European Super League

[daza_1973]

And never would they ever perceived to be a big enough club to be part of this proposed circus.

Careful what you say there - you'll have these knocking on your door.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Ban their players from being included in the national teams, ban them from all domestic competitions, when it goes bust make them start in non-league.


3 years before its abandoned, tops.

Best way for FIFA to stamp this out would be to not sanction it and ban all the players from future participation in any FIFA sanctioned competition. Not enough players could be fully assured of staying with the clubs in that league for their entire career. I don't think the risk would be worth it for the middling players, say someone like Fabian Delph, for them to have full squads if this were done.

 

[trueblue84]

Best way for FIFA to stamp this out would be to not sanction it and ban all the players from future participation in any FIFA sanctioned competition. Not enough players could be fully assured of staying with the clubs in that league for their entire career. I don't think the risk would be worth it for the middling players, say someone like Fabian Delph, for them to have full squads if this were done.

lol

They are the cancer at the centre of it all.

 

[The Legend of Southall]

Ban their players from being included in the national teams, ban them from all domestic competitions, when it goes bust make them start in non-league.


3 years before its abandoned, tops.

Threaten to do that now, and it won't even get started.

 

[TheBigIguana]

lol

They are the cancer at the centre of it all.

Normally yes, but I think in this whole mess they actually might have an interest in preventing the disintegration of the current European League structure. The reason being a super league that allows some nations to have teams playing at a level above all the others creates a potential major lack of balance at international level. Or even worse the best players are no longer allowed to play internationally by their clubs. Either way the FIFA cash cow that is the World Cup could be in jeopardy. So are FIFA acting for the right reasons? Of course not. But at the moment they would lose too if UEFA does this.

 

[riddick]

Dammit, they are very slightly smarter that I had anticipated.

Still delusional though: "Sky are paying billions for basically us and Man Utd to be on the telly. "

To be fair, Sky kind of are. The RS were on TV for like 36 matches last year. They are almost ALWAYS on for some idiotic reason.

 

[HongKongToffee]

You say Sheffield Wednesday vs Spurs wouldn't get worldwide coverage but I bet 15 years ago you would have said the same for Man City vs Chelsea.

Utd, your lot and Arsenal aside, the other 3 of the top 6 have only come to prominence in the recent decade and should the top 5 leave (God I hope so) a power vacuum opens for clubs like Spurs, Everton, West Ham, Newcastle, Leeds, Aston Villa, Sheffield Clubs etc. to grow.

It will never happen sadly anyway just a way to bargain for even more £££

Wednesday and Spurs wouldn't be able to attract petrol dollars like those 2 plastic clubs have when they were nothing clubs,they got elevated by petro dollars and buying trophies,you really think some rich arab state or a Russian Oligarch would by a PL club post Super League?

Billionaire investment from rich benefactors would go to the clubs in the Super league.

It's happening whatever we say and it seems to coincide when the tv deals in England and Germany ending in 2021ish,the sky 6 had meetings in London last year that was reported with the Relevent sports guys in a London hotel over 2 days,emails leaked by Der Speigel yesterday showing City's CEO emailing other clubs that they have to have the meetings done more private so UEFA don't know they are happening, Bayern taking legal advice on how to leave the Bundesliga.

To much smoke without fire going on, These clubs want a closed shop league like the NBA/NFL/MLB with individual massive tv/streaming deals and leaving Fifa/Uefa in the dust.

 

[EverBlue92]

Wednesday and Spurs wouldn't be able to attract petrol dollars like those 2 plastic clubs have when they were nothing clubs,they got elevated by petro dollars and buying trophies,you really think some rich arab state or a Russian Oligarch would by a PL club post Super League?

Billionaire investment from rich benefactors would go to the clubs in the Super league.

It's happening whatever we say and it seems to coincide when the tv deals in England and Germany ending in 2021ish,the sky 6 had meetings in London last year that was reported with the Relevent sports guys in a London hotel over 2 days,emails leaked by Der Speigel yesterday showing City's CEO emailing other clubs that they have to have the meetings done more private so UEFA don't know they are happening, Bayern taking legal advice on how to leave the Bundesliga.

To much smoke without fire going on, These clubs want a closed shop league like the NBA/NFL/MLB with individual massive tv/streaming deals and leaving Fifa/Uefa in the dust.

I hope they do go mate, being a Liverpool fan from abroad you'll never know how boss footie was before Sky and most fans in this country would love for football to go back to that.

I disagree completely on the ownership,

QIA didnt buy PSG in a poor domestic league to make money

Shiekh Mansour didnt buy Man City to make a few quid when he's spent more than he'll ever make back in a sale

Abramavich didnt buy Chelsea to make money

Make no mistake if some rich billionaire wanting a play thing cant buy a club in a Euro Super League it doesnt mean they woukdnt buy a club like Everton, Spurs, West Ham etc. In a 50k+ ground and be at the forefront of a new league.

 

[Sy-]

To be fair, Sky kind of are. The RS were on TV for like 36 matches last year. They are almost ALWAYS on for some idiotic reason.

Those 2 are indeed the most watched teams, but the number of viewers the other top 6 teams, the rest of the league and even some championship teams draw in is far from insignificant, as per his implication.

Yep, as you say though, if they are on all the time them more people will watch, so it's a bit skewed, I will happily sit and watch say Arsenal vs City on a Sunday if I have nothing better to do.

 

[Toffeemeister]

Your forgetting all of the billionaire owners would leave aswell
But this was always on the cards over the last 15 years the quality of football is better in the cl then the world cup.
Also the friendlies in the ICC pre season shows there's a massive fan base for this type of European league all over the world.
Having the likes of united v Barca on a weekend would be massive.

The pl would be renamed and lose most of its oversees revenue.

Agreed this is how I see it. I think as an Everton fan it would drive me away from football.

I totally get people are disheartened with the current model where it's hard for other teams to brake into the top 6. I feel though this is just another step blocking us from competing.

 

[chrismpw]

I would absolutely hate it if Everton ever were involved in this shabbite. Not that they would.

 

[EverBlue92]

Agreed this is how I see it. I think as an Everton fan it would drive me away from football.

I totally get people are disheartened with the current model where it's hard for other teams to brake into the top 6. I feel though this is just another step blocking us from competing.

Give over. QIA bought PSG in a poor league as a play thing.

Billionaires looking to make a few quid might look elswhere, but those wanting a play thing to win stuff would still buy clubs.

Everton vs Spurs could very well end up being the Man City vs Chelsea of the Prem in 10 years time for example if both were bought by say Usmanov and some other fella wanting to own a club winning stuff.

Who will buy Liverpool or Milan when they are mid table clubs in a super league with dwindling attendances as the glamour starts to wear off after a year or two.

 

[riddick]

If it weren't for our idiotic board pushing for the PL and then not having a single idea of what to do once it came to fruition we would be in those mentioned.


And I would despise the idea as much as I do now.

 

[tommytowne]

Careful what you say there - you'll have these knocking on your door.

Reaching for change of skids just looking at that fearsome posse

 

[Toffeemeister]

One thing I need to remind myself of is this is a replacement for the Champions League not the national leagues.

They are probably just pushing/provoking Uefa for a bigger slice of the pie and guaranteed places.