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[Esteban de la Sexface]

Obscene isn't it?

Unless of course they know that the situation can't last that long and that they will all be out of their domestic leagues before too long.

that is the ultimate goal I'd suspect. The premier league has just been relegated.

 

[Academica]

Kicking the top 6 our of the Premier League would probably destroy half the pyramid.

The TV rights deal that's currently up for renewal would be 1/3rd of what it was before at best? Club's would go from earning £100m a year to £25m, maybe 30?

Some Premier league clubs would not be able to downsize quick enough. The transfer market would crash, the parachute payments would stop and bankrupt some Championship clubs. Money would stop going from PL -> Champ -> League 1 & 2 via transfers. Support payments would be decimated.

Best case scenario would be English football going from the biggest and richest league in the world to an also ran alongside Belgium, Netherlands, Russia etc.

Every owner would lose half the valuation of their club.

It would be the suicide.

And what's left for the premier league if this goes through. It will be a shadow league like the under 23s league. The club board member who talked to sky today said that they would be playing weakened teams to rest players for midweek games. Do you think the tv deal for the for the premier league won't be affected

 

[razman]

 

[manimanc]

Come on Boris, you've made a town hall's of covid restrictions, just come out , put that foot down and stick that blonde Barnet in the nose of the super league. Say it can't go ahead and then ask Chris Witty to explain it.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

That is the exact same attitude all the other clubs had towards us when we were fighting FFP. I thought we fought FFP because we were the actual good guys, who didn’t want a closed shop and instead wanted fair competition for all. I thought we saw through all the lies re FFP protecting the future of football clubs.

FFP was nothing more than a covertly introduced protection racket and now that it has failed, these clubs have simply fucked off trying to do it on the QT, and are instead now doing it in plain sight. For City to be part of this after these clubs would have quite happily seen us disappear out of existence is sickening.

We didn't fight FFP because we were the good guys. We had to fight it because it was threat to our entire future as a club. I agree that the ESL could be as bad as FFP in the long-run. We don't even have voting rights in this new structure ffs.

 

[JASR]

Khaldoon's end of season interview will be very interesting...

He’s on later today?...

 

[supersonicblue]

The 62 should hang their heads in shame

 

[hgblue]

And there you have it. The clubs are not concerned about the good of the game. They would be delighted if their players were banned from international competition and would treat the Premier League as the lesser competition and play weakened teams. Don’t care about negative publicity either. It’s official. We don’t matter.

Is this true?

 

[SJT]

Shame on ALL fans and players/managers past and present and anyone who works for the Club, who won’t stand up to this, it is disgusting...shouldn’t other teams aspire, by engaging in competition to rise up?...City back a ‘closed shop’? WHAT THE FUCK!!!! I thought we were honourable? we are NOT and the silence from our manager and ex players is deafening, and the club know it!

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Buck and Soriano are going to be balls deep in the Super League.

 

[urban genie]

I'd be interested in how many would vote "I dont care"

clearly missing in the poll

So you don't care if we join or don't join?

If we join will you go maybe a better question then

 

[Blu3m00n91]

12 months ago these clubs complained to Uefa to get us banned and now we post a quote from the chairman saying we share the same view on the future of football. I have no words

 

[adrianr]

I get that sports sometimes have to evolve. Football has seen it's fair share of changes over the years. I do however feel that a very serious line is about to crossed. To have X amount of clubs unable to be relegated from a competition stabs at the very heart of competitive football. I don't accept that the current situation in football is so desperately dire that a super league is the only solution. I don't accept that there are no good ideas to try and level the playing field again for the majority of clubs. That you need a billionaire sugar daddy to compete at the top. To at least try and share the enormous wealth the sport generates for the good of competition and the good of the fans. That a small handful of clubs hold so much power that they will be allowed to ride roughshod over a sport that has existed in more or less it's current form for over a century.

The saddest part is that no matter how shit this idea, give it 10/15 maybe 20 years, and it will be completely normal. New generation of players, new generation of fans. Bluemoon will probably be busier than ever. Just like the PL money. Just like the CL money. Super league money and 'top club' status will be normalised and solidified. If this isn't stamped out now the sport as we know it is gone for good.

I am curious to see if they even stay this course though. The backlash today (so far) has been overwhelming. Doesn't feel like a very good day to be a football fan.

 

[dhruvblue]

So basically JP Morgan have offered £4.5 Billionish to finance this, hence it’s all about money and wherever the money is. for our owners thats change down the back of the sofa, so why not blow the fuckers out of water and make a rival bid? Shift the balance of power away from the yank owned clubs? Football sold its soul decades if not a century ago, be funny as fuck to watch them all come grovelling to our owners.

Chelsea City PSG Bayern and all other clubs could have come together asked for greater power in UEFA and should have rivalled this shit.Its not that only US has money,Money can come from middle east too.Would have been massive PR Boost we could have got stronger position in UEFA current format may have stayed and power would have shifted away from traditional clubs at one go.How didnt they not calculate Govt actions player revolt and FIFA action even if they dont care about fans

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Grieving?! Jesus Christ.

We're all Blues mate and we've all got opinions, on a football forum. I respect your right to yours, and if the ESL floats your boat fill your boots.

 

[marco]

Porto has been asked to join but refused saying it's against the principals of football.
There will be more clubs saying the same as the day goes on.

it will gather momentum i hope,next few days should be interesting

 

[East Level 2]

If it doesn't happen, and if it was never going to happen, it's even more baffling that we would put our name in with the Cartel with this... what are we playing at if this isn't even going to happen?!

It's my guess we want to screw UEFA for more CL cash, or possibly more CL favours. Guaranteed place in the top two pots etc. I just hope I'm right as I don't think we have enough tourist fans to fill the gaps left by the protesters.

 

[John Wayne]

If it doesn't happen, and if it was never going to happen, it's even more baffling that we would put our name in with the Cartel with this... what are we playing at if this isn't even going to happen?!

Yes. This is serious. You don't source external financing and a broadcaster if you only intend to leverage UEFA. You don't have Agnelli and Woodward resign and lose their influence with UEFA if you intend to increase your influence over UEFA. You don't have teams leave the ECA if you only intend to leverage UEFA. If you do it as publicly as this then you can never use this option again if you only intend to leverage UEFA.

The only thing that stops this happening is a successful legal challenge (I'm not sure how that looks at the moment). And if UEFA and the PL want to take on the ESL clubs in court, who do we really think will come out on top?

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

there is no more club. They've broken their side of the agreement.

There are owners of a business.

Oh there is. It's still there in all it's glory, still in the hunt for 3 trophies, still with the best manager in the world and still with the best players in the world. Entering a new competition doesn't change any of that.

 

[dhruvblue]

You know what, I would deduct enough points from each of these clubs to ensure they fail to qualify for any European football next season.

All 6 teams can go and fuck themselves.

-25 so that thyecant win PL and 5 year ban from CL