Champions League restructuring

[cdbearsfan]

They aren't going to get millions watching in Asia when everybody in Asia is asleep.

[Monty]

They aren't going to get millions watching in Asia when everybody in Asia is asleep.

Simple, move the game to Beijing and kick off at 9pm local time.

[eamonn]

Are we now officially one of 'The Gang Of Fourteen'?

Worst tribute ever! And I've seen ''...from The Jam"*


*I haven't but if that doesn't get Percy posting, I don't know what will...

[nigel]

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.

Might be a perfect time to trim the league.
18 in the Prem, 2 down (let’s get rid of the baggies 😂) 4 up (top 3 + 1 via play offs)

[cdbearsfan]

Nah, I remember the last time they reduced the Premier League by two teams and not one single club reduced their season ticket prices.

[nigel]

Nah, I remember the last time they reduced the Premier League by two teams and not one single club reduced their season ticket prices.

Fair point.
What an idiotic idea 😂

[dave.woodhall]

They aren't going to get millions watching in Asia when everybody in Asia is asleep.

Why do you think 12.30 on Saturday games first started?

[ian c.]

Interesting item in The Guardian

Revealed: unpublished Super League document justifying breakaway

[cdbearsfan]

They aren't going to get millions watching in Asia when everybody in Asia is asleep.

Why do you think 12.30 on Saturday games first started?

Well, exactly. They've said the league will be midweek only except for the final.

I wonder if they want to be thrown out of domestic leagues so they can play at the weekend too.

[LukeJames]

Nevilles rant was superb. I've had the radio on too and from Suffolk today and its pretty much universal condemnation.

The thing is though, the radio stations that are so against it are they going to give it air time, are they going to promote its matches and transfer news etc?

The commentators and pundits who are against it, are they going to commentate and be analysts etc on it?

Of fucking course they are.

[nigel]

The leagues want to think of some sort of repercussion if nothing comes of it.
I would like to see them all relegated to division 4 (league 2), 3 will spend two seasons there, and given a 6 year transfer embargo. That way even if they all come straight back they will still have 2-3 seasons of no transfers.

[chrisw1]

The problem is these owners are so rich, state funded in some cases, that it will be almost impossible to go head to head with them legally.  Unfortunately I can't see any prospect of them being ejected from the PL.

This league wil happen.  Fans will object but ultimately they will creep back.  If they don't the owners simply won't care - look at Kronke moving LA / St Louis Raiders firstly from LA to St Louis and then back again 20 years later.  The fans are their last consideration.  Whatever happens next they have probably ruined football as we know if for ever.  The utter bastards.

[CT]

Absolutely glued to Sky at the moment.

There’s so much genuine emotion from both Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher.

Real concern was what Neville said about Joel Glazer. 

[London Villan]

They can’t bin them because of the TV deals.

[cdbearsfan]

They absolutely can, and must.