Champions League restructuring

[ChicagoLion]

Andrea Agnelli, Juventus chairman, is the main ****** in chief along with the Glazers.

and Fenway

[sickbeggar]

I'm looking forward to see if Spurs can get a manager, any manager. They'll have to have some neck to take it right now.

[PaulWinch again]

Agnelli seems like a real bellend.

[adrenachrome]

Yes, BBC Sport suggested he had strongly opposed the league, he had done nothing of the sort.

He behaved like a totally evasive ******  during his pre-match interview.

I’m not sure he did. I thought he probably went as far as he could at this time.

Yes, he was in defensive mode as his club is under attack. I fully expect him to resign soon if things don't change.

[Hockley Lion]

There is a lot of liquidity out there looking for yield and JP Morgan is the conduit not the principal.

True, but when the clubs have taken JPM's money and paid off only some their massive debts, and the ESL goes tits up because the player's they really really need to make it work won't touch it because of the restrictions on international status, what will they have left? A dozen or so pariah clubs some of which will still be massively in debt and players they can afford but no one wants to pay to watch. That's my hope anyway.

[sickbeggar]

My guess is their hoped for targets aren't coming now. The likes of Bayern, PSG and co will be under immense pressure and probably inducements by UEFA to stay put now. They may well end up with the old firm and a few other B-listers to make up the numbers

[cdbearsfan]

Celtic and "Rangers" have always been self-interested wankers, hence their desperation to force their B teams into the league system despite almost universal opposition from the member clubs.

I expect they'll sign up when the ESL have given up trying to recruit the Bayerns of this world.

[adrenachrome]

Celtic and "Rangers" have always been self-interested wankers, hence their desperation to force their B teams into the league system despite almost universal opposition from the member clubs.

I expect they'll sign up when the ESL have given up trying to recruit the Bayerns of this world.

That rings true.

[sickbeggar]

Yep its beginning to look a bit half-arsed to me. Maybe they thought they bump Bayern/PSG into joining like they did with the likes of Chelsea and Man City (allegedly.) 12 clubs with another 3 unknown permanent members who are probably having 2nd thoughts about now, plus 5 other ever-changing clubs taking part in a parallel universe where FIFA/UEFA let them...…

I'd be a bit twitchy tonight if I was the ESL

[cdbearsfan]

I'd be a bit twitchy tonight if I was the ESL

I really fucking hope so.

[Brazilian Villain]

Bingo : https://twitter.com/sporf/status/1384259697423708161?s=21

Red Nev : https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1384261467470327819

[brontebilly]

I wonder what our owners make of it, having invested heavily, I find it worrying, I think if the six are expelled from the EPL overtures would be made to the Old Firm, and a possible seting up of a team from Dublin, you have to fight fire with fire. unfortunately this would have repercussions in Scotland and Ireland, there is away forward without these 6

Christ, not another Wimbledon in Dublin effort with the likes of Eamon Dunphy leading the charge again!

It's a strange time in football across Europe with the Dutch and Belgian leagues likely to merge. The Old Firm might well be encouraged to come down for a trial period but in the midst of a likely imminent Scottish independence referendum that's going to be a hard sell.

[Scott Nielsen]

There won't be compromise now. The only options are expulsion or pathetic capitulation.

You might be right. There's really no way for Ceferin to walk back some of those quotes:

Super League players face World Cup and Euros ban, warns furious Uefa chief
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/19/super-league-players-face-world-cup-and-euros-ban-warns-furious-uefa-chief?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

[Sexual Ealing]

Why is Billy McNeill wading in on all this?

[Nev]

I only saw his pre match interview and thought Bingo appeared to be hedging his bets. He also questioned the banners placed at Anfield stating that the ESL plan had nothing to do with the team. The protest was clearly aimed at the club and not the players so he's either being thick or disingenuous.
If you start fighting with those opposing the ESL over perceived slights then people will start to draw their own conclusions...