Champions League revamp

[atypicalusername]

People cheering teams leaving the ESL like the clubs leaving are somehow moral saviours for backing out at the last minute. Shocking

 

[MikeH72]

Oh my god they’re all on the ropes.

FINISH THEM.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Yet they have been talking about it for years and willingly entered into it.

Pull the other one. They must think we are stupid.

 

[Dymak]

There is no reason to restructure the CL further on the back of this. This has shown that these clubs can't break away. And since they can't do it there is no reason to play to them anymore.

This should be remembered for the few that are saying this was orchestrated to end this way. All it’s done is shown who really has the power, and it isn’t the owners of these clubs despite a massive power play.

UEFA don’t need to pander to these clubs. The co-efficient qualification has been put in place because UEFA want it, not because they have been forced to. Any increased CL prize money will still go to the likes of West Ham and Leicester should they qualify for CL.

There’s no way that this was a ruse orchestrated to fail in this manner. They have simply just bottled it after a whole load of chest thumping.

 

[coollino]

Are we sure this isn't just a Broadway play or something?

 

[bcblue1878]

I think so too.. They'll all pull out and get no punishment...

I hope you’re wrong! Any punishment needs to be harsh enough that this farce is unrepeatable for a long long time - I’d suggest 23 years might be about right!

 

[Thomasc]

Now points deductions for all of them

 

[PeregrineT]

Whoa, Woodward resigned

 

[marsh]

This shouldn't be forgotten about, they are only pulling out due to the negative reaction and uproar its caused. Rats

 

[Nymzee]

You all trying to compare this to an American sports league... the glory hunter league is far worse than anything we have over here. At least there’s an attempt to give everyone a fair chance to compete in the NBA with a draft, salary cap, free agency, etc.

When's the last time and NBA team got relegated? When's the last time a complete outsider team won the finals?

 

[arminisgod]

they pulled out due to the threats from the UK governmet. Make no mistake

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[Bluestar]

They totally underestimated the uproar, now they are going have to live with the consequences of their betrayal and I sure hope the punishment is harsh. These 12 clubs deserve nothing but be shamed for their greed.

They will get public relations people on it, sell it a different way and bring it back in some form in a few years.

The biggest problem this time was the lack of PR before announcing it. I’m quite certain that if it had been sold in a different way, the fans of those clubs would have been delighted with it.

 

[hktoffee]

Scapegoat.

 

[JMT]

we're seeing them crumble before our very eyes, UP THE HIGH HORSE BLUES.