Champions League revamp

[brieverton]

The point about people wanting more matches between big clubs.

At it simplest, that means more "big" clubs losing more games, unless they change the rules so that there are no winners and losers.

The inherent appeal of the current set-up is that Man Utd might lose to Bayern Munich mid-week, but then they can come and play Norwich on Saturday and put five past them.

Sure, there is no feeling like winning the bigger games, but it fundamentally ignores the happy-clapper fans who are actually very content to watch a one-sided game for 90 minutes and lose track of the score. They don't have to concentrate that way and can eat prawn sandwiches at their leisure. Or do something else and flick channels at home.

Failing to make the play-offs year on year in the Super League isn't much fun at all. It's even less fun when you don't have Sheffield Utd to take it out on at home, if there is no Premier League available to them.

 

[degsy]

BAN THEM

I hope they sanction the living daylights out of them, especially the rs.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

BAN THEM

Bit of a nothing article.

‘Suffer consequences’: Uefa to discuss punishments for Super League rebels

Uefa is considering imposing sanctions on the 12 clubs involved in the failed attempt to establish a breakaway European Super League

www.theguardian.com

 

[catcherintherye]

Yanks just do not get the sport at all.

And it's not only yanks don't get football, it's that the people who should get football prioritise certain voices above all others.

 

[MrGrumpy]

They have to Sanction otherwise they will just do it again

 

[allen]

Bit of a nothing article.

‘Suffer consequences’: Uefa to discuss punishments for Super League rebels

Uefa is considering imposing sanctions on the 12 clubs involved in the failed attempt to establish a breakaway European Super League

www.theguardian.com

There does seem to be a hardening of tone from UEFA, though. Hoping that sticks and snowballs.

 

[daza_1973]

imagine a non-seeded old style European Cup

I remember 4th division Wrexham beating Porto in the old CWC - that's what fans dream of.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

I hate people like this.

He is commenting on something that does not affect him in any way shape or form. Its like me moaning about the food being served in Cowboys Stadium even though I have never been and never plan to. What's it got to do with me and why would I think that my opinion on this should be taken into account?

I've been there on a corporate thing and the food in the boxes is really good!!

 

[Nymzee]

I hate people like this.

He is commenting on something that does not affect him in any way shape or form. Its like me moaning about the food being served in Cowboys Stadium even though I have never been and never plan to. What's it got to do with me and why would I think that my opinion on this should be taken into account?

“As someone who is a football fan and as opposed to a supporter of a specific club”

These are the dangerous new age fans that will incite change in the end.

 

[Connor]

They need multi year bans, otherwise, a one year is a slap on the wrist - be like they’d all failed and could use it as a reset year

 

[canuckblue]

“As someone who is a football fan and as opposed to a supporter of a specific club”

These are the dangerous new age fans that will incite change in the end.

What that type of "fan" is missing, obviously, is the emotional attachment we have to the game that comes from supporting a club. So for them, the novelty of watching even the world's best clubs play each other all the time, often in meaningless games, would quickly fade. Ninth-place United vs. 12th-place Liverpool with nothing at stake? Nah, when's the darts on?

 

[Tin-Tin]

Appetite is growing, good.

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[Brisan123]

I hope they sanction the living daylights out of them, especially the rs.

11 clubs banned from Europe for 2 seasons
The scum banned from football for life
Seems about right and fair to all ( especially coach drivers )

 

[Papa Shango]

“As someone who is a football fan and as opposed to a supporter of a specific club”

These are the dangerous new age fans that will incite change in the end.

Sadly its not even just the overseas fans.

Don't get me wrong you can easily be a proper fan from overseas, loads are and their voice when it comes to what happens on the pitch in terms of personnel etc is just as valid as anybody else's but at no point should they be allowed a voice that effects the match going fans who live it every day rather than just have to turn a telly on.

I saw plenty of "John from Gwent" type fans of the "big" clubs saying they wanted the ESL too. If a person doesn't integrate with a clubs fan base and understand the ethos of a club, the rivalries etc then they are not a real fan. It's like Tory fans of Merseyside clubs, why on earth do they support a clubs like us?