European Super League

[horsechoker]

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Brexit means Brexit

 

[Red00012]

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But what If we’re a badly coached team ?

 

[mu4c_20le]

Nothing wrong with the Athletic; a lot of great people work there.

The paywall for one. Just give me ads like every other website so I can block them.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Theyll get as many top English sides in as they can. Leciester etc will be added down the line imo.

I very much doubt it’s actually gonna happen, not yet anyway. I’d be all for the clubs who signed up being heavily punished.

 

[Speako]

This is gonna kill Fridge Chutney.

 

[diarm]

Was this confirmed? If so, yes it does seem a bit off.

Simon Stone is usually fairly reliable isn't he? I wouldn't expect him to have tweeted it without fairly cast iron sources.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

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Boris is looking more and more like old Bilbo Baggins everyday.

 

[bond19821982]

Yeah, I'm assuming based on what UEFA did say in their own announcement. You're assuming based on your own interpretation of the events.

Till something arises that says this point won't happen, people should be concerned that this is what's going to happen if this goes on:

Where did you get that link from ? Thought FIFA was in favor?

 

[FootyGirl88]

Hopefully the players will boycott

 

[Jazz]

Look at Boris Johnson saying the easy and popular thing.

Sickening.

Wonder what else he's hiding from us and using this as a distraction. I'm so fed up. I want politicians to stay out of my sport.

 

[Adisa]

What a PR disaster.

 

[Andy_Cole]

I very much doubt it’s actually gonna happen, not yet anyway. I’d be all for the clubs who signed up being heavily punished.

On what grounds? Business is business. This is a negotiation tactic. Can’t just bend over to UEFA.

FYI I’m against this league but there needs to be a power play.

 

[Berbaclass]

Was this confirmed? If so, yes it does seem a bit off.

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[bond19821982]

The Super League clubs couldn't care less about being banned from European Competition. The Super League would replace those competitions.

The threat to expel them from domestic leagues is completely empty. You think La Liga would ever want to expel Barcelona and Real Madrid? Not only would it be financial suicide but it would take about five minutes for both those clubs plus every advertising and television sponsor to immediately file suit.

Exactly. People just fail to understand the last point. It's a complete scare crow tactic

 

[Acquire Me]

What do the reddit ITKs say about this? @Acquire Me ?

It’s business as usual.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Boris Johnson has strong ties to grassroots sport, like that time he bulldozed a ten year old kid playing rugby.

 

[Jazz]

I very much doubt it’s actually gonna happen, not yet anyway. I’d be all for the clubs who signed up being heavily punished.

No I don't want us punished.

 

[horsechoker]

Boris Johnson has strong ties to grassroots sport, like that time he bulldozed a ten year old kid playing rugby.

 

[el3mel]

Where did you get that link from ? Thought FIFA was in favor?

It's UEFA's official website ?

https://www.uefa.com/

The statement is present in the front page.

I don't know if they'll go with this threat or not, it's just as long as it's a possibility and said in an official statement, it's fair for people to be concerned about our future if this goes through.

 

[predator]

Hopefully people can begin to see the damage that was done to European football when teams from the so-called big leagues were given preference in the Champions League by receiving automatic qualification at the expense of the majority of European countries, brought about after suffering some embarrasing defeats in the qualifying rounds (including our own against Galatasaray in 1993). Making sure the money stayed within an elite group of teams was a horrible idea to begin with. If you give children unlimited access to candy, of course they are going to throw a tantrum if this is somehow taken away from them (in this case due to Covid). "Who wants to see [insert random team outside the big ones]?". Well, I grew up watching Barcelona being beaten home and away by Dundee United, being absolutely thrashed by the Shevchenko-led Dinamo Kiev, and needing penalties to go through after suffering a 3-0 defeat against IFK Gothenburg in Sweden. For me, this was 100% more exciting than watching the umpteenth match between Bayern and Barca.

Very interesting post. No way is that true regarding Barca and Dundee! I've just found out they played a friendly at dundees stadium in 2007 and Messi, Henry, Ronaldinho, xavi, iniesta eto all played. The full match is on YouTube!

