The Super League | FA + PL: New Charter & Fines | UEFA: Settlement

Would you be happy if City joined this European Super League?

  • Yes

    Votes: 109 5.3%

  • No

    Votes: 1,954 94.7%
  • Total voters
    2,063
What are the chances of City changing their minds on this. If we're on board due to pragmatism, and we see it's going to fail, surely we exit?

I can't see how it can get off the ground because it's not feasible as a league in its own right. It is feasible as a addition to the domestic league. And we are not going to be able to play in a domestic league.
 
To use an indelicate metaphor, when you suck the devil‘s cock you can‘t complain too loudly about a bit of spillage.

We football fans have variously accepted the formation of the PL, the rush to foreign players and managers, invasion by sometimes dubious foreign owners, the power of TV companies, the obsession with sponsorship, obscene wages, parasitic millionaire agents, globalisation, monetisation and sanitisation of the matchday experience. All these developments have taken clubs miles away from Joe Public and meaningful local connections. We sold our souls long ago.

Many of those developments put City where we are today, not least unbelievable injections of capital. We now rub shoulders with clubs who once laughed at us.

Much as I dislike the current proposals, they are the logical evolution of the beast we helped to nurture.

I understand the angst. I even share some of it. However, IMO the club and fans would best use their efforts to seriously amend the most repugnant elements, and in particular the shameful closed shop.
 
I would imagine that when the 'silencer cheques' arrive in the post of most the pundits and players so against this all the animosity and anger will evaporate in the press. Only fans can stop this now, everyone else' rage is temporary and for sale.
 
beermusic said:
Where are these consumers from? We struggle to sell out CL knockout games, and NS expansion plans clearly on hold based on the lack of take up for cup games etc, and thats just us. Ok you might be able to flog games in London to tourists, but what about Milan? They don't even sell out their biggest league games now let alone what would be ultimately be a friendly league. You need sell out games to make the most TV money, simple as that.
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I'm assuming that they are banking on fuller stadiums because every game is a blockbuster and they are going to revamp the match day experience to be more USA...
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
I don't understand this.

Please point me to the fan who enjoys seeing his/her side go 12 wins, 15 losses and 11 draws versus 27 wins, 5 losses and 6 draws.

These clubs will be leaving their domestic leagues to play in the Super League, or they'll be binned off (almost certainly the former). That's the goal here -- it's a replacement for the leagues AND CL, not just CL.
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In 2016 Portugals record in the Euros was 1 win, 6 draws inside of 90 minutes.

90% of the fans of United, Barca, Liverpool etc are glory hunters. If they win the 'Super League' they wont care.
 
marco said:
its going to take one big pair of balls to come out and say this is all wrong we are going to withdraw, when one has im sure others will,city and chelsea are the ones who should take the lead here,get together and do it jointly but end this fucking madness
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You have to hope/imagine that there’s relatively frantic calls going on in boardrooms right now.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
But we are not starting from equal point. These very clubs are in bed with wanted us banned, they used UEFA as the proxy for that!

We start from location, money and prestige disadvantage. Best players will go to Barca, Real due to more prestige as we cant offer more money due to spending cap that will be in this league.
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Maybe you are correct but maybe not. Until it actually exists we have got to trust the club. They have not let us down so far.
 
why me? Blue Manchester said:
With all the media hatred and nasty slurs by everyone else we've had to put up with over the last few years we had a chance to get get the whole country behind us for a change by refusing to join this elitist shit
Im gutted
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And get left behind with no European competition? Have no doubt that IF this goes ahead we will be left behind and people on here will be clambering over themselves to get in. I hate this model by the way but you have to think about the future of the club and where it will go to progress.
 
23 year commitment from the 12 clubs signed up so far.

This will happen regardless of any sanctions imposed such as expulsion from the league and cup competitions.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
It is interesting that Woodward is still apparently pushing FFP. He was one of key members of the dirty-tricks team that tried to destroy City. The irony of all this is that if UEFA had not pursued a witchunt against us based on fabricated and hacked emails we could have been one of their strongest allies. It was Ceferin who came to the Etihad at Christmas and begged City to do a deal and take the ban. He was in the pocket of the Cartel. Now he is bleating that they have shafted him. Why is he surprised that Agnelli has been lying. Ceferin knew all about Agnelli's background when he was cosying up to him. Just as he knows all about Al Khelaifi now.
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Which only shows that it has all been bent for decades. We all knew it.
Football has been heading this way for a long time.
This power grab if successful will give football as a professional game an ever more American flavour.
It’s down to the individual now whether your love for your team survives them becoming no more than a franchise and where that will ultimately lead.
JP Morgan Putting the money up.
Says it all to me.
Watch ‘The Big Short’ to see all about their integrity.
 
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