Sweep
Journeyman Pro
I will say, right from the start that I know very little about this and I would be genuinely grateful if someone would explain to me why everyone is so vehemently opposed to the formation of the European Super League.
As I understand it and according to the papers the “big 6” joining will still play in the Premier League (not sure how that will work, time wise), still put money into the lower leagues, but just play mid week against other super league clubs? So is this just a very radical revamp of the Champions League (which UEFA we revamping anyway)?
Why is this so bad for fans as is being shouted from the rooftops?
We have UEFA actually saying it’s the end of football forever! Players of these clubs banned from the Euros and World Cup. The PM saying it must be stopped. Gary Neville calling for his own club to be relegated. Every “proper” fan saying it’s terrible - and yet when I have asked them, they don’t seem to know why, other than away matches will be expensive (just like now in the CL).
Sky seem quite big on the greed aspect (which is a bit rich - pardon the pun) and I can understand why they and UEFA / FIFA are upset (they have been greedy too though) but this has been touted for years and was obviously going to happen sooner or later, wasn’t it?
So what am I missing?
As I understand it and according to the papers the “big 6” joining will still play in the Premier League (not sure how that will work, time wise), still put money into the lower leagues, but just play mid week against other super league clubs? So is this just a very radical revamp of the Champions League (which UEFA we revamping anyway)?
Why is this so bad for fans as is being shouted from the rooftops?
We have UEFA actually saying it’s the end of football forever! Players of these clubs banned from the Euros and World Cup. The PM saying it must be stopped. Gary Neville calling for his own club to be relegated. Every “proper” fan saying it’s terrible - and yet when I have asked them, they don’t seem to know why, other than away matches will be expensive (just like now in the CL).
Sky seem quite big on the greed aspect (which is a bit rich - pardon the pun) and I can understand why they and UEFA / FIFA are upset (they have been greedy too though) but this has been touted for years and was obviously going to happen sooner or later, wasn’t it?
So what am I missing?