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[Esteban de la Sexface]

 

[Cityzen_89]

Let’s not pretend PSG wouldn’t be all over this super league had their owners not already jumped into bed with FIFA...

There is no way they can withdraw from the ECA before the Qatar World Cup.

I'm not pro PSG mate, I'm just not on the side of any club that has joined this cartel circus and then still thinks winning the UCL means anything anymore.

 

[Marvin]

Some degree of support for the view "fuck uefa, its better to have clubs running it" on here.

Unfortunately, that all hinges on the motivations and the social responsibility of the super clubs.

Uefa are poor but they have a (small? often misjudged) degree of commitment to the game at national and regional level.

Anyone who expects the super clubs to have any concern about this (I.e. everyone else) is nuts. The closed shop element is a clear indication.

It might be a power grab from uefa but a consequence of that is that it is, in effect, a huge power and money grab from every other club in Europe. From Rochdale, to Everton, to Rapid Vienna.

If you want to celebrate a power/money grab from uefa you have to accept that you are really celebrating a power/money grab from all clubs other than these 'elite'. Taking money, competition and the purpose of social institutions straight out of their pockets.

And that's a pretty immoral position to be in.

US and Spanish clubs carving the game up. Then say to the rest join us or rot.

But how can it even get off the ground?

 

[Burtonblue]

Creating an elite coterie of 12-15 clubs that have differentiated themselves from every other club in the World?

There are fans that don't support these clubs who will never be allowed enter - no matter the investment or success they achieve. It's basically ripped the fabric of football apart. This is just the livener. It will get worse and be completely global in a few years. This is just the start man.

There may well be truth in what you say about the global expansion but at the end of the day the CL formats is flawed particularly with the new intended changes anyway.
As I said as long as there is a process for allowing new teams in and excluding others on merit (including the so called founder members) I don’t have a problem with it.
Of course it’s elitist but the system we have already is. The difference is this to me would appear to be “managed” by a bigger group of clubs than the current cosy cartel.

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[Akira]

 

[kupest]

Let’s not pretend PSG wouldn’t be all over this super league had their owners not already jumped into bed with FIFA...

There is no way they can withdraw from the ECA before the Qatar World Cup.

Apparently 2 French clubs are in discussions, so PSG have to be one you would guess. I had read that the 12 clubs expect another 3 to join.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Whatever you think of FIFA, EUFA, the g14, the ECA, you just have to take this on merit

is a closed system of elite clubs something you want to buy into as a fan?

The proposals re sealed off transfers within the league will resurface. you can bet the cash allocations will be stilted to the architects.

its just not a sport I want to watch or pay money to go and see

if e domestic game survives then maybe I’d watch that but there will be a hell of a lot of dead rubbers every year with the competitive element of European qualification taken out

 

[PaleBlue]

Taking my little lad to watch City at the Etihad was the best day of my life. I doubt he'll be able to take his son (if he has one) to watch City when the day comes, it'll be full of tourists paying lots of cash for the "Matchday Live Experience". Sad day.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

I have no idea on the details, but for me this is not football. We love promotion, relegation, the level(ish) playing field, the joy of seeing a smaller club pull off a shock (from the fa cup to the Leicester league win), we love the local derbies especially when we play in cups. I am very disappointed that we have put our hat in the ring for this, I have no enthusiasm for a European league and can’t see me watching City in that type of competition :(

Hey, if we are in the same ESL group of 10 as United and Liverpool we get to play them both a minimum of 4 times a season - home and away in both the PL and ESL :)