SuperLeague a done deal (Part 2)

[robertmac43]

Arsenal have pulled out!

 

[keonsbitterness]

Arsenal have pulled out!

 

[Live in the Now]

I mean City and Chelsea have already pulled out. This means the rest of them right?

Yep.

 

[Power Man]

 

[Burner Account]

 

[robertmac43]

 

[Live in the Now]

I already hated the owners so I can’t say much changes there. But now almost everyone will hate them. They will never be forgiven for what they did to the club here.

 

[Jussi]

 

[DanielPlainview]

They only use that threat to get more autonomy. The NCAA controls the very lucrative March Madness contract, and it would be difficult for the P5 to replicate that by going on their own, not to mention the outrage that would occur if they tried (see ESL for an example).

Outrage from who? There's been as much talk of the smaller conferences breaking away from the Power 5 as there has been the Power 5 leaving the NCAA.

The Super League will not be the last attempt by the biggest clubs in Europe to wrestle power from UEFA.

The Power 5 will eventually leave the NCAA.

There's a common trajectory here that will eventually become a reality.

Basketball is not lucrative enough to hold big time football back.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

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[Albatros]

The world isn’t tuning in for Krasnodar v Shaktar.

Their loss. That would be one of the more interesting matchups in recent years.

 

[Chimaera]

Liverpool statement light on context and contrition.
FSG out

 

[Jussi]

Just got the announcement from United's app, they're out!

I'm watching AFTV stream and smiling with them!

 

[Live in the Now]

Liverpool statement light on context and contrition.
FSG out

Yeah they’re complete pieces of shit. They would do anything to the club if it made a buck.

 

[Chimaera]

Spurs the last English team left?

 

[Burner Account]

Captain obvious but just want to take a step back and say what a bonkers few days.

 

[kingsboy11]

If this was Florentino's way of trying to strong arm UEFA into giving in to their demands, any sort of leverage they had is flying out the window right now.

 

[Chimaera]

Yeah they’re complete pieces of shit. They would do anything to the club if it made a buck.

I’ve always figured that much. But I figured they weren’t worse than others (Glazers for one).

They are. Everyone knows United’s owners are shit bags. From SAF on down they’ve covered for them as they looted. But they didn’t pretend to be nice or not just pillage the club.

FSG have wanted to loot, but played off being different the whole time. And I bought a lot of it after awful owners before.

 

[Prntscrn]

Arsenal

The last few days have shown us yet again the depth of feeling our supporters around the world have for this great club and the game we love.

We needed no reminding of this but the response from supporters in recent days has given us time for further reflection and deep thought.

It was never our intention to cause such distress, however when the invitation to join the Super League came, while knowing there were no guarantees, we did not want to be left behind to ensure we protected Arsenal and its future.

As a result of listening to you and the wider football community over recent days we are withdrawing from the proposed Super League. We made a mistake, and we apologise for it.

We know it will take time to restore your faith in what we are trying to achieve here at Arsenal but let us be clear that the decision to be part of the Super League was driven by our desire to protect Arsenal, the club you love, and to support the game you love through greater solidarity and financial stability.

Stability is essential for the game to prosper and we will continue to strive to bring the security the game needs to move forward.

The system needs to be fixed. We must work together to find solutions which protect the future of the game and harness the extraordinary power football has to get us on the edge of our seats.

Finally, we know this has been hugely unsettling at the end of what has been an incredibly difficult year for us all.

Our aim is always to make the right decisions for this great football club, to protect it for the future and to take us forward. We didn’t make the right decision here, which we fully accept.

We have heard you.

The Arsenal Board

Liverpool

Liverpool Football Club can confirm that our involvement in proposed plans to form a European Super League has been discontinued.
In recent days, the club has received representations from various key stakeholders, both internally and externally, and we would like to thank them for their valuable contributions.

gtfo FSG

 

[Jack Straw]

Spurs the last English team left?

Chairman Daniel Levy said: “We regret the anxiety and upset caused by the ESL proposal. We felt it was important that our club participated in the development of a possible new structure that sought to better ensure financial fair play and financial sustainability whilst delivering significantly increased support for the wider football pyramid.
“We believe that we should never stand still and that the sport should constantly review competitions and governance to ensure the game we all love continues to evolve and excite fans around the world.
“We should like to thank all those supporters who presented their considered opinions.”

 

[These Are The Days]

Spurs the last English team left?

They're out

 

[Jussi]

If this was Florentino's way of trying to strong arm UEFA into giving in to their demands, any sort of leverage they had is flying out the window right now.

If it's true UEFA secured 7 million in additional funding from an English bank, I'm not sure they lost that much.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Flo trying to figure out how he can name madrid the winners before calling it off.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Outrage from who? There's been as much talk of the smaller conferences breaking away from the Power 5 as there has been the Power 5 leaving the NCAA.

The Super League will not be the last attempt by the biggest clubs in Europe to wrestle power from UEFA.

The Power 5 will eventually leave the NCAA.

There's a common trajectory here that will eventually become a reality.

Basketball is not lucrative enough to hold big time football back.

Outrage from fans and Congress.

Basketball, meaning March Madness, definitely is lucrative enough. As long as it is, the P5 won't leave the NCAA, at least not entirely.

The ESL died in less than two days. I told you before -- if you start a coup, don't fail. This one failed about as bad as a coup possibly can.

 

[Chimaera]

They're out

Ok, watching other import stuff right now and Twitter is bonkers so must’ve missed it