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[LongsightM13]

I don't think we had the same luxury that Bayern or PSG had, as nobody else from Germany or France had signed up they weren't about to be displaced. I sill cant understand how there could be 6 English clubs in a super league the ratio's were all to cock. The impression that I get from everything I have read is that they needed us more than they actually wanted us. Lets remember it was going to be 15 fixed members with 5 invites. Lets assume that Bayern, Dortmund and PSG all agreed to join that would be the 15 clubs with 6 teams from England. No teams outside of England, Spain, Italy, France & Germany. Suppose they could get an Ajax or Shaktar involved to bring in Holland and Russian interest and they wanted to drop down to 5 English clubs. Which of the 6 would the Rags, Dippers, Arsenal, Barca, Madrid, Juve want to miss out on the riches they would all get?
I suspect we know who, and maybe this is why we signed up although we had reservations.

They needed 6 to avoid being kicked out of the PL by a 75% vote

 

[LongsightM13]

They have 27 sponsors so I think it isn't a big deal though as they are not a main one.

Fact is they accept funding from Qatar

 

[abu13]

They needed 6 to avoid being kicked out of the PL by a 75% vote

Another good point that points to us being needed rather than wanted.

 

[LongsightM13]

 

[Centurions]

European Super League: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says 'binding contracts' mean founding clubs cannot leave

Real Madrid president was one of the leading figures in the proposed European Super League which fell apart when all six English clubs withdrew and others followed; Perez said: I dont need to explain what a binding contract is but effectively, the clubs cannot leave

www.skysports.com

I’m actually inclined to believe him. Not a single club has come out to refute what he has said which tells me this thing is going to happen, irrespective of what everyone thinks.

Perhaps they're too busy laughing or possibly they just don't want to catch the eye of the raving lunatic running about?

That said I am touched by how much Perez speaks about the fans in that article. So good to know he's got our backs.

 

[Corky]

Fact is they accept funding from Qatar

Just a conspiracy theory that a two bob minor sponsor would have any influence on a massive decision for the club.

 

[deano ou812]

When did we cheat ffp ? we were cleared ..

 

[Academica]

A socialist vision for football, what could possibly go wrong?

About as much as a capitalist vision.

 

[Bozzie]

Thats not true. Josh Kroenke said reports it would cost Arsenal £8m to leave the superleague were wildly exaggerated.

So if 8 is exaggerated then the 300m perez is claiming is delusional.

Also there will be meetings this summer where joining a super league will be made illegal under the PL and FA and at UEFA so the idea for a super league they had replacing the CL but running alongside league football is dead.

I wouldn't fancy being one of the bailiffs sent to reclaim the debt if Abramovich refuses to pay up!

 

[Centurions]

When did we cheat ffp ? we were cleared ..

If we hadn't been allegedly cheating FFP then we wouldn't have had anything to be cleared of. So technically they're not incorrect.