New Champions League format from 2024

[Foxxed]

The 14 other Premier League clubs should threaten to break up the Premier League

[ALC Fox]

8 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

Sport without risk isn't sport. If you can't lose then there's nothing impressive about winning.

There it is in a nutshell. Absolutely spot on 

[Tuna]

 

[Dan LCFC]

30 minutes ago, Goober said:

The so called 'oil clubs' get plenty of stick based on their ownership, but it's the Americans that are ruining our game. Glazers, Kroenke, FSG etc. All bastards

They're always the worst. They're the ones who've made the very top clubs happy with just being in the top 4 like it's some kind of trophy. Ultimately people with no feel for football.

[peach0000]

It appears the Uefa, the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A,  have released a joint statement vowing to ban the clubs concerned from all domestic and international competitions and have the support from Fifa to do so!

 

 

Edited 18 April 2021 by peach0000

[ARTY_FOX]

23 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Good. I’d like to think Bayern are a traditional club with some proper values so I hope they stick two fingers up to it. 

Well can't just bully clubs and buy anyone that's half decent in the European super league to stay on top so it doesn't  make much sense for them. 

[Spudulike]

50 minutes ago, Corky said:

Do you know what another sad part of this is? If we were in a position where it benefitted us we'd be right behind it and up for it.

 

Look at the situation with top four being on a knife-edge twice in a row and how qualifying would boost us massively. Imagine that was guaranteed every year regardless of performance. 

 

It is a pile of shit, completely against what the sport should be about- but if you're in the club you think it's great. And I reckon we'd be the same.

Speak for yourself. I think you are wrong. 

 

I want a return of the old European Cup/UEFA Cup/Cup Winners Cup format. 

[Dahnsouff]

So, we have the US JP Morgan backed proposal tonight, and this is just a closed shop super league (6 Eng, 2 Ita, 2 Spn + 2 others?) or we have the new UEFA Champions League (Swiss Model) that has 2 spaces for historic clubs.

 

Is that right? Or is there another option?

[Dan LCFC]

3 minutes ago, peach0000 said:

It appears the Uefa, the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have released a joint statement vowing to ban the clubs concerned from all domestic and international competitions and have the support from Fifa to do so!

Good move from them all.

[peach0000]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

So, we have the US JP Morgan backed proposal tonight, and this is just a closed shop super league (6 Eng, 2 Ita, 2 Spn + 2 others?) or we have the new UEFA Champions League (Swiss Model) that has 2 spaces for historic clubs.

 

Is that right? Or is there another option?

The 'two others' are from Italy and Spain as well. But apart from that you seem to be correct. 

[Finnegan]

They're not going to break away. They probably don't even WANT to break away. 

 

It's just an incredibly transparent threat to try and flex a bit of power and get their own way because presumably some negotiation in the Champions League format talks has stalled. 

 

It's a bluff. Like others, I wish our governing bodies would just call them on it and tell them to fvck off. 

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, peach0000 said:

The 'two others' are from Italy and Spain as well. But apart from that you seem to be correct. 

Like finding out all the sweet jars in the sweet shops contain candied turds. 

[Foxxed]

3 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

So, we have the US JP Morgan backed proposal tonight, and this is just a closed shop super league (6 Eng, 2 Ita, 2 Spn + 2 others?) or we have the new UEFA Champions League (Swiss Model) that has 2 spaces for historic clubs.

 

Is that right? Or is there another option?

 

They're offering a horrific idea in order to get their shitty idea approved?

 

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

They're not going to break away. They probably don't even WANT to break away. 

 

It's just an incredibly transparent threat to try and flex a bit of power and get their own way because presumably some negotiation in the Champions League format talks has stalled. 

 

It's a bluff. Like others, I wish our governing bodies would just call them on it and tell them to fvck off. 

I've just come to the same conclusion.

[mozartfox]

3 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

They're not going to break away. They probably don't even WANT to break away. 

 

It's just an incredibly transparent threat to try and flex a bit of power and get their own way because presumably some negotiation in the Champions League format talks has stalled. 

 

It's a bluff. Like others, I wish our governing bodies would just call them on it and tell them to fvck off. 

Absolutely. Demand something outrageous and end up with what they really want - more guaranteed cash.  It's a game.  Tell them to FOD.

[Mickyblueeyes]

So Arsenal who just scraped a draw with third from bottom Fulham want to play Real Madrid every week ? Lol. They’ll lose their “die hard” support in South China very soon sitting bottom of that league. 

[Dahnsouff]

2 minutes ago, Foxxed said:

 

They're offering a horrific idea in order to get their shitty idea approved?.

Exactly

[StanSP]

 

 

 

[ARTY_FOX]

Hopefully they make the announcement and the teams that have signed up instantly get removed from the league. If you want back start at tier 9.

[peach0000]

Just now, ARTY_FOX said:

Hopefully they make the announcement and the teams that have signed up instantly get removed from the league. If you want back start at tier 9.

Straight shoot out for the title with West Ham this season  

[Mike Oxlong]

Best post I’ve ever seen on Red Cafe 

 

 

 

Honestly us & Liverpool seem to be trying really hard at the minute to jointly take the "most despicable cnut of the year" award off COVID19.

[SemperEadem]

[Always Next Year]

Kick them all out of all Domestic and all Euro competitions and ban the players from the World Cup and let the greedy bastards rot in their Super League.

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, ARTY_FOX said:

Hopefully they make the announcement and the teams that have signed up instantly get removed from the league. If you want back start at tier 9.

They know that the premier league without them is way less saleable but I agree that this is likely a way for them to extract more from something somewhere ...

 

1 minute ago, peach0000 said:

Straight shoot out for the title with West Ham this season  

Man City aren’t in it ....

[turlo]

47 minutes ago, Corky said:

Do you know what another sad part of this is? If we were in a position where it benefitted us we'd be right behind it and up for it.

 

Look at the situation with top four being on a knife-edge twice in a row and how qualifying would boost us massively. Imagine that was guaranteed every year regardless of performance. 

 

It is a pile of shit, completely against what the sport should be about- but if you're in the club you think it's great. And I reckon we'd be the same.

I think a lot would depend on what wider ramifications it would have on the English game in general. If it meant The English League "product" being devalued and less money being fed down the pyramid into the lower leagues / grass roots, clubs going into financial crisis etc as a result,  then I'd hope a lot of the "proper" football fans from those clubs would be dead against it. 

[peach0000]

Just now, st albans fox said:

They know that the premier league without them is way less saleable but I agree that this is likely a way for them to extract more from something somewhere ...

 

Man City aren’t in it ....

There are a lot of conflicting reports. Initially it appeared they weren't but now a lot of reputable sources are saying they are.