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They can all ban the clubs and hold them hostage. Basically make the clubs worthless without access to competition. Youre right, its probably not happening but they certainly could ransom access to their competitions if they wanted.

Why can’t they just go into administration? Aside from us,Chelsea and Milan (which was taken over by Elliot after the prior Chinese owner defaulted on its debt), all of the other clubs in the SL decided to spend as if they were going to continue to grow and have access to cheap capital. That is...

This is why going after the owners, not the clubs is so important. The FA, PL and UEFA can put them over a barrel if they choose to.

If it was a cunning plan, we will never know. If City intended to undermine the whole project via trojan horse, I am quite certain that if it ever was divulged then all of the other clubs could seek legal remuneration. There would likely be a criminal case as well. I think the most we can hope...

It was definitely City, if it’s worth any consolation. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/22/on-standby-defiant-florentino-perez-insists-super-league-is-far-from-dead Pérez said: “There was one of the English clubs who didn’t seem so interested and that spread to the rest. They...

This is important, however I don’t think getting access to capital would’ve been too much of a problem. I think the bigger issue was needing to secure six teams because of the Premier League bylaws. On page 99 here...

Corporate credit. Nah, I am not 100 percent certain, but the advisory and underwriting fees are much better than going the direct route. Additionally this is a pretty complex deal; especially post-Brexit and is going to need a ton of help on the structuring side. Besides, football clubs are not...

Sandro Rosell and Josep Marie Bartomeu sold their soul. Rosell forced out Pep, did the illegal Neymar signing. Bartomeu sold Neymar and bought Dembele, Greizmann, Coutinho et al. Both hired and fired numerous managers and basically ended the La Masia talent pipeline. Furthermore both are...

Thanks mate! I’m wasted everywhere, especially the pub I am about to head to!!!! Cheers

Small world!

They’ve said so much I can’t keep track anymore

They have to. La Liga is going to fuck all three of them; HARD. Barca and Madrid have managed to secure special licensing agreements for themselves that the other clubs will likely look to end. None of these owners thought this through very well, except the German and French clubs. The first...

The JPM; corporate credit is about as much as I will say.

That’s not how it works. JP Morgan agrees to secure funding for the SL. They will not be providing funding from their own coffers, instead they act as an advisor. They provide marketing and lending expertise, securitization advisory (loans vs bonds vs stocks etc) as well as a large contact list...

Newcastle is already up for sale and they aren’t tarnished by the SL shithousery. Since the Arabs were denied by the FA there hasn’t been a word about any new suitors. Furthermore, Newcastle is a much better value proposition than Spurs/Arsenal/rags insofar as it has much less debt and could...

They are going to play in the court of administration against their lenders.

Giant bollocks! Mr Whippy whipping it out.

The point of all these agreements is to make sure that the existing power structure has some leeway to maintain its hold on power. As such, there will always be some ambiguity that is open to interpretation in the contracts/ agreements etc. I would expect the same from UEFA and the Premier...

This is what I was alluding to above. The FA ostensibly have the owners over a barrel here. https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/rules-of-the-association/2020-21/the-fa-handbook-2020-21-updated.ashx Page 374: I hereby declare that: (i) I am not either directly or...

The FA can. The same way it can fine players.