To give an olive branch to Barca and Madrid now, after years of them bullying other clubs into selling their best players, using underhand tactics, it would be wrong. Let them reap what they have sewn
Aye, equal my arse.City have spent £1.3bn in the last 10 years, United have spent £991m
How is a 34% difference spending “equally”?
They're deluded...Florentino Pérez, Real Madrid President, has just arrived in Barcelona.
Juventus CEO Andrea Agnelli has also arrived in the city. [cadena ser]
Finalizing the Super League for the next year. A big offer for the Premier League will be made
Salary/transfer capOnly way for many clubs to compete long term is
Which is why the ESL was so attractive to many like Barca and Real. UEFA and the FA's have had 2 decades to rein in the oil peeps, and either give zero fecks or barely even try. They believed the ESL gave them opportunity to actual bring in some of the rules you mentioned to make the playing field more even.Salary/transfer cap
Punitive taxes on excessive spending
Credits for youth players integrated into first team squads
Limiting squad sizes
Eliminate/severely restrict the loan system
Kick non-champions out of CL
Strict penalties for financial misrepresentation
Won't happen though. Long live our Emirate overlords then.
They genuinely don't understand football culture here. We have no interest. If they push again people will destroy stadiumsFlorentino Pérez, Real Madrid President, has just arrived in Barcelona.
Juventus CEO Andrea Agnelli has also arrived in the city. [cadena ser]
Finalizing the Super League for the next year. A big offer for the Premier League will be made
@FCBarcelonaThe hypocrisy of both clubs is astounding. Back in late 90s-early00s when you had clubs like Deportivo and Valencia who were both still competitive in La Liga and Europe, the big 2 negotiated the new La Liga TV deal which would make them earn over 100m €(50% of the pie) each season while the rest of the clubs would get scraps. Meaning from 2001/02 till 2015-16 each of the clubs pocketed in over 1.5billion€
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Unless the alternative is a worse option.They genuinely don't understand football culture here. We have no interest. If they push again people will destroy stadiums
Is it in England, though?Unless the alternative is a worse option.
Just imagining an hypothetical scenario where it would be preferable for English clubs to be in the Superleague rather than being out of it.Is it in England, though?
Not for England. We are cool. It's the Spanish clubs who are struggling.Unless the alternative is a worse option.
There is no worse option for English sides. This league will become the super league in all but name within 3 years IMO.Unless the alternative is a worse option.
I see your point, but wouldn't it have been better for English teams already from an economic point of view?Just imagining an hypothetical scenario where it would be preferable for English clubs to be in the Superleague rather than being out of it.
English clubs chose the best option for their interests.I see your point, but wouldn't it have been better for English teams already from an economic point of view?
How would that situation come about without them in the first place?English clubs chose the best option for their interests.
The scenario I talk about is one where it is so obvious being out of the Superleague is so detrimental to the clubs that even fans and politicians would acknowledge so very quickly.
UEFA and the FA's had decades to create a game that would have no opportunities for blue bloods or oil clubs to dominate. The ESL was an awful way of solving the problem, and actually proving the oil clubs right: all the top clubs only became concerned once their place of privilege was threatened.Which is why the ESL was so attractive to many like Barca and Real. UEFA and the FA's have had 2 decades to rein in the oil peeps, and either give zero fecks or barely even try. They believed the ESL gave them opportunity to actual bring in some of the rules you mentioned to make the playing field more even.
Kicking non Champions out of CL sounds like a fecking terrible idea, which would just push the demand for the ESL.
They can do whatever the feck they like.Florentino Pérez, Real Madrid President, has just arrived in Barcelona.
Juventus CEO Andrea Agnelli has also arrived in the city. [cadena ser]
Finalizing the Super League for the next year. A big offer for the Premier League will be made
This needs pointing out more. The Spanish big two ruined their own league with that deal. Good on the rest of La Liga for wanting a fairer deal.The hypocrisy of both clubs is astounding. Back in late 90s-early00s when you had clubs like Deportivo and Valencia who were both still competitive in La Liga and Europe, the big 2 negotiated the new La Liga TV deal which would make them earn over 100m €(50% of the pie) each season while the rest of the clubs would get scraps. Meaning from 2001/02 till 2015-16 each of the clubs pocketed in over 1.5billion€
Karma is a bitch
That's a fair point, the EPL is getting so big, Arsenal used to coast into the top 4 with teams the top clubs often dominated. They still have a very expensive roster and is only good for 8th! 5 more years in this direction and the EPL will be a Super League!There is no worse option for English sides. This league will become the super league in all but name within 3 years IMO.
The hypocrisy of both clubs is astounding. Back in late 90s-early00s when you had clubs like Deportivo and Valencia who were both still competitive in La Liga and Europe, the big 2 negotiated the new La Liga TV deal which would make them earn over 100m €(50% of the pie) each season while the rest of the clubs would get scraps. Meaning from 2001/02 till 2015-16 each of the clubs pocketed in over 1.5billion€
Karma is a bitch
I'm going to answer because I've been cited. I'm not surprised you know nothing about this theme and that you prefer to blindly blame Barça/Real.
If it was to counter the oil spending, why would they invite city in? City will just be richer still and ruin football more.Warming to the idea of it. Obviously plenty of problems how they announced it and a lot of issues with how it was going to work but I don't see a future without it. Psg, city, and Chelsea are ruining the sport and something drastic has to change. People can stick to the status quo because of culture but I think the quicker people accept the idea of a super league (with loads of changes) the better it will be for the future. City and psg specifically aren't being held accountable.. Uefa and fifa won't do it. Someone has to
Because you can admit some defeat in that the oil clubs are actually successful clubs and valuable members of said ESL but also have the ESL have rules which would limit their spending to other members in the league.If it was to counter the oil spending, why would they invite city in? City will just be richer still and ruin football more.
Any competition involving Man City loses it's prestige. Every time they carve their name on the PL Trophy, it becomes less desirable.
or because to join you had to agree to certain rules which prevent clubs from losing money.Because you can admit some defeat in that the oil clubs are actually successful clubs and valuable members of said ESL but also have the ESL have rules which would limit their spending to other members in the league.
You mean Top Spanish and Italian clubsor because to join you had to agree to certain rules which prevent clubs from losing money.
Bit like NBA. So something like Salary cap , transfers regulations of players between the teams, ESL buying players from outside the league and handle them bit like NBA (again you know rookies?)
That was behind the SL.
Italian and spanish clubs need it.
English can stay on their crazy tv money but none else can.