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Champions League revamp

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What happens if it goes tits up and they backpeddle? Do we just get on with our competitions and pretend like nothing happened? They can hardly be punished if they hadn't physically left yet. It'll be a properly weird situation.
They have broken the rules by signing a letter of intent
They should be deducted points for the next 3 seasons at a minimum
And by points I mean 20-40 a season
 

I wonder if this ESL concept has any in-built flex that they haven't revealed yet, so they can be seen to 'compromise'. Their approach so far is just so brazenly arrogant and completely self-inflating, leaving the rest of football to accept a permanent and irreversible downgrade from which they can never progress.

I don't think there is really a cat in hells chance of it happening in the way it is currently being described. If we go the boring, realistic route, eventually UEFA and FIFA will come to the table and there will be an ESL-weighted compromise. Maybe this will ultimately be a UEFA-endorsed league, but very much in favour of the 'founding' ESL clubs. It could become open so teams can legitimately qualify and get relegated on sporting merit, but the 'founders' will always have a special status where they get massive payments even if they've not qualified.
 
Sadly I'm not at all surprised that the clubs operated without a second thought to the fans, but it does seem staggering that none of the playing and coaching staff seem to have had the first clue about it either. What on earth were they thinking?
The bit I find really surprising is the post announcement planning.

I get why you wouldn’t brief them prior, too much chance of it becoming public knowledge. But 48 hours later still not having met with your employees or apparently had any prebuilt talking points of why it would be good for them at the very least (even if it shafts everyone else) is just an epic communication fail.
 

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