Champions League revamp

[barneygumble]

The Premier League should have responded by now, they are making themselves look weak and fearful of the gang of six.

I mean, I've defended it, and I assume the clubs are deliberately holding back.... but wouldn't surprise me if they were waiting for the Italian/Spanish to make a big move so they can follow suit.

 

[MikeH72]

And they really would call it quits then, surely!

Exactly. They aren’t backing down from the super league at this point. But if they tried to, they should suffer severe punishment for bringing the sport into disrepute.

 

[Tramps_mate]

The fact that all these 12 clubs have apparently all signed contracts for 23 years for this Super League, surely there would be HUGE fines to them by the organisers if and when they pull out?

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

If this happens then they should all be immediately relegated to non league and every single player released.

At the very least all clubs who signed up to it should be banned from playing in Europe next season.

 

[Papa Shango]

If it happens this is legit the biggest story in history of professional football isn’t it ?

Try to keep up mate.

 

[brieverton]

A CL with teams like Bayern, PSG, Dortmund, Napoli, Sevilla, Villarreal, Ajax, Leicester, Everton, Aston Villa, West Ham etc would still be profitable long term.

Project fear of the league being destroyed is nonsense. Short term it would weaken us but if Usmanov keeps bankrolling us and the power vaccum left behind see's wealthy investors buy into the likes of Newcastle, West Ham, Leeds etc then English football will prop itself back up.

There should be something in place though to stop further clubs leaving to the Super League such as a signed contract between all other English Clubs.

Everything is up in the air but I'd be reasonably sure of some degree of a general crackdown on silent 3rd-party investors as a quid pro-quo for any settlement / compromise that Everton and other clubs would be ok in agreeing to, if if stops the Super League concept.

If it doesn't stop it and there was a split, which is highly unlikely, I very much doubt that we would retain the same appeal to Usmanov either for current sponsorship, or the prospect of taking a shareholding in the longer-term.

That's why this whole thing is critical, for every club in one way or another.

 

[perth_blue]

The fact that all these 12 clubs have apparently all signed contracts for 23 years for this Super League, surely there would be HUGE fines to them by the organisers if and when they pull out?

Interesting, I dare say that the initial contracts would be full of "subject to" clauses though?

 

[Nymzee]

Imagine someone like Spurs thinking they've earned 23 seasons at the highest highest level of football lol

2 League Cups and 1 FA Cup in 30 years you CHUMPS

 

[OneTrueLegend]

There'd be a renegotiation clearly, but as stated before these companies signed contracts with the Premier League; that league still exists.

It's basically an act of God scenario. The Premier League can't be held accountable for six members clearly, blatantly breaching contract.

Im not sure about that, there was a renegotiation of the TV deal when we restarted last season because there was no fans in the stadiums PPTV in china refused to pay the £160m it had promised for the remainder of that season and it ended a multi year deal worth £523m. The new deal in china with Tencent is worth £25m per season

 

[Goat]

 

[perth_blue]

The fact that all these 12 clubs have apparently all signed contracts for 23 years for this Super League, surely there would be HUGE fines to them by the organisers if and when they pull out?

Interesting, I dare say that the initial contracts would be full of "subject to" clas

 

[tsubaki]

Yep - that is a real possibility alright; either way it ends up in courts. I still dont believe the PL will cut of so much of themselves & there will be some form of middle ground, if it ever happens.

doubt it - in addition to the legal issues @Tubey and others have raised, there’s the simple fact that they’ll find it very difficult to say the PL shouldn’t be able to do something that is so incredibly damaging to it (never mind UEFA).

I’ve no doubt they’ll hand over fortunes to lawyers, but I’d be amazed if they won. They’ve already made steps because they’re going to be kicked out after all.

 

[Martin Alvito]

With quite a few road blocks now being put up:
German clubs (seemingly French) not on board.
Potential international ban etc.

Say they throw their hands up and abandon the league, what happens to UTD, Liverpool etc
They'll come back with tails between their legs, the league just forgets about it and moves on?

Most likely.

However, I don't think that's a likely outcome. They will all be on the hook contractually with JP and others, and the contract probably has hefty withdrawal penalties to serve as a commitment mechanism to prevent them from wavering.

 

[blue to the bone]

Korean proverb..........the top of the mountain only exists because of it's broad base (or words to that effect!) Super League take note......

Another proverb .
Kopites are the scum of the earth.

 

[RomanReigns]

At this rate the super league will be the big 12 plus their reserve sides