SuperLeague a done deal- New York Times

[spintheblackcircle]

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[robertmac43]

This does not excite me in the slightest...

 

[East Coast Bias]

f*** this shit. Terrible.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Pathetic.

And lol at the idea of Tottenham and Arsenal as permanent members. Add AC Milan too.

 

[Evilo]

Bayern and PSG won't take part.
For now.
So without the two CL finalists, I'd say this league doesn't deserve its "super" label.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Bayern and PSG won't take part.
For now.
So without the two CL finalists, I'd say this league doesn't deserve its "super" label.

That match was so fun to watch.....only fans of the "SuperLeague" teams would watch over a PSG-Bayern match.

.....if them.

 

[hatterson]

Bayern and PSG won't take part.
For now.
So without the two CL finalists, I'd say this league doesn't deserve its "super" label.

I think the for now is the big part.

If such a league formed with the big English, Italian, and Spanish teams, it wouldn't take long for Bayern and PSG to follow suit if only for the massive TV deal.

I hope it doesn't though, national football is a good thing.

 

[Viqsi]

Pathetic.

And lol at the idea of Tottenham and Arsenal as permanent members. Add AC Milan too.

I can't help but think of it as "if this was college football doing this, that'd be the equivalent of inviting Tennessee and Nebraska"

 

[Evilo]

That match was so fun to watch.....only fans of the "SuperLeague" teams would watch over a PSG-Bayern match.

.....if them.

Well the last two were. The final not so much. But when your team is coached by Mourinho, bore is a whole other level.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

UEFA gave these clubs most of what they wanted in the CL reform package, and now that the reforms are facing opposition in the media and from other clubs etc., this story pops up. Almost like these stories are deliberately leaked to blackmail the rest of football...

 

[Evilo]

The shame list includes :
ManU
ManCity
Liverpool
Chelsea
Tottenham
Arsenal
Real
Barca
Atletico
Juve
Milan
Inter

Worth noting that Arsenal has zero shot at qualifying for the CL, and Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juve are all out of it as of now. 5 out of 12. No wonder they want a league they don't have to qualify for.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Extremely angry that Chelsea has signed onto this

 

[robertmac43]

Worth noting that Arsenal has zero shot at qualifying for the CL, and Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juve are all out of it as of now. 5 out of 12. No wonder they want a league they don't have to qualify for.

I get they want the big branded teams, the historic champions, to fill this league out. I support Arsenal and there is nothing 'super' about watching Elneny and Ceballos as a midfield pivot. I would be embarrassed to see the club in its current state in a 'super league', let us earn the rebuild.

 

[robertmac43]

 

[AB13]

The shame list includes :
ManU
ManCity
Liverpool
Chelsea
Tottenham
Arsenal
Real
Barca
Atletico
Juve
Milan
Inter

Worth noting that Arsenal has zero shot at qualifying for the CL, and Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juve are all out of it as of now. 5 out of 12. No wonder they want a league they don't have to qualify for.

Arsenal probably have a 50% chance at CL via the Europa League. I get the point you are making, but for me a closed (no promotion/relegation) super league like this should feature the most historic and supported teams, not the current best ones. I absolutely hate the super league idea though. Ruins football really.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I get they want the big branded teams, the historic champions, to fill this league out. I support Arsenal and there is nothing 'super' about watching Elneny and Ceballos as a midfield pivot. I would be embarrassed to see the club in its current state in a 'super league', let us earn the rebuild.

Spurs and Man City are 'historic champions' of what exactly? Aston Villa and Everton both have richer histories for instance. This isn't about history, this is about the economic power structure that arose in the last 15 years thanks to foreign investor owners and massive CL/PL revenue in that time frame. It's essentially a product driven by Americans.

 

[Pouchkine]

I get they want the big branded teams, the historic champions, to fill this league out. I support Arsenal and there is nothing 'super' about watching Elneny and Ceballos as a midfield pivot. I would be embarrassed to see the club in its current state in a 'super league', let us earn the rebuild.

Arsenal and Tottenham never won CL.

 

[robertmac43]

Spurs and Man City are 'historic champions' of what exactly? Aston Villa and Everton both have richer histories for instance. This isn't about history, this is about the economic power structure that arose in the last 15 years thanks to foreign investor owners and massive CL/PL revenue in that time frame. It's essentially a product driven by Americans.

Yeah I know, should have been more specific and said recent history.

 

[Pouchkine]

Yeah I know, should have been more specific and said recent history.

Tottenham won nothing there either.

 

[robertmac43]

Arsenal and Tottenham never won CL.

I don't remember mentioning that either of them had...

 

[Evilo]

Ah, the bad guys aren't so bad after all.

Players will be expelled from NT too. Any FIFA competition.
So imagine spanish teams ranked 4th, 5h, 6th and 7th right now would qualify for the CL. In EPL, teams ranked 3rd, 4th, 8th and 10th (Leeds !) would make it. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th in Serie A.

Those teams should be expelled now and federations should make a choice : either support the superleague and leave UEFA or stick to UEFA and expell those teams from their own leagues.

 

[robertmac43]

Tottenham won nothing there either.

Yes but they have established themselves as a big brand in recent history which was the other part of my original post.

 

[Evilo]

Arsenal probably have a 50% chance at CL via the Europa League. I get the point you are making, but for me a closed (no promotion/relegation) super league like this should feature the most historic and supported teams, not the current best ones. I absolutely hate the super league idea though. Ruins football really.

50%
Lacazette just got injured?
They have less then 25%.

 

[hatterson]

It’s basically just rich teams not wanting to cement their financial advantage over others so new investors don’t upset the current economic power structure.

 

[Halladay]

I dont like this but I'd be lying if I wrote I wouldn't watch it.