Champions League restructuring

[john2710]

You've got to ask why these clubs have leaked this threat the day before the the Champs League format is changed? There's got to be some objective, rather than just an idle threat.

The pandemic may impact the finances of the biggest clubs most & now to compensate they want a bigger slice or preferably the whole cake.

These club's obviously think they're bigger than the rest of football combined.

[Steve67]

Is there anything in place that can stop these football clubs from simply resigning from the Premier League?  Is it any different to not entering into this season's FA Cup?  I see the PM is wading into this now too.  Arsenal?  Why the fuck do they think they deserve to be in in it?

[Sexual Ealing]

I think the PL clubs have too much to lose. The Spanish and Italian ones will keep plugging away. They're all pricks regardless.

[Baldy]

These 12 clubs are planning on being the Harlem Globetrotters of football. Their owners want to tap into the billions to be made on the global market (Asia, Afica, America etc) and don't give a sh*t about the relatively paltry sums they make in their own country.

They can all f*ck off and in the process make our national sport a level playing field once again. 

[Clive W]

I honestly think this is a contrived situation being staged by both UEFA and  so called elite clubs to make sure the horrific CL restructuring goes ahead. Later on today or tomorrow morning  Clubs will withdraw their proposal and UEFA will do the same and shamelessly both groups will have restructured CL tomorrow.

I think you are correct

The European governing body released a joint statement together with the English Football Association, Premier League, Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), La Liga, and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as well as Serie A, on Sunday.

Talks apparently were going ok until there was a huge fallout on Friday night

The idea that the above organisations, with all their boards and legal teams required to be involved, (and all presumably via Zoom), could agree such a statement in a matter of hours seems fanciful

you are both over thinking it.

You are probably right CL
But it does seem strange that UEFA, PL, Serie A etc etc, issue a statement a few hours before the “elite” teams issue a statement which in turn is a few hours before UEFA
are due to issue a statement on an expanded CL

The trouble is that the whole lot of them are so corrupt conspiracy theories are given oxygen

[cdbearsfan]

I think the PL clubs have too much to lose. The Spanish and Italian ones will keep plugging away. They're all pricks regardless.

Yes, they're all absolute cunts. Juventus seem to be the biggest cunts  of all. I'm boycotting Fiat to get back at them. I don't actually have a driver's licence so my stance might not bring the company to their knees, admittedly.

[Risso]

I do find it a bit problematic that UEFA and the Premier League etc are clutching their pearls and spouting "oh my, why would they want to spoil our beautiful competitive leagues." Obviously the new ideas are utterly rancid, but I'm not buying the whole notion of the status quo being a paragon of virtue.

[Sexual Ealing]

I think the PL clubs have too much to lose. The Spanish and Italian ones will keep plugging away. They're all pricks regardless.

Yes, they're all absolute cunts. Juventus seem to be the biggest cunts  of all. I'm boycotting Fiat to get back at them. I don't actually have a driver's licence so my stance might not bring the company to their knees, admittedly.

Neither do I. I will tell the Mrs to keep it Ford Fiesta all the way.

[Ads]

Swiss Ramble showing how fucked financially these wankers are. Plus £351m is now Man City's wage bill. £351m...incredible!

[Nunkin1965]

I do find it a bit problematic that UEFA and the Premier League etc are clutching their pearls and spouting "oh my, why would they want to spoil our beautiful competitive leagues." Obviously the new ideas are utterly rancid, but I'm not buying the whole notion of the status quo being a paragon of virtue.

It isn't by any means that's for certain.
It's not a closed shop though.
3 teams might bounce up and down each year but at least they have the opportunity to do so.

[Brazilian Villain]

Yes, they're all absolute cunts. Juventus seem to be the biggest cunts  of all. I'm boycotting Fiat to get back at them. I don't actually have a driver's licence so my stance might not bring the company to their knees, admittedly.

Really hit them in the pocket, boycott Maserati.

[Small Rodent]

French and German clubs are not touching this with a stick.
Maybe they can get some Russian clubs to fill in the vacancies...

Need the right mix of corruption and greed to match the Italians in this endeavor.

Why Italian? Why not mention the English?

[cdbearsfan]

Do Maserati own a team?

[Sexual Ealing]

So their announcement came to nothing. Gary Neville's right. They're cowards that refuse to commit to anything if it looks like it might send a wind their way. Fuck them. Let them go, which they'll never do. Total C-words.

[rougegorge]

As Olaftab and SE have said, I think it could  all be engineered to ensure the new CL restructure comes into being.

That could involve 6 English teams in the 36, and places could be earned by clubs finishing below the top four of the Premier League, via their UEFA co-efficients.

That would effectively self-perpetuate the presence of most of the so-called 'Big 6' as they would start with an advantage and could qualify just on their previous CL performance without any need to finish near the top of the Premier League.

So that could be another way of serving the clubs' purpose of always being at the top table.