European Super League - Dead on arrival

[Glenda's Legs]

Just seen the PL statement:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383829076159303683

It leads with the 'open competition' bit, which tells you where the negotiated settlement is

Ha. Their statement lists all the entities they will work with to defend the integrity of English football. They put working with "fans" first in the list. It's a bit late for that.

 

[johnola]

Agreed. But without Barca and Real, La Liga is finished as a professional competition. The PL and Serie A to a lesser extent, but still badly hit. That's why they won't want there to be a split

Would, say, Harry Kane prefer to stay at Spurs and earn £400k per week from playing in this, or move to a team in the PL and earn say £100k? The players will go to where the money is

i imagine the real end game is a review to the proposals for the revamped Champions league as this ESL is not happening outside of UEFA, not a chance.

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

Not for me. That’s not how I see it.

Well you’ve either supported the club a lot longer than me or a lot shorter.

My span of following the club appears to be the one designed to exhibit maximum pain!

 

[Legohamster]

Possibly. They are both small in international terms though

Celtic are pretty big worldwide, fan bases all over.

Would be a smaller team in it for sure.

but the point is,I imagine it gets extended.

 

[djp82]

Would you prefer us to have been on the outside and the other 10 go ahead with this? I certainly wouldnt! Had we not signed up to this, it would have gone ahead anyway

No. I would not.

 

[djp82]

Well you’ve either supported the club a lot longer than me or a lot shorter.

My span of following the club appears to be the one designed to exhibit maximum pain!

30 + years. Plenty of torture but that’s what makes the good days so enjoyable. That’s how football works at all levels.

 

[monkeybarry]

Its a negotiation. My money says it replaces the CL and we stay in the PL too

So qualification is via commercial value?
Doesn't sound like sport to me.

 

[djp82]

So qualification is via commercial value?
Doesn't sound like sport to me.

Exactly.

 

[Legohamster]

That is an excellent point

Fifa are pretty toothless in this as well if the clubs wanna go ahead with it, they will.

International football is dying on its arse and are they really going to host a World Cup without 2026s version of Messi/Ronaldo/Kane etc?

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

30 + years. Plenty of torture but that’s what makes the good days so enjoyable. That’s how football works at all levels.

We don’t have good days however, at best we win a brick league cup once every 10-15 years or lose a semi final or final.

Meanwhile our two rivals between them have won about 50 million trophies.

I wont stand for it anymore.

 

[AdamB]

Fifa are pretty toothless in this as well if the clubs wanna go ahead with it, they will.

International football is dying on its arse and are they really going to host a World Cup without 2026s version of Messi/Ronaldo/Kane etc?

Yes, international football isn't remotely comparable to before. Players will go to this new competition if it can pay them more, which I tihnk it will

 

[milo]

Fifa are pretty toothless in this as well if the clubs wanna go ahead with it, they will.

International football is dying on its arse and are they really going to host a World Cup without 2026s version of Messi/Ronaldo/Kane etc?

The Super League would just put on a summer cup competition in Asia or the US and go against the WC

 

[StephenH]

Now we know why Harry has not buggered off!

 

[Baleforce]

So qualification is via commercial value?
Doesn't sound like sport to me.

As opposed to how much money from human rights abuses you can spend.

Footballs soul was sullied a long time ago, it’s not been “sport” since before professionalism.

 

[Daisuk]

I would have agreed with you 10 years ago but watching football and being so emotionally invested in Spurs has killed me and I couldn’t now give a flying fudge about the equilibrium of football etc.

We have largely collapsed as a club since the mid 90s (and I saw nothing of what went before that time) which whilst painful to watch in itself, has also been compounded by those two rivals of ours winning all and sundry time and again.

It takes its toll eventually and kills you. So fudge the modern game, its basically given us nothing for around 30 long soul destroying years, whilst all around us have had a great time, time and time again.

So for me its fudge what exists now and lets see what this new thing will be.

Well, if you're sick of not winning anything in the bloody Premier League, with teams like Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Fulham in it, how do you think we'd fare playing Bayern, PSG and Barca week in and out? We'd be rock bottom.

 

[AdamB]

Well, if you're sick of not winning anything in the bloody Premier League, with teams like Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Fulham in it, how do you think we'd fare playing Bayern, PSG and Barca week in and out? We'd be rock bottom.

Not sure about that! I think we'd be on a more even footing with them. With the cash flowing from this, and Levy using this to sign naming rights for the stadium, our squad would improve massively!

 

[markysimmo]

Ha. Their statement lists all the entities they will work with to defend the integrity of English football. They put working with "fans" first in the list. It's a bit late for that.

They dont care about us never have never will

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Well, if you're sick of not winning anything in the bloody Premier League, with teams like Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Fulham in it, how do you think we'd fare playing Bayern, PSG and Barca week in and out? We'd be rock bottom.

I just told the wife that we can be brick in Europe or brick in England.

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

Gary Neville has called for the immediate relegation of man utd, liverpool and arsenal.

AND for all clubs involved to be stripped of their titles.

I agree with this, lets all enter this new era on a level footing.

 

[Kandi1977]

So qualification is via commercial value?
Doesn't sound like sport to me.

If Spurs enter into this, I no longer have a club. I'm out. It will no longer be a sporting competition, just a commercial franchise.