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and a Liverpool fan response, he will be in the minority thankfully
It replaces the CL though doesn't it?
and a Liverpool fan response, he will be in the minority thankfully
Effectively, yes. But this is really all just politics.It replaces the CL though doesn't it?
shhhh, dont tell him.It replaces the CL though doesn't it?
Ha...If it's an alternative to the CL and places are earned each season on merit, then it's not a huge thing to worry about.
The problem is that this will quickly become exactly what certain clubs (who feel threatened by the presence of rapidly improving clubs) want - an exclusive members only competition, and those who organise it will ensure their clubs will be ever present.
Hence my second bitHa...
Merit you say.
Ha.
If it's an alternative to the CL and places are earned each season on merit, then it's not a huge thing to worry about.
The problem is that this will quickly become exactly what certain clubs (who feel threatened by the presence of rapidly improving clubs) want - an exclusive members only competition, and those who organise it will ensure their clubs will be ever present.
And you're right. The whole concept of merit means nothing to these people, all they want is a closed off US style franchise system in a capitalist structure where they buy the best players instead of the American socialist one where the best are drafted and traded within strict salary capsHence my second bit
No, one is FIFA the other UEFAIt replaces the CL though doesn't it?
I don't believe he would support it but if it's going to happen he'll go all out to be part of it.Levy will have his mitts all over this
and a Liverpool fan response, he will be in the minority thankfully
It's back
But some sort of European Premier League instead with FIFA's backing this time.
This is not going to go away any time soon.
Wouldn't Arsenal be ahead of Chelsea even if we weren't?If this goes ahead and there are only 5 teams allocated to England, then who will miss out?
Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea.....all too wealthy to leave out. That leaves us and Arsenal for one place.
I get the sinking feeling that we could be about to be shafted once more.
In Rugby down in the southern hemisphere, they created a "Super League" which involved creating total of 12 new teams from NZ, Australia and South Africa (it has since expanded, reaching a peak of 18 including a team from Argentina and currently sits at 15 teams).
The problem they have had, is it has all but killed the regular Rugby and previously prestigious cups, no one gives a shit about them anymore, as all of the star players played in the Super league.
The problem they have now, is people have lost interest in the Super league too, as its just the same teams playing each other all the time with an even smaller amount of teams winning it. The country is still crazy about the Allblacks but that's only because they always win. Every person in NZ I talk to about Rugby all agree that they would have been better off having a similar format to CL qualification, where the regular Rugby teams qualify for the Super League based on their league finish, rather than creating new separate teams.
I can see the same happening with the "European Premier League" and current domestic competitions if a large number of teams can't be relegated for 20 years.