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

[cleavers]

Why 6 PL clubs in the 15 founding members ?

Just take a look at the most rich european clubs. You'll find exactly the dirty 12 + Dortmund, Bayern and PSG. The only exception being Sait Petesburg being replaced by mighty Milan AC.

This is why. It was just a cartel of the powerful clubs.

More to it than that in the PL, they needed 6, because to vote other clubs out of the PL they needed 75% vote, 5 clubs wasn't enough, so pressure was applied to get 6 (us and Chelsea), it was either 6 PL clubs or none, and why it rapidly became none once we pulled out, because if we then voted with the other 14, the rest could be expelled, and none of us wanted no PL.

 

[cleavers]

Perez being an absolute **** saying all six clubs have signed a binding contract

He's just a deluded fool, don't worry about him.

 

[HolisticJim]

The hypocrisy of Sky is absolutely laughable. Wasn't it sky that was charging £15 per game at the start of the pandemic on top of your subscription as they'd be told they could now screen every match!!
And then they were forced to back down as it was a global pandemic and that was just pure greed.

And now they want to complain and be outraged about the ESL for the same things they were doing.

How short are their memories at there mock outrage.

 

[MAG]

 

[cleavers]

I think it's just a lot of words to be honest, "could even be banned", well perhaps, but removing some of the best players from their premier competition is shooting yourself in the foot financially, and lets not forget that that UEFA want to maximise their income, just like the SL did/does.

 

[chaddblue]

Perez being an absolute **** saying all six clubs have signed a binding contract, I knew he'd make it so difficult to leave and why oh fucking why did we sign up to this shit. Whoever agreed to it at City needs to go, I still can't get my head around why we did it with the bastard clubs involved, they wanted to ruin us. Jump off a cliff Perez you fucking arsehole.

I wouldn't take anything he says seriously. He's a fuckin lunatic

 

[TonyM]

For the non-English clubs it wasn't "greed" but about "debt" IMO and clamouring for ways to save their clubs. It we were in their shoes we may also be desperate and convince ourselves that past accomplishments are worth way more than current ones.

Not sure that the same can be said for the PL clubs so in a way they should be treated harsher (playing devil's advocate).

 

[LongsightM13]

I wouldn't take anything he says seriously. He's a fuckin lunatic

 

[Academica]

Yes.

I can see why we signed up, it was because of the 75% voting thing in the PL, if we didn't, and it went ahead and was successful, we were on the losing side financially. By being on the inside, the other PL clubs couldn't force all 6 clubs out, as they didn't have enough votes, so it was better to be in, as we retained the PL, and replaced the CL with the SL.

We then realised by pulling out, we screwed the others in the PL as they (assuming we voted with the other PL sides) didn't have enough votes with 5 to make 75%, and they could have been kicked out, and if the SL failed they were done for, hence we all pulled out quickly.

Whatever happens from here, City wanted more influence, either with UEFA, or any other thing that comes along. I'm not sure we have achieved that either, perhaps we have with UEFA's president, but not with the ECA, and in the PL by even agreeing to join, we have lost any trust with the other 14 clubs, and the other 5 are enemies anyway.

Sounds like one of Baldrick's cunning plans.

 

[cleavers]

Sounds like one of Baldrick's cunning plans.

I don't think it was a "cunning plan" or even a plan at all tbh, but the SL needed as many as it could get, and if the PL was to be involved without breaking the PL, it had to be 6 clubs.

Had the PL not needed 75% to kick the others out, City and Chelsea would never have been invited in the first place imho.