European Super League

Do you want the ESL to happen?


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Well do you imagine a scenario where United, Liverpool, Real, Barca, Juve etc. would be happy with City spending 2-3 times what they can?

It was in the press release yesterday, founding members have to agree to a spending framework to gain entry. Seems pretty obvious who that's aimed at to keep them in check.
Well they'll ask in theory be making so much money, nobody will have any spending advantage cos everyone will be minted
 

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Yeah, they can do a full-on relocation and rebrand if they want to, and they can go as far as making everyone forget about the previous team's history whilst operating in their current position. This has already happened in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics, a big basketball team that was then relocated to Oklahoma City and rebranded as the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nowadays, ask any relatively new or young NBA fan, and they wouldn't know that OKC was previously the Seattle SuperSonics.
My favorite example is the move of the Grizzlies from Vancouver to Memphis. The name made sense in Vancouver, but then kept the same name in Memphis. :lol:
 

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Is United v Liverpool just a game?
If removing the rivalry roots, the local rivalry of the two regions, then yes, it's just game. If the ESL teams remove themselves away from their national league, (even relocating is possible), then we only have the franchise clubs by name only. No tradition, no rivalry at that point.
 

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Well they'll ask in theory be making so much money, nobody will have any spending advantage cos everyone will be minted
However much the teams are making City's owners will always be richer.

But yeah I'd imagine the spending framework will mean every team has a set budget roughly the same.
 

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If removing the rivalry roots, the local rivalry of the two regions, then yes, it's just game. If the ESL teams remove themselves away from their national league, (even relocating is possible), then we only have the franchise clubs by name only. No tradition, no rivalry at that point.
Yup.

When its being played in Atlanta or Boston, because it will, the owners will make more money by doing that, then its just a football match between two teams using 100+ year old names for little other than marketing.