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[dhruvblue]

What if players outright say we won't play in this competition then? Assuming they are not banned from NT but what if players voluntarily say no?

 

[kwm1988]

Utterly sunk by this. Can't really think straight and i've just been achingly sad since last night. It probably doesn't help now that I'm also possibly out of a job given my youtube channel was a full time endeavour. Emotionally and professionally devastated tbh.

Sorry to hear that man , big fan of the channel , lets see how it plays out , early days as yet .

 

[decmancity]

So to make this clear; you are perfectly happy with a Champions League that has been putting into place an unofficial top four for years, perfectly happy with having a billionaire owner artificially inflate the club competitively through investment, perfectly happy with that owner being of extremely questionable moral character and being the Deputy Prime Minister in a state whose laws are from the 15th century in many social areas, and perfectly happy with us essentially bending the UEFA rules on investment to every possible degree?

All of that you'd continue on. But moving to a different European competition, now THAT'S your line? Not the fact that we had a Gulf state put a billion pounds into us to ensure our "competitiveness"? That didn't hurt the domestic league?

You're overreacting and I think that eventually you and many others will come to your senses on this whole thing. You might not like it but you'll get over it enough to continue.

Superb post.

 

[M18CTID]

With the income the SL would generate, tickets wouldn’t even account for 8% of revenue. I’m sure they could make tickets £10 and fill the place up.

Who are they going to fill it with Sam? If tens of thousands of regular match-goers at each club vote with their feet that’s an awful lot of spaces to fill. Mark my words, this isn’t just a few hundred or a couple of thousand dissenters - numbers which can easily be replaced - at each club. Even when the hysteria dies down a bit, we’re talking a huge percentage of regular match goers at each club knocking this shite on the head.

 

[twosips]

So to make this clear; you are perfectly happy with a Champions League that has been putting into place an unofficial top four for years, perfectly happy with having a billionaire owner artificially inflate the club competitively through investment, perfectly happy with that owner being of extremely questionable moral character and being the Deputy Prime Minister in a state whose laws are from the 15th century in many social areas, and perfectly happy with us essentially bending the UEFA rules on investment to every possible degree?

All of that you'd continue on. But moving to a different European competition, now THAT'S your line? Not the fact that we had a Gulf state put a billion pounds into us to ensure our "competitiveness"? That didn't hurt the domestic league?

You're overreacting and I think that eventually you and many others will come to your senses on this whole thing. You might not like it but you'll get over it enough to continue.

No, I was never perfectly happy with any of those things, but I was guilty of being used to them, they were normalised elsewhere while City were basically crap, and then one day I woke up and we had joined the party. Had no idea what to make of it all tbh. None of us did. Everyone just carried on and we got used to it, cos as much as we spent it at least felt like nothing we hadn't seen before. This though, well it feels different, cos it is I think. It's a vastly bigger step because of the clearer, stronger and obvious effects to the domestic game. We're all a bit hypocritical, but we also all have our limits, and that's inherently human. There's a reason this has sent shockwaves around football and got to the point where its being debated by politicians and not just us City fans - I would guess it's because its clearly a bigger step, and one too far for the vast majority of football fans, and the reaction has proven that. I get it, you're not arsed, fair enough, but this unquestionably changes the game much more structurally than anything else has in my lifetime. There is also no way the domestic league don't changes exponentially from this for the worse, the cups included, and that is something im not used to either.

Edit - and I didn't even mention the lack of competitiveness. I know there's a strong argument that that had already spiritually gone, but it was technically still there and still open. Now it isn't. It's a members only club, and that is a bigger change to anything we've seen in god knows how long. Competitions without relegation and promotion are absolutely the pits for me. They're utterly soulless.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Mainly jam.

lovely

 

[roubaixtuesday]

You're overreacting and I think that eventually you and many others will come to your senses on this whole thing. You might not like it but you'll get over it enough to continue

Nah.

This is an attempt to turn footie from a competitive sport into an exhibitionfor extraction of maximum cash at minimum risk.

Ironically it runs a significant risk of killing the golden goose - it actually removes from football what makes it compelling.

Nobody will care if they lose matches in this excuse for sport because they'll still be there next season anyway.

Think Newcastle but without the threat of relegation.

 

[SWPISHOME]

When Disney bought Fox and stuck the X-men films on their marvel rosta, they clasified them as "Legacy films" a franchise term for not really wanted but stuck with them anyway.

Exactly what calling us Legacy fans means too.

Fucking prick whoever said it.

Exactly. Fans that watched their team play home and away for decades, Spending their hard earned on money from a tough weeks work to watch their football team play, You could have your last £50 in your pocket and spend it on your club.
And then to be called a "legacy fan".

Fucking bastards.

 

[Woody135]

Maybe I have too much pride then, as it feels like id be selling my soul to lie about enjoying the destruction of the domestic game. I just don't know if I can do that every day.

Just watched your stream from last night mate. Bang on the money and exactly how i’m feeling also. Keep speaking for what matters and we’ll see where we end up

 

[Bunk]

There are no words to describe how disappointed I am with the club upon the back of this announcement. This Super League is merely a cynical attempt to guarantee highly lucrative European football every season for an elite clique of clubs and their greedy owners without having to earn that right on the pitch. I hope The Premier League, The FA, UEFA and FIFA apply the most barbaric sanctions possible in an attempt to stop this.

I’ve supported City for nearly 30 years. I will terminate my support of the club if they proceed as planned.