Champions League revamp

[barneygumble]

Surely this has to be a spin by Sky.

Surely no one is that stupid, to actively say... “look listen, we want all the money, we want to devalue your league... why can’t you see that, and understand why it’s good?”

 

[Martin Alvito]

It's probably right to look at this whole thing cynically given the shady characters involved, but Alexsander Ceferin came across as a man yesterday who wanted to blow his entire pension on hiring a hitman to go and kneecap Agnelli and Woodward.

UEFA have taken, by far, the strongest position against these 12 clubs so far.

Again, harder than Big Dunc. Which is saying something.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Surely this has to be a spin by Sky.

Surely no one is that stupid, to actively say... “look listen, we want all the money, we want to devalue your league... why can’t you see that, and understand why it’s good?”

That journo just lies, repeatedly.

He was the one who said HLTCO was racist - complete lies.

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[Alan Whittle]

Otherwise whats the point in all the stress following a football club when you're guaranteed to only make up the numbers forever?

How long have you got?

 

[Cool_Blue]

Players and managers are sausage meat, pricey like but just a commodity.

But they’re the ones currently being hung out to dry in the media by cowardly invisible owners and ceo’s

 

[number4.]

Yes good points mate. In a normal situation I would say one returning would trigger a "bull run" and people would flock back. However as indicated I just wonder what guarentees people make. I'll be frank, this also feels very personnal for the American owners. They don't understand, respect, acknowledge or appreciate the culture that exists around English football, where community rather than greed are central. I do wonder if your Glaziers will actually just go ahead whatever happens, as if to prove a point.

The issue with 2, for what I can see, is given the language that has been used, I'm not sure these things can ever be repaired, never mind in 12 months. And we know the compromise looks like Project Big Picture that can never happen. The sort of changes that need to happen- cheaper tickets, less money given to the top teams, stringent wage caps for all teams to follow (equally set) will also not be agreed by the greedy teams. UEFA will also know, they will constantly be looking to leave as soon as the moment is ripe. Why would you let them take any more money, or exposure when they will look to use it against you?

I'd offer 1 other option and change a bit on option 1. Option 1, if they come back, I'd imagine a points deduction will have to follow and probably a ban from European competitions for a period of time. They must have priced that in.

Option 4, is that it goes ahead somehow, but with certain teams coming back. They don't get anymore teams to be involved from Europe, but fill it with American teams, so they have maybe 8 or 9 teams, with 8 from MLS or around the world. The product will collapse of course, but there is a lot of nose cutting to save face going on here.

I don't think option 2 is really a possibility, and to prove a point option 3-4 may be deemed as a better alternative to 1 for a lot of these owners.

I still say there will be some "bottling" / face saving statement saying "reluctantly the ESL, UEFA, & domestic leagues under uefa have reluctantly agreed to work together to find a long term solution for the good of the game.

but all guesswork for sure

 

[mill]

How is that possible. Dont they have control over they're twitter. This is all madness.

Im guessing the lad who runs the social media account probably isn’t arsed about his job. Or city are deffo the ones back tracking.

 

[Alan Whittle]

That journo just lies, repeatedly.

He was the one who said HLTCO was racist - complete lies.

Nasty bit of work and absolute liar over the HLTCO business.

 

[Azza]

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[Tubey]

What does that mean? Of course FIFA/UEFA can't stop the launch of a Super League - if they want to do it they can.

They can obviously however choose not to support it.

 

[BillBrasky]

You mean the Spanish government which let Barca and Real evade taxes for decades as their society slowly died, is now saying that they can form their own league? No way!

Bring us a ruling from an actual nation, not that banana republic.

 

[Tin-Tin]

What does that mean? Of course FIFA/UEFA can't stop the launch of a Super League - if they want to do it they can.

They can obviously however choose not to support it.

Must be something to do with the contracts they signed with FIFA/UEFA

 

[Frenk]

They aren’t stopping anything though are they? They are just saying, you do this and you will not be part of the game that functions under us.