There's a side to me that would like to tell them all to bugger

off into some sort of European super league and let the rest of us get on with a fairer domestic league system. Trouble is that most Prem clubs are run by owners who look at the club as an investment and want a return on their money therefore they aspire to be one of the 'Big Six' (I hate that bloody expression - do Man Utd supporters care anymore about their club than Norwich or indeed Doncaster or Kings Lynn? So in what way, apart from wealth, do they believe they have this god given right to be a 'big six'?). The Prem has completely screwed football. I've been against it since inception and hated Robert Chase even more for being a big part of its creation (along with Doug Ellis at Villa). Its destroyed the FA Cup and undermined clubs just because they're not part of the money in the League. Its not a model for sport, its a model for investment and nothing else. These proposals are little more than squeezing the 'lesser' clubs to screw the last few drops of equality and keep their bloody shareholders happy. I'd be quite happy to see some sort of league where they piss off and eventually become an irrelevance to the domestic game.

Posted By: Chopper on October 12th 2020 at 16:59:03

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Project Big Picture (Other Football) - Jester, Oct 12, 10:31:39
- Parry has got his lifelong season ticket to Anfield then (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Oct 12, 18:33:29
- the rest of the league will be purely to develop and train players for the champs lg bs (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 12, 18:29:38
  - they still don't realise that most people don't want to see the same clubs play each othe (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 12, 18:32:23
- Is there anyone who thinks this is a good idea? (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Oct 12, 16:05:34
- That parasite just wants the money. Its a cynical attempted power grab by the big 6 (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 12, 13:02:07
  - There's a side to me that would like to tell them all to bugger (Other Football) - Chopper, Oct 12, 16:59:03
    - It's elitism. Lord Sugar was also part of negotiating huge Sky windfall £££ at the start (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 12, 23:50:12
  - we were a top 6 club in the 80s and 90s :) (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 12, 15:51:58
  - I agree with your first part but I can't see the benefit of huge squads (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 12, 13:23:08
  - Totally agree (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 12, 13:04:24
- The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists... (n/m) (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, Oct 12, 13:00:48
- Opportunism - Conflating two issues (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 12, 12:58:27
- The European Super League Elephant in the room (Other Football) - Southampton Rob, Oct 12, 12:33:32
  - No I think thats the wrong idea, they either go european or stay domestic (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 12, 12:58:16
    - This. (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 12, 13:02:12
      - Like Glasgow Rangers had to do !! (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 12, 15:52:52
      - Absolutely (n/m) (Other Football) - yellowman, Oct 12, 15:03:19
      - Indeed. It's pointless having global clubs in a domestic league (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 12, 14:29:10
- A more comprehensive review is needed… (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Oct 12, 12:32:13
- Parry used to be Liverpool Chief Executive (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 12, 10:59:53
  - Yes (n/m) (Other Football) - yellowman, Oct 12, 12:00:17
  - And also CEO of the premier league ? (Other Football) - helvegtheowl, Oct 12, 11:29:37
    - Also, the PL has done nothing to help so far (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 12, 11:37:26
      - Absolutely - always a risk (n/m) (Other Football) - helvegtheowl, Oct 12, 12:11:48
  - 100% - totally agree with every point (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Oct 12, 11:23:23
  - Look at the way Liverpool treated homeowners in order to get a stand built (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 12, 11:14:43
  - Yep (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 12, 11:00:58
- And I'd say that parry coming out with that quote was amazing and alarming (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 12, 10:55:19
- I'd like to think it's at least the starting point for negotiations because some (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 12, 10:49:24
- Of course, there's every likelihood the big six / nine (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 12, 10:38:31
  - Hopefully they will keep all the gambling adverts running (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 12, 11:11:15
    - ^cheats at conkers (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Oct 12, 16:37:38
    - That's quite a rant, I think I got the jizz of it though (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 12, 15:55:25
  - It’s a power grab would be a disaster for English football (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Oct 12, 10:55:24
  - David Conn does. Worth reading for the other perspective (Other Football) - jampersands, Oct 12, 10:49:00
    - I think he's being naive (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 12, 10:54:53
      - You are righ, it is a little naive but he is not suggesting the EFL should just bow down (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 12, 12:55:16
        
        if that means losing a few poorly run clubs then so be it. (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 12, 13:18:59
        
        I understand that it is harsh but the EFL missed the lifeboat along time ago (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 12, 13:29:30
        
        just hope Norwich aren't one of those clubs (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 12, 13:32:42
        
        We would survive in some form or another, it just depends if you are willing to support (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 12, 14:21:20

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