Think the next couple of years for football in this country are going to be horrendous.

Thought I'd pop-in to gauge the feeling in here, and I've never learned so much and so little about the MLS

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Legacy fans

I think Leeds could really steamroller us today.

Anyone who we play before the end of the season who isn’t part of the ESL initiative will take umbrage that these clubs have come out and said the others are “also rams” that do not belong in the same league.

Quite literally doing their team talks for them.

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There are some rumours that Klopp might do a Jose too and call it quits.

It looks exactly the kind of thing that Klopp would loath, yeah.

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Wouldn’t blame him at all. The longer this continues the more of a rift this creates between the fans and the owners. The club would be wise to come out, explain they were looking for more £££, dismiss the ESL and work with UEFA to negotiate a better deal.

We will probably get Bob Bradley as his replacement

comment by Lou Sanus (U22339)
posted 1 minute ago
Wouldn’t blame him at all. The longer this continues the more of a rift this creates between the fans and the owners. The club would be wise to come out, explain they were looking for more £££, dismiss the ESL and work with UEFA to negotiate a better deal.
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Won't happen now. Not a chance. They saw the vitriol last night and released the statement anyway.

Leaked email sent to the club staff...

Dear Colleagues,

You will be aware of the announcement published late last night regarding Europe’s leading football Clubs coming together to establish a new mid-week competition, the European Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs.

It’s important as a member of our team that I share with you some of the context.

For quite some time now, Clubs, including our own, have held numerous longstanding concerns about not only the future of European football but also the way football is run by UEFA. The global pandemic has also accelerated the instability in the existing European football economic model.

We have therefore joined AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur as Founding Clubs of the Super League. It is anticipated that a further three Clubs will join ahead of the inaugural season, which is intended to commence as soon as practicable.

The Super League will be the future of European football and if we want to continue our journey of being a sustainable Club with ambition to grow and continue winning trophies then we should absolutely be part of that process and have a seat at the table rather than outside that group.

The new annual tournament will provide significantly greater economic growth and support for European football via a long-term commitment to uncapped solidarity payments which will grow in line with league revenues. These solidarity payments are expected to be roughly three times what is currently achieved from UEFA competitions. One of the core commitments of the European Super League is to vastly increase financial support for the football pyramid.

After the start of the men’s competition, a corresponding women’s league will also be launched, helping to advance and develop the women’s game.

We know that this announcement has provoked strong feelings within the game and elsewhere but we believe this decision is in the best long-term interests of Liverpool Football Club.

Importantly, this is the beginning of the journey and we can now start an engagement process with you, supporters and key stakeholders to help shape this process in the right way.

There is still much more information to come in due course.

I will keep you updated as we progress on this journey and discuss further on our Town Hall tomorrow.

Thank you for your continued support.

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comment by Lou Sanus (U22339)
posted 1 minute ago
Wouldn’t blame him at all. The longer this continues the more of a rift this creates between the fans and the owners. The club would be wise to come out, explain they were looking for more £££, dismiss the ESL and work with UEFA to negotiate a better deal.
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Won't happen now. Not a chance. They saw the vitriol last night and released the statement anyway.
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Yeah can't see John Henry sat on his yacht losing any sleep over UEFA

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comment by Lou Sanus (U22339)
posted 1 minute ago
Wouldn’t blame him at all. The longer this continues the more of a rift this creates between the fans and the owners. The club would be wise to come out, explain they were looking for more £££, dismiss the ESL and work with UEFA to negotiate a better deal.
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Won't happen now. Not a chance. They saw the vitriol last night and released the statement anyway.
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Yeah can't see John Henry sat on his yacht losing any sleep over UEFA
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It's difficult to side with UEFA or FIFA. They can also get to fack. Football is in such a shiiiiit state.

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you had to earn the right to play other top european sides, now its just meh, what will be the exciting nights be now..?

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comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - PL Champione (U1108)
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comment by Lou Sanus (U22339)
posted 1 minute ago
Wouldn’t blame him at all. The longer this continues the more of a rift this creates between the fans and the owners. The club would be wise to come out, explain they were looking for more £££, dismiss the ESL and work with UEFA to negotiate a better deal.
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Won't happen now. Not a chance. They saw the vitriol last night and released the statement anyway.
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Yeah can't see John Henry sat on his yacht losing any sleep over UEFA
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It's difficult to side with UEFA or FIFA. They can also get to fack. Football is in such a shiiiiit state.
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It's not about siding with them though. It is literally about protecting the legacy and fairness of the sport that we love. I could probably live with this whole concept if there was promotion and relegation.
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Oh I fully get that but it's definitely pick your poison time!

Government may have buried this idea.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/56797739?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=607db2b025a85502a4b2db9d%26%27Government%20will%20do%20everything%20to%20prevent%20this%27%262021-04-19T16%3A41%3A22.198Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:0a69b044-784f-4280-afb3-ccf8c83a2d77&pinned_post_asset_id=607db2b025a85502a4b2db9d&pinned_post_type=share

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Government may have buried this idea.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/56797739?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=607db2b025a85502a4b2db9d%26%27Government%20will%20do%20everything%20to%20prevent%20this%27%262021-04-19T16%3A41%3A22.198Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:0a69b044-784f-4280-afb3-ccf8c83a2d77&pinned_post_asset_id=607db2b025a85502a4b2db9d&pinned_post_type=share
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Better beat Leeds tonight then

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Would do them no harm in the polls that's for sure.

Can’t see how they can stop it tbh. It’s well outside of their remit. UEFA isn’t a government body, the new league is a private enterprise and the clubs have said they’ll still take full part in the domestic competitions.

I reckon they’d take the government to the cleaners on this.