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[Don Karleone]

Respect to Milner

(will probably play for Leeds next season amyway but we need everyone speaking out about it)

Fair play to Patrick Bamford and in particular James Milner for saying it as it is. They don't want it.

Tonights game felt like nothing, it meant nothing.

Ugh. Agreeing with Milner

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Here goes Neville appealing to City to drop out.

Him and Carragher right.

City are the most likely to drop out, and if we don’t it will all fold!

COME ON CITY! PLEASE!

 

[malg]

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.

Good post. It's not RIP football though. That went with Sky.

 

[lee one pen]

We can save some face here, run a fucking mile from this quick City.

 

[MCFC1993]

Seriously???? Merit based? It's as bent as the SL.

It's bent but not even close to this, there are levels. You still have to finish high up in the domestic league to qualify for the champions league, even the shit historical places.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Not sure how Neville and Carragher can be criticised- they are truly passionate in stopping this.

 

[dooie68]

If the premiership or FA, can have any say in fixtures when this super league starts, they could give those clubs involved with Monday night fixtures or Friday night fixtures, what with the additional travel for those players playing on a Wednesday night that would potentially f%%k up the clubs.?

 

[WNRH]

Interesting then from Neville, he thinks City can pull out and the rest will follow.

City could still come out of this with credit. Admit they are wrong, admit they were backed into a corner wit no time to spare, pull out and do the right thing.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Neville talking sense about City....

 

[RobinHood]

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

Do we give a shit if we are against the SL?