The Super League | FA + PL: New Charter & Fines | UEFA: Settlement

[Pingu the Penguin]

Gone too far I think mate. Woodward resigning his position at UEFA and Ceferin's comments about Woodward and Agnelli appears to render the position of the clubs untenable within UEFA.

Now the mischievous side of me hopes that City signing the letter of intent is actually a ploy to get all these clubs who have officials in UEFA positions to step down from them - give 'em enough hope to hang themselves and all that - and that we're actually working in cahoots with UEFA to fuck them all over.

This is interesting!

 

[01cravend]

See Uefa have just confirmed Champs League is going ahead with the 36 team revamp. Further diluting the quality of the tournament in an attempt to make more money..it's all the game is.

 

[mccity]

It's a shame that all of this might end up being good PR for UEFA. It mustn't be forgotten just how bad their own CL reforms were. Qualification for history clubs et al..

 

[SWP's back]

NFL cheerleaders cheer in -20 degree F temperatures in Buffalo, NY.

What’s that in modern?

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

If of interest -- just received this from a friend:

EFL STATEMENT: EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE

The EFL stands with the Premier League, The FA, PFA, LMA, the FSA and colleagues across European professional football in condemnation of proposals which attack the foundation of open and fair competition upon which our game is built.

A strong pyramid based on promotion, relegation and ultimately European qualification, is fundamental to our game’s continued success. The EFL opposes any reform that doesn’t support competition integrity or offer clubs the prospect of one day competing at the highest end of the game.

Collective reform efforts should be focused on creating conditions that foster long-term sustainability at all levels of the domestic football and remove the current, almost impossible financial pressures created as a result in the huge difference of revenues allocated to the Premier League in comparison to the Championship and Leagues One and Two.

The EFL has long stated that the economics and governance of the English pyramid should be re-set and we remain committed to working with the Premier League, The FA and the game’s stakeholders to deliver that vision, so that English professional football can thrive in communities across the country for generations to come.

At its heart, football is a game for supporters and the widespread rejection of these proposals must be acknowledged. EFL Clubs are an integral part of the towns and cities from which they take their name and, in many, deliver the biggest single form of communal activity in their local area.

The EFL’s collective response to the pandemic in the face of significant challenges highlights just how vital they are to the life of the nation and anything that fundamentally weakens that system must be resisted.
Having pioneered the world’s original League format in 1888, it is ironic that proposals which would serve to destroy the value of sporting merit were announced on the weekend of the League’s 133rd anniversary.
Across EFL competitions, any club can triumph over another and fans of all clubs regardless of size and status, must always be afforded the hope that successes on the pitch will be rewarded. The Championship is one of Europe’s most prominent divisions and the gateway to England’s top tier. The introduction of a predominantly closed European competition at the elite end kills a part of the game and the League system we established over a century ago.

Similarly, the rejection of these proposals, does not represent an endorsement for UEFA’s own proposed reforms, which themselves represent a significant challenge to English football’s domestic programme.

Under both proposals, the EFL has concerns about the future of the League Cup which provides vital income to EFL clubs, is the breeding ground for stars of the future and provides the top and bottom of the English pyramid the opportunity to win the first major trophy of the season.

The EFL will continue to work with colleagues across the game at home and abroad, to defend our national game, protect our members and ensure that fans continue to have a healthy, vibrant and enduring pyramid system that they can continue to be proud of.

 

[Gio's mate]

What’s that in modern?

Fucking freezing!

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

So are you saying as a little boy you dreamed of scoring in the European Cup Final?

Again I am relating my own tale from my own memory and that of my friends that I played football with, why have you such a problem with this?

The Fa Cup was a special trophy that people dreamed of winning, it was a huge thing, both BBC and ITV had build-ups of it all day until 3 pm kick-off, remember those?

We had three channels to watch and two of them covered the FA Cup, of course, boys dreamed of scoring in it.

ps Where did I say the European cup wasn't prestigious?

Never said I had a problem with it, I just agree with Özil that a lot of people will have grown up watching the EC/CL and dreaming of playing and scoring in a final.

It’s the biggest club competition in the world so it’s perfectly understandable why some people will have dreamt of winning that rather than the FA Cup when they were growing up. Just like for the reasons you mentioned the opposite is completely reasonable too. I wasn’t having a go just found it funny how dismissive you were of what he’d said is all

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

It's worse than that.

It isn't UEFA who repeatedly tried to screw us, it's the G14 - in essence the very clubs we are seemingly buddying up with - that pressured UEFA into trying to screw us. Platini was very clear years ago that FFP was brought in as a direct result of pressure from the G14 and their threats to break away into a super league, were UEFA not to comply.

The likes of Rummenigge (fucked if I'm looking the spelling up) and Gill have had it in for us from the start and I don't see that changing any time ever, let alone soon.

Sorry if I wasn't clear but that was my point, yes UEFA won't win any fan polls held by City supporters but..... I would liken this to being arrested pre-war in Germany by the regular German police, unlikely to be fun and being handed the Gestapo....even less fun.....

 

[01cravend]

Imagine the nipples.

Crystal Palace already have them... least did when I last went there

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

What’s that in modern?

Big coat weather