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[Gorton_Tubster]

Yanks FUCK OFF out of our game. The absolute cheek of them

 

[Impeccable One]

What about Harry?

Not important what he thinks, we need to know what Meghan & Oprah think !

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

If you think Raiola is a greedy twat now, just wait until one of his players goes to one of the founding teams in the SL.
You also won't hear that player voice any complaints whatsoever at being paid £1m a week.

 

[Blue Mist]

C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah

Fuck, fuck-ah, yeah
Fuck
Fuck
Fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck, yeah
C'mon, yeah, c'mon, yeah
Fuck me, baby, fuck yeah
Fuck, fuck, fuck, yeah!
Fuck, yeah! C'mon, baby
Fuck me, baby, fuck, fuck, yeah
Whoa, whoa, yeah, fuck, baby
C'mon, yeah, huh, huh, huh, huh, yeah
All right

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

I understood what you wrote A sports lawyer on the radio has said that it could be deemed a cartel for the reasons I wrote. Its also been mentioned by one of the associations I don't doubt that the lawyers have been consulted however, a lawyer's opinion is only of value once its been challenged in court.

Your example isn't a cartel as they aren't colluding to increase profits or dominate the market

Here's a few other opinions
Elsewhere, sports lawyers have warned there is a “massive risk” that the new European Super League could be blocked under EU sports law, with one leading expert only rating the chances of it being allowed as “50-50”, reports Tim Wigmore.
“My instinct is under the current legal framework and approach that it is 50-50,” said Darren Bailey, a lawyer and consultant to Charles Russell Speechlys’ sports group who was formerly the Football Association’s director of football governance and regulation.

So you’ve got ‘an opinion’ to quote and I’m delighted for you but, I repeat, not all cartels are illegal and the breakaway group will undoubtedly have engaged very specialist opinion from the very highest echelons before starting out on their course.
They won’t have just had an opinion, they’d not be doing this without absolute confidence because quite literally £billions of their money is at stake and being wrong isn’t allowed in those circumstances.

I should add that I think the whole shebang is morally corrupt, and that I wish it wasn’t happening, but I’m not so fucking stupid as to let myself think that they’ll have forgotten to do the basics of due diligence.

 

[rabby]

At least if uefa kick us out of CL when it's our best chance to win it, and the PL strip us of the title we're about to win,we can all rejoice at being able to say for the first time in years 'typical city'

 

[paulchapo]

Surely this madness has to end, it cannot continue? They are kicking all the clubs out of Europe in the next few days, probably the premier league will follow suit, our owner must have lost his fucking mind.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Oh dear.

Is he wrong though?

We were promised a team the fans could be proud of. Way it's going we may not have a team at all.

 

[Steve68]

Is there absolutely no possibility they can see their way to letting us finish the competition?
For old times sake ;)

The Magic Eight Ball says - In your dreams, matey. :)

 

[ninjamonkey]

We've started a business as a minor stakeholder no less, with the clubs we've historically hated for over 100 years, the clubs that just 12 months ago actively tried to destroy us and were very open about it. In what other walk of life would that seem like a reasonable thing to do?

 

[KPXBLN]

a) Agreed. But the USA -- white middle-class USA mind you -- is a VERY large, and mostly untapped market, seeing a change in how young people think about and consume sport, and with one of the "big four" sports (baseball, as played by youngsters) in serious decline, and the competitive league (MLS) still growing but not yet a "major" sport (Atlanta United draws more fans than City; Chicago Fire draws fewer than Bournemouth -- or thereabouts).

b) It's harder for me to agree with this because I am a "legacy fan" according to the SL owners, and one of the reasons I love the league structure is precisely because of its differences to US sports -- balanced schedules (not true in any American sport), promo/relegation (not true in any American sport), random draw cups (not true in any American sport save soccer), regular season winner in the league is automatic champion (not true in any American sport). And some of these would, I think go away in a Super League (under my permanent 20-team full-league model) and some would be kept.

c) Important to know just how huge Liga MX is in the US.

