European Super League

[Oxeki]

I won't be surprised if those american owners introduce an all-star game tbh

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

It's like the 90's break up of Take That on AM.

Trilly and MutableEarth supporting Place.

Riou supporting the leprechaun team that plays behind the bins of his local Tesco.

Rex trawling deepest darkest Wales to watch any local side with a sheep on their badge and no vowel in their name.

Matter of time before Gdeep declares for Sporting Club East Bengal.

Sad times

 

[Beany]

Reflecting on this I can’t help but think of Cardiff, the 2005 cup final and how we all bought little US flags to wave at the mancunians.What a jolly jape. If you watch the highlights you can see a big flag in the United ending that struck me on the day, reading “Die Glazer”.

Bottom line, this has been coming for many, many years - thanks to FIFA, UEFA, the FA and others selling their souls.

The truth is that the model of football I grew up with in the 70’s isn’t commercially sustainable - we’ve spent decades struggling with that simple fact. Same ways the coal mines and latterly steel are no longer workable.

I don’t like it but we allowed these guys to take control by facilitating them and failing, in all the intervening years, to dream up a workable alternative.

We’re all franchises - or maybe just micro franchisees - now.

 

[Makingtrax]

So much nonsense being spouted on here about football dying, Kroenke etc with people forgetting that the Premier League itself was a 'breakaway league'.

The Prem is a dream for any lower team that can make it through the ranks. The super league is a closed shop, meaningless exhibition friendlies to make money for the already super rich.

 

[Beany]

It's like the 90's break up of Take That on AM.

Trilly and MutableEarth supporting Place.

Riou supporting the leprechaun team that plays behind the bins of his local Tesco.

Rex trawling deepest darkest Wales to watch any local side with a sheep on and their badge and no vowel in their name.

Matter of time before Gdeep declares for Sporting Club East Bengal.

Sad times

What about @hydrofluoric acid and his famous Igloo Hotspurs?

 

[Penn_]

The league can’t stop this. At least in the Premier League. In the short term they’d lose far too much moneyHow many people are watching next season without those six clubs?

Leicester or West Ham winning the league is far less impressive if it’s a best of the rest affair.

Meanwhile the ESL has the quality, revenue and viewers from the off.

 

[Jason Jace]

Guys please check out my twitter thread on a possible fix to the super league and don't forget to follow me

 

[Mo Britain]

Super League will bring new people into the game:

 

[Lady_Gooner]

Arsenal and Sp**s fans should be the most thrilled about it. We have another underserving shot at being at a top club again! So exciting

 

[carlito'sway]

Strong reaction from a VP of the European Union. If I had to bet, I would put some money that the SL will not happen. From a political standpoint, it is just toxic.

 

[Mo Britain]

This will never happen - Sir Keir Starmer has spoken out against it. End of.

 

[Malky]

The only good thing about this is Nevilles reaction -
" Relegate United, Liverpool and Arsenal, they're the history of this country, they should suffer most. Yep Chelsea and City are new money in the game, I'm not happy with them either, lets be clear! Tottenham?...... I'm not really that bothered about.
United, Liverpool and Arsenal, they should know better! "

Tottenham are a nothing club

 

[Rex Stone]

People have been saying the Champions League format is **** for years. Granted this isn’t the main reason for the breakaway, but to see fans now care about what happens to Red Star Belgrade etc after regularly moaning about having to play dead rubber fixtures in Europe is a bit perplexing.

The Champions League format hasn’t been right for a long time but this has gone the other way.

Having a power grab of European football ran by ten clubs won’t narrow the divides, it will just make them worse.

 

[Taneruit]

Strong reaction from a VP of the European Union. If I had to bet, I would put some money that the SL will not happen. From a political standpoint, it is just toxic.

It will. It has.

Most of what's happening right now is pure posturing and moral grandstanding.
Empty words by people that don't actually care and are at best only upset because they have been left out.

 

[Highbury_2006]

Strong reaction from a VP of the European Union. If I had to bet, I would put some money that the SL will not happen. From a political standpoint, it is just toxic.

Lip service.

 

[Rimaal]

 

[Sniper Mik]

Strong reaction from a VP of the European Union. If I had to bet, I would put some money that the SL will not happen. From a political standpoint, it is just toxic.

 

[Rex Stone]

Good.
Sheff. Utd, Fulham, Burnley, West Brom.

Who's going to miss games against them.
I mean really!

I’d miss games against Leeds, West Ham and Aston Villa.

Only plastics wouldn’t.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Yeah its weird that every Tom **** and Harry is suddenly on it because the people are against it. You didn't care before why do you care now?

I'd like to see how it actually worked before passing judgement. There's a lot of unanswered questions right now and I highly doubt anyone knows the full details besides the big wigs.

 

[GoonerJay24]

So much nonsense being spouted on here about football dying, Kroenke etc with people forgetting that the Premier League itself was a 'breakaway league'.

Yes but Arsenal and Liverpools owners had backing from the F.A and Football League.