Champions League restructuring

[cdbearsfan]

Struggling to think who else they could persuade.

I'm terms of the most viable:

Spain: Sevilla have already turned it down

Italy: Roma have denounced it

England: basically everyone has denounced it and the English clubs seem more scared of the backlash than anyone else

Germany: seems a total non-starter

Netherlands: Ajax have denounced it

Portugal: Porto said no

Russia: all balls deep in Gazprom money and they bankroll the Champions League

Is anyone going to be that excited if the best teams from Switzerland and Denmark start getting invited?

It's dead, I reckon.

celtic and rangers

Quite possibly, though I don't think too many from across the North Sea give much of a fuck about them. So, thirteen teams and no relegation then? Neither this year or last year's Champions League Winners?

Could scarcely be more Mickey Mouse if they stick it on the Disney Channel.

RB Leipzig/PSG/Lyon/Marseille/Anderlecht/Napoli/Lazio/Olympiakos/Benfica/Sporting Lisbon/Galatasaray/PSV

Leipzig have said no. PSG have said no.

Not sure about the rest. Not the most exciting list, is it?

No Bayern, no PSG, no Man City, no Chelsea = no credibility.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh and Liverpool and Man U have now dropped out. Arsenal and Tottenham to follow.

It's over.

[sickbeggar]

It's different in that the Premier League was never a closed shop. The 1991/92 First Division had 22 teams of whom the bottom three went down. The 1992/93 Premier League had 22 teams of whom the bottom three went down.

It was still about getting a much bigger slice of the cake for the top division than anything else. Only thing that's changed is the scale and the ambition of the greed.

[cdbearsfan]

No, that isn't the "only" thing unless you ignore everything except the one point you're making.

[Brazilian Villain]

I think we need to be careful where we attribute punishment here. I think a lot of credit must go to the real fans of the clubs in question to come out so passionately over this.

The people responsible should be punished for this and their greed not the inocent. I could say there but for the grace of God go I/we. It could have been our club if our owners were the same. Hopefully they are not. The fans of these clubs have stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the football family to kill this abomination. I salute them.

Let's just target the blame on the guilty.

I see your point but the fans of these clubs have been happy enough to enjoy the success brought about by the largesse of their wealthy owners for the best part of 2 decades. Now that those same wealthy owners have screwed up they can suffer the consequences of that for a couple of seasons (at least).

[Villan82]

I think we need to be careful where we attribute punishment here. I think a lot of credit must go to the real fans of the clubs in question to come out so passionately over this.

The people responsible should be punished for this and their greed not the inocent. I could say there but for the grace of God go I/we. It could have been our club if our owners were the same. Hopefully they are not. The fans of these clubs have stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the football family to kill this abomination. I salute them.

Let's just target the blame on the guilty.

I see your point but the fans of these clubs have been happy enough to enjoy the success brought about by the largesse of their wealthy owners for the best part of 2 decades. Now that those same wealthy owners have screwed up they can suffer the consequences of that for a couple of seasons (at least).

Hear Hear BV.

[Risso]

I think we need to be careful where we attribute punishment here. I think a lot of credit must go to the real fans of the clubs in question to come out so passionately over this.

The people responsible should be punished for this and their greed not the inocent. I could say there but for the grace of God go I/we. It could have been our club if our owners were the same. Hopefully they are not. The fans of these clubs have stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the football family to kill this abomination. I salute them.

Let's just target the blame on the guilty.

I see your point but the fans of these clubs have been happy enough to enjoy the success brought about the largesse of their wealthy owners for the best part of 2 decades. Now that those same wealthy owners have screwed up they can suffer the consequences of that for a couple of seasons (at least).

Exactly. As football fans we all live and die by the decisions the owners of our clubs make. That's not just the managers they choose or the players they buy, it's everything. If you break the rules, you get punished.

[TonyD]

So getting the thread back on track.

The CL was restructured on Friday I believe.   

[olaftab]

All six are now out. Arsenal are the only ones to issue an apology so far.

[olaftab]

So getting the thread back on track.

The CL was restructured on Friday I believe.   

And that's the biggest actual crime that has gone on unnoticed.

[Clive W]

Arsenal out now

And then there were three

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

...and so they've all withdrawn now!
Cowardly scabs looking to make right a wrong.
Their part in all this should not be forgotten. There should be punishments for all the clubs involved. Going forwards no allowances should be made for these 6 clubs to continue  monopolising competitions, the best players, the visual and written media, refereeing decisions, var, the money in the game etc. They have shown themselves for what they are. Actions have consequences, they now need to be punished for stepping out of line and putting the integrity of football as a sport at risk.

[sickbeggar]

No, that isn't the "only" thing unless you ignore everything except the one point you're making.

Suit yourself. I never had the formation of the Premier League down as some act of benevolence on the part of clubs involved.

[Hockley Lion]

All six dropped out.

Breaking on BBC

[Hairbandinho]

So as I thought at the begging it was all just a power play.

What Champions League changes have been ratified in full? Am I to assume that these changes only suit the teams who proposes joining this bullshit league? Let me guess it's now even more of a closed shop than ever and teams like us now have even less chance of getting there?