U.S. Viewership Of Liga MX Playoffs Smashes EPL And MLS Ratings​

U.S. Viewership Of Liga MX Playoffs Smashes EPL And MLS Ratings

2.5 million people watched the second leg between Chivas and América.

the18.com

Of course that's the playoffs, but still -- while I think you're right that immigrant-descended populations are hungry for soccer, most of those I know (from all over the world) do already have their favo(u)rite sides and the ability to watch them somehow with streaming. I think the bigger opportunity is with non-immigrants personally.

Yeh I may well be underestimating the sheer financial prize offered right now by tapping into white guys in Wisconsin or wherever, as opposed to some truly global market that's more future potential. It's easy to get caught up in the global nature of European football when (for example from my experience) you can watch the premier league in a bar in Dar Es Salaam, forgetting that these fans are worth fuck all in broadcasting/advertising revenue in the big picture.

That's a really interesting point about the Mexican league. I suppose you could imagine, years into the future, a proper inter-American (i.e. the whole Americas) club competition getting big audiences.

Funny story about immigrants to the US and football, since I've nowhere else to share it. My wife is from Miami but her family are from the Caribbean and love football, to such an extent her brother is called Edson (as in, Pele's real name) and her cousin Diego. She was telling some German bloke this one time and he was like "do you have another cousin called Klinsmann?" As if Klinsmann is the third name on that list? Talk about German arrogance.

 

[Jazzman]

UEFA are probably worse cunts than ever. Do they care about football? I think they care more about their business.

 

[I'm Blue]

Everybody at work, who spoke to me about this today, was against the idea.

They were all, like me absolutely disgusted with the thought of it.

I’ve seen quite a few comments online from neutral fans that has put the blame entirely on our shoulders.
Our spending, cheating etc..

 

[dubblue]

Of course we’d get support from other clubs and fans if we did. Most pundits including the likes of Carragher and Neville would be praising us. Unfortunately though our lovely rich owners are as greedy and snide as the rest of these tossers involved.

Some still think they are great. I’d trade the last 12 years for us not to be involved in this charade.

If it’s only instead of the Champs League, how does it really fuck over clubs like Burnley and Sheffield Utd? The Prem League will carry on with us and Liverpool etc still involved.

Isn’t it just the CL by another name with different (richer) backers and fewer games against Scandinavian part timers in early rounds?

Or have I once again completely misunderstood?

it’s virtually a closed shop, no top 4 qualifying and the same teams every year.

 

[its grim up north]

It's the 3 losing quarter finalists that aren't leaving UEFA

Dippers are.

 

[stan bowles]

After years of investing in their team, they are finally on the verge of qualifying for the Champions League. I'd imagine they're raging.

I bet Everton feel like the drawbridge is being pulled up just as they are on the verge of becoming a force again too. New stadium planned, top manager attracting better players. Some good additions over the next few windows and you could see them getting top 4.

 

[chaddblue]

If it’s only instead of the Champs League, how does it really fuck over clubs like Burnley and Sheffield Utd? The Prem League will carry on with us and Liverpool etc still involved.

Isn’t it just the CL by another name with different (richer) backers and fewer games against Scandinavian part timers in early rounds?

Or have I once again completely misunderstood?

Yes.. it fucks over the 14 clubs that effectively cannot dream of qualifying for the elite euro competition as its a closed shop. It also removes a lot of the competition as the 6 super league clubs know their place is cemented so won't be pulling up any trees around this time of year

 

[burning blue soul]

Is that a place in Cheshire ?

Yes, a lovely place, the way the cooling tower floodlights glint magically off the abattoir tin roof is a sight to behold.
It's twinned with Insecticide in Russia, btw.

 

[mccity]

why ? It is an open poll

Mainly because it keeps being posted by people then labelling them scum, traitors or cunts, which I believe is also against the CoC.

Basically anyone who's posting the list of names is almost certainly doing so with the intention of causing some sort of trouble or commotion directed at other posters for having an opinion. I can only speak for myself but if I see it I will be removing it.

 

[Steve68]

We've started a business as a minor stakeholder no less, with the clubs we've historically hated for over 100 years, the clubs that just 12 months ago actively tried to destroy us and were very open about it. In what other walk of life would that seem like a reasonable thing to

Organised Crime.