It’s funny how this was proposed by two clubs, seconded by the other big 4 and then they try and bribe W the EFL with a one off payment. Which would be covered by two clubs being dropped from the top division over a couple of years.
Interesting that the two clubs are American owned, and the bottom line is profit, as it is with others obviously.
Remember when the European Cup was just that, a knock out? Malmo, Bucharest, Marseille, Hamburg, Sampdoria, Brugge, all reached a final in its last few years. Real, Man U, Juventus etc didn’t like that, it’s not fair that they could be knocked out by an unfashionable club over two games and then not get any money!
Solve that one with a league style, so the little teams get the games but the big clubs rise to the top, now it doesn’t matter if they lose away from home. We will call it the Champions League and the best teams from all the best Leagues will be seeded, despite over half of them not being Champions? Happy days.
Mmm try that for a few years, and lo and behold, a few big clubs get pissed off at getting knocked out in the group stages and not getting their yearly slice of TV pie they deserve, what can be done?
How about rejuvenate the UEFA Cup, so that if you get knocked out of the Champions League, you get another crack at the money as well? Woohoo, gravy train! Europa League it is then.
The same clubs in this country responsible for that absolute nonsense are now trying to stitch up the top division again to ensure that they get the biggest slice of pie as they are the best currently and want to rig it so it stays that way.
It’s bollocks, Franchise FC (choose your big club and insert name here) and all it’s acolytes can fuck off and disappear up their own arseholes, it’s a Gravy train and they want a bigger share of it. It’s greed wrapped up as a deal that will dig the little clubs an even bigger grave once the one off payment is delivered.
Leicester won the league, and this has been brewing since then.
Look closely and qualification for Europe could well end up on where you have finished in the last ten years? Eh? Win the league but you were tenth last year so hard luck, it’s Europa for you? Absolute Joke.
Armchair Mancs and Scousers who read the Sun and put a bet on will love this, one comment I read was “Great stuff, bring it on, I don’t want to watch Brighton v Sheff Utd anyway”!
Jesus, how blinkered are these dozy twats?
For me, they can piss off and start a European League and see how long it is before it’s all on TV, no away fans, all diving and VAR bollocks, game redefined and at the same time making millions in profit, but the fans of real football suffer.
Interesting times, with Covid Tiers and second waves, Brexit oven ready deal that we need to break and now this, the world has gone slightly mad.
I’ll get me coat!