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Would you be happy if City joined this European Super League?

  • Yes

    Votes: 109 5.3%

  • No

    Votes: 1,954 94.7%
  • Total voters
    2,063
chaddblue said:
Yes.. it fucks over the 14 clubs that effectively cannot dream of qualifying for the elite euro competition as its a closed shop. It also removes a lot of the competition as the 6 super league clubs know their place is cemented so won't be pulling up any trees around this time of year
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Assuming one of the 5 “merit” places goes to the PL, it actually gives those 14 clubs a far far greater chance than they have present in the PL to qualify for the CL no?
 
The more I think about it the more I think we've signed up to bailing out the rags again, we've done more than once during our history and the ungrateful cunts treat us with utter contempt every time, should have stood our ground and played it by ear, I'm sure there's some at the club regretting joining now
 
mccity said:
Basically anyone who's posting the list of names is almost certainly doing so with the intention of causing some sort of trouble or commotion directed at other posters for having an opinion. I can only speak for myself but if I see it I will be removing it.
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Nobody needs to post their names as they are obvious to anyone who clicks on the votes. Nevertheless they are as entitled as anyone to give their opinion
 
KPXBLN said:
Yeh I may well be underestimating the sheer financial prize offered right now by tapping into white guys in Wisconsin or wherever, as opposed to some truly global market that's more future potential. It's easy to get caught up in the global nature of European football when (for example from my experience) you can watch the premier league in a bar in Dar Es Salaam, forgetting that these fans are worth fuck all in broadcasting/advertising revenue in the big picture.

That's a really interesting point about the Mexican league. I suppose you could imagine, years into the future, a proper inter-American (i.e. the whole Americas) club competition getting big audiences.

Funny story about immigrants to the US and football, since I've nowhere else to share it. My wife is from Miami but her family are from the Caribbean and love football, to such an extent her brother is called Edson (as in, Pele's real name) and her cousin Diego. She was telling some German bloke this one time and he was like "do you have another cousin called Klinsmann?" As if Klinsmann is the third name on that list? Talk about German arrogance.
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That's a good story!

Liga MX is trying to connect with MLS in some ways I'm not sure I understand but the leagues are friendly with one another. Many ex-Liga MX players in the MLS and some vice-versa; Chivas actually once had a franchise club in LA that folded (now replaced in the region by LAFC along with the Galaxy).

I do think you're right though that Asia just given its sheer population size and general growth rate is the biggest potential long-term future SL market, with the US as a more lucrative per-fan intermediate step.
 
dubblue said:
Some still think they are great. I’d trade the last 12 years for us not to be involved in this charade.

it’s virtually a closed shop, no top 4 qualifying and the same teams every year.
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That doesn't sound a million miles away from the new CL format - doesn't that ensure entrance for the 'istree clubs wherever they finish?
 
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