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[He’stheleftbackremember]

There was a farmer once who had a goose that laid golden eggs, he was so greedy and stupid, well you know the rest.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Just talking about it now on sky sports news, seems according to the City supporting anchor that we had reservations about joining but were concerned about being left behind

Doesnt make it any nicer though

 

[Bantamgaz]

You know a follow a pee poor team in League 2 and it’s hard it’s tough losing the giants of Harrogate ........ but after what’s gone on thank god I do support them ...... last night was a dark day in footballs history it’s just a shame that a club like yours was involved in it :(

 

[ShedDweller]

I'm not as against this as everybody else. I'm not entirely convinced by it but I don't think it's a disgusting outrage either.

Firstly let's get real for a moment. Football has been broken since the 1990s. People talk like we're in the 1960s where all the clubs could have a similar chance of competition. We aren't and we haven't been for decades. A Leicester could happen once but the idea that you can build a sustainable challenger to the league using your academy, good management and transfer guile is farcical. United saw to that many years ago - to compete you need a billionaire to invest in you. That's the broken part, by the way. That you need that to begin with. The English game has been financially lopsided and killed competition 20 years ago.

So the competitive morality out of the way, we look at other things such as what will happen to poor Stoke and Burnley? Nothing, presumably. More to the point, I give as much of a fuck for their future as they did for us when we were going bankrupt. My emotions are tied to Man City and whats best for them.

The Super League is what's best for City. As a founding member, we're now one of the big boys forever. If there's a revolution in the UAE tomorrow and Shiekh Mansour/his family is deposed and he's forced to sell the club then its no problem. We're in the tent pissing out, permanently. The fact that we get to fuck UEFA on the way past is icing on the cake.

My only actual concern here is for the fans. It sounds like potentially 18 European away games to the final and you just know that the Final is more likely to be in Beijing than Birmingham. Affordability is going to be a significant issue and it's the only thing that's making me doubt it. If the club did something like a European equivalent of subsidised coaches then I'd be happier with it.

But yeah. It guarantees our post UAE future, it establishes us as one of the world's biggest clubs, it fucks UEFA, it will be the competition all the biggest players want to play in, it will earn us fucking bank, what's not to like?

Good points, made well.

The establishment of the Premier League was the beginning of the end. This is just the next step.

That said, for me its over. I don’t want it, I can’t believe in what I’m watching any more, VAR has put paid to that.

in time there will be Quarters not halves, a draft system, fucking multiball... its beyond bullshit.

 

[Bantamgaz]

Just talking about it now on sky sports news, seems according to the City supporting anchor that we had reservations about joining but were concerned about being left behind

Doesnt make it any nicer though

Would have send an amazing message out if they’d have told them where to go

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Champions League final each year would be Bayern v PSG ! is this clever brinkmanship from Bayern and PSG ? if they didnt join this breakaway league and it fails to get off the ground those two clubs are going to be very very cosy with UEFA.

It's only in PSG's interest to stay within the fold. Bayern are as cosy with Uefa as a flea in a mouse's ear.

 

[dave_blue12]

The slimy cunts have taken the opportunity of there being no fans in stadiums as there surely would have been a massive backlash against this.

 

[Bluster]

Utterly disgraceful. I’m ashamed to be a blue this morning.

what’s the point of next week’s cup final as the club are saying the tournament is dead to them?

 

[ShedDweller]

Would have send an amazing message out if they’d have told them where to go

Was thinking the same, sadly didn’t happen.

 

[Clevers]

Has any manager/player of any of the 12 made any comment on this corporate carve up yet? Or has the biggest story in world football seen then gagged?

just some idle speculation... but from the lack of enthusiasm on display on Saturday at Wembley, was it known to them at that point?

Diego Simeone

When quizzed on the decision Simeone said: "I am the coach and I'm ready to coach where they tell me. I have no doubt they will take the best decision for the future of our club."