European Super League imminent?

[Freitag 4.17]

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said the six English clubs were "back in the fold", adding: "The important thing now is that we move on, rebuild the unity that the game enjoyed before this and move forward together."

I think these clubs may get away with trying it.

Is there some sort of amnesty for those involved in coup attempts in 2021?

One thing we have learnt in 2021 is if you need a coup doing, don't ask an American.

[Optimistic Nick]

One thing we have learnt in 2021 is if you need a coup doing, don't ask an American.

That is the other thing that is really apparent here.

Football, financially, is not a big business. Everyone likes to think it is, but it isn't. It's small beer really. Real Madrid's turnover for example is under the EUR750m thresshold above which a business is considered large or medium-sized for many things.

Emotionally they are very significant, and the wider public interest means these clubs are very important, but financially even these super clubs are relatively small businesses, run, on the whole, by idiots. What we've just seen is the leaders of the biggest clubs displaying not only an incredible level of arrogance and greed, but also a truly astonishing lack of intelligence. It sounds like something dreamt up in a pub. The lack of planning and preparedness is proof alone that these people really shouldn't be allowed to drive motor vehicles, never mind run a football club.

Absolute clowns, the lot of them. Monumentally and dangerously stupid men.

[City123]

That is the other thing that is really apparent here.

Football, financially, is not a big business. Everyone likes to think it is, but it isn't. It's small beer really. Real Madrid's turnover for example is under the EUR750m thresshold above which a business is considered large or medium-sized for many things.

Emotionally they are very significant, and the wider public interest means these clubs are very important, but financially even these super clubs are relatively small businesses, run, on the whole, by idiots. What we've just seen is the leaders of the biggest clubs displaying not only an incredible level of arrogance and greed, but also a truly astonishing lack of intelligence. It sounds like something dreamt up in a pub. The lack of planning and preparedness is proof alone that these people really shouldn't be allowed to drive motor vehicles, never mind run a football club.

Absolute clowns, the lot of them. Monumentally and dangerously stupid men.

It always baffles me that football is referred to as "big business" by the press, its miles off

[Rjk]

It always baffles me that football is referred to as "big business" by the press, its miles off

the top clubs aren't small, some have net worth of 4bn + , employees in the thousands etc.
yes they aren't a huge multinational, but they certainly aren't a small business.

[Baloo]

the top clubs aren't small, some have net worth of 4bn + , employees in the thousands etc.
yes they aren't a huge multinational, but they certainly aren't a small business.

UEFA's media rights revenues are also about $4bn per annum. Not exactly a drop in the ocean.