Yep.... Abramovich couldn't say no really (and I still hope this all collapses)

The American owners who feel threatened by the increasing dominance of the PL, the most popular league in the world attracting the best managers and players, and mainly US owned PL clubs like Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool, who's CL qualification is in jeopardy because they are having a poor season. With our CL position by no means certain so we have jumped aboard as well, and Utd very lucky to be 2nd and could easily have been down with Arsenal.

UEFA's CL may have it's faults, but at least it's based on a fundamental principal of qualification through league position. The PL provides real drama with promotion and relegation and European places being decided normally right right till the end of the season. There are few dead fixtures, and most games mean something. There is the added attraction of smaller teams, including teams with not much to play for, upsetting top sides. No game can be taken as a given.

A static, sterile, closed league of top sides would soon become boring, particularly if one team ran away with it, rendering most fixtures irrelevant and pointless. Promoters of the super league are overlooking the fact that people watch games because something is riding on them and there may be a chance of an upset. Take that away and people will switch off in droves.

Posted By: Karnivore on April 19th 2021 at 08:35:59

Message Thread

from the BBC (Other Football) - Kar1, Apr 19, 07:40:47
- I wonder what Billy Bean is thinking....... (n/m) (Other Football) - helvegtheowl, Apr 19, 08:31:15
  - Probably thinking that you are the one (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 19, 09:56:53
- “Wider football pyramid” just means a wider Man Utd pyramid (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Apr 19, 08:02:57
  - Yeah, that's just some vague promise they'll throw in to try and get it approved (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 19, 08:08:25
- That’s American ownership for you 😉 (n/m) (Other Football) - Biggles, Apr 19, 07:45:34
  - This is all driven by the Americans. They don’t understand competition/jeopardy (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 07:51:15
    - They perfectly understand competition (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Apr 19, 08:49:12
      - What I mean is they don’t understand a system where your status is determined by (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 08:53:38
        
        they understand making things competitive, but within a closed shop (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 19, 09:56:44
        
        Understand perhaps the wrong word. Like. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 08:55:33
    - Yep.... Abramovich couldn't say no really (and I still hope this all collapses) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Apr 19, 08:35:59
      - Very well said (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 19, 09:28:39
      - ^^ VMT ^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - JD3, Apr 19, 09:27:06
    - Yes they've been angling for this since more became involved (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 19, 07:56:49
      - They can’t take the uncertainty over budgets/status etc (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 08:06:12
        
        Kroenke bought Arsenal purely as an investment to make easy money (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 19, 08:14:43
        
        And they're actually pretty shite this year.I wonder what PSG and (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 19, 08:18:37
        
        Bayern are 51% fan owned or they'd have been in there (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Apr 19, 08:43:24
        
        Barcelona are 100% owned by fans (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Apr 19, 08:55:55
- Athletic suggests the plan is £10 billion over 23 years (Other Football) - TheGrump, Apr 19, 07:45:29

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