craigkillie Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 JP Morgan have already released a statement backing away from it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 This is class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: I wondered whether it would be leading to a death of any home vs. away format as we know it too, cant mind if it was on the back of a fag packet press release (that iirc wasnt actually letterheaded either!) but i do remember something about there eventually being at least quarter finals onwards in the ESL at some point. I could see the aim being for World Cup/Euros style bidding to be host nations for the latter knockout stage format that actually matters with the earlier regular season matches held at each clubs stadium. So broadly it'd mean a massive change to how season tickets etc. work and are priced since you're all of a sudden needing to think about accommodation and flights based on how your team performs, which would be nigh on impossible to predict in reasonable time. Legacy fans and their season ticket/matchday interests < potential revenue from getting pissing contests on the go from nations to host the """product""", basically. There were reports In Italy & France a couple of days ago of this being brought in for the CL semi's soon (2022/23). Despite it being agreed upon by pretty much everyone, it seems like there's very few people who genuinely like the planned new format for 2024/25 and changes could be made to it soon. 16 hours ago, Forest_Fifer said: 2 clubs will qualify through historic performances, but it's already been suggested this week that there will be pushback on that from some of the mid level leagues to try to get another 2 direct champion entries. Is giving more champions more direct places without any counter measures definitely a positive? If there's no changes to the EL and conf. group stages money, or the solidarity payments for teams who go out in qualifiers/don't get into Europe at all, what will the domestic leagues across Europe end up looking like? Dinamo Zagreb, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Young Boys, Salzburg, Ajax etc. winning every season? Things are already going downhill this decade and some of the most fucked up "financial redistribution measures" have only been in place a handful of seasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Never thought I'd find myself in almost full agreement with this clown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Barcelona, Real Madrid & Juventus look like they might take this further in the courts. Presumably to set a legal precedent for any further attempts 10-15 years down the road.The nine others have agreed to be reintegrated back into UEFA after signing a "really sorry about that whole super league thing" document. Barcelona may well officially pull out if the members vote is still going ahead. Juve and Real Madrid have dug their heels in pretty hard and are considering trying to recoup money from the other clubs according to the NYT.Stronger punishment likely coming for those three teams.https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0269-123871bd86ca-d9571aa78f72-1000--/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/sports/soccer/super-league-real-madrid-barcelona.html?referringSource=articleShare 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Serie A are threatening Juve with expulsion from the league if they don't officially withdraw from the Super League. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57061939 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58032324 bump. So is it still a dead duck or are those 3 just trying to wriggle out of Uefa hammering them/desperately trying to keep it alive? The statement from the three seems unequivocal that the court ruling went in favour of the ESL clubs, but haven't seen anything else on it tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 32 minutes ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58032324 bump. So is it still a dead duck or are those 3 just trying to wriggle out of Uefa hammering them/desperately trying to keep it alive? The statement from the three seems unequivocal that the court ruling went in favour of the ESL clubs, but haven't seen anything else on it tbh. I'm pretty sure it's a ploy by the three biggest shitebag clubs in world football 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) There's a joint statement released. https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/statement-from-barcelona-juventus-and-real-madrid-30-07-21 Absolutely hilarious that it bemoans insufficient financial controls when Barcelona is the poster child of mismanagement and can't even register new signings until players are sold. Get your own house in order first. Edited July 30, 2021 by Michael W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, senorsoupe said: I'm pretty sure it's a ploy by the three biggest shitebag clubs in world football PSG, Spurs and Elgin City? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrising Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 This was never going away. The possible money involved (if it gets off the ground) would be huge. I have no doubt that some of the clubs that ran off when the shit hit the fan will be watching from the outside whilst acting like they arent interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 It's going to be fucking hilarious when the mega-rich, lawyered up clubs get their shit together and the EPL franchises that "bowed to fan power" and came out of it slither straight back in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Was the court in Madrid one that Uefa would have to follow or is it just Spanish team using a Spanish court to say their piece ie fc sion and their shite a few years back 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) European Super League to be re-launched Quote The controversial European Super League appears to not be completely dead as three of the continent's biggest sides are set to relaunch the competition next week. After years of speculation, plans for the ESL were first unveiled in April 2021 which sent shockwaves through the world of football. The new league, which did not include promotion or relegation, was launched by 12 'founding members' including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham. Alongside this, Spanish sides Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Italian counterpats Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan all agreed to join too. However, the reaction from fans in opposing the plans was so strong that the league fell apart within 48 hours of its launch. Nine clubs - including all six English clubs - quit the League, with the Premier League sides receiving a fine as punishment. Now, those clubs are reportedly set to announce the return of the league with new proposals that would no longer mean there were permanent members. The Telegraph reports that Juventus president Andrea Agnelli is due to speak on Thursday where he will unveil the new plans. Among the changes will be the introduction of a traditional domestic league qualification and the clubs behind it also say it will allow for the creation of new teams in countries such as Luxembourg as well as cities like Dublin. UEFA and the Premier League believe the competition is 'dead in the water', but the three that remain believe a deal can still be done at some point. The ESL was established due to growing discontent at the way UEFA ran its European competitions. The Telegraph claims that the three rebels will challenge what it calls UEFA's 'monopolistic' position on European football at a hearing in the European Court of Justice later this year. They also take issue with UEFA's perceived close ties to certain clubs and have highlighted PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi as a prime example. PSG were not included in the initial launch but since the botched plan, Al-Khelaifi has seen his stock rise in the game. He is chairman of the European Club Association, which lobbies Uefa on behalf of the club and is also chairman of beIN Media which owns UEFA broadcast rights in the Middle East. Additionally, he co-owns the commercial entity UCCSA which is at the of UEFA competitions. The Telegraph reports that in a document authored in September by the remaining ESL members, it argues: 'Since within the EU a club cannot benefit from state aids from its own member state … why should it be allowed that the football market be disrupted, to the exclusive benefit of a few state-owned clubs, because of state aids coming from non-member states?' A corporate entity, known as A22, was established for the ESL and has legal counsel as well as a Brussels lobby group. It remains to be seen how other teams will react to the proposed changes but the Premier League teams at least will be unable to join after new regulations made it impossible for rebels to join an unsanctioned competition. PS excuse the source being the Daily Mail. My usual means of bypassing paywalls doesn't work with the Telegraph who initially broke the story. Edited March 1, 2022 by GNU_Linux 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Due to be announced in a few hours.There's some rumours that 4 English clubs will be signing up. Not sure about that one but lets wait and see what happens.Edit: or not. Might not be announced today after all 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Barcelona Real Madrid Juventus Luxembourg United Dublin City 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Re-launching this sh!te when the world is looking another way... This should go in the bin again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) Finally a way out of League 1 for Falkirk. Edited March 3, 2022 by Barry Ferguson's Hat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambieBud Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 It’s back on I see. Always seemed inevitable that this would happen some day. It was never going away 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, CambieBud said: It’s back on I see. Always seemed inevitable that this would happen some day. It was never going away "Back on" is stretching a point It's still essentially driven by three clubs but this time they're trying to take 77 others with them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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