Champions League restructuring

[Bobby Boy]

Can't express how much I hate this. What chance would we ever have of keeping hold of a Grealish ever again? The monumental disgrace of this should shame anyone with a pulse - and the sight of the sleazebag arrivistes of Spurs leaping gleefully to hang out with their betters makes me sick. Fuck me, go on Leicester and West Ham this season, break the fuckers up.

Spurs, the giants who haven't won their domestic league for 60 years.

They won the League Cup in 2007-08. Super.

[Sexual Ealing]

Can't express how much I hate this. What chance would we ever have of keeping hold of a Grealish ever again? The monumental disgrace of this should shame anyone with a pulse - and the sight of the sleazebag arrivistes of Spurs leaping gleefully to hang out with their betters makes me sick. Fuck me, go on Leicester and West Ham this season, break the fuckers up.

Spurs, the giants who haven't won their domestic league for 60 years.

And even than have won it twice in their entire history.

[Ads]

Would Harry Kane for example want to sacrifice being captain of his country and potentially the all time goal scorer and trade all that in for battling with Arsenal for finishing bottom of a dull, exhibition league?

[Sexual Ealing]

Would Harry Kane for example want to sacrifice being captain of his country and potentially the all time goal scorer and trade all that in for battling with Arsenal for finishing bottom of a dull, exhibition league?

To be fair, he strikes me as the kind of man who could be distracted by a 50 pence piece and the promise of a trip to Disneyland.

[Monty]

Never thought I'd feel warm feelings for Bayern Munich.

[TonyD]

So do they want to play in this new league as well as staying in the PL?

Also they obviously wouldn’t be able to play in the CL? 

[manic-road]

Would Harry Kane for example want to sacrifice being captain of his country and potentially the all time goal scorer and trade all that in for battling with Arsenal for finishing bottom of a dull, exhibition league?

To be fair, he strikes me as the kind of man who could be distracted by a 50 pence piece and the promise of a trip to Disneyland.

If he was concerned about money he would have left Spurs years ago.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Have Bayern snubbed it or have they been forced to by being 51% fan owned ?

I fear when this happens, it may effect us and the owners have bought us to be one of the big boys again, if that's become a closed shop does their ambitions and interest end with it ?

[Bobby Boy]

Never thought I'd feel warm feelings for Bayern Munich.

One of the reasons that German clubs are less likely to sign up to this farrago is the 50+1 rule in German football which means that private investors cannot have a majority stake in a club.

Bayern's model is therefore much better than the majority of clubs including ours.

[Monty]

Never thought I'd feel warm feelings for Bayern Munich.

One of the reasons that German clubs are less likely to sign up to this farrago is the 50+1 rule in German football which means that private investors cannot have a majority stake in a club.

Bayern's model is therefore much better than the majority of clubs including ours.

Yeah good for them. All great.

[Drummond]

Fuck em. Let them go. The players will leave and go to clubs that can offer decent pay and a window to opportunities at international level.

I feel for the supporters of the clubs that want to go because I bet they don't want it either.

If I were UEFA I'd also now call time on the champions league changes too, just to fuck them even more.

This won't create the best competition, just the most monied, and they would only have 11 other clubs to play.

[algy]

Think the league needs to put these charlatans in their place:
- Ban on playing in FA competitions (Premier League, FA Cup, FA Trophy, FA Vase) whilst they're in the super league, and 5 years after
- Ban on playing in football league competitions (league, league cup) under the same conditions
- immediate & permanent removal of promotion to the football league for any competition that houses them on the same terms (ie effective 5yr ban from the national league & tier 6)
- Ban on any players playing at those clubs from representing England for the duration of any newly signed contract, plus 12 months. (I.e. period of grace for their current contract length as they may not be able to move, but if they sign a new one they sacrifice chances of playing for England).
- Discussion on how to replace the 5 'exiles'. Would be open to fan sides like AFC Liverpool, AFC Tottenham, etc being fast tracked to league 2, including FC United of Manchester. Also open to Scottish teams (ie old firm) being involved in discussions, and perhaps a 'Belfast United' franchise effort. Keep an open mind, the main concern is to completely block the 5 from rejoining & take as much local support as possible.

This effectively places them in Tier 11 (since they can't progress to tier 6 until 5 years after they've left the super league), prevents them from playing in any national cup competitions for the first 5 seasons, places a severe deterrent on players joining them, and encourages their supporters to take back control of their clubs. No malice against their supporters, they should be supported every step of the way in opposing this.

This isn't a battle they can win if the FA & football league stand up for themselves. Likewise UEFA.

[UK Redsox]

Can't express how much I hate this. What chance would we ever have of keeping hold of a Grealish ever again? The monumental disgrace of this should shame anyone with a pulse - and the sight of the sleazebag arrivistes of Spurs leaping gleefully to hang out with their betters makes me sick. Fuck me, go on Leicester and West Ham this season, break the fuckers up.

Spurs, the giants who haven't won their domestic league for 60 years.

Neville’s dismissal of Spurs was funny

[Brazilian Villain]

Supposedly making the official announcement tonight at 9.30pm. Right in the middle of Line of Duty, Bast*rds!

[Monty]

Can't express how much I hate this. What chance would we ever have of keeping hold of a Grealish ever again? The monumental disgrace of this should shame anyone with a pulse - and the sight of the sleazebag arrivistes of Spurs leaping gleefully to hang out with their betters makes me sick. Fuck me, go on Leicester and West Ham this season, break the fuckers up.

Spurs, the giants who haven't won their domestic league for 60 years.

Neville’s dismissal of Spurs was funny

I mean if Spurs left I would care so little.