Champions League revamp

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Just read Murphy’s BBC article on this. Bullets in the post incoming.

Bullets because he's in favour of it or because he's not?

I think a lot of Kopites are not happy with this if we're being fair to them

Any reasonable supporter of any of these six clubs is probably appalled

 

[KaiserEFC]

 

[Lennaldo]

2/3 of 20 is 15

Hence Tottenham being a Super Team Number One Football League foundation member.

15 of 20 is 3/4 not 2/3
2/3 is 13.33 so 14 needed to pass any changes, we need to boot them all out, it's us or them now and this is the only way we keep a league worth having

 

[hktoffee]

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Only good thing is the PL be under big pressure from fans as a collective to punish these sides.

Having Newcastle fans crying over the Saudi Prince being blocked from buying their club isn't the same as the whole country pundits included calling into question the integrity of the competition if they keep these clubs in.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Palace and Everton going on a European tour

 

[Voodoo Billy]

It's difficult to keep a straight face listening to Sky Sports News and Kaveh Solhekol in particular cry-arsing about this situation. He had the cheek to call these clubs "The so-called Big 6" where Sky more than anyone have pandered to and spoon-fed and nurtured the idea of the Big 6. They've treated them like a favourite child for years and now they're majorly disappointed when they find out that their blue-eyed-boy has gone and sold the family silver and screwed the cat.

Sky, the Premier League and (more recently) BT have a lot to answer for in creating the greed which exists in football today. It's all well and good Gary Neville ranting on about these current manoeuvres (and I agree with almost everything he said) but he works for an institution which has in part created this environment in the first place.

Let them go for **** sakes, but don't let them back in.

 

[Khalekan]

Do we know Sky’s thoughts on this?

Probably biting their nails in case the “Big Six”, a concept which they manufactured and nurtured, are booted out of another Sky concoction, the EPL.

Murdoch and Sky‘s main gripe about this is that they are driving the idea.

And if they were, Gary Neville would not be allowed on air tearing the notion to pieces.

 

[Amw79]

the threat has already been made (in the UEFA statement), just carry it out

Yeah, hope the PL are on board with that statement, it might say that in there, can’t remember.

 

[Jamiednm]

if there was ever a time for Rangers and Celtic to join the EPL this is surely it? Replace the outgoing 6 with; Rangers, Celtic, Norwich, Watford, Swansea and Brentford.

There is no doubt that removing 6 teams from the premier league will have a big impact money wise, but there will be a certain appeal to advertisers of adding Rangers and Celtic, not enough to cover for those 6 going but it could cushion the blow somewhat.

I'd be all for Rangers and Celtic joining the Premier League. But the whole Scottish football pyramid would need to be integrated in to the English football system, otherwise this would just be a domestic version of the European breakaway. It would destroy Scottish football (although it's a laughing stock anyway).

May be some kind of system where the Scottish champions are integrated in to the Championship playoffs so they have a real chance of getting to the Premier League. I don't know if it's even possible to link two separate football associations like that.

 

[Thomasc]

if there was ever a time for Rangers and Celtic to join the EPL this is surely it? Replace the outgoing 6 with; Rangers, Celtic, Norwich, Watford, Swansea and Brentford.

There is no doubt that removing 6 teams from the premier league will have a big impact money wise, but there will be a certain appeal to advertisers of adding Rangers and Celtic, not enough to cover for those 6 going but it could cushion the blow somewhat.

What? And do to the Scottish leagues what we are complaining about here? For real?

 

[Noble Savage]

This is a legal nightmare for all parties especially UEFA who somehow have to appease the sponsors and they have some heavy hitters in their sponsorship pool .
Some of them aren't exactly going to be excited sponsoring a West Ham Sampdoria CL final .

 

[brieverton]

if there was ever a time for Rangers and Celtic to join the EPL this is surely it? Replace the outgoing 6 with; Rangers, Celtic, Norwich, Watford, Swansea and Brentford.

There is no doubt that removing 6 teams from the premier league will have a big impact money wise, but there will be a certain appeal to advertisers of adding Rangers and Celtic, not enough to cover for those 6 going but it could cushion the blow somewhat.

That would have to be a non-closed shop, so it would also generate an overhaul in Scotland, without the Old Firm.

Theoretically, promotion to the Premier League would have to be open to all/other Scottish clubs, and that means integration of both countries leagues, right through the tiers.

Of course, you could just invite Celtic and Rangers in without any of that, but that leaves a new Premier League open to accusations of hypocrisy and double standards.

 

[KaiserEFC]

What? And do to the Scottish leagues what we are complaining about here? For real?

I was thinking the exact same.

 

[tmgc]

I'd be all for Rangers and Celtic joining the Premier League. But the whole Scottish football period would need to be integrated in to the English football system, otherwise this would just be a domestic version of the European breakaway. It would destroy Scottish football (although it's a laughing stock anyway).

May be some kind of system where the Scottish champions are integrated in to the Championship playoffs so they have a real chance of getting to the Premier League. I don't know if it's even possible to link two separate football associations like that.

Rangers and Celtic and all the hatred and bigotry that goes with them can stay where they are.