European Super League: Premier League's 'big six' agree to join new league -

[Stoneheart]

Either way, the UK government is apparently going to use any means necessary to clamp down on it, two of the biggest match broadcasters, Amazon and Sky Sports have indicated that they won't be showing Super League games. Jurgen Klopp's threatening to walk, Alan Shearer is calling for blood, mobs turning up at stadiums protesting.

They have to or English clubs can stop playing in Europe. there is not enough police to protect them from angry european fans.
the Italian clubs would also be pretty much dead with massiv amounts of fans walking away.
It maybe works in spain, since they are all even worse sellouts than anglos but it would also end Spain on an international level.

 

[OJ Simpson]

As much as I love KF, the sports section is dire. But I get it. But this is front page news, headline stuff. For me the biggest story in sports in years, maybe decades.

It's a disgrace. And I hope this shakes up the rules of ownership in football, in England in particular. It's times like this that it's hard to defend the ills of capitalism (don't worry I'm not going full soCommfag here) because this is just pure, pure fucking greed in its most unadulterated state by way of the owners of all of the clubs involved. It goes against absolutely everything football is and what it represents. And I try not to have a go at the clubs but rather the ownership, and I think that's an important distinction to make.

Maybe if the old Barca board didn't dish out 350m pound on 2 players, one that was injury prone. If Florentino didn't sanction spending a couple hundred million pound on a few u21 players, and the Galacticos policy that has reigned over that club for so long all while needing government bailouts and loans. If these clubs stopped giving players 300k a week wages in the midst of a pandemic to sit on the bench, etc. etc., and you can go on and on about the irresponsible spending even before covid. If the 100's of retarded instances of overspending hadn't been occurring for years now they wouldn't be in the financial straits they are now. That being said I don't know what the Man City and Chelsea hierarchy were thinking signing on to this suicide pact.

Honestly though, fuck them all, and a part of me hopes they keep pushing this to rue the consequences. Dock them points, relegate them, ban them from Europe indefinitely, whatever. But they need to be punished one way or another, severely. They've brought themselves into serious disrepute. Tbh this whole debacle has had me MATI for a few days now since the news hit and the emotions are coming back up typing this.

 

[The Grognard]

Crosspost from KiA2 thread regarding a retard trying to turn this bullshit into bullshit about SJWs:

https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/12iNBzQIEg/the-controversial-plans-for-a-eu/c/
https://archive.md/R5kg8

I'm guessing that the poster in question is an American who's only looked at sources that try paint the most flattering image of this plastic league. Everyone except mindless plastics utterly hates this no matter what part of the political spectrum they are. Government is unlikely to do anything to actually own these clubs and women's footy is completely irrelevant to all this.

 

[CWCissey]

Either way, the obscene pay footballers get is something you can actually blame on Jimmy Hill.

 

[breadandcircuses]

Honestly, if this means I never have to hear about the world cup again, then its okay in my book.

 

[thejackal]

I'm guessing that the poster in question is an American who's only looked at sources that try paint the most flattering image of this plastic league. Everyone except mindless plastics utterly hates this no matter what part of the political spectrum they are. Government is unlikely to do anything to actually own these clubs and women's footy is completely irrelevant to all this.

Chelsea are about to back out. English government has indicated almost universal support to stop this. Over 80% of English fans dislike the idea. It's over, thank God. These greedy clubs that are badly run don't deserve a bailout.

 

[Shining Wit]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501

Chelsea are pulling out, it's already over lol. Hope they still get raped by the PL and UEFA for it

 

[Techpriest]

Chelsea are about to back out. English government has indicated almost universal support to stop this. Over 80% of English fans dislike the idea. It's over, thank God. These greedy clubs that are badly run don't deserve a bailout.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501

Chelsea are pulling out, it's already over lol. Hope they still get raped by the PL and UEFA for it

Good, and same. Even considering this was retarded and screws over everyone else and yourself at the same time.

 

[Shining Wit]

And City are out too

Komm Susser Todd playing on Perez's office speakers

 

[Kornheiser]

The teams got what they wanted from uefa and are backing off on leaving the leagues. I said this would happen.

 

[Techpriest]

Athletico Madrid and Barcelona are both looking to back out too. That just leaves Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester, Real Madrid, both the Milans, Liverpool, and Juventus

 

[Shining Wit]

The teams got what they wanted from uefa and backing off on leaving the leagues. I said this would happen.

The CL overhaul was decided before the announcement of this. I agree it was probably in part used as a smokescreen to cover its confirmation yesterday.
Wonder if they were expecting such hostility, because if it was all a ruse to cover up the new CL format, they've never felt the need to be sneaky before

 

[Techpriest]

The CL overhaul was decided before the announcement of this. I agree it was probably in part used as a smokescreen to cover its confirmation yesterday.
Wonder if they were expecting such hostility, because if it was all a ruse to cover up the new CL format, they've never felt the need to be sneaky before

This was almost certainly an attempt by owners to strongarm rules like the ESL’s into the champions league.

 

[FaramirG]

I hope they don't let them back in. Make the "Big Six" start from the bottom tier and make their way back up to the top again.

 

[Shining Wit]

This was almost certainly an attempt by owners to strongarm rules like the ESL’s into the champions league.

Agnelli and Woodward burned some bridges in the process though, didn't Agnelli leave some european group for this?

 

[The Grognard]

I hope they don't let them back in. Make the "Big Six" start from the bottom tier and make their way back up to the top again.

Yeah, they should at least get kicked out of Champion's League for at least this year and a relegation for this stunt.

 

[Kornheiser]

I hope they don't let them back in. Make the "Big Six" start from the bottom tier and make their way back up to the top again.

That only happens if 75% of the league approves and its under 75% due to the six clubs. They would have done it today but they did not.

 

[The Grognard]

There's also the Fit and Proper Test that can be applied to hellfuck the directors of the greedy six out of this shit.

 

[Shining Wit]

Hopefully Boris proceeds with the 50+1% ownership model like Germany regardless
Doubt he will but can hope

 

[aricebowl]

All six English teams have left the super league: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501
What a couple of days it’s been.