Champions League revamp

[DanB90]

Oh here he goes

 

[Alan Whittle]

Premier League issued a statement saying they are against it.
One of the rationale they use is that the Premier League is so competitive and anyone can win the league.
Well. I understand the theory but ...really?lol

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Most English people who watch Sky will keep their subscriptions.

So? Doesn’t mean Sky will pay the PL anywhere close to what they do now.

 

[Encoder]

Lots of obsession with Spurs on GOT these day. Seems strange as we are a nothing club apparently.

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People are laughing at Spurs because they stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other teams in the proposal...

 

[MikeH72]

Lots of obsession with Spurs on GOT these day. Seems strange as we are a nothing club apparently.

Used to think you were a decent poster, but you seem very fragile about people laughing at the idea of Spurs being an elite club here. I hope a meltdown isn’t on its way.

 

[Taifi gorm]

Because they've been conditioned too. Let that group sod off to a league of irrelevance and others will fill that void easily and quickly.

The casual foreign fans will slip away relatively quickly when it becomes clear how dull the concept is, with no risk of failure.

There'd be a transition for five years and the idiots will come grovelling back. I pray it happens. If you had any sense, you'd pray it doesn't happen as it'd be the inevitable death of your club in its current guise.

Plus the foreign fans are engaged by the tribal rivalries of European football and it's social comradeship. They have often seen their own leagues damaged by the corporate world too. They'll walk away soon after the traditional fans do maybe not to other teams but the substance that drove the trends will be lost.

 

[Wat Tyler]

That Agnelli at Juve is a snide

 

[number4.]

Most English people who watch Sky will keep their subscriptions.

yeah very probable - but no way PL will be worth the same without top 6 obviously, my point is around timing of negotiations. PL in a tough spot

 

[GotTheBlues]

I’m sure there are far smarter people than I in the creation of this “super league” but I don’t see any way they don’t fall flat on their faces - UEFA and PL need to be strong and not just fold and give them more money/assurances etc.

 

[Zatara]

TBF I am not - all those oligarch clubs know that whilst its possible to buy success, having to buy success repeatedly is beyond even their means. The PL is too competitive, with too much risk of your club having a bad year and requiring several hundred million just to get back into the CL places (or not, as Arsenal know).

The club I am surprised at having anything to do with this are Real (Barca at least have the excuse that they've been destroyed by the previous regime and need the money) - they, like Bayern, exist in a league which as close to guarantees them CL football without repeated massive investment as its possible to get.

Despite that, they will bin that off, and binoff the FA they pretty much run for a league in which they'll be outvoted by the English on everything and a genuine possibility of them winning nothing every year.

Bayern and PSG owners arent daft...

I see City's Abu Dhabi ownership as PR...like the PSG Qatari's

Agnelli at Juve has seemed gung ho on this for years as have RS and United.

Madrid and Barca...their fans must hope its just posturing as they love their domestic games.

True. But this is about money. And Spurs make money. And generate money. There is a lot of naiveté about this plan in this thread. To repeat, I am against it completely. But I haven't got my head in the sand. Football has been about money since 1992 and the start of the CL. This idea is merely the culmination of the path football has been on for decades.

Spurs fans are virtually unanimous in their opposition from what I have seen.

Not surprised...all local fans will be against this i think...also players.

Who watches the games? Americans?

Overseas fans want to watch Spurs lol lol lol lol lol

Spurs.

Tottenham Hotspur.

They will watch for the player(s) they like usually.

Son and Kane will be a big draw.

 

[ashwuk76]

Makes me wonder why Everton were not invited to be honest.

Because we would do the right thing and tell them where they could shove it.. where the sun doesn't shine. Like we already have done. We have morals and actually believe in open and fair competition. Unlike any of these "big 6 elite" clubs.

 

[MikeH72]

Bayern and PSG owners arent daft...

I see City's Abu Dhabi ownership as PR...like the PSG Qatari's

Agnelli at Juve has seemed gung ho on this for years as have RS and United.

Madrid and Barca...their fans must hope its just posturing as they love their domestic games.






Not surprised...all local fans will be against this i think...also players.

Who watches the games? Americans?




They will watch for the player(s) they like usually.

Son and Kane will be a big draw.

Kane?

 

[bitter-no-better]

I wouldn't put it past them to try to create an alternative world cup consisting only of players who play in their league but by nationality

But we know they won’t have 4 full national teams out of 12 league teams. Maybe a 5 a side competition. Flawed.

 

[bullybeef]

A 12 team European Super League will soon see fans turning off.

The domestic leagues are where it’s at. The European competition is just a bit on the side... the excitement soon fades and you end up turning back to what you know and like best.

 

[Tubey]

Smaller clubs rely on transfer fees from the big clubs for their young talent...without these cash injections these clubs are screwed.

As for us, our 'Sugar daddy' has no interest in our club if this happens....with that goes our funding for a new stadium....and without the big clubs in the Premier league, Sky's next deal (if they even bothered) would be a fraction of what it is now....

Nah, the league would readjust. There'd be a salary cap effect. It's not like the league would stand still if it happens.