Champions League restructuring

[sickbeggar]

Nothing UEFA can do really. It's money, so realistically as far as Europe is concerned you can only stop buying subscriptions from any broadcaster who buys the rights to the ESL. That goes for us as well as fans of the big 6 who are unhappy. I'm sure their business model expects everyone to move on and continue blindly paying over the dosh to them, but it may just not work out that way this time

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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"

Yup. 'Better the devil you know' springs to mind.

[Hockley Lion]

There is no chance that these clubs will disappear, as much as we all would love it to happen.

They've already disappeared up their own backsides.

True.

But people speculating that they will somehow not be around is nonsense.

I'm not so sure. Barcelona according to the Guardian article are £1 Billion in debt. Real and Juventus are in similar financial trouble. They may have been going down the toilet in due course anyway. Being part of this abomination may for them seem to be a salvation like a life raft largely financed by the big 6 from the super rich premier league.

I think the "New" Premier League without the "6" would be really good to watch from the get go. I think most of the player's will jump ship anyway and so would find their way back into regular football clubs. Any gaps would be filled from a multitude of fresh faced young players longing to play for their country one day. If not they can f**k off and become part of the grotesque Circus I hope this league will become.

Up the Villa & Long live football.

[Brazilian Villain]

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"

They pretty much said the same on SHA about Purslow's statement.

[Brazilian Villain]

Let's face it, it's been a bad week all round.

“Talk about sadness, I don’t know about you, but I spent time watching the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at the weekend and for the first time in a long time I was really proud to be British and this morning that’s just gone away."

[sickbeggar]

There is no chance that these clubs will disappear, as much as we all would love it to happen.

They've already disappeared up their own backsides.

True.

But people speculating that they will somehow not be around is nonsense.

I'm not so sure. Barcelona according to the Guardian article are £1 Billion in debt. Real and Juventus are in similar financial trouble. They may have been going down the toilet in due course anyway. Being part of this abomination may for them seem to be a salvation like a life raft largely financed by the big 6 from the super rich premier league.

I think the "New" Premier League without the "6" would be really good to watch from the get go. I think most of the player's will jump ship anyway and so would find their way back into regular football clubs. Any gaps would be filled from a multitude of fresh faced young players longing to play for their country one day. If not they can f**k off and become part of the grotesque Circus I hope this league will become.

Up the Villa & Long live football.

yep. Have SKY made a statement yet.? You'd think it would concern them seeing they'd lose some of their big revenue earners.. but the silence is deafening.  funny that

[Billy Walker]

Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA President): "Things change. Juventus were in Serie B. Manchester United before Sir Alex Ferguson was I don't know where. Aston Villa was a great club. Why are they creating this? Because they are not well managed."


He's spot on.  To attempt to stop the cyclical nature of football is cowardice in the extreme.

[tomd2103]

Meeting for the PL 14 tomorrow. Kick the ****** out.

Yep.  Quite simple really and promote the top six from the Championship (replaced in Championship by top six from League One etc.). 

Considering the current financial issues in the EFL, a total reset of English football might not be the worst thing that could happen to be totally honest.  If those six are told to pack their bags, then there obviously won't be as much TV money in the game, but again would that really be a terrible thing? 

[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"

They pretty much said the same on SHA about Purslow's statement.

For the avoidance of doubt I wasn't quoting from SHA. It was from a Man Utd forum, is that even worse??

[Villafirst]

What will happen to FFP? Almost irrelevant given the unfair ESL being formed. Massive rewards will easily balance their books!

[cdbearsfan]

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

No historical rankings, just base on this year's table. I would still relegate the bottom team, as moaning about closed shops then not having relegation, even for a season, is a bad look. Promote the top six from the Championship and have teams 7-10 contest the playoffs.

[Brazilian Villain]

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"

They pretty much said the same on SHA about Purslow's statement.

For the avoidance of doubt I wasn't quoting from SHA. It was from a Man Utd forum, is that even worse??

Nothing wrong with that at all, if anything the unanimity of fans on this is encouraging.

[sickbeggar]

We all know what will happen. TV controls football as it is. You'd have to be naïve to think these lot aren't going to turn up on SKY because the whole idea is a broadcasters wet dream - man united playing barca, playing Liverpool playing Madrid. Cancel your subscription because if you pay into them you really can't moan when this sort of shithousery occurs

[cdbearsfan]

It isn't going to be on Sky, I don't think.

[sickbeggar]

If it isn't, SKY are being very calm about it I think considering they've just lost 6 of the biggest names in their biggest money spinner.