge against greed in football sucks.
FIFA punishing others for wanton greed sucks.
In short, football is much harder for me to enjoy than it once was. Unfortunately I don't see it changing any time soon.
*In response to the actual thread title, sure.
Current situation with random billionaires and states running things also sucks.
Sky Sports leading the charge against greed in football sucks.
FIFA punishing others for wanton greed sucks.
In short, football is much harder for me to enjoy than it once was. Unfortunately I don't see it changing any time soon.
*In response to the actual thread title, sure.
A super league will feck over the domestic competitions as well. There's money, glory, sponsorships deals, attracting players etc tied to being able to play in Europe. The gap between these 6 clubs and the rest domestically will become far too big.
There's no getting rid of the Glazers due to a point deduction btw, no idea why people think they'll sell because Utd get deducted points. They only care about the money
Man City should immediately be docked 9 points which would send out a strong message to the other clubs.
Should make it 18 just to be safe. Safe for football I mean of course.
Leicester win 2nd PL title in 6 years.
yes if United joins the Super League then I will stop supporting them until they realize that this is not what the majority of fans want.
I am not in support of superleague, but there is an obvius problem UEFA and domestic leagues can't handle and I do understand clubs who want a change. Yes, there is greed in it, lot of missmanagment, but as it has been mentioned, look at the Premierleague, noone can really compete with City, in France noone can compete with PSG (yes, sometimes things change for a little bit, but it all comes back to these clubs winning the league), Bayern does not care as they are winning the league at will,.... I do not feel sorry for the Spanish clubs, but when it comes to Premierleague clubs they are mostly run properly, have the money the TV deal is realtively fair and still have no chance against City.
Yes.
This is surely has been the Glazers long term plan for years now, 350 million euros come in handy looking at the club debts.
Has Ed given an interview today anywhere today?
This is surely has been the Glazers long term plan for years now, 350 million euros come in handy looking at the club debts.
Has Ed given an interview today anywhere today?
If it was all the Prem "big 6" that got booted and they gave the Champions League and Europa places to the next best placed sides, I would find that pretty funny to be honest.
Chuck in another transfer ban as well, that was kinda fun.
Chuck in another transfer ban as well, that was kinda fun.