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Champions League revamp

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Wat Tyler said:
Nobody can leave: interesting.

hostage situation.

Because if one club, say City said, “we have got this wrong, we are leaving.” Then the other 11 could possibly sue them for breach of contract? Or is it time for bed for me?
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The contract probably has an out clause specifically written to be too astronomical to break. Should someone leave, the other parties can then sue to recoup if not paid.

What courts will think of that, if it comes to it, is another question.
 
Tubey said:
Which begs the question... why on earth have City gone for this?
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I imagine they where told you can join us and be relevant or sit out and be also-rans. When you think about the amount of money City have invested do you think they would be happy to effectively just sit on the side lines playing medium to small sized clubs for the next 30 years.

All city have wanted since the new owners came in was to be relevant and compete with the big boys. Now they can do that without any risk.
 

toffee-L said:
The financial desperation of these clubs is the crux of this. The super League has been a concept for well over a decade, but COVID has accelerated it I would estimate (based on nothing) by at least 5 years.

The word I keep seeing by these club owners is sustainability. They are now all aware that in the current models, with the risk factor determining that if they don't spend the X amount required to stay ahead of the competition, they'll miss out on champions league qualification, their revenues would shrink by a huge amount but their wage bill will stay exactly the same. The players salaries are of course the main reason why football is such an unprofitable business but these clubs have decided that forsaking their entire reason for being is an easier route to a stable balance sheet rather than gutting the contracts they themselves hand out, or working with the leagues they are already in to work out a salary structure.

This is the last roll of the dice for these clubs. They are on the brink.
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The thing is it isn't sustainable if they get kicked out of the domestic leagues. No chance the Super League is going to replace all the revenue from the domestic and CL.
 
Del-boy said:
I imagine they where told you can join us and be relevant or sit out and be also-rans. When you think about the amount of money City have invested do you think they would be happy to effectively just sit on the side lines playing medium to small sized clubs for the next 30 years.

All city have wanted since the new owners came in was to be relevant and compete with the big boys. Now they can do that without any risk.
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Without any risk???

Through this desperate doomed venture they're probably going to be chucked out of the league to go play in an eternal glorified friendly tournament forevermore.

It's an insane risk.
 

Nymzee said:
Told you it’s because Barca are skint.

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this is disgusting! It’s what all powerful people do, divide and conquer with their messages. They know people will swallow this.

to save football, they shouldn’t be paying these stupid wages if they don’t have the money. That’s not Evertons problem to save Real Madrid.
 

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