Couldnt really care less about those clubs to be honest.
European Super League
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No, I don't. Because they are saying exactly what I'm thinking myself.
Who’s going to referee? Aren’t refs licensed by FIFA?
There is now at the very least 18 ESL group games, without even mentioning the knockouts. 3x as many games as the UCL. They will be playing weakened squads in the PL every other week.
The PL becomes a second rate competition that is in the way more than anything.
Different this time round though as it's more than just 1 major team which won't have all their big name players.
Porto, Dortmund have a play-off and face PSG in the final.
Agree, and I hope they do tell them that's the way it is. If you want my honest opinion domestic European football would be much, much more competitive without the bigger 2-3 clubs in each league.
Joel, Henry and Ed
I often wonder why I don't get to keep a slice of cake for later and simultaneously stuff it into my mouth also. Fair really.
Yes. That's all anyone can do..
Based on the fact that audiences outside of England only really watch the teams in the Super League I know who I'd bet on to be more commercially viable so I'm comfortable with my opinion.
Can you see almost the entire starting XI for England being banned from Euros and World Cup?
4d chess by Liverpool to avoid that mess by kicking themselves out.
PSG will automatically win the CL then, as they have no opponents left with all banned
Presumably Porto, Bayern and Dortmund would get the other semi final slots.
By getting a famous person to sing a song at half time.
They also stand to lose a lot of money if they do nothing. One solution is going down defenseless and the other with a shred of dignity
With the exception of baseball they all have hard salary caps to prevent big clubs from hoarding players. All leagues have drafts, where the worst teams are awarded the opportunity to draft the best young players. Finally, trades happen, but players can not be sold (well, not really, but there are sometimes "cash considerations"). Overall it means no one team is continually dominant except through being run well. Well, at least in theory.
When they are being paid 2-300k more per week than playing for other clubs? Definitely.
Not that many players can play for PSG
Legacy Ref's
So basically ESL is the only competition United play in throughout the season?
guess we will have to wait and see. i imagine there will be larger squads to compensate, but i still think clubs will still want to win the league. i mean, the SL is going to be incredibly tough to win. clubs still want to win stuff.
No.
There'll be some sort of law preventing it from happening, the Court of Arbitration for Sport would stop it.
I can’t get into that game again sorry.the fact that you even argue that the result didn’t matter is enough for me.
Every game we have entered this year so far has been competitive and the result has mattered. I can’t believe it’s being argued otherwise.
it will not be like like that with a closed league waiting at the end of the year. It’s totally pointless and against the spirit of the game those 6 remaining in the league. The only reason they would be kept in the league is due to money.
We believe that merit is all important in football.
We also believe that clubs who are loyal to us should be invited back and disloyal clubs banned.
Pl should take a stance and stop tonight's game, award Leeds 3 points.
And when Liverpool or City are walking the league by 30 points what will the other teams be fighting for again? Pride to finish 2nd?
I hear what you're saying mate I don't like this whole thing. But football existed before the top 4 race. What did teams who weren't winning the league play for before 4 teams were allowed into the CL? What did they play for when only 2 teams got into Europe? What did they play for before European football was even a thing?
What do teams who are safe from relegation but unlikely to qualify for Europe play for every season?
Do you actually think they do care at all?
Mike Keegan: "Woodward held emergency briefing with unimpressed Manchester United players at Carrington. Belief Ole was thrown under bus and left to face press"
They don't. American sport is soul drenching. It is purely sustained by mouth breathers, as will this.
So basically ESL is the only competition United play in throughout the season?
Huh?
That's what I mean. The clubs are going to have to concentrate fully on that because it's a tougher more demanding competition than the CL was.
Removing the qualification aspect from the league takes a lot of relevance away from it. One team can win the PL, the 5 other teams won't care what happens at all.
A few big names miss every World Cups due to non qualification. If ESL players are excluded you are talking potentially 150-200 top players missing.
Great point
I can honestly see all these “owners” sitting round a table counting the coin they’ll make andnot thinking about the actual game.
Like refs fans players etc...
Probably true, it would feel like an insult to Uefa to have say Man Utd and Madrid win the Europa League and Champions League respectively a few weeks after announcing this.
what did they do for the entire history of football up until the PL era?
also there will likely be a promotion to the SL at stakes for non founding clubs.
Parellells of the creation of the Prem.
If the teams are kicked out of Europe this season, you could see them creating the first Super League title title this year.....
If the teams are kicked out of Europe this season, you could see them creating the first Super League title title this year.....
Feck him. Cant stand the cnut. Get this parasite away from our club. You little ex JP Morgan employee hmm. We see you