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[Metalartin]

So Bayern and PSG are now "the good guys" for going against it... We've really dropped a bollock here. So depressing.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

We’re at the ‘just found out your wife’s been sex-texting another man’ stage. It can only go one of two ways.
COME ON CITY I still love you, there’s still a chance we can put this behind us and carry on together. Xxx

 

[kupest]

The other three are clearly PSG, Bayern and Dortmund and I fully expect all three will eventually sign up once the dust settles.

Considering ECA just replaced Agnelli with Rummenigge I think, would be extremely out of the blue. Any chance you think the club might back off?

 

[paulchapo]

Bigger plans than this have failed so just because someone planned something big does not mean it will succeed

Yes but the rules and laws must be very clear and laid out for anyone to read. It it's perfectly legal to withdraw from the champions league and set up a separate competition people can hate it but legally not stop it. They'd be nuts to just do it on a whim. They'd go more slowly, ask for talks, state their demands/intentions.

 

[theres only one carlito]

Also the same as rugby where the Heineken Cup was owned by the national associations and the clubs realised they could set up their own tournament without the RFU, FFR, WRU etc. Skimming a massive chunk off the top for doing nothing.

They founded the Champions Cup, changed the qualifying so it was much harder for some weaker sides and despite everyone predicting the end of rugby as we know it, barely anything has changed. Heineken are still major sponsors even.

And Ally Pally is Bouncing every year :-) (bar the covid years)

 

[mixer]

I think if we work on our offence after the closed season we can win this USSL GO TEAM CITY

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Is It safe to say we are massive now?

 

[SouthStandStander]

Fuck it I'm in. I will support city no matter who or what league we play in. City may be greedy bustards to the world right now. But their my greedy bustards. City till I Die!

 

[canadianblue]

LOL

Has there ever been a more universally derided idea as this?

Usually even the most odious of ideas has at least some defenders and apologists, it seems these owners are pretty much completely isolated. No way this comes off if everyone keeps the pressure on.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It will never get that far.

The Premier league will have a meeting with Sky and BT for the next TV rights deal that starts in 2021 and they will say "We are replacing City, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool with Norwich, Watford, Swansea, Brentford, Barnsley and Bournemouth, how many billions can we get per year?"

And sky will say, that sounds like the championship, in fact about 3/4s of the "new Premier league" have been in the championship under the current rights deal. and we pay £120m per year for the championship so it will be in that ball park."

And then the clubs will say, "gee that's a lot less than £3Bn a year isn't it? I'll go bankrupt if that happens"

And then they'll vote to keep the big 6.

That is a definite.