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European premier league bombshell.....

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Its to stop the Man Citys ,PSGs and Everton's buying all the best players
Juve cannot compete financially and are trying to level the playing field

Yes. And to stop charging Juventus big money for players, so they have a better chance of signing players. Pure secterianism from him. I doubt the rest of football are with him.
 
My dream is a hybrid league structure.

Domestic leagues are 16ish teams. They play 30 games August-late Jan.

Starting mid-Feb, top 6 or 8 teams get Europe:
  • Champions League starts mid Feb, groups of 6, you play ten group games and then there are two-legged, single elimination playoffs for all teams (top tier playoff for top two in each group, mid tier for 3-4, consolation for 5-6). 48 teams total.
  • Similar structure for Europa League, just a level down.
Teams that don't get Europe keep the existing domestic table and play another "phase" of the season amongst themselves for relegation.

If the top clubs really make a fuss, maybe you make the European spots a bit stickier (e.g., teams in the top 16 of Champions League get automatic spot for next year, top-four of the mid tier get automatic Champions League Spot, and Europa League winners get automatic Champions League spot, winners of the consolation and Europa League runner-ups get automatic Europa League).

I like the idea of teams actually getting to play a European "season," without jeopardizing domestic play. Also nice to keep some format where qualification for the Champions League is theoretically open to all, even if there's a mass of recurring teams.
 

https://amp.theguardian.com/footbal...for-fan-of-tomorrow?__twitter_impression=true

Love the proposal about not letting CL teams buy from each other! Absolutely shameless
I think EU competition law means that won't be given any thought at all.

It has long been my opinion that seeding is cheating, so even before I read that article I guessed they'd be using the UEFA coefficient to allocate some of the extra places and make sure the rich clubs get to qualify no matter what.
 
So a player is forced to stay at 1 team or drop down a level, yeah can see that working well. Load of crap

I can't see organizations like the PFA being happy with that, also it essentially devalues the player. So once a player is at a champions league club, if he wants a move or the club want him gone, only teams earning less can buy him and because of FFP, they can't overpay.
 
No, I think the dream of the people behind this is that it is more or less the same 36 teams each year. FFP helps make that a reality.
I agree that's exactly what they want. But then I assume they would have to scrap FFP for the CL teams because they will continue to spend what they currently do (just to non CL teams) without being able to sell those high earners. I'm looking at your swap deal, Juve and Barca.
 

My dream is a hybrid league structure.

Domestic leagues are 16ish teams. They play 30 games August-late Jan.

Starting mid-Feb, top 6 or 8 teams get Europe:
  • Champions League starts mid Feb, groups of 6, you play ten group games and then there are two-legged, single elimination playoffs for all teams (top tier playoff for top two in each group, mid tier for 3-4, consolation for 5-6). 48 teams total.
  • Similar structure for Europa League, just a level down.
Teams that don't get Europe keep the existing domestic table and play another "phase" of the season amongst themselves for relegation.

If the top clubs really make a fuss, maybe you make the European spots a bit stickier (e.g., teams in the top 16 of Champions League get automatic spot for next year, top-four of the mid tier get automatic Champions League Spot, and Europa League winners get automatic Champions League spot, winners of the consolation and Europa League runner-ups get automatic Europa League).

I like the idea of teams actually getting to play a European "season," without jeopardizing domestic play. Also nice to keep some format where qualification for the Champions League is theoretically open to all, even if there's a mass of recurring teams.

This seems similar to the system used in BASEketball
 
I agree that's exactly what they want. But then I assume they would have to scrap FFP for the CL teams because they will continue to spend what they currently do (just to non CL teams) without being able to sell those high earners. I'm looking at your swap deal, Juve and Barca.
I guess the dream for these teams is that the prize money will go up from what it is now, because there will be slightly more games and they will have a bigger product in terms of the additional 4 teams will come from the highest ranked leagues, which tend to have the best supported clubs globally.
 
Exactly
juve along with most Italian clubs are feeling the pinch financially

I think people have to get over the idea that they all have the same interests. Loads of teams, like Liverpool, Chelsea and others rely upon selling players to turn a profit. At the other end, side like City rely on paying bigger fees to get better players. Juventus want some protectionism, whereas American owners want more of a free market approach. Marx once described the ruling class as a masquerading band of warring brothers, and the same is true of this lot.
 
My dream is a hybrid league structure.

Domestic leagues are 16ish teams. They play 30 games August-late Jan.

Starting mid-Feb, top 6 or 8 teams get Europe:
  • Champions League starts mid Feb, groups of 6, you play ten group games and then there are two-legged, single elimination playoffs for all teams (top tier playoff for top two in each group, mid tier for 3-4, consolation for 5-6). 48 teams total.
  • Similar structure for Europa League, just a level down.
Teams that don't get Europe keep the existing domestic table and play another "phase" of the season amongst themselves for relegation.

If the top clubs really make a fuss, maybe you make the European spots a bit stickier (e.g., teams in the top 16 of Champions League get automatic spot for next year, top-four of the mid tier get automatic Champions League Spot, and Europa League winners get automatic Champions League spot, winners of the consolation and Europa League runner-ups get automatic Europa League).

I like the idea of teams actually getting to play a European "season," without jeopardizing domestic play. Also nice to keep some format where qualification for the Champions League is theoretically open to all, even if there's a mass of recurring teams.
hi buddy i felt bad seeing so much effort go into this post and for it to get no reaction not even one like so i want to fix that by replying to say ur chatting a load of absolute buttmunch there.
 
Who has come up with the latest nonsense?
A 36 team league where everyone plays 10 games based on rankings to form a table.
Seems contrived to keep it a closed shop if you ask me.
 

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