European Super League imminent?

[surge]

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I strongly dislike how good a group of people have become at delivering bad news and waltzing through any negative feedback untouched.

David Cameron used to say what he wanted then quickly walk away so not to answer any follow up questions; Boris Johnson ruffles his hair, lies, denies reality and then makes a cheesy joke which tells us we can all do it; billionaire owners of these clubs stay silent and allow their managers and players to take all the flack.

Clubs, fans, players should remember we're all pretty much in it together - currently under broken structure where we're definitely not all in it together - apart from 12 owners of the club's and JP Morgan who have agreed to get involved and take an even greater slice of the pie. Several hours (and messages on) and I'm still a bit depressed about the state of football, especially the knowledge that in a few days the owners will release a statement where some feel their reaction today has been OTT and overcorrect to now support the owners.

[life on mars]

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What if its not a European Super League and in fact a world super league including USA sides , lot of USA owners in the top 6 clubs , USA Investment bank in JP Morgan, strangely announced late at night to factor in Asian markets .

The only groups that can stop this are the fans ( and the SO FAR silent players ,their usually twittering away by now ) ???

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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What if its not a European Super League and in fact a world super league including USA sides , lot of USA owners in the top 6 clubs , USA Investment bank in JP Morgan, strangely announced late at night to factor in Asian markets .

The only groups that can stop this are the fans ( and the SO FAR silent players ,their usually twittering away by now ) ???

Could well become a 'global' project. The owners/CEO's of these clubs are sitting on their individual 'money tree'. A brand that is proven over a century and has the potential to make their owners £billions with hardly any risk involved.

[Baloo]

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Rashford needs to sort this out pronto.

[pulsy]

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The guy on sky sports just said it's just as well the Leeds fans are not in tonight, just imagine what they would make of it. Shame they ain't there I bet it would have been one hell of an atmosphere and a bit embarrassing for Liverpool.

[tforturton]

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UEFA was just about to announce their latest re-jig of the Champions League format, and anyone who reads the football news will be aware that it was already moving towards exactly what this new group are after. Sure, UEFA's latest plans didn't include a closed shop, but it may as well have. It would certainly make it harder for any newcomers to break into it, and much easier for the 'old guard' to qualify and proceed.

And now we have the huge uproar over the Super League. So what will happen is that UEFA will tweak their new CL format a bit more, and pretend that it's somehow fairer and more open, when in fact, things will be just that little bit closer to the SL plans. And we'll all heave a sigh of relief, as the greedy beggars will 'back down' and 'accept' this new deal, which will give them all that they seek, just under a different name. Just watch...

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: European Super League imminent?

UEFA was just about to announce their latest re-jig of the Champions League format, and anyone who reads the football news will be aware that it was already moving towards exactly what this new group are after. Sure, UEFA's latest plans didn't include a closed shop, but it may as well have. It would certainly make it harder for any newcomers to break into it, and much easier for the 'old guard' to qualify and proceed.

And now we have the huge uproar over the Super League. So what will happen is that UEFA will tweak their new CL format a bit more, and pretend that it's somehow fairer and more open, when in fact, things will be just that little bit closer to the SL plans. And we'll all heave a sigh of relief, as the greedy beggars will 'back down' and 'accept' this new deal, which will give them all that they seek, just under a different name. Just watch...

One way or another this has been a carefully engineered move - maybe with the tacit approval of UEFA

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: European Super League imminent?

UEFA was just about to announce their latest re-jig of the Champions League format, and anyone who reads the football news will be aware that it was already moving towards exactly what this new group are after. Sure, UEFA's latest plans didn't include a closed shop, but it may as well have. It would certainly make it harder for any newcomers to break into it, and much easier for the 'old guard' to qualify and proceed.

And now we have the huge uproar over the Super League. So what will happen is that UEFA will tweak their new CL format a bit more, and pretend that it's somehow fairer and more open, when in fact, things will be just that little bit closer to the SL plans. And we'll all heave a sigh of relief, as the greedy beggars will 'back down' and 'accept' this new deal, which will give them all that they seek, just under a different name. Just watch...

Spot on.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: European Super League imminent?

UEFA was just about to announce their latest re-jig of the Champions League format, and anyone who reads the football news will be aware that it was already moving towards exactly what this new group are after. Sure, UEFA's latest plans didn't include a closed shop, but it may as well have. It would certainly make it harder for any newcomers to break into it, and much easier for the 'old guard' to qualify and proceed.

And now we have the huge uproar over the Super League. So what will happen is that UEFA will tweak their new CL format a bit more, and pretend that it's somehow fairer and more open, when in fact, things will be just that little bit closer to the SL plans. And we'll all heave a sigh of relief, as the greedy beggars will 'back down' and 'accept' this new deal, which will give them all that they seek, just under a different name. Just watch...

They've all resigned their senior positions. This isn't a bluff, it's happening.

[cityhammer]

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Still laughing about spurs being in there. I'm guessing glamour, club history and current footballing ability weren't the criteria to be picked

The reason Spurs are there is so they have 6 EPL teams onboard. That reduces the EPL options as they need 15 clubs to support any sanctions!

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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In the statements they've released they refer to current fans as 'legacy fans' and others as 'future fans'.

They may as well say, you lot can **** off because some sap will take your place.

I have no interest in the Premier League or Euro Competitions but I really hope this fails in a big way.

[chrisp_1927]

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The reason Spurs are there is so they have 6 EPL teams onboard. That reduces the EPL options as they need 15 clubs to support any sanctions!

Thats interesting! So they effectively can't be punished under the existing system

[chrisp_1927]

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Wonder if we'll be seeing completely new clubs in this tournament, fc paris, fc Munich etc

[cityhammer]

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What if its not a European Super League and in fact a world super league including USA sides , lot of USA owners in the top 6 clubs , USA Investment bank in JP Morgan, strangely announced late at night to factor in Asian markets .

The only groups that can stop this are the fans ( and the SO FAR silent players ,their usually twittering away by now ) ???

If the 6 get kicked out of the EPL the cubs no longer have any reason to be based in England, within 5 years at least one team will be moved where its financially better to base the, for tax reasons maybe, games will be played all round the world within 2 years. There was uproar about the 39th game proposed years ago, this ESL will be played in China, Dubaii, wherever anyone wants to pay enough money to host games. The "legacy" fans dont matter anymore.

What happens in 10 yrs time when Spurs have finished in bottom 2 for 8 yrs but are still getting same money as Real, will there be a super duper league?

[Rjk]

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The reason Spurs are there is so they have 6 EPL teams onboard. That reduces the EPL options as they need 15 clubs to support any sanctions!

I wonder if they'll promote an extra team to push through sanctions. maybe someone who was relegated a couple of seasons ago