The other big European leagues have their Super Cup, even UEFA has a Super Cup. It sounds, well, Super. The league and main cup winners, having a one off match as a curtain raiser at the start of the following season. Or CLeague and ELeague winners a month or so before the UEFA competitions take place.
Yet here in merry ol' England, our former Charity Shield underwent a rename on 2002, after the Charity Commission found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law, by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to the charities nominated. As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield.
Yes I know that the trophy isn't a cup, but under either name it sounds a bit last century compared to SUPER CUP. You see players honours that include any Super Cup and it looks impressive.
Do we need to think about having one, instead of a Shield?
Does the Community Shield need a revamp?
posted on 13/6/23
*Why not Kate?
posted on 13/6/23
comment by newWAYNEorder (U23010)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by (K̇ash) - Liverpool 7-0 Man U (U1108)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Boy F7-0m The South (U3979)
posted 29 minutes ago
FA won’t let it be played abroad because they need as many Wembley games as possible but quite frankly they could play this in Hong Kong for all I care.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't tell me they are still paying for the Wembley stadium upgrade?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah that won't be paid off for many years yet.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Doesn't time fly? According to the Evening Standard, it'll be paid off next year.
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-will-finally-finish-paying-off-ps757m-cost-of-new-wembley-in-2024-a3735661.html
Hopefully no more FA Cup semis there from 2025 onwards.
posted on 13/6/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson - Make Mine a Treble (U5901)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by newWAYNEorder (U23010)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by The Duality of Van (Dijk) (U21747)
posted 47 minutes ago
They should call it the Princess Diana Memorial Shield
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now that you mention it, I'm surprised that this hasn't been touted already.
It's what she would've wanted
----------------------------------------------------------------------
William and Harry to manage the 2 teams for the day
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Meghan to provide a rub down in the showers
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why not Kate?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
She'll be giving rub downs in the treatment room.
posted on 13/6/23
comment by newWAYNEorder (U23010)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by newWAYNEorder (U23010)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by (K̇ash) - Liverpool 7-0 Man U (U1108)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Boy F7-0m The South (U3979)
posted 29 minutes ago
FA won’t let it be played abroad because they need as many Wembley games as possible but quite frankly they could play this in Hong Kong for all I care.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't tell me they are still paying for the Wembley stadium upgrade?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah that won't be paid off for many years yet.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Doesn't time fly? According to the Evening Standard, it'll be paid off next year.
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-will-finally-finish-paying-off-ps757m-cost-of-new-wembley-in-2024-a3735661.html
Hopefully no more FA Cup semis there from 2025 onwards.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I actually like the semis being played at a neutral venue.
Maybe Villa Park and the Emirates going forward though
posted on 13/6/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Maybe it should be opened up to 4 teams.
League winners, FA Cup winners, League Cup winners, 2nd in Pl or special invitees.
Play it in Saudi or Qatar or Dubai.
2 x Semi
3rd place play off
Final.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why would you want it played outside England.
Scrap it if that's the case, there's enough time for pre-season tournaments without having a semi official one.
posted on 13/6/23
To give fans a chance to see their team play...
posted on 13/6/23
It’s been known as the English Super Cup for years
posted on 13/6/23
it is a pre season friendly, nobody gives a feck
posted on 13/6/23
comment by Harambe (U22339)
posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
It’s been known as the English Super Cup for years
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Only by foreigners who can barely speak English
posted on 13/6/23
No