The Footie Thread

[Tashyboy]

For the record, I am massively against this. I suspect 99.9% of fans are. That said, if you buy a season ticket, if you subscribe to Sky or BT who will pay to show these games you are part of the Hypocrisy and greed that is now football. The beautiful game becomes more pig ugly every day.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

For the record, I am massively against this. I suspect 99.9% of fans are. That said, if you buy a season ticket, if you subscribe to Sky or BT who will pay to show these games you are part of the Hypocrisy and greed that is now football. The beautiful game becomes more pig ugly every day.

Rubbish, The only people to blame are the Owners of the Clubs! Do people in Germany and France not subscribe to Sky in their Countries?

Their Clubs have refused to sign up to this Super League.

The PL have come out against it and so have the FA.

Let’s put this blame fairly and squarely were it belongs.

As for the effect on the PL and the Clubs remaining, who cares? whatever the cost is is worth it imo.

 

[Tashyboy]

Rubbish, The only people to blame are the Owners of the Clubs! Do people in Germany and France not subscribe to Sky in their Countries?

Their Clubs have refused to sign up to this Super League.

The PL have come out against it and so have the FA.

Let’s put this blame fairly and squarely were it belongs.

As for the effect on the PL and the Clubs remaining, who cares? whatever the cost is is worth it imo.

So for the record, the fans of these six clubs that don’t want to join this league should pay for Sky and buy there season tickets and just carry on as normal. That might be your take on it but it’s not mine. I know where the blame lies firmly for this, but I don’t see how fans can moan one minute but carry on as normal.

 

[Slime]

If this does go ahead, which team should I support?
I think I'd go for Blackburn Rovers.
It'd feel strange, but I think I would get used to it.

 

[Tashyboy]

If this does go ahead, which team should I support?
I think I'd go for Blackburn Rovers.
It'd feel strange, but I think I would get used to it.

Wonder who my other team would be. Gotta be the mighty Stags. Yeeeeeeeelllllllllloooooooooows

 

[Deleted member 16999]

So for the record, the fans of these six clubs that don’t want to join this league should pay for Sky and buy there season tickets and just carry on as normal. That might be your take on it but it’s not mine. I know where the blame lies firmly for this, but I don’t see how fans can moan one minute but carry on as normal.

Sky may show the new League and the PL and how those fans spend their money is down to them.

If Sky is showing the new League and those fans buy season tickets then they obviously have no issue with it, but I’d suggest the OWNERS don’t care if they do or don’t, Owners in England couldn’t give 2 hoots what their match going, Sky subscribers think, they’ve just had it proved you don’t need fans to have football matches at the top level and tourists from around the world will flock to the games.

It won’t be supporters who stop this it will need the players of these Clubs to refuse to join and put in Transfer Requests and the Governing bodies growing a spine and chucking them out after this Season, take away all the support, not let them hang around until they are ready to leave.

 

[Tashyboy]

Everyone who is against this has a part to play. Including players and fans. Ave a feeling it’s going to be an interest Few months.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Rubbish, The only people to blame are the Owners of the Clubs! Do people in Germany and France not subscribe to Sky in their Countries?

Their Clubs have refused to sign up to this Super League.

The PL have come out against it and so have the FA.

Let’s put this blame fairly and squarely were it belongs.

As for the effect on the PL and the Clubs remaining, who cares? whatever the cost is is worth it imo.

“iF” this did happen and it’s a big IF then there is no doubt Imo that PSG would in like a flash and Munich wouldn’t be too far behind add in the likes of Benfica , Ajax etc as well

The PL have come out against it because it has the potential to lose them millions , same with UEFA , FA etc - they will only care about the hole it will leave in their pockets

 

[ColchesterFC]

Can we really see the Prem doing anything to the main “bread winners” as such - the Premier League manage to sell the rights to broadcast the league worldwide because of those big clubs that have the worldwide fanbase - shocking as it is , they hold the power and drive the gravy train , every fan hates it but unless we all stop buying tickets and subscriptions then it’s going to continue

I can't see how the PL could do anything other than kick them out of the league. Otherwise you have 5 or 6 clubs with access to millions or even billions of pounds of extra income each year from a European super league. It would make the PL less of a level playing field than it is currently.

