Breakaway European Super League

[McEwan's Lager 30,512]

39 minutes ago, GabrielTomato said:

You MWI on a Tuesday night or just a dodgy iPad?  

I don't think FIFA ever get it right for the right reason. These sanctions would need to be brought in by the FA though.

Something needs to happen. 

Things need to change - if the German League can do it, including Bayern Munich, there should be no reason others can't follow suit.

Money should no longer rule football in the way it does. 

It's not as simple as that. 

In Germany the conditions allowed this to happen. Apart from the corporate works sides, all clubs were member owned already due to DFB rules. The 50+1 rule actually allowed private investment into clubs for the first time.

In Britain you would have to legislate for this. It would involve the Government paying compensation to all owners of 51% of the value of clubs. Billions. You are talking about 1 billion spent on Man Utd alone. It would be an utter scandalous use of public money that would be best spent elsewhere, such as the other national religion - the NHS.

Chelsea and Liverpool have always been private companies since the day they were founded. They have never been football clubs in the traditional sense. Why should they then get this treatment? Nothing has ever been 'stolen' from their fans.

Rangers, although already a private company, ceased to effectively be a members held organisation in 1947. Ironically it's the man whose name is on the Main Stand that killed that off but that's for another day. How can you go back and correct that? Would you give up your shares to give to an entity like Club 1872?

[stuart1994 4,302]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

How ree can their neck get? Fucking sustainable? Can easily be the most sustainable club in the world 10x over.

Man United competing for the most tone deaf statement ever.

[STEPPS BOY 73,805]

Arsenals statement

“As a result of 55 times champions of Scotland Rangers threatening to cancel our pre-season friendly we are withdrawing from the proposed Super League. 

We made a mistake, and we apologise for it.”

[esquire8 42,376]

1 minute ago, Jelavic191 said:

 

Them, Liverpool and Arsenal will be hurting the most putting them statements out. Their dream dashed in 48 hours.

[Siam69 26,863]

Arsenal the only one showing a bit of contrition, damage limitation now ...

[BlueKnight87 17,281]

2 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

Them, Liverpool and Arsenal will be hurting the most putting them statements out. Their dream dashed in 48 hours.

I absolutely love it's taken no time at all for this super league to completely fall on it's arse. 

[STEPPS BOY 73,805]

@KingKirk has put in RM whatsapp group that Rangers will be one of the clubs replacing the English 6.

[GOAT 30,449]

Perez invites rangers Ajax Porto benfica instead 🤣🤣🤣

[Jelavic191 4,399]

Just now, GOAT said:

Perez invites Rangers Ajax Porto benfica instead 🤣🤣🤣

Always said it was a great idea

[GOAT 30,449]

1 minute ago, Siam69 said:

Arsenal the only one showing a bit of contrition, damage limitation now ...

Only ones that admit they were wrong.

 

still not good enough for me.  

[KingKirk 25,605]

That'll be that then good it wasn't a super league with the famous anyway 😏

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,471]

Arsenal, Tottenham, Man Utd and Liverpool should be demoted to the conference north/south, City fined a few hundred mil and Chelsea thanked for their efforts.

[GOAT 30,449]

The thing is the English teams don’t need the money this was supposed to create, the Spanish mobs do.  Guarantee you they’ll be fuming and get it fucking up them. 

[stuart1994 4,302]

It baffles me that some of the statements seem to mention a wider scale problem. The problem with football has been these clubs, spending over excessive amounts of money on transfers and wages, they only have themselves to blame for the mountains of debt they find themselves in. The sooner they wake up and smell the coffee the better.

[STEPPS BOY 73,805]

Just now, Jeffrey said:

Arsenal, Tottenham, Man Utd and Liverpool should be demoted to the conference north/south, City fined a few hundred mil and Chelsea thanked for their efforts.

Good to see Tottenham retaining their place in 5th club to withdraw.

[The Socrates. 1,415]

Wid say this is interesting

[stuart1994 4,302]

The Spurs statement is awful, basically says "sorry yous didn't like the idea, if anything else pops up we'll have a go".

[KingKirk 25,605]

The 'big 6' shat it imo

[esquire8 42,376]

1 hour ago, esquire8 said:

Super League to be dissolved by tonight.

[Clemdog 39,389]

4 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said:

It's not as simple as that. 

In Germany the conditions allowed this to happen. Apart from the corporate works sides, all clubs were member owned already due to DFB rules. The 50+1 rule actually allowed private investment into clubs for the first time.

In Britain you would have to legislate for this. It would involve the Government paying compensation to all owners of 51% of the value of clubs. Billions. You are talking about 1 billion spent on Man Utd alone. It would be an utter scandalous use of public money that would be best spent elsewhere, such as the other national religion - the NHS.

Chelsea and Liverpool have always been private companies since the day they were founded. They have never been football clubs in the traditional sense. Why should they then get this treatment? Nothing has ever been 'stolen' from their fans.

Rangers, although already a private company, ceased to effectively be a members held organisation in 1947. Ironically it's the man whose name is on the Main Stand that killed that off but that's for another day. How can you go back and correct that? Would you give up your shares to give to an entity like Club 1872?

I knew it would be almost impossible, I'm not daft. But maybe not educated enough to know the specifics of it. 

Do I want the Government to spend that type of money on football Clubs? Absolutely not.

But change must happen, do I know how? Sadly not. 

Fan ownership is on the rise. Chelsea's fan movement doubled in size yesterday. I appreciate it's not as easy as it seems and acknowledge that. But something has to change before it blows up.

[stuart1994 4,302]

Just now, The Socrates. said:

Wid say this is interesting

Think you'd struggle to see any player who was on board with this.

[KingKirk 25,605]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

You tell them mate😂

[GA1972 9,494]

Always liked Ajax, closest thing I have to a 2nd team 

Always hated Real Madrid and Juventus and thought they were scum for as long as I can remember 

Bayern Munich and PSG being the good guys is something I didn’t see coming however 

[TamCoopz 19,605]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

Well done, your inside knowledge has come through for us again

[MisterC 12,263]

What an absolute shambles. I hope uefa throw the book at them but money does talk so it won't be too stiff a punishment. 

This champions league reform should be binned, keep the format but more places for actual champions and less places for the big 5s also rans