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[ScottSinclair]

Will there be a Panini European Super League sticker book ?

Yes with rare shiny stickers of Joel Glazer in lingerie

 

[BimboBob]

Do you realise think it will be a level playing fiel? Because I certainly don’t

For the original 12 it will be a completely level playing field.

For the other 8...Newcastle? Shalke? etc etc...no...no it won't be.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I hate even thinking about this possible new world, but why would we be afraid of any spending restrictions? Our revenue is #6 in the world according to the latest Deloitte Money League.

We won’t get anywhere near the revenue of the old cartel. They will get the full 350m per year, City won’t. And spending caps will be based on revenue.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

Imagine if us and Chelsea had stayed?

City, Chelsea, PSG, Bayern, Dortmund, Porto, Lyon, Benfica, Leipzig, Ajax, Atalanta, Napoli, Roma, Lazio are still there as a foundation.

It would have been enough to stay and drag new clubs up or clubs from Eastern Europe that have been tossed to the side.

It's still enough, it's never too late.

I’m really not sure why you’d want that either mate - the UEFA proposal is as bad as the ESL.

There really isn’t a ‘right option’ on the table at the moment, whichever side we went with.

 

[bennyboy]

Shambles.
Looks like no fans,players or coaches were asked about this.
One gigantic fuck up.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Manchester oilers
Trafford red socks
Merseyside stealers
London gunners
Southern romans
Spurs wannabees

It's the Trafford Black Sox in practice, but more important, a name which should have very pointed relevance for their owners and Americans who follow baseball . . . .

Black Sox Scandal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[sir baconface]

If they got desperate they could find any 3 clubs.

Ajax for one.

Arent Bayern and Dortmund fan owned? Are the fans all for it?

Yes. No, not at present.

I’m sure we have lawyers that looked over it

How many complex cases are black and white?

Pep tomorrow in his press conference will get more of a grilling than what Klopp got you can bet

I won’t be surprised if he also plays it low key.

 

[Carlos- the- jackal]

What in the fuck are you talking about? Deloitte is a 40 billion dollar multinational company with over 40 billion dollars in revenue.

I’m talking about Sam Lee you fuckin nonce, who rattled your cage!

 

[Sir peace frog]

Fucking hell, this thread is moving so quickly, I'm reading every post, it's enthralling, like a really good book, I just hope it has a twist at the end, and my hero comes out of this smelling of roses, see you in the future, back to 576 I go

 

[domalino]

It will be a damn shame if Leicester and West Ham finish top 4 and this ESL goes ahead. I do wonder if one of them would get an invite to it although that would mean over 1/3rd of the ESL comprises of Premier League clubs.

I hope at the very least it is delayed successfully until the season after next.

1) West ham and Leicester deserve a proper CL and 2) i will be very funny seeing 4 or 5 of the super league not in the champions league as it gets finalised and launched.

 

[GrumpyLegacyFan]

Its all about the insidious Americans. It started with Murdoch and the Sky deal (and it will ultimately end with him deciding the future of football based on what Sky do). Then came the Russians, Thais and Middle East sovereign states, who bloated the fatted calf. But the current game changer are the Americans: Glazers, Kroenke, FSG and our own Silver Lake. At least the oligarchs and Sheiks have always pretended to care about the game - not true at all of the Americans - they only see soccer as a cash machine - after loading their clubs up with debt, they were always playing a long game - and this is it - a NFL 'light'. I can promise you if this happens, in the next decade - a 'franchise' like City will move to London, or the South of France. They simply don't care. Its never been about the fans - its about the pay-per-view subscriber, and this season, with fake crowd noise and empty stadiums has taught them the show can go on. The great tragedy here, is that the there are no 'good guys' - FIFA, UEFA and FA are either cabals of corruption or utterly hopeless. For me, if this happens - which is allegedly very likely - its the end of football for me. It is not about being a nostalgic dinosaur, or standing in the way of change. Its about the essence of what football is. Which is about live, real and emotional engagement - its about being in the moment - and it makes no difference, as a City fan, if its Dickov's goal in extra time at Wembley in the second division playoff final or Sergio's winner to clinch the title a decade ago. Same emotion - same commitment - same passion. From 'tunnel clubs', to VAR, to the fact that over the past year, if you wanted to follow your club, you were forced to pay for Sky, BTSport, Amazon Prime - we are now more than ever, football 'consumers', not football fans. Another step into the 'NFLism' of football. RIP Football.

 

[p.taker]

We won’t get anywhere near the revenue of the old cartel. They will get the full 350m per year, City won’t. And spending caps will be based on revenue.

Nah, can't see it.

 

[MCFC1993]

I’m really not sure why you’d want that either mate - the UEFA proposal is as bad as the ESL.

There really isn’t a ‘right option’ on the table at the moment, whichever side we went with.

At least the Champions League is merit based and not a closed shop.

 

[Marvin]

The BBC News headline is that ministers are to do anything to block new league. No specifics but bashing greedy football clubs are easy PR wins for politicians. I don't think this will happen.

If City signed up at the very last moment then it suggests we have misgivings so exit it.

 

[p.taker]

I’m talking about Sam Lee you fuckin nonce, who rattled your cage!

Lol I'm sorry I thought you were talking about Deloitte. I deleted my post shortly after I made it. :0

 

[Oldtraffordblue1]

We won’t get anywhere near the revenue of the old cartel. They will get the full 350m per year, City won’t. And spending caps will be based on revenue.

Don't forget the £300m grants that Utd, Barca and RM will get for their ground redevelopments that they won't have to fund

 

[Craig]

You are fully entitled to that opinion bud. Emotional time for all fans. I don’t agree with some of the negative comments as I do believe the owners have earned time to answer for the decision to join the super league. The club did not let us down against uefa at CAS and I believe they won’t let us down now. You can’t stop change unless you want left behind. This foolish nostalgia about football has not existed for a long time.

What do you mean they didn’t let us down? They’d have lost a shitload of money they were hardly thinking of us. Constantly trying to squeeze extra cash out of fans by always putting up season ticket prices after the biggest ever tv deals shows they don’t give 2 fucks about their working class fan base and here is even more evidence.

 

[nu774ll]

The City roller-coaster will never bloody stop will it. So many ups and downs with this club!

 

[chaddblue]

James Milner.. well done. Fair play to him

 

[lee one pen]

Good lad Milner