Rashford and Bruno have spoken out now. Hopefully more players follow suit.
Players & managers react to the Super League
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Well done Rash! Players must unite and this nonsense will never come to fruition
I have no problem with that if others are allowed to spend as they are.Says the manager that buys his way to success by spending billions.
Him supporting those owners is worse though. Not for the money, but what they are doing for social rights.
Klopp is not averse to being obnoxious and hypocritical, but I usually feel he's principled and got most of his heart in the right place.
Yet when I think about it again, who am I kidding?
The guy is on German TV screens something like five times every commercial break, whoring his goofy smile out to anyone from insurances companies, car manufacturers, banks and credit card companies, candy, beer, and god knows what.
I tend to forget this, because I haven't been watching TV in a decade, and so I get the wrong impression of someone who doesn't do anything for the extra Euro.
To be fair that was very shortly after the news was dropped.
It's a simple message, presented incredibly well. Fantastic stuff.
So glad Marcus has shared his disdain for it, expect to here more and more in the coming week from players taking a stand against it.
Seems that way in the UK now too, when football is on at least.
As @acnumber9 pointed out, Ole also has a hell of a lot less job security than Pep/Klopp. Both in terms of his current job and future opportunities if he gets sacked over this.
I’ll still be disappointed if he doesn’t make even a token objection.
I'm just imagining Woodward and his cabal of suited c*nts seeing this and seething, and it's making me incredibly happy.
Well done Pep. He will have annoyed a lot of his bosses by coming out and saying it's not sport any more. We need more of this please from the big managers and players. Nice from Rashford too.
Rashford is our best player/person on and off the pitch. All the work he has done for the people and children is wonderful, united fans are proud of him from all over the world.
100% I'm hoping they make more and more comments during press conferences and after games.
I think it's cuckoo land to expect any of them to do anything during a game.
With how Ole always seems to play his cards close to his chest, I doubt we'll get his true opinion on this. Hilariously cowardly of these big 6 clubs to hide behind their managers who seemingly know very little of the owner's plans
Hell it was even hours before the statement was published.
The players felt he was thrown under the bus, and rightly so.
Ed Woodward is a snake.
The thing is, I'm not even sure his bosses should be annoyed. City is a sportswashing project, money doesn't matter to them. The public seem to completely reject the Super League. Am I wrong to think that it would be the easiest way to gain some points and credibility with football fans all over, if they back out of it? Down the line playing in the Super League might give them great publicity among the best teams, but here and now the project would likely fall apart the moment one of the founders backs out, especially if it's the upcoming English champions.
They could even spin it as them being in it for the love of the sport!
Huge respect for Pep for speaking out, same with Rashford.
Looks like there will be enough momentum to stop this shit show.
Will any players from "the 12" have the balls to say "I won't play in a closed shop league"?
To be fair, City and Chelsea look like they have hedged their bets on this one. If any of the 12 are going to pull out it will be them. I imagine that there is probably some support for such comments within their boards, even if it is not coming from the owners.
What did Rashford say
It’s unrealistic to expect players and managers to come out and attack their employers. I don’t think any of them like this, but they have to be realistic. Coming out and laying in to the club management would be idiotic and reckless. It doesn’t work like that in the real world, and being needlessly emotional over it isn’t going to achieve a damn thing. I would expect the players of all clubs will be uniting in solidarity and will issue a statement of some sort. This is dead once all the players unite in defiance but it needs to be measured.
I see Figo putting the love for the game ahead of financial interests. What a man -his career was defined by similar principles
Posted a quote saying "Football is nothing without fans".
Did you see his President speaking, how in the hell was Zidane going to say anything else but that. Madrid's clearly a dictatorship
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Managers will be briefed by their POs, so not many managers will say something extraordinary. I would love it though, but I just can't see it
I dunno man, I hope so but I wonder what sort of repercussions there may be for them (anything legal?) and can imagine many may be sitting with their agents and whoever to see what sort of action or statement they can arrange. This must have blindsided all the players big time.
*A quote by the great Sir Matt Busby
LVG would've had plenty to say, most of it incomprehensible
beautiful by Marcus.
Wasn't expecting any of our players to make any comments, however this one by Rashford is vague enough to slip through the net.
I'm glad there are reports about Maguire and the players confronting Woodward, as that's the only way change is likely to happen, get straight at the source.
I'm glad there are reports about Maguire and the players confronting Woodward, as that's the only way change is likely to happen, get straight at the source.
Was it effort that paid those hundreds of millions you spent on your back line, you bald feck?
But seriously, though... Well in for speaking up against the ESL.
Well done pep. At least he didn't bottle it.
What the feck are all of you twats attacking everyone for? You're fecking attacking everyone who is in favour of this and you're even attacking the bastard managers and footballers that speak out on it.
Just calm the feck down. The whole world, apart from yourself, doesn't have an ulterior agenda and just because someone spent money doesn't mean they're evil. They didn't kick anyone out and played by the rules.
Youre fecking talking as if you want the whole bastard thing to be free for everyone with players on minimum wage. Calm the feck down.
Just calm the feck down. The whole world, apart from yourself, doesn't have an ulterior agenda and just because someone spent money doesn't mean they're evil. They didn't kick anyone out and played by the rules.
Youre fecking talking as if you want the whole bastard thing to be free for everyone with players on minimum wage. Calm the feck down.
Well said.
Playing to the very edge of the rules to win (including financially) and changing the rules so you don't lose, are completely different things. And when you have one spoilt little twat who keeps making up new rules in the playground to benefit himself, you pick up the ball and tell him to get lost.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/eu...emergency-meeting-for-premier-league-captains
Curious what can come out of this.. Good initiative to start with...
Curious what can come out of this.. Good initiative to start with...
There was a meeting between the players and executives yesterday, yes.
They don't need bums on seats. There will be plenty abroad who will pay for this, Real have fans all over the globe and not sure their fans are as offended as we are. They will just make plenty out of TV revenue.
Perhaps I’m a cynic, but it’s hard to put much stock in player reaction for me. It’s clearly not an objective conversation, and everyone will have a camera and mic thrust in their faces and it’s pretty clear what answer they are expected to give.
This is quickly becoming a competition to deliver the most ‘powerful’ statement. I mean, the Super League proposal kills competition. A message of ‘football is nothing without fans’ - like, what does that even mean in relation to this proposal? Other than fans (some) not wanting a Super League, like they don’t want many things in football. The banner on display at OT was a clear message due to the fact fans are not allowed into stadiums. Not sure it relates, but can be filed under ‘hero delivers powerful message’ all the same.
For the record, I am against a Super League as it is anti-competition, but at this stage, everyone is under pressure to come out and say the same thing, including many who will get a lot richer by a Super League and probably don’t care that much.
This is quickly becoming a competition to deliver the most ‘powerful’ statement. I mean, the Super League proposal kills competition. A message of ‘football is nothing without fans’ - like, what does that even mean in relation to this proposal? Other than fans (some) not wanting a Super League, like they don’t want many things in football. The banner on display at OT was a clear message due to the fact fans are not allowed into stadiums. Not sure it relates, but can be filed under ‘hero delivers powerful message’ all the same.
For the record, I am against a Super League as it is anti-competition, but at this stage, everyone is under pressure to come out and say the same thing, including many who will get a lot richer by a Super League and probably don’t care that much.
Giving zero fecks there , this should be the reaction from any person, athlete or other, that has been involved in any competition, ever. Not surprising the trust fund brats across the boardrooms don't get it.