The New format announced on Friday was very close to the 12 automatic qualifications. They're tired of having Anderlecht-Spartak or Lille- Generic team from Kazakhstan dragging the product down.
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I wouldn't be so sure, weren't they already talking about 'wild card' invitations for historic clubs in the CL revamp?
Agreed. Also makes us most likely to back out at least.
I mean, players and mangers whine about their workload right now, could you imagine asking them to play 70+ games within a single season, which is what will be expected of those teams playing in both leagues?
The answer to this question will change by the day, given the amount of new developments and parties involved.
Key factor here is the British government and how willing will they be to intervene.
But ultimately, yeah, I think this is happening.
What kind of bizarre double speak is this?think the most apt reaction to this is
The last couple of generations will have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about but well played Sir.
In the current format yes, but a compromise of sorts would not surprise me like reducing the number of teams in the PL, to say 16 clubs for example.
If there isn't a compromise you can easily see them going their separate ways which would not be beneficial to anyone and I don't see how the SL will be scrapped now or even if it was, the backlash from the other clubs or fans would still be there.
It's been handled terribly but there has to be an outcome whatever it is.
There's that, yes, and also imagine one of them pulling away from the rest like Liverpool last season or City this season. What incentive do the others have to compete, to take the league seriously? Absolutely nothing. And as such, their very presence would distort the competition.
That'd be ridiculous and daft. They can't make the statements that they did yesterday and form a UEFA ESL the next day. Or can they?
The PL would not agree to that in a million years
He just said everything everybody wanted Klopp to say.
Well done Pep well done.
The only good thing is this could finally mean United fans and ex players could unite and put more pressure on Glazers.
'LOC' meaning Line of Credit?
Yep I agree with this.
Roman (and frankly all club owners here) is beyond rich and does not need the extra income He is however all about prestige. Owning a English football club is in many ways a new mode of royalty. He wants the prestige and will only have been pulled into this due to fear of missing out.
If the public backlash continues, I can see Chelsea being the first club to back out. There is no way he's going to be happy with how this has been handled by the Americans.
Perhaps the Uefa lawyers have had their say about the current CL
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That is ultimately what is going to happen.
League of champions probably
What happens if the SL clubs agree to strict salary/spend caps (rumoured to be one of the main reasons the yank owners are so keen) What’s to stop an ambitious wealthy owner (e.g. at Everton) building a better squad than any of the SL teams? I don’t think domestic domination will necessarily follow for the “big six”. Even more so, if signing for a SL club means players can’t compete in World Cups.
A chilling thought is they have already thought about all of this and they are not bothered about "legacy fans". They are reaching out to the under-25's who may be willing to pay money for these kind of matches.
Hell. They may already have a good idea how much they can see this to the Asian market and beyond. Maybe they think they don't need match going fans anymore
But they threaten to reduce it to 14? Without the 6 they are a dead league walking.The PL would not agree to that in a million years
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the under 25s have no money
Would be nice with some "right" referees.
Keep in mind those caps will be based on the inflated revenue of the ESL teams. It will take a lot of money for anyone else to go one better.
True, good point.
So they had wine and cheese and said "Well!! What can we do about it huh!!"
One of the big concerns for this government is keeping the red wall. Its a big discussion within the conservative party. Word from inside the party at the moment is this is the biggest open goal they've been presented with for decades to curry real favour with the working classes.
It's from Sky so take as you will...
You can either hear it or directly read Sky's comment in the description.
50,000 fans... hundred quid a time = £5,000,000 (less costs of staffing etc)
sell the stream of the game for £2 to 5 million people = £10,000,000
For sure there are better ways to make money for clubs than getting in more punters - they could probably give the tickets away for free just for the atmosphere and still make more money by cutting UEFA out of TV negotiations
Reckon City would back out.
No way Pep would have spoken out the way he did if City weren't getting cold feet.
No way Pep would have spoken out the way he did if City weren't getting cold feet.
Even if they don't dominate: they no longer have any incentive to compete if they can't win the league. Six-way title races are incredibly rare (non-existent, really) and with league position being otherwise completely inconsequential, they could just focus on the SL. It distorts the competition when teams around them at the same time are going for Champions League football.
Agree. Years of poor spending and mismanagement. They should have let them crash
I had no idea he worked there.
How does someone oversee a huge decline with a bunch of decisions that are roundly criticised over the years and then get a job at another huge club?
God I wish I had one day in my job with the lack of accountability that football executives have.
Today: It will capture imagination
Tomorrow: We will guarantee entertainment
Day after: We will make sure every match is competitive and fun to watch
Few days after: Hey!! Do you think we should game the system a bit to bring more entertainment to the fans.
Need to wait for the VAR check...
I'm 100% certain they don't need them financially, but for the spectacle you really do need full stadiums (and not full of tourists on a jolly).
I don't know anyone who particularly enjoys watching games at the moment, I mean we watch them because there is no choice, but it just wouldn't be the same if grounds were only ever 20% full or whatever.
(cue joke about the Emptihad)
Indeed. Stand up guys the pair of them. Selfless, with only the game at heart. If this new debacle covers up their inability to properly run the clubs they're in charge of then I suspect that's nothing more than a coincidence.
In all seriousness, you wouldn't see Sir Lawrence acting like this...