Brighton Sky Blue
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Shrek keeping an open mind
European Super League: Wayne Rooney wants English 'pyramid' protected - BBC Sport
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Shrek keeping an open mind
European Super League: Wayne Rooney wants English 'pyramid' protected - BBC Sport
Ian1779
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I’d like to see if a couple of high profile players to drop in transfer requests to protect their international ambitions... then let’s see how they react.
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BornSlippySkyBlue
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Wonder what the players think of that
SBAndy
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Absolutely.
Would it be possible to look at rule amendments meaning clubs had to be Community Interest Companies and at least protecting the remainder from this uber-capitalist desire? Doubt it’d happen, why would the current incumbents bother, but could it theoretically happen?
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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Is this superleague set at 12 or is it going to expand to include some other massive clubs. Why aren't Bayern Munich in it ? Why aren't Ajax in it. Perhaps they're put off by the 4 English clubs called Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea who are, quite frankly, not big enough to join any European league.
Ian1779
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I read some clubs had rejected the offer. Porto, Dortmund and Munich I believe. I would have thought Ajax would have done the same, given their history in European Football.
Still chuckling as well at the idea that this is the only way Spurs and Arsenal could guarantee any European football next season.
Brighton Sky Blue
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The plan is to have 15 permanent members with 5 lucky few able to join each season. The German clubs will have their fans blocking the move, others perhaps waiting to see if CCFC accept the invite.
SBAndy
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I don’t particularly understand how the additional 5 are decided. Real lack of information around that, maybe deliberately.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I assume the 5 highest placed of the 'big' leagues
Yeah, all I’ve seen is they won’t get the same slice of the cash even if they do get in
SkyBlue_Bear83
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Wonder if the genuine fans will set up 'Phoenix' clubs if the big six get kicked out of the league
Brighton Sky Blue
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Arsenal sitting in mid table and coasting off Wenger's glories, what gives them the right to be in this club fuck knows
Spurs not won a league title in 60 years and have never won the European Cup/Champions League. The last time they won a trophy was in 2008. Wigan have had more success in that time
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And which, if they weren't near the bottom, is where they have been for much of their time in the 1st Div/PL. I couldn't have snorted louder when there were street protests about him ruining their club when in fifth position. Man City and Chelsea also traditionally yo-yo clubs without the (big) money.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Just a few with better claims than some of these chancers:
Forest, two time European Cup winners
Lesta, PL winners more recently than Arsenal, Spurs, or Man Utd
Villa, 7 time top flight winners and once European Cup winners
Sheffield Wednesday, twice as many top flight titles as Spurs
Could go on and on
dutchman
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Ajax fiercely turns against Super League
Ajax has turned against the arrival of the so-called Super League. The Amsterdam club, which was named as one of the additional participants in the revolutionary competition, has announced through general director Edwin van der Sar that it fully supports the new format of the Champions League.
In a press release, the club says it is 'completely surprised and disappointed' about the initiative for the lucrative Super League. Director Van der Sar, who, as ECA's vice-president, represents the interests of many football countries and clubs, continues: “We support the new set-up proposed by Uefa, as confirmed on Monday. Through my work for the ECA, I have been involved for a number of years in discussions about a new set-up of the Uefa club competitions, "said Van der Sar." Ajax has previously fought together with the ECV and the KNVB for a number of changes, for example to make participation in the Champions League more accessible for the clubs. ”
The director continues: ,, We thought we had found the solution in the so-called Swiss model, with more international competitions for more clubs. We are very disappointed in the sudden and late turnaround that fellow directors of some international top clubs have made this weekend, with the result that a very uncertain period threatens to dawn for European football. ”
Ajax has turned against the arrival of the so-called Super League. The Amsterdam club, which was named as one of the additional participants in the revolutionary competition, has announced through general director Edwin van der Sar that it fully supports the new format of the Champions League.
In a press release, the club says it is 'completely surprised and disappointed' about the initiative for the lucrative Super League. Director Van der Sar, who, as ECA's vice-president, represents the interests of many football countries and clubs, continues: “We support the new set-up proposed by Uefa, as confirmed on Monday. Through my work for the ECA, I have been involved for a number of years in discussions about a new set-up of the Uefa club competitions, "said Van der Sar." Ajax has previously fought together with the ECV and the KNVB for a number of changes, for example to make participation in the Champions League more accessible for the clubs. ”
The director continues: ,, We thought we had found the solution in the so-called Swiss model, with more international competitions for more clubs. We are very disappointed in the sudden and late turnaround that fellow directors of some international top clubs have made this weekend, with the result that a very uncertain period threatens to dawn for European football. ”
Paul Anthony
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Is that the most popular goal Leeds have ever scored?
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get in!
Grendel
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Actually Everton are the most obvious along with Leeds
chiefdave
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According to the BBC they want the Champions League to act as a qualification tournament for the super league. Pretty sure that one can be ruled out.
Brighton Sky Blue
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You could pick countless ones really, I've just gone for some smaller ones to illustrate the point.
Barnsley
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Would love to see Oldham, Salford, Stockport, FCUOM, & Tranmere, season ticket sales go to unprecedented levels. Would be a massive statement. It’ll never happen but would be awesome if it did.
The problem with these clubs that are joining a ESL is the fact that most of there fans support starts and ends with a search online 10 minutes before each game for a dodgy stream, a trip to sports direct once a year for the latest home & away shirts, along with following the clubs official Twitter accounts, their not real football supporters and their clubs stopped being proper football clubs many moons ago.
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Are we ignoring the environmental benefits of a Super League? I mean, think of all of the London supporters of Utd, City and Pool who would be able to walk to the games against Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham, rather than drive up t'north in their SUVs?
Barnsley
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Best thing about that is, if they were offered a place in the super league they’d jump at it.
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Gynnsthetonic
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Let them go, football is all about belonging, those supposed super 6 lost there identity years ago. Coventry for example apart from moving to an out of town stadium are still basically a community club serving the City and Warwickshire, I wouldnt give a toss if we got to the PL league without the rebel clubs, I'd just as much enjoy going to Villa Park, Selhusrt Park, St James Park, Elland Rd, Carrow Rd, the Sheffield Clubs,West Ham etc, look at us in league 2 and 1 selling out Wembley, away games sold out weeks in advance, teams like Coventry are special because of the relationship with our fans who I've known for 30 years, meeting up at Southend, Cheltenham, Rochdale, Sunderland etc, that what's makes me proud to be a City fan, let the others fuck off, football will carry on, the fan bases in this country are massive and the lifeblood of most clubs.
All respect?
Paul Anthony
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Fair play to Milner, coming straight out and saying he doesn't like it and hopes it doesn't happen.
Barnsley
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What you described there is how most fans of clubs outside the top six feel. At championship and lower premier league and right down to non league level, if someone says they support them clubs they actually do, by going to the games. Have a few beers and a pie talking to like minded people who’ve been at work all week, wishing their week away just to get to the game at the weekend. And after the game they can’t wait to get to work Monday to chew the fat with Wensdeh, Leeds, Huddersfield, York and others who’ve also been to watch there clubs,( or in your case villa, wolves and so on) that’s what being a football fan is, not buying a replica shirts and subscribing to sky and BT.