Hypothetical Scenario: Super League

comment by House (U17162)
posted 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 2 minutes ago
This new league is nothing without full input of up to six teams from the Prem...we'd all have to agree to join...or at least four of six
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I'm not sure, I think on the continent the league could start without PL clubs.

Convince say AC, Inter, Napoli, Benfica, Porto, maybe the odd Russian and German team and a few French teams and they could start from there

Not as glamorous as initially envisioned but if this league is to take off it's gonna have to start with some of the less famous clubs me thinks
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Yeah I think the pl gets overvalued. It would still do massive numbers and with the money rolling in the PL teams would be attracted like flies to shiiiit, because money is all they care about

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
comment by House (U17162)
posted 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 2 minutes ago
This new league is nothing without full input of up to six teams from the Prem...we'd all have to agree to join...or at least four of six
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I'm not sure, I think on the continent the league could start without PL clubs.

Convince say AC, Inter, Napoli, Benfica, Porto, maybe the odd Russian and German team and a few French teams and they could start from there

Not as glamorous as initially envisioned but if this league is to take off it's gonna have to start with some of the less famous clubs me thinks
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German teams are culturally unlikely to join. Supporters have genuine power as stakeholders and this is wildly unpopular with 'legacy fans'.
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Whilst I agree, I think the free to view is the ESL carrot. Did the Bundesliga not go down that route initially believing that advertisers would pay more for a larger FTV audience and stadium advertisers ditto then they realised that the other leagues with pay tv deals were racing away financially and now they are stuck paying similar amounts as UK to watch all games?

It is also something the UK fan groups have moaned about too but that moan seems of lesser importance than their ESL moan? Actually, I'm not sure what the ESL moan is all about in England? Clubs already compete in competitions run by different organising bodies and the ESL would just be another one?

If, as is widely touted, UEFA split their regulation and competition divisions like F1, isn't that just the same thing? For me, anything that reduces the power of the already corrupt, money grabbing, arrogant shower of sh.t that is UEFA and FIFA is a good thing even if it is just for another corrupt, money grabbing, arrogant shower of sh.t. Competition is good.

A super league will definitely happen and English clubs will definitely be involved.

comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 5 hours, 33 minutes ago
this article is just an excuse to throw shade.


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that's a great phrase...

The free to watch games will certainly be appealing, if English clubs go too, sky will be in real trouble

comment by >💲Baz tard🦍+❄️=? (U19119)
posted 3 minutes ago
The free to watch games will certainly be appealing, if English clubs go too, sky will be in real trouble
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BTW, I don't doubt that if it somehow consolidated as the premier or indeed only Euro tournament that the FTV would then suddenly be ditched.

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by >💲Baz tard🦍+❄️=? (U19119)
posted 3 minutes ago
The free to watch games will certainly be appealing, if English clubs go too, sky will be in real trouble
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BTW, I don't doubt that if it somehow consolidated as the premier or indeed only Euro tournament that the FTV would then suddenly be ditched.
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Absolutely. Sky will see to that, they have a history destroying competition through very dodgy means. I’d expect them to have make moves, legit or not, to prevent it, you’d see the usual tame paid mouthpieces like Neville spouting their agenda publicly.

comment by RB&W - One man down, One nil up (U21434)
posted 6 hours, 32 minutes ago
Id pack in going to games completely if there was a ESL.

And I know Im not alone in thinking that.
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Stadiums will be packed and you won't be missed I'm sure.

comment by Thorgen Kloppinson - "When the facts are in your favour, you argue the facts. When facts are not in your favour you argue the process." (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by RB&W - One man down, One nil up (U21434)
posted 6 hours, 32 minutes ago
Id pack in going to games completely if there was a ESL.

And I know Im not alone in thinking that.
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Stadiums will be packed and you won't be missed I'm sure.
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Well good luck to them.

But count me out.

comment by RB&W - One man down, One nil up (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Thorgen Kloppinson - "When the facts are in your favour, you argue the facts. When facts are not in your favour you argue the process." (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by RB&W - One man down, One nil up (U21434)
posted 6 hours, 32 minutes ago
Id pack in going to games completely if there was a ESL.

And I know Im not alone in thinking that.
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Stadiums will be packed and you won't be missed I'm sure.
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Well good luck to them.

But count me out.
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