What a load of complete and utter shite. This is where I stop going to champions league matches if this happens. Sadly this won't be met with any real opposition and we as fans will all accept it as it slowly becomes the norm and the champions league becomes even more of a stale money making exercise for a select few than it already is.
If they're giving "wildcard" entries to clubs based on coefficient rankings then couldn't a team missing out through their league position be granted a wildcard slot and as long as they do okay in the competition every season be invited back every year via the wildcard even if they spent say 5 years outside of the qualification spots?
Any traditional big side from England for example getting a wildcard will do enough to maintain their coefficient, just by getting into the knockouts or at worst going far in the europa and the same applies to the other big leagues.
I hope the FA/Premier league take a stand here, nothing happens without their backing, the English clubs are too big and influential for anything to go ahead without their blessing. They want us to reduce to 18 teams and abolish the efl Cup just to fit their schedule,
Ignoring the money side, I'd rather be in the efl Cup and have 4 more league games than the champions league
As for not buying from another champions league side, all that does is encourage the sytematic devouring of the smaller clubs best talents and the hoarding of young kids before they're snapped up by somebody else and way before they're ready for that level. It's like somebody who isn't very bright and is very drunk is just spewing out their ridiculous thoughts that should never be heard by another person.
