scram Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 The sad thing is that if the status quo is preserved and the clubs veto the ESL - they will undoubtedly come out of it better off somehow I think UEFA/PL are too jittery to sanction them - as they could force the clubs to look elsewhere for financial return It's a catch 22 for the authorities Still a lot to be played out yet - legal wranglings for sure Sanctions? Who knows When all settles - regardless of what happens in the iummediate aftermath - the rebel clubs will be getting even bigger slices of the cake than they do already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 According to a Spanish journo City have left Chelsea have not confirmed they are leaving but have expressed doubts about the project Barca and Athletico are still in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, owl_83 said: I don't reckon this is over, not by a long shot. Real Madrid and Barcelona are still in a lot of debt, as are a lot of the clubs. The bubble is still vastly inflated and they will still need to do something. I reckon Real Madrid and Man Utd will just look worldwide for clubs. That's what I'm thinking. It's quite possible that they could either purchase a MLS Franchise or a Chinese Super League Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, BIG D said: According to a Spanish journo City have left Chelsea have not confirmed they are leaving but have expressed doubts about the project Barca and Athletico are still in. Sky seem pretty convinced that Chelsea have all but gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, owlinexile said: They need the big 'brands' though or it won't work. Not much of an 'Elite Soccer League' if most of the big clubs aren't in it. Absolutely Bujt similarly the domestic leagues and UEFA need the biggest clubs or their own competitions are worth a helluva lot less 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I wonder if this is why Beckham was so keen to purchase a club in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, scram said: The sad thing is that if the status quo is preserved and the clubs veto the ESL - they will undoubtedly come out of it better off somehow I think UEFA/PL are too jittery to sanction them - as they could force the clubs to look elsewhere for financial return It's a catch 22 for the authorities Still a lot to be played out yet - legal wranglings for sure Sanctions? Who knows When all settles - regardless of what happens in the iummediate aftermath - the rebel clubs will be getting even bigger slices of the cake than they do already Maybe this was always the plan, they didn’t like the new champions league and the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, owlinexile said: This is the second time in 12 months they have tried to leverage the COVID situation to try and pull something like this. Do they have a third attempt in them? Hopefully not. Not a chance ...this has been seismic. What we now need is to learn from it and put in place some sort of regulations in football ownership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, scram said: I wonder if this is why Beckham was so keen to purchase a club in the US? I find it hard to imagine anyone who has actually played professional football would be interested in this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, BIG D said: According to a Spanish journo City have left Chelsea have not confirmed they are leaving but have expressed doubts about the project Barca and Athletico are still in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wakefield owl Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 22 hours ago, hirstyboywonder said: How much of the money from the old first division do you think made its way to the fourth division before the advent of the Premier League? They had far, far less cash than the PL does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, scram said: The sad thing is that if the status quo is preserved and the clubs veto the ESL - they will undoubtedly come out of it better off somehow I think UEFA/PL are too jittery to sanction them - as they could force the clubs to look elsewhere for financial return It's a catch 22 for the authorities Still a lot to be played out yet - legal wranglings for sure Sanctions? Who knows When all settles - regardless