European Super League

Interesting reactions:



Gary Neville:

Talk about having your cake and eating it! 

So on one side you have all the greedy 'superclubs' hoping to run football in future, and on the other side you have FIFA & EUFA who are hardly examples of organisations blocking corruption and promoting fair play, alongside our dear old 'The FA' who still think their club should be run by Oxbridge! Tricky choice!! 

Without the big clubs from Germany and France this will not happen

Only 12 clubs are involved at the moment half of them from England

They are now reliant on so called big clubs from Holland Belgium Portugal and Scotland   making up the also rans, these clubs may also not wish in play in a tournament without a level playing field as the big 12 will not get relegated even if they finish bottem

In theory one of the smaller clubs could get relegated even if the finish 6-8th out of twenty

Any club that signs up to this will get the wrath of there fans

Also there is a treat from UEFA and FIFA to Expel the competing clubs from National and International competitions which would include the Premier League 
 
Should the Premiere league call there bluff they will fall over like a pack of card

Let them go and there league will collapse like the old North American league

This is only a ploy to get a bigger slice of the cake and will not get off the ground 


 

I'd be very happy for UEFA and the FA to kick these clubs out. They can't play in the Premier League or the English or European Cup competitions. It would be great if they could stop the players playing for national teams too but I'm not sure that can be done. That would be a great way to reclaim football from a small number of big clubs.

Unfortunately there will almost certainly be some fudge which results in the big boys gaining more power and a bigger share of the spoils, while UEFA and FA claim to have saved football.

I agree that it's harsh on the players but the point is to make players not want to play for those clubs. It might be fairer to allow existing players to continue to play for the national teams but not any players that sign a new contract with them from now on.

My understanding is any restriction of trade aimed at the 'Naughty 6' will generate a pile of lawyers. These clubs really do want everything - play in a new superior league and still be entitled to play in the PL and FA Cup matches!

Man City have officially withdrawn. It sounds like City and Chelsea joined to avoid being left behind and weren't involved in the formation of the idea.