Champions League restructuring

[Hockley Lion]

I wouldn't let them back in at all. Stay or go but if you go, you go for good.

It's a rogue league set up by rogue clubs in competition with the legitimate European and World organisations. They should be treated as such and treated as pariahs.

All owners, managers and players who take part should be blacklisted.

I wouldn't even let them use the rules of football or even let them call it football if possible. No Refs, no linesman, sue them in court if they copy the rules.

Football will get over it. Some of the player's will come back and new ones will always replace the old. Player's not coming back in a reasonable time frame should have to miss one regional and one world international competition ( e.g.1 European & 1 World cup) before playing international football again. No exceptions. Don't tell me that any young player doesn't want to play for his country.

Football has a glorious history with many more great clubs staying than will be going. Some of those going allegedly have a history of dishonesty anyway, bribing refs and such so good riddance.

I think enough of the player's will come back. I think they will be distributed among the teams that remain. Those that don't will be pitied and censured for their greed by the countries they couldn't play for.

They'll all fall out eventually anyway. Like a bunch of prima Donnas fighting over 1 mirror. Hope you crash and burn you bastards.

Utv.

[Ger Regan]

Football needs a reset. This might be it, but just not for the reasons that they think.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh absolutely. The authorities absolutely have to make a stand here, because the concept of a small group of teams that sit outside the meritocracy that everyone else competes under cannot be allowed. It breaks the whole basis of the culture, essentially what’s the point in playing the games. If these clubs want this they have to be cut off and ostracised otherwise  their continued participation in the existing competitions completely undermines those competitions.

[algy]

If they're succesful, I think that would be me done with football.

You're going to support Blues?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The logical conclusion of what has been happening to football over the last 30 years.
The statement released by these rebels makes for a disgusting but so predictable read.
The most sickening is the use of the term "founding clubs".
If they are really intent are continuing with this maverick project then expulsion is the only answer.

[Axl Rose]

None of those 6 will be missed. Arrogant, condescending, irritating plastic fans, hugely overrated stadiums and atmospheres, wanker managers, uncountable numbers of twat players diving all over the place, wankfest media following...The list is endless.

Fuck em.

[Nunkin1965]

None of those 6 will be missed. Arrogant, condescending, irritating plastic fans, hugely overrated stadiums and atmospheres, wanker managers, uncountable numbers of twat players diving all over the place, wankfest media following...The list is endless.

Fuck em.

Seconded.

[sid1964]

The "Super 6" honestly believe that football in England will not exist without them!

What these clubs fans do not realise is that the games wont be played at their home grounds but played in America, China etc..

Let them leave, and when they beg to come back let them start at the lowest level of football within the football pyramid

Gary Neville was bang right, it is all about the money!

I think this morning they will all change their minds and decide to honour us with their presence!

[aev]

They need to be sanctioned heavily, but will the PL have the guts to do so?

I wonder what Sawiris and Edens think of all this?

[frank black]

This is never going to happen. It’s just massive brinksmanship to get more money out of the existing competition.

[lovejoy]

As long as they don’t also get to play in the English league I’m ok with that. They’ll get bored playing each other every year and someone (Arsenal) will need to finish bottom.

[garyfouroaks]

There is an inevitable direction of travel here. Wherever the biggest payday is, football will make it the destination, eventually.

This plan may well be thwarted by compromise, but it will come back.

Sky ( 23m European subscribers)  is no longer the dominant force. You Tube and Amazon have changed the landscape. Amazon have over 200m Prime subscribers at an average $100 pa. “Gangnam style” has been viewed  3.3bn times worldwide on You tube.. Those numbers dwarf Sky ( 180m audience for CL final)  There is no going back.

Football as a worldwide commodity is underpriced. Footballers are underpaid.

The European elite cannot target the rest of the world for shirt sales, pre season friendlies and merchandise and then be surprised at the demand that creates.

Expect an expanded world club championship biannually. Expect an IPL Cricket style franchise tournament to fill in the geographic gaps. Do not expect matchday fans to be shown any consideration.

[sid1964]

I thought that these clubs were so worried about fixture congestion and their "superstars" playing too many games

[London Villan]

The problem with kicking them out of domestic leagues is the loss of revenue from TV and therefore the existence of everyone else. Those 6 clubs probably make up 75% of the viewing audience.

Its wrong in every level, but they already have too much power. The arrogance of what they are doing isnt surprising.

[jwarry]

Gary Neville is not very happy us he!