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

[Metal Biker]

I just know the official response from Khaldoon will be along the lines of "we know the fans haven't taken the news well, but it's in their benefit, all for the club, better times ahead, blah di blah...", just hammering home the reality that we as fans don't matter one jot to the club, so long as we bring money. The club is doing this regardless of what we think.

Where is the club prestige and honour for the fans, the pride amongst fans at Manchester City; Super League Winners 20XX?

 

[RandomJ]

If I'm reading this right they are saying 5 clubs will be able to qualify for the tournament each year. But how? None of the leagues have sanctioned this so it won't be based on league position. Are they going to hold a keepie uppie competition in the car park to see who can enter?

 

[MCFC1993]

thats a big card the PL have,but will they play it,ban those clubs and its over but it may backfire and the SL will become the sole league for those clubs with more games

If the Premier League does it then I think the 6 English clubs have no choice but to come back. Financially trading the Premier League and Champions League for the ESL barely makes sense. If the ESL turns into the only league then you lose away fans, match going fans, you lose the club. Probably end up moving the club to a different location where fans will go cause I can't see many match going Manchester based fans attending.

A simple statement from the Premier League will do tomorrow:

'We do not recognise 'The Super League' as an official competition, any club taking part in this as of next season will be removed from the Premier League'.

 

[gomer27]

Well... I'm gonna need a couple of days to sit with this.

Hopefully even more information comes out, but I'm leaning towards removing myself from football so far based on this.

I hear hockey is fun to watch.

I can confirm hockey is very fun to watch

 

[Metal Biker]

Click on the "votes" link you will see who they are.

Yeah, seeing a fair few "1 message" and "joined in 2020" amongst them, so it's debatable in my eyes.

But they're entitled to their wrong opinion I guess.

 

[WNRH]

Winning super league will have higher prestige soon than current CL given you win against mostly best clubs of the continent who are all very rich/quality.

CL is huge because of clubs like Bayern, Real, Barca etc.

Without them CL will be Besiktas/Sahtar/Basel ec which is basically EL level when it comes to KO stages.

Don’t underestimate the importance history plays in why the CL is huge.

The CL may feel and look different but it’s the same competition from 1955.

This ESL is no different than the International Champions Cup. Brand new with no prestige.

 

[LongsightM13]

yes the hardcore...from wich i am...i was in parc des princes early 90s. But for our clubs, psg city etc, we are shit...our voices are like pieces of shit fallin on a pavement. They care about the millions asians viewers who bet online, the "new fans"..the ones they talk about when they mention billions of fans.
Lot of new era psg fans are bored already of the regular league 1, and its difficulties and praise this superleague... For me national leagues are the essence of football.
Prepare urself for a city milan ac in kuala lumpur, then a psg juve in miami...after 5-6 years of games around the world, they ll make franchises out of our clubs, and then will move away from the sad cities of europe.

Maybe this was the CFG plan all along. To take the City brand, establish it as a successful football entity, then fuck Manchester off altogether and move the whole shebang to New York

 

[yankblue]

I hope this somehow doesn't happen, but either way it feels the damage is done. And City have fucked it up. No matter what we'll always be on the wrong side of this and I fucking hate that.

I, personally, don't know what to do. I'm a City supporter. I've always been a City supporter. I can't just stop loving the club or fuck off and find another. It doesn't work like that. City's been a huge part of my life.

I am just so, so, desperately sad about this.

 

[MCFC1993]

The thing is though that the PL is the most important ticket in town predominantly due to those clubs. Without them, it loses a lot of its appeal and financial power. It would be a very brave decision to kick them out and would probably damage the PL more than the clubs that are leaving,

Without the Premier League those 6 clubs are no better off though, losing Champions League and Premier League revenue for this shite, factor in match going fans boycotting and some of them will be worse off in the long run.

This is all on the Premier League, they have to remove the 6 clubs if they participate in this tournament.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Money talks, they’ll get the approval if they pay enough. And if they’ve already thrown £4.5billiok at it in the middle of the worst global crisis is a long time then I can see them throwing a few more quid to get it signed off on