Football European super league.

[Tashyboy]

Don't know if this should of been in the "and we're off blog" and if it should then mods can you combine it, but.

I am proper bogged off, five big teams inc my own have had a meeting with an American billionaire with re to forming an European super league. Eh a flippin American?

the American owners of Utd, Villa and Liverpool have shown they know diddly squat re the premier league, never mind European football.

Leicester and Spurs who for me are favourites for this years prem title have not been invited.

10 years ago, my club City would not of been invited, Utd as a club are one of the biggest in the world it will probably be not playing Champs league football next year, even Chelsea may struggle.

just read that Arsenal have said well " stick it up your jacksy" and good on them.

This is all about the rich getting richer, and it leaves a nasty taste in my mouth. Hope the fans tell them to get lost, coz I for one don't want it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

There will always be a possibility of it happening - it came very close a while back but UEFA changed the CL to include more teams

Can see it happening and when it does Arsenal won't tell them to "stick it up their jacksy"

Can see it being a two league European League and it will include all the big teams and all the best players and will attract all the telly deals

 

[Deleted member 16999]

How is the "Big 5" decided? I'd love to know the criteria, is it on global fan base or europe fan base or wealth of owner or club history or blah blah blah, I'm sure those in it can make a case, but for me it's purely about finance and not about the game.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

How is the "Big 5" decided? I'd love to know the criteria, is it on global fan base or europe fan base or wealth of owner or club history or blah blah blah, I'm sure those in it can make a case, but for me it's purely about finance and not about the game.

Everything in football is purely about finance

And the big 5 will be decided on which teams bring in the biggest worldwide appeal to fans - the clubs that are famous around the world and will attract the sponsers and players

Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd

There would have to be a way for other clubs to be able to enter the league or it's a closed comp

 

[pbrown7582]

Everything in football is purely about finance

And the big 5 will be decided on which teams bring in the biggest worldwide appeal to fans - the clubs that are famous around the world and will attract the sponsers and players

Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd

There would have to be a way for other clubs to be able to enter the league or it's a closed comp

Oi stick your alphabetical order! :rofl:

Key ingredient to this all is the ability to sell match feed and or highlights to mobile devices £1/£2 a match. Only about the money that's why all the overseas investment is here be it American Russian or Iranian.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Just the latest example of the greed that blights the game at all levels.

The rich get richer and the rest can just just rot.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Oi stick your alphabetical order! :rofl:

Key ingredient to this all is the ability to sell match feed and or highlights to mobile devices £1/£2 a match. Only about the money that's why all the overseas investment is here be it American Russian or Iranian.

I though Alphabetical was the fairest way to do it

A European League would make the clubs and footballers billions but would kill loads of other areas of the game

 

[Doon frae Troon]

A European League is almost inevitable, money talks.
I hope it involves promotion and relegation so we may then see some of the 'big five' end up with the likes of Wolves, Sheffeld Wednesday,
Portsmouth, Ipswich, Fulham and Charlton.
Money talks.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

How is the "Big 5" decided? I'd love to know the criteria, is it on global fan base or europe fan base or wealth of owner or club history or blah blah blah, I'm sure those in it can make a case, but for me it's purely about finance and not about the game.

Spot on but there's 1 thing for certain, city nor Chelsea should anywhere the top table IMO.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

A European League is almost inevitable, money talks.
I hope it involves promotion and relegation so we may then see some of the 'big five' end up with the likes of Wolves, Sheffeld Wednesday,
Portsmouth, Ipswich, Fulham and Charlton.
Money talks.

Those clubs won't ever be in a European Super IMO - they are not clubs that will attract what a European Super league needs

 

[Liverbirdie]

Don't know if this should of been in the "and we're off blog" and if it should then mods can you combine it, but.

I am proper bogged off, five big teams inc my own have had a meeting with an American billionaire with re to forming an European super league. Eh a flippin American?

the American owners of Utd, Villa and Liverpool have shown they know diddly squat re the premier league, never mind European football.

Leicester and Spurs who for me are favourites for this years prem title have not been invited.

10 years ago, my club City would not of been invited, Utd as a club are one of the biggest in the world it will probably be not playing Champs league football next year, even Chelsea may struggle.

just read that Arsenal have said well " stick it up your jacksy" and good on them.

This is all about the rich getting richer, and it leaves a nasty taste in my mouth. Hope the fans tell them to get lost, coz I for one don't want it.

I also hope it never happens.:thup:

120 years ago it may have been Villa, Everton, Royal Engineers, Blackburn and PNE.

 

[Tashyboy]

The thing is that if it is based on how rich a club is then Newcastle, West Ham and the Spurs are in the top twenty richest in Europe.

on that basis we put Newcastle in an European league. They could be in the Championship next year.

 

[3offTheTee]

Those clubs won't ever be in a European Super IMO - they are not clubs that will attract what a European Super league needs

Never say Never Phil. 15 years ago Man City would NOT have been included but probably Spurs and Everton

 

[Tashyboy]

Spot on but there's 1 thing for certain, city nor Chelsea should anywhere the top table IMO.

and that's my point Stu. Before 2009 when Sheik Mansour stepped in we were also runs, same with Chelsea and Roman. Twenty years before it was utd. If history has a say in this both Forest and Villa should be involved but they will be in the championship next year.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Never say Never Phil. 15 years ago Man City would NOT have been included but probably Spurs and Everton

And you can see why someone rich bought City - but you can't in all honesty see the same thing happening with the clubs mentioned

 

[Norrin Radd]

Never say Never Phil. 15 years ago Man City would NOT have been included but probably Spurs and Everton

and Leeds ,and look what happened to them.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

and that's my point Stu. Before 2009 when Sheik Mansour stepped in we were also runs, same with Chelsea and Roman. Twenty years before it was utd. If history has a say in this both Forest and Villa should be involved but they will be in the championship next year.

City have just attracted the best manager in world football

It's now that matters

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Those clubs won't ever be in a European Super IMO - they are not clubs that will attract what a European Super league needs

I seem to recall Man C & U and Chelsea being in the lower leagues. Man C only a few years ago.
Just needs a mega bucks backer for any club to reach the same standard as the 'big five'.
BTW, ATM Liverpool and Chelsea are well outwith the big five in the EPL.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I seem to recall Man C & U and Chelsea being in the lower leagues. Man C only a few years ago.
Just needs a mega bucks backer for any club to reach the same standard as the 'big five'.
BTW, ATM Liverpool and Chelsea are well outwith the big five in the EPL.

It needs more than a "mega bucks backer" - there are plenty of those backers around Europe but those clubs haven't become a big club. Both Chelsea and City had players and stadium and area and foundation to be a big club - the money helped.

And it's not just about their current position in the league or what league there were in at any stage in the past

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Apparently they weren't looking to break away but to make changes with the Uefa set up. No smoke without fire but I still can't see it happening anytime soon as Uefa will do whatever it takes to maintain the cash cow of the CL