Oh I agree, though we were pretty bad for most of the 80s and 90s, and that was our own (chairman’s) fault. But we had the opportunity to put it right over time, on the pitch. Closed franchise leagues strangle that opportunity and that dream at birthNo but we only did that in one season. The fact that fans of other clubs like to make out we were like that for years doesn't make it true.
listen i completely understand this, and why as a man city fan i dislike the idea of the ESL. I truly love the way football has a system based on staying competitive and sticking to your team when they are down
but that can equally apply to fans of teams here in the US. I have been a hockey fan my whole life, lived and died with the NY Rangers. Ive seen much more disappointment then i have seen championships. which is something that man city fans can understand
Okay, i get that some rival club can be desesperate when they see a rival catching up. And by trying everything to stay in the top, they may create this monstruosité. But ... in this scenario, you re the one on the rise, and you owner shouldnt feel the need to take any risk in this pandemic period.Money. That is why every owner is involved in Premier League football. There are financial returns to be had. am not sure what we have now is much better because UEFA absolutely screwed Manchester City because we threatened Manchester United and Liverpool. It's all economic interest backed up with politics, and sham such as financial fair play which is just a tool to screw a rival club who has less sponsorship revenue than you have.
This is an open goal for votes.Fucking politicians make me laugh. They don't get so worked up about child poverty. Fucking jackals. It's not political no matter what your view is.
Isn't it great that we have now cut UEFA out?yep same here, absolutely fucking tired and fed up of these constant battles. The Uefa/CAS scrap started in about October 2018 and took UEFA until Feb 2020 to kick us out. Obviously we won our appeal in June 2020 after being branded cheats. But there has seldom been a period of calm all the way back to Franny Lee take over battle. Owners with assets frozen, previous chairman paying wages etc etc now this mother of all shitshows. When you throw in VAR, all seater atmosphere free stadiums, a pandemic, players earning in a week what it would take me or you ten years to earn it makes you wonder if it’s all worth it.
5 biggest club ? What is arsenal is doing here exactly ?Because the other 5 biggest clubs in our league were doing it and we didn't want to miss out. If the 5 top German or French teams were involved, don't think for a second that Bayern or PSG wouldn't have joined them.