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

[Citizen of Legoland]

Good on him.

 

[BlindEyeSeesAll]

So is NFL and NBA not sport then?

No

 

[I'm Blue]

The thing is, the anticompetitive nature of it is bred from the pure fundamentals of it: guaranteed places, harder to get into, no relegation, more games etc.

Strip all of that away and you’re left with what we have: the Champions League which is the most sought-after trophy in club football.

The ESL is purely a way to make sure clubs who are fucked financially have a way to get money back. It’s nonsense.

My hatred for UEFA is certainly clouding my judgment on the super league.
Though I’m 100% against it in its current format.

 

[Jimmieblue]

Just watch, they’ll have to give the fans some crumb of comfort. Pep gave a hint there, it will be some sort of relegation and promotion system that they already have mapped out.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

My only hope is that we’re listed as ‘in’ as a way of keeping all doors and all options open.
Maybe as a means of getting UEFA and the PL to agree to finally stop hounding us as they have done constantly for the last decade.

I know that it sounds a bit far fetched but there’s still a remote possibility that this ‘could’ be us saying, get reasonable, treat us fairly or we’ll take our ball and go play elsewhere.

 

[CC1]

Thanks for that observation.

well it’s true. Pep gave more than anyone expected

 

[Metal Biker]

So is NFL and NBA not sport then?

Different circumstance. They are sports in one nation which don't have a pyramid system.

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[p.taker]

Could have said he was totally against it.That It was a disgrace. Can it be possible that his compatriots have no knowledge of it? I just cant believe thats possible.

What a crock of shit. He basically just said he knows about as much as we do and it's shit based off of that. How daft can you be?

 

[Akira]

From the Sky tweet. Is Pep reading a script? Watch carefully, when he talk about sport is not sport etc.., he looking down at something on his left side, then look up and talk, then look down again, then look up and talk, like he reading something.

Pretty sure his posture is always like this.

 

[Dribble]

It shouldn't take any changes. As a club we have never been so powerful in the game. We are the best team in the country, one of the best in Europe and are financially strong when other clubs are not.

Perez and his cronies can talk about saving football all they like, they did the same with FFP, only everyone isn't buying it this time. FFP 1.0 was about stopping City and the next Man City - the "smaller" clubs were blasé about it all because they didn't see, or chose to ignore the bigger picture. ESL (FPP 2.0) impacts these clubs directly and now they wont lie down without a fight.

These "elite" clubs are scared, scared that their choices are spend a fortune (that they don't have) to maintain the status quo, or spend nothing to balance the books and watch other teams go past them. They will do whatever it takes, like inviting a club they've tried to bury for the past decade into their little cabal. Why are we helping them? We should be burying them. You reap what you sow.

^^^This^^^

I've just been having one of those "Talking to a brick wall" conversations with a Rag mate. He's absolutely livid about ESL, BUT is STILL insistent that he supports FFP, even though the aims & objectives are the same.

The only difference being, FFP was aimed solely at City, but ESL is aimed at every club outside the select 15. My dickhead mate just refuses to acknowledge this, & keeps insisting FFP was about debt, but can't explain why Barca, Real, ManUre & Juve have so much of it, 11 years into FFP.

 

[BlueLou82]

I dont care if Henderson is painted as a saint, if he gets the players' support in stopping this then he can have all the accolades he wants. The players are the power

Plus he seems a decent guy off the pitch

 

[Levyblue]

Can someone translate for me please. Did not get a word of it.

he said "Nuffink"

 

[MCFC1993]

Well done, I imagine Kev will be heavily involved as well, not a time to be partisan and slag players off who by the sounds of it are trying to protect fans.

 

[p.taker]

From the Sky tweet. Is Pep reading a script? Watch carefully, when he talk about sport is not sport etc.., he looking down at something on his left side, then look up and talk, then look down again, then look up and talk, like he reading something.

Don't do drugs, kids.

 

[PragueBlue]

Just watch, they’ll have to give the fans some crumb of comfort. Pep gave a hint there, it will be some sort of relegation and promotion system that they already have mapped out.

You can't really promote or relegate from a cup competition though. That's for leagues. You either qualify or you don't.

 

[theres only one carlito]

No

So Micheal Jordan, Lebron James, Payton Manning arnt sports mega stars??

Deary me.

 

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

Needs more big names to speak their voice

 

[BlueLou82]

Need more of this

 

[citizen_maine]

No you have to work to find a better solution. Both options are shit for domestic football with the Glazer/FSG one the worst. Pep's comments were perfect. Someone needs to bang the owners' and UEFA bosses' heads together. Woodward needs to be frozen out of the discussions because he is pure poison and not trusted by anyone.

Absolutely. I did wonder if the dig at UEFA was a response to Ceferin's 'it's not too late to change your mind' comment. i.e. we need to see movement by UEFA first