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better days said:

Evil finance companies like JP Morgan behind it of course
The rest of us should have the bottle to tell Man U, Liverpool and any other greedy bastards who want to join to fuck off and don't spend a cent on whichever platform they sell their games on

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If only that would happen...but unfortunately the armchair glory hunters will be all over it and lap up the tv hype of ‘super duper extra special Sunday’ with ‘international battles from Manchester, Madrid etc’ and before you know it football will only have begun in 2021.


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I don't disagree with the sentiment of much of this thread.

It is worth noting we voted for the formation of the Premier League, however. Let's hope if such a time comes again, the clubs look for the many, not the few, to steal a phrase.

Yeah yeah, I know it's naive.

Time for everyone outside of the big six to “break away”. Fuck em. If they go for this they can all piss off out the English game IMO. The product is the strength of support across the country at various levels not a few “big” clubs. Give it five years and Leicester, Villa, Everton, West Ham, Sheff Utd, Leeds etc would all see a resurgence in support. As if Man Utd and Arsenal are even reliably top six clubs any more than Leicester are now.

This new plan would presumably be a much bigger threat to the Champions' League than the Premier League, no?

Not that it sounds feasible anyway, especially in these Uncertain Times™. Bailing on the Premier League makes no financial sense for clubs like Liverpool and Man Utd until they've completely given up on selling their own TV rights for it, which is where the real jackpot will come.

SBT said:

This new plan would presumably be a much bigger threat to the Champions' League than the Premier League, no?

Not that it sounds feasible anyway, especially in these Uncertain Times™. Bailing on the Premier League makes no financial sense for clubs like Liverpool and Man Utd until they've completely given up on selling their own TV rights for it, which is where the real jackpot will come.

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But no Champions League would diminish League and knock on to to value of TV contract. If the top 4 aren't qualifying for a "prized" competition each season has to effect quality, competitiveness etc. Sides would be resting players for PL games as focus on European ones.

Sick Boy said:

Revealed: Greg Clarke's real role in controversial Project Big Picture talks

The FA chairman Greg Clarke is under pressure to explain the accounts he has given about his Project Big Picture role, because of apparent inconsistencies with his actual involvement

www.theguardian.com

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I can't believe his position is in any way tenable after his part in all of this. He should be gone.