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Post by Square on Apr 18, 2021 18:41:11 GMT -5
Tottenham being a part of a Super League of big clubs is also such a joke. When's their last title? Sixties? But they have a god given right to be elite...because they're in London
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Post by Session Moth is over on Apr 18, 2021 18:55:38 GMT -5
I'm honestly speechless
Will this seasons Champions League and Europa League continue? The different FA's need to come out and punish these clubs straight away.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 18, 2021 18:56:16 GMT -5
Did they even consult their supporters over this?
No of course not, why did I ask?
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Post by RKTaker on Apr 18, 2021 19:02:07 GMT -5
decided to stop being a Manchester United (bandwagon) fan and decided to support Salford city now
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 18, 2021 19:08:55 GMT -5
Maybe I should now fully support the team from the town I was actually born in...
OK Stockport County... Get on the road to the EPL .. keep winning and you should get there (checks notes) in over half a decade. Carn Sarn it
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2021 19:17:46 GMT -5
They were always going to do it. And the qualification is simply branding and financial firepower. A total shame.
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Post by Nickybojelais on Apr 18, 2021 19:38:50 GMT -5
I'm just glad i'm not a fan of one of those 12 greedy clubs who have sold the soul of their club even further.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Apr 18, 2021 19:58:59 GMT -5
I doubt very much it happens, especially considering FIFA is a total joke as it stands.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 18, 2021 19:59:40 GMT -5
I'm sure some stuff will be worked out so stuff like players being banned from the World Cup will be nixed.
For the none EPL clubs it's about money. When Huddersfield got relegated in 2018/19 they made more money in that year thanks to the TV rights than Juve (the Serie A champs) made in the same year. And based on some of the figures I've seen in terms of what teams will get for committing to the league? The big winners are the Italian teams so I get that decision.
Still sounds like a decision that was made without much thought overall, but at the end of the day I don't think the sanctions for the players will be harsh.
UEFA however is gonna be terrified because they are about to lose all control
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2021 21:08:37 GMT -5
I'm going to have to stop giving a crap about the Old Lady after this. f*** this shit.
Any chance two of the other three are going to be Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich?
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 18, 2021 21:08:59 GMT -5
I think banning the players from the world cup might be a bit of a hardball move, but it might also be enough to head this off before it starts if some of the players value national pride before money
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Post by RKTaker on Apr 18, 2021 22:27:50 GMT -5
I'm going to have to stop giving a crap about the Old Lady after this. f*** this shit. Any chance two of the other three are going to be Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich? both of those teams are apparently undecided right now
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Post by Hurbster on Apr 19, 2021 1:23:59 GMT -5
Bundesliga clubs have the 49% rule so that might be tricky.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 19, 2021 1:41:35 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 19, 2021 1:44:47 GMT -5
Bundesliga clubs have the 49% rule so that might be tricky. Yeah. Bayern and one unnamed German club (almost certainly Dortmund) are in talks, so a lot of the buzz from fans claiming the German league has rejected it out of hand is, at best, wishful thinking.
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 19, 2021 1:51:52 GMT -5
Bayern, Dortmund and PSG will all join.
It'll be interesting to see if they even bothered consulting the players and managers over this.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 19, 2021 2:02:27 GMT -5
It'll be interesting to see if they even bothered consulting the players and managers over this. Not a chance in hell.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Apr 19, 2021 2:10:23 GMT -5
Gary Neville absolutely f***ing nails it.
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Post by The Lach is very tired on Apr 19, 2021 3:31:10 GMT -5
Gary Neville absolutely f***ing nails it. Absolutely spot on. I need to change my sig. For the first time in my life I am ashamed to call myself a Liverpool fan.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 19, 2021 3:32:59 GMT -5
I used to hate Gary Neville but I'd be happy for him to be running the game these days. Not sure I've done such a 180 in a positive way before.
Particularly love his dig at Liverpool and Man Utd, I'd add Barcelona too. Using their rich history and traditions as a marketing point while shiting all over them. More than a club, this means more...all bollocks.
It kind of reminds me of wwe's reliance on legends. These teams playing each other as an occasional spectacle works. Once great clubs well past their best with no need to improve not so much. It's doing Undertakers Goldberg every week.
Tottenham being part of it and not Leicester sums up the whole rotten idea and the motivation behind it.
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