 

[Sleigh]

Global TV revenue will be huge for this. As much as we love our own Leauge, the appeal for fans especially in China, US, India and pretty much the remainder of Asia to watch the biggest teams in the world play each other week in week out is a massive global market to exploit. Jus looking at some statistics, apprarantly the PL draws in billions of views in China alone each season.

I abosolutly hate this idea though. Not sure I want to see Leicester City winning the PL every season.

I have no issue with this.

 

[Jazz]

It’s business as usual.

Meaning we just carry on without this messy situation?

 

[FootyGirl88]

Boris Johnson has strong ties to grassroots sport, like that time he bulldozed a ten year old kid playing rugby.

He’s a joke of a man

 

[Affirmation]

Sky Sports News just said that developments are expected in the next half an hour to an hour.

 

[SwedishFish]

Sky Sports News just said that developments are expected in the next half an hour to an hour.

They have no fecking clue have they

 

[horsechoker]

What does Ja Rule think about this?

 

[Paxi]

Simon Stone on radio 5 saying that there was no announcement from the clubs of a statement at 9.30 and that nobody from those clubs willing to say anything about the plans.

That man is as set in stone sorry

Another one gone too soon

One for the Scandinavia is not as it seems to be thread.

 

[Random Task]

Look at Boris Johnson saying the easy and popular thing.

He's spot on though.

I can't believe this super league nonsense is actually going ahead. It's just as bad as the Saudi's taking over our club if not worse.

 

[Counterfactual]

33 mins to go!

 

[Salus Populi Suprema Lex]

Sky Sports News just said that developments are expected in the next half an hour to an hour.

Okay, thanks

 

[Jazz]

He’s a joke of a man

Just using this a deflection from his messy self

 

[Banana Republic]

UEFA have reiterated Fifa's stance that players taking part in the Super League would be banned from all other competitions at domestic, European or world level and could be prevented from representing their national teams.

 

[Hammerfell]

No I don't want us punished.

We'd deserve it.

 

[bond19821982]

Bullshit. People will watch which ever teams are the best. Thats not Tottenham or Arsenal. No one cares much about this current incarnation of Barcelona, Red Bull Liepzig are pretty much as attractive as them at the moment.

If you are a local fan, then you might. CL final is the most watched event in the world now. No one is watching a CL final with RBL and Bayern ( no offense meant) except for Bundesliga fans .

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Global TV revenue will be huge for this. As much as we love our own Leauge, the appeal for fans especially in China, US, India and pretty much the remainder of Asia to watch the biggest teams in the world play each other week in week out is a massive global market to exploit. Jus looking at some statistics, apprarantly the PL draws in billions of views in China alone each season.

I abosolutly hate this idea though. Not sure I want to see Leicester City winning the PL every season.

As you say, Global TV revenue for the PL is already huge. They'd basically just be letting European clubs piggy back off our leagues success,which seems daft to me

 

[Jazz]

UEFA have reiterated Fifa's stance that players taking part in the Super League would be banned from all other competitions at domestic, European or world level and could be prevented from representing their national teams.

Well that's an end to it then. Players will not have that happen.

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

The paywall for one. Just give me ads like every other website so I can block them.

How would they make money?

 

[Paxi]

Boris is looking more and more like old Bilbo Baggins everyday.

I always imagined you like a Bilbo type bloke to be fair. You just pop up on the pod amongst your fecking washing machine.

 

[el diablorojo]

So if United, Spurs and City all breakaway - does this mean Brentford win the league cup

100% against this idea of a European Super League.

 

[Tom Cato]

The Super League clubs couldn't care less about being banned from European Competition. The Super League would replace those competitions.

The threat to expel them from domestic leagues is completely empty. You think La Liga would ever want to expel Barcelona and Real Madrid? Not only would it be financial suicide but it would take about five minutes for both those clubs plus every advertising and television sponsor to immediately file suit.

I'm a bit curious why you assume the clubs have all the power here.