Champions League restructuring

[Somniloquism]

Just seen this in the DT

“ An anonymous board member for one the English Super League clubs has spoken to Sky Sports to describe the proposals not as "civil war [but] it's a nuclear war."

In an extremely inflammatory statement, the anonymous exec said: “Our job is to maximise our revenues. The wider good of the game is a secondary concern. The clubs don’t care about the backlash and opinions of the fans."

At least it’s an honest statement, even if it’s disgraceful and hidden behind a cloak of anonymity

Assuming it is true, and I know about trusting sources and honouring the "as long as you keep my name off it" but surely the name of the above board member and club they represent could be leaked anonymously as well so the "legacy fans" know how their club feels about them.

[Clive W]

Just seen this in the DT

“ An anonymous board member for one the English Super League clubs has spoken to Sky Sports to describe the proposals not as "civil war [but] it's a nuclear war."

In an extremely inflammatory statement, the anonymous exec said: “Our job is to maximise our revenues. The wider good of the game is a secondary concern. The clubs don’t care about the backlash and opinions of the fans."

At least it’s an honest statement, even if it’s disgraceful and hidden behind a cloak of anonymity

Assuming it is true, and I know about trusting sources and honouring the "as long as you keep my name off it" but surely the name of the above board member and club they represent could be leaked anonymously as well so the "legacy fans" know how their club feels about them.

I certainly hope so

[Monty]

To be honest, it's obviously all of them.

[sickbeggar]

Personally I think we should take advantage of the chaos and form a Midlands superleague

SuperMidlandsPremier League: Us Wolves, WBA,  Forest, Leicester, Cov, Stoke, Derby,
Div2 Mansfield, Walsall, chesterfield , Northampton, Notts County
Div3 Blose, Solihull Moors

[steamer]

so, the next question is, which teams based on their Historical standing will replace these wankers
Forest
Blackburn
Albion
S.Wed
Derby

[Drummond]

I wonder if the Glasgow two would get invited. Big followings...

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wonder if the Glasgow two would get invited. Big followings...

Not as big as former European Cup winners Leeds. "Leeds are massive".

[Brazilian Villain]

If they kick them out, we will legitimately be the biggest and most successful English club again. Trololololol

Something similar came up on SHA last night i.e. that Villa would the league with those 6 kicked out.

[sickbeggar]

i'd imagine they'd like PSG and the german clubs but probably kept them out of the loop due to their closeness to UEFA

I fell sorry for Serie A and la Liga who have been virtually gutted.  They weren't much more than 1 league anyway.

[Jon Crofts]

I wonder if the Glasgow two would get invited. Big followings...

No French or German teams in the ESL, I'd rather invite Marseilles, Nice, Nancy, Reims, Frankfurt, Herther, Bayern than have 2 pub teams from Scotland thanks.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Loved this comment from some chap to the Guardian:

“So, the president of Uefa has just used his press conference to berate the founding members of ESL, while launching the new revamped Champions League, which was created to benefit only the clubs from the bigger leagues, further guaranteeing their place in future champion leagues. The hypocrisy is rank. Uefa had no problem siding up to these clubs in the past as long as they were in the financial picture, now they have been left on the sidelines they have all of a sudden developed a moral conscious regarding fairness. Give me break, they laid the groundwork for this to happen, they only have themselves to blame.”

[Meanwood Villa]

It's all well and good accusing UEFA of hypocrisy but where does that leave us? We are reliant on the governing bodies stopping this so need them to be strong. As I saw someone say on another forum "you can be a hypocrite and still be right"

[ian c.]

I wonder if the Glasgow two would get invited. Big followings...

Wouldn't plucking the 2 biggest teams from the SPL have a similar impact on the SPL as losing the "big 6" in England would on the Premier League? 

It would financially damaging the rest of Scottish football and mean the Premier League would lose the moral high ground it currently has. It's a no from me.

[Meanwood Villa]

I also disagree "they only have themselves to blame". Personally I'd put the blame at the doors of the clubs involved.

[Monty]

I wonder if the Glasgow two would get invited. Big followings...

No French or German teams in the ESL, I'd rather invite Marseilles, Nice, Nancy, Reims, Frankfurt, Herther, Bayern than have 2 pub teams from Scotland thanks.

Actually I love this idea.