European Super League Mega Thread

[BringBack_leGin]

Once again, what action does anybody think can be taken against clubs, owners, boards, whatever, just for releasing statements that they intended to do something but then never actually doing it?

Granted I was not great at lawyering which is why after a more turvy than topsy stab at making a career of it throughout my twenties I threw in the towel and changed profession before I hit thirty, but I remember enough to know that the premier league/ FA are no way risking throwing punishments at these clubs or chairmen only to become embroiled in what would be a very expensive legal battle that would have a high chance of failure (as no way will any club take it lying when). Same goes for UEFA. That’s before considering the further damage to the game that type of civil war will cause.

It’s a nice thought, but pursuing punitive action requires the will to risk losing at great expense. Does anybody think that anyone is taking that risk?

They’ll just all be relieved that the thing fell apart before the press started wondering why they’d still not actually taken any action.

As for our statement, it’s really just a vanilla statement where he says he felt he was doing the right thing but because of the angst it has caused, has decided not to. I’m not sure what people wanted, we’ve got our way, it’s not happening, we should just be happy that we can just focus on supporting our local boy hopefully getting off to a winning start tomorrow without the distraction of all this shit and constant ‘north London blues’ comments from the commentators and pundits.

 

[Supersi32]

I was totally against the ESL yesterday, but now that we are out I kind of want back in...

 

[fortworthspur]

maybe Levy should follow Woodward's example.

 

[Saoirse]

Levy been playing 8D chess all along.

There's a reason we chant for him you know...

Daniellll Levy, Superstar! Got a cheese room full of gold bars!

 

[Nerine]

It’s ok, I found the bookmarks. Excellent.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

always liked Levy but he couldnt have fucked up more if he tried. and this is next level cock-up x 10. the only saving grace is all the other big clubs look just as bad.

This is the fairest comment in here.

 

[Tiberius Gracchus]

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Seriously, have a chamomile

 

[ardiles]

I’m just glad and relieved that this whole saga is over and we can go back discussing about whether Sissoko and Dier should start tomorrow.

 

[Saoirse]

They should tie Levy to a chair Clockwork Orange style and force him to watch re runs of the Zagreb match.

Nah, he doesn't care much about the football. Make him rewatch the moment he agreed to give Valencia over £30,000,000 for Bobby fucking Soldado.

 

[Shadydan]

I’m just glad and relieved that this whole saga is over and we can go back discussing about whether Sissoko and Dier should start tomorrow.

Jose gone, ESL dead, what are we gonna argue about now?

 

[Misfit]

Thank goodness for the fit-and-proper-person test for owners eh?

 

[mil1lion]

Once again, what action does anybody think can be taken against clubs, owners, boards, whatever, just for releasing statements that they intended to do something but then never actually doing it?

Granted I was not great at lawyering which is why after a more turvy than topsy stab at making a career of it throughout my twenties I threw in the towel and charged progression before I hit thirty, but I remember enough to know that the premier league/ FA are no way risking throwing punishments at these clubs or chairmen only to become embroiled in what would be a very expensive legal battle that would have a high chance of failure (as no way will any club take it lying when). Same goes for UEFA. That’s before considering the further damage to the game that type of civil war will cause.

It’s a nice thought, but pursuing punitive action requires the will to risk losing at great expense. Does anybody think that anyone is taking that risk?

They’ll just all be relieved that the thing feel apart before the press started wondering why they’d still not actually taken any action.

As for our statement, it’s really just a vanilla statement where he says he felt he was doing the right thing but because if the angst it has caused, has decided not to. I’m not sure what people wanted, we’ve got our way, it’s not happening, we should just be happy that we can just focus on supporting our local boy hopefully getting off to a winning start tomorrow without the distraction of all this shit and constant ‘north London blues’ comments from the commentators and pundits.

None of the clubs will be punished because they didn't go through with it. The point of being threatened was to make everyone u-turn. UEFA were well and truly shitting themselves about the whole thing. Rumours about offering to pay clubs to come back just shows how desperate they are. UEFA need to work with these clubs to understand why they wanted to do this in the first place. No chance their biggest assets are getting any punishment that would push them further away.

 

[Roynie]

Levy's statement has understandably not gone down well but to a limited degree I understand and agree with the points he's making

Make no mistake, UEFA is profiting handsomely off of the Champions League and Europa League, but nobody knows just how much they (or their executives) are making off with because there's no transparency. Other than operating expenses, which should be minimal, that money rightly belongs to the federations. That should change.

Moreover, perhaps the only good aspect of the Super League is that it would have ended financial doping among the member clubs. The proposed spending cap would have ensured that no club spent more than it earned in revenues. We have been tolerating the likes of City and Chelsea spending far, far beyond their means for years and it's a big part of why so many clubs are financially distressed after Covid, as everyone has had to spend at unsustainable rates to keep pace with the financial dopers. That was going to be solved within the Super League and this should be an opportunity to implement genuine FFP with teeth.

Having said all that the PR aspect of the statement was horrible. There's a time and a place to address UEFA profiteering and the lack of real FFP in the game, and this statement was not it.

Sums up my thoughts exactly. I just wonder how many previous EUFA officials have been found out in terms of corruption? Has it really changed? Whilst I accept that they must have a reserve fund, how could the immediately find the sort of funds being reported at the drop of a hat? So many questions ...... !

 

[topper]

I’m just glad and relieved that this whole saga is over and we can go back discussing about whether Sissoko and Dier should start tomorrow.

Nah bin ‘em not good enough for a Super League club!

 

[Lifelong]

Seriously, have a chamomile

Save your breath... He won't be happy unless the club is wound up and is no more.....

 

[TheBlueRooster]

I'd be surprised if Madrid have a pot to piss in after all this tbf.

Gareth Bale: It's always been my intention to stay at Spurs.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

None of the clubs will be punished because they didn't go through with it. The point of being threatened was to make everyone u-turn. UEFA were well and truly shitting themselves about the whole thing. Rumours about offering to pay clubs to come back just shows how desperate they are. UEFA need to work with these clubs to understand why they wanted to do this in the first place. No chance their biggest assets are getting any punishment that would push them further away.

Precisely. People can shake their fists in anger till they go blue, makes no difference to the fact that the clubs haven’t actually done anything for which they could be punished.

 

[LeParisien]

I think going back, and this isn't a go. It wasn't the majority view, and I'm not doing this to talk about semantics, but Spurs community as whole opinions are often shared by a handful of posters who create some echo chamber that can lead to the perception that this presents a fair reflection of fans feelings, something I've contributed to on occasion. But the reality is the feelings represented often don't represent the general feeling of fans, and for what its worth most Spurs fans I know outside of this forum often hold opinions not in touch with SC sentiment.

Yeah totally agree. I was only really referring to comments in this thread. Who knows whether that’s representative of SC let alone the wider fan base

 

[LSUY]

Translation: We can learn a lot from German football. Nothing is off the table in this review

Just getting the Government to look at the German model is a step in the right direction. It's up to fans to keep the pressure up.

 

[commodoreLUNGE]

Jose gone, ESL dead, what are we gonna argue about now?

Graham Potter