Isn't it 14 clubs that currently need to vote in favour of any changes for them to be passed? Would be interesting to see what the other 14 clubs might vote in favour of just to spite the other 6.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

“iF” this did happen and it’s a big IF then there is no doubt Imo that PSG would in like a flash and Munich wouldn’t be too far behind add in the likes of Benfica , Ajax etc as well

The PL have come out against it because it has the potential to lose them millions , same with UEFA , FA etc - they will only care about the hole it will leave in their pockets

Bayern and PSG have already made statements saying they won’t join.

Whatever the reasons people (UEFA, FA etc) are against it they need to follow it up with action.

 

[nickjdavis]

Isn't it 14 clubs that currently need to vote in favour of any changes for them to be passed? Would be interesting to see what the other 14 clubs might vote in favour of just to spite the other 6.

The big 5 and Spurs would lobby the Premier League with their best legal counsel and argue that votes should be weighted based on the market value of the teams voting.

Still....if the big 5 and Spurs do sod off then perhaps they wont be too worried about sticking their big noses in and interfering with the Newcastle takeover.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I can't see how the PL could do anything other than kick them out of the league. Otherwise you have 5 or 6 clubs with access to millions or even billions of pounds of extra income each year from a European super league. It would make the PL less of a level playing field than it is currently.

Isn't it 14 clubs that currently need to vote in favour of any changes for them to be passed? Would be interesting to see what the other 14 clubs might vote in favour of just to spite the other 6.

The ramifications of it all are mind boggling and right now we can really only see one set of winners - the rich clubs , I think in the end it is just pure posturing towards UEFA

Bayern and PSG have already made statements saying they won’t join.

Whatever the reasons people (UEFA, FA etc) are against it they need to follow it up with action.

Statements are just words - if it happened they would be involved

And they can’t follow up with action because they know that the money and the power sits with the clubs not them

 

[davemc1]

Who are the big 5? Liv, Ev, MU, ARS, City??

I’m honestly surprised there enough clubs to have a ‘big 5’??

 

[Deleted member 21784]

For all the banta in football I'd be gutted to lose the club's involved.

Plus I'm sure their fans would get bored of the same games all the time

Sometimes aren't the best games against the lower teams causing an upset?

But then that's traditional fans rather than fans in those other countries who would support those teams

Just a shame if it happens

 

[Deleted member 16999]

The ramifications of it all are mind boggling and right now we can really only see one set of winners - the rich clubs , I think in the end it is just pure posturing towards UEFA


Statements are just words - if it happened they would be involved

And they can’t follow up with action because they know that the money and the power sits with the clubs not them

You’re guessing just like we are, you have only seen, heard and read what the rest of us have.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Who are the big 5? Liv, Ev, MU, ARS, City??

I’m honestly surprised there enough clubs to have a ‘big 5’??

We’re not in it mate, thankfully.
Spurs and Chelsea you missed.

 

[ColchesterFC]

If it does go ahead I can see it becoming a global event with fixtures such as Man Utd "at home" to Juventus in Saudi Arabia. Or Real Madrid "away" to AC Milan in New York.

 

[Slime]

I'm sure it'll never happen, I just hope I'm right.

 

[davemc1]

I'm sure it'll never happen, I just hope I'm right.

I’m not sure, but do hope you’re right.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

If it does go ahead I can see it becoming a global event with fixtures such as Man Utd "at home" to Juventus in Saudi Arabia. Or Real Madrid "away" to AC Milan in New York.

The amount of money that would be thrown around would be obscene - each club being given £450mil from the off

Thankfully I just don’t think it will happen