Premier League reform proposals

[aev]

16 or 18 teams, to run alongside with domestic league.

[cdbearsfan]

They really did take those 6-1/7-2 beatings badly.

I thought Newcastle were the most pathetic when it came to crying over a defeat, but these two have knocked them into third place.

[aev]

Ring fencing the elite European competition is a load of old shite, whether it is run in conjunction with the PL or not.

[paul_e]

"American owners in wanting to get rid of relegation shocker!"

[AllanW]

Liverpool and ManUtd in talks to join new European Premier League according to Sky News.

And so it begins, not surprising after last weeks taster.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/12109174/european-premier-league-liverpool-and-manchester-united-in-talks-for-fifa-backed-tournament

[cdbearsfan]

Founder clubs cannot be relegated for twenty years.

What absolute putrid scum these people really are.

No surprises those money grabbing parasites at FIFA are onboard.

[VILLA MOLE]

Founder clubs cannot be relegated for twenty years.

What absolute putrid scum these people really are.

No surprises those money grabbing parasites at FIFA are onboard.

They just do not get it , the jeopardy of relegation and promotion is part of it

[TheMalandro]

I think they are underestimating the mood of the average football fan in this country.

VAR, PPV and the various different platforms that you have to subscribe to, if you want to watch live football.

[richtheholtender]

Let them go. Just leave the format the same when the door hits your arse on the way out. Be great to see some proper clubs back at the top of the game.

[OCD]

Football's going to disappear up it's own arsehole at this rate. Greed is going to bite them.

If they want a 'European Premier League' then go but they shouldn't be able to take part in 2 leagues side by side. That's trying to have their cake and eat it.

[richtheholtender]

In addition??? My bad

[paul_e]

Let them go. Just leave the format the same when the door hits your arse on the way out. Be great to see some proper clubs back at the top of the game.

This isn't about letting them go. It's about replacing the CL with a full league format of 32/36 games and paying the clubs vast sums to participate. What will happen if this comes in, is the gap in finances between the top handful of clubs and the rest of their domestic leagues will become so vast that those clubs can run 2 full squads, a European and domestic one, allowing them to form galatico style squads in Europe and then buying anyone with potential into their league squad as jumped up reserve squad. Not only would that make the premier league less attractive (because the very best players wouldn't be in those squads) but you'd also have players like Jack being dragged away as 19-20 year olds from almost all of the clubs outside that 5 team elite.

I'd rather they just fucked off if I'm honest.

[PaulWinch again]

I’d love to know the viewing figures for the existing Champions League. My view, albeit not particularly scientific, is that it’s fucking tedious before the latter part of the knockout stages. Is there really any appetite from viewers for a big league format?

[cdbearsfan]

Not only do they want to create such a financial gulf that a team like Liverpool can never get battered by a team like us ever again, but they want to play 30 games a year taking up weekends, punting all the second rate domestic games to midweek, presumably.

So, they get to destroy both the competitive and the social side of football all in one go.

I'd probably be done with football if this goes through. Would be a shame to, effectively, punish Villa for other clubs' avarice. But I just can't be arsed to watch a "sport" devoid of any competitive element.

[Bobby Boy]

This is a Fifa backed enterprise, not UEFA. UEFA should boot any clubs sgning up to this out of the Champions League with immediate effect.

The direction of travel is a world league. Not challenging it is to cut your own throat.

Domestic leagues are just too small to the money men behind this. History, culture, tradition has no paycheck and so is meaningless to them.  They will never be sated.

Fight fire with fire. Boot the clubs signing up out of domestic leagues too. Kick them out!