Premier League reform proposals

[jwarry]

I suspect the so called big 6 will regret not trying to bring us in to their fold.  They could probably bully other clubs but not us!

[rob_bridge]

I suspect the so called big 6 will regret not trying to bring us in to their fold.  They could probably bully other clubs but not us!

Well yeah along with Everton (properly) Newcastle Leeds Wolves Leicester and West Ham

[bill]

A breakaway league would be a non starter I think. The FA would simply ban any competing clubs from European competitions, and any players would lose their right to be picked for Internationals, for any country. It was tried in cricket with the Kerry Packer experiment. It failed.

[chrisw1]

A breakaway league would be a non starter I think. The FA would simply ban any competing clubs from European competitions, and any players would lose their right to be picked for Internationals, for any country. It was tried in cricket with the Kerry Packer experiment. It failed.

If the breakaway involved the top 6 clubs then I don't think the FA would dare take those sanctions.  But it's hypothetical as there's no chance of that happening.

[bill]

Fifa and UEFA would back the FA. Why wouldn’t they “dare” to protect their interests. The over inflated self importance of some so called big clubs would be exposed to the reality that the FA can pull their plug out quite easily.

[danno]

UEFA came out pretty strongly against the idea of a super league as recently as last year.

[chrisw1]

Fifa and UEFA would back the FA. Why wouldn’t they “dare” to protect their interests. The over inflated self importance of some so called big clubs would be exposed to the reality that the FA can pull their plug out quite easily.

Because in my opinion there are no circumstances whatsoever where the FA would effectively seek to extinguish the top 6 clubs.  Too may people see them as the crown jewels of English football and there is too much money involved and there would be too many expensive lawyers involved.  But as I said it's academic as it will never happen.

[kippaxvilla2]

There is a European League now - it is just wrongly named the Champions League.

[WassallVillain]

Our CEO has spoken.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12103739/purslow-critical-of-parry-approach

Quite a classy announcement I think.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fifa and UEFA would back the FA. Why wouldn’t they “dare” to protect their interests. The over inflated self importance of some so called big clubs would be exposed to the reality that the FA can pull their plug out quite easily.

Because in my opinion there are no circumstances whatsoever where the FA would effectively seek to extinguish the top 6 clubs.  Too may people see them as the crown jewels of English football and there is too much money involved and there would be too many expensive lawyers involved.  But as I said it's academic as it will never happen.

If they left the PL for a European super league then they'd be out of the FA as they wouldn't be in the English footballing system.

[chrisw1]

A City fans trust spokesman was on Sky Sports at lunchtime.  He spoke well and essentially said the fans of all top 6 clubs were in agreement and massively against these proposals, in particular the proposed voting structure.  Fair play to them and the other fans for opposing this so strongly.

[Brazilian Villain]

If you tolerate this then your football team will be next, will be next...

[Ad@m]

Fifa and UEFA would back the FA. Why wouldn’t they “dare” to protect their interests. The over inflated self importance of some so called big clubs would be exposed to the reality that the FA can pull their plug out quite easily.

Because in my opinion there are no circumstances whatsoever where the FA would effectively seek to extinguish the top 6 clubs.  Too may people see them as the crown jewels of English football and there is too much money involved and there would be too many expensive lawyers involved.  But as I said it's academic as it will never happen.

If they left the PL for a European super league then they'd be out of the FA as they wouldn't be in the English footballing system.

I'd imagine there were similar discussions before the Premier League was formed - "they'll never do it", "the Football League won't allow it", etc.

The biggest hurdle the Sky 6 would face would be getting the other big European clubs to join them. If they could do that they're effectively creating a new Champions League where they are in control. The TV money would follow and they could make it work. Without them it just doesn't work.

I'm just not sure the Barcas, Reals, Milans of this world are at the same point, especially as in the case of the Spanish clubs they get to sell their own TV rights already.

[danno]

A super league would kill the Champions league and Europa stone dead. There isn't a chance UEFA nor FIFA or indeed any domestic FA would stand for their cash-cows being milked by other farmers.

Its as pie in the sky as the Scottish clubs joining the premier league, which used to be touted annually right up until a few years ago.

[paul_e]

A super league would kill the Champions league and Europa stone dead. There isn't a chance UEFA nor FIFA or indeed any domestic FA would stand for their cash-cows being milked by other farmers.

Its as pie in the sky as the Scottish clubs joining the premier league, which used to be touted annually right up until a few years ago.

Yep, uefa would push to make players in that competition to be ineligible for the euros and world cup to protect it's own existence and that's why I don't see anything much beyond the existing Champions League happening any time soon.