Champions League revamp

[atrottel]

Invite the Scottish teams into the premier league. It would be nice to have Celtic, Rangers and others involved. Kick this lot out. I know not likely.

So, er, let's react to them by acting like them?

 

[tsubaki]

Just think, this time in a couple of years we could lift the PL trophy on the same day the RS go bankrupt.

 

[hallamblue]

Scrap the europa league and have one massive champions league,knock out format with home and away

It's more likely that they will expand the existing Champions League to make sure all of the breakawayclubs are in it every year. 8 clubs from England, 4 from Italy and Spain etc, with money distributed based on worldwide fan base and website clicks rather than on merit.

 

[Frenk]

So, er, let's react to them by acting like them?

Yeah why not. It would add a bit of spice too.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I’m hoping the authorities react but I don’t think they will

 

[Bedfordblue]

I think they should be banned from European comp for 2 years. An point deduction, see how big there fan bases are then when there in the championship

If the FA do what they’re threatening to do they simply won’t exist in any domestic league.
So this piece of £3.5b ‘seed grant’, will be their only source of competition revenue. They are also anticipating £4b from TV deals. So they’ll have to weigh up how that stacks up against the current model and how likely a success it will be.
Arsenal and particularly Spurs are deluded if they think Man U and The S***e won’t shaft them in due course for a bigger slice of revenue. Chelsea and City have owners willing to spend enough for them to be not bothered about how much they get, as I bet there’s no FFP for them to be concerned with.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Morning everyone, I've had about five hours sleep, so this might not be totally coherent.

Have the debt loaded, soulless vacuums been kicked out yet?

 

[macdog]

The football equivalent of this...

 

[twoblue]

What these teams are forgetting is that their large following is down to there success over years. A pecking order will reestablish here. There will be no international or domestic fans from other areas for the team that finish in the bottom half every year.
It’s a horrible situation and being led in the country by teams that wouldn’t even qualify in the top four this season

 

[hallamblue]

If the FA do what they’re threatening to do they simply won’t exist in any domestic league.
So this piece of £3.5b ‘seed grant’, will be their only source of competition revenue. They are also anticipating £4b from TV deals. So they’ll have to weigh up how that stacks up against the current model and how likely a success it will be.
Arsenal and particularly Spurs are deluded if they think Man U and The S***e won’t shaft them in due course for a bigger slice of revenue. Chelsea and City have owners willing to spend enough for them to be not bothered about how much they get, as I bet there’s no FFP for them to be concerned with.

Apparently it contains FFP to ensure they don't have to spend much money on players and can siphon it off to the owners instead.

 

[Eggs]

.....lots of this is based on TV income streams, so surely we as fans of other clubs can impact this by not paying to watch these games.

Solidarity of fans not associated with these clubs will hit these clubs where it hurts.

 

[Yarrgh]

That's because most of them are foreign based fans who support through a tv subscription. Bluemoon is pretty much dead against it with many City fans saying they are done. I suspect most English fans would be against it whoever they support.

Unfortunately for the City fans, if you could see only one team moving location to better improve their franchise it's City. Do they really need 3 clubs within an hour of each other when other areas would take them on?

A pox on the scab 6 owners.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Just think, this time in a couple of years we could lift the PL trophy on the same day the RS go bankrupt.

Being tweeted that Danz TV is set to offer £4.5 billion for viewing rights.

 

[Thomasc]

Sounds like fans of the majority of the clubs involved are appalled and have spoken out.
There will be a few who will be in favour, but they are more likely to be your prawn sandwich brigade as Roy Keane famously called them.

the way I see it, 15 clubs, 5 can be promoted or relegated to and from it, so now is the time to act and draw the line in the sand, slap immediate fines and point deductions on those who have joined as a warning to the other clubs as a deterrent.

Let them go play out their happy clappers league and see how superior they feel then when the whole of football turns their backs on them.

Its a real opportunity for UEFA and the relative leagues to make a statement.

 

[mill]

you’re deluded if you think there will be any real action against them. They’ll secure a bigger part of the pot, ensure that the new status quo remains and none of the governing bodies will do a thing.

This is just capitalism and what should have been expected once football ceased to be a working class game.

I suggest you all move on tbh. Spend your weekends watching grass roots and save the money for something else.