smartypants 4,441 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Backed by the Qatari royal family, the DFL will host 24 teams every two years in an audacious attempt to rival the Champions League and the Club World Cup and, in the process, offer enormous financial rewards for the participating teams.http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1372830/qatar-officials-plan-champions-league-rival-in-dfl?ex_cid=espnapi_public&cc=5739 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the know 26 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 If it happens and Gers is one of teams invited we will potentially be worth over £500 million Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewislaudrup 852 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Doubt we would be approched for this sadly Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDolphins 5,355 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Doubt we would be approched for this sadlyAbsolutely no chance. Even if we were in the top Scottish league. This would basically be exactly the same teams as the mid stages of the Champions League. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,436 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Rotten idea. It would just further push the big rich teams away from the smaller clubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockney69 48 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 These lads have moneyLook out your sandals ladsNO SOCKS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,684 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Rotten idea. It would just further push the big rich teams away from the smaller clubs.Exactly. I hate what football is becoming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,374 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 What a horrible idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,040 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Stinking idea and even if it did come about we wouldn't be close to being considered for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,374 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 These lads have moneyLook out your sandals ladsNO SOCKS!Are we going over to support Chelsea ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 an even more elitist setup than the Champions League one that exists at the moment. Well UEFA started it by including non champions in the champions league format as they chased the money. So what goes around comes around.There is not a cats chance in hell we will be invited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockney69 48 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Are we going over to support Chelsea ?Rangers would be there im sure.SSN saying english top 4 so farAs far as Chelsea goes, i do follow them but wouldnt say im a supporter as I have one club RANGERS.Most Chelsea boys down here love Rangers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,040 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Rangers would be there im sure.No we wouldn't Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Haha fuck you Arsenal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 It's a joke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Sadly we wouldnt be there even if we were sphell champions right now, we should be there instead of the moneybags clubs like Man City or Chelsea but we are not considered a top team any more, which is understandable for the football we play. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 if UEFA or anybody else wanted us at the top table we wouldn't have to jump through the champions league qualifying stages that we currently do - and thats only going to get worse.Suddenly being invited to the "top 24" table by this mob is unlikely in the extreme. CG's overseas contacts would have to be brilliant and would have to work wonders! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartypants 4,441 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Depends on the format of course. If its money driven, I don't see why the best supported clubs in Europe aren't invited.Gives UEFA some much needed competition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,436 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Turns out the story is made up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUE CYCLOPS 26 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I've long been of the opinion that Rangers future should lie in Europe not England. I've posted as such on a number of occassions,Lets be honest here, Rangers in their present state are a million miles away from being invited to join any European league in any format.But lets look at any advantages such a league might bring and how we might use it to our advantage.One of the main criticisms of FIFA/UEFA is the amount of corruption in both bodies. They have a captured market and have bought the votes and influence they need to stay in power. There will never be any change so long as they hold the purse strings cos,no one will bite the hand that feeds them.This new suggestion, if it comes to fruition, opens up a whole new raft of possibilities however.Suddenly for the first time, FIFA/UEFA have competion for the clubs loyalty and support. They do not have the monopoly on purse strings any longer. In such a situation it will be in their interests to consider arrangements they have consistently knocked back in the past. As long as they kept the big clubs happy then the little guys could be kept happy with the crumbs but now they need us to ensure their continued survival.Suddenly cross border leagues, more equitable distribution of money, etc,. become possibilities.I'm not saying such things will happen, but with a new sugar daddy on the scene, the powers that be have to look at other options.Suddenly Rangers with a proven massive support (this season/Manchester) become an attractive suitor in a new set up.All this might well be pie-in -the sky, but while the current corrupt cabal in EUFA and SPL hold the power then everyone is held to ransom and no one will risk challenging the status-quo.The game (world/ Europe and Scotland) needs a new banker and game changer, this might well be it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'd love to be there. Call the proper top Clubs not just rich Clubs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Oliver Kay trying to say he didn't bump it from a French paper on his twitter. Absolutely embarrassing. Journalism is truly down the toilet. I'm sure that Kay has previous Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Sadly we wouldnt be there even if we were sphell champions right now, we should be there instead of the moneybags clubs like Man City or Chelsea but we are not considered a top team any more, which is understandable for the football we play.We are not a top club because the football we play isn't the best? That has to be one of the most stupid things i've ever heard.So because Chelsea are shit just now, they aren't a top club? FUCK UP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,684 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'd love to be there. Call the proper top Clubs not just rich ClubsDon't think the Qatari's would give a fuck about the "proper" clubs. They're all about their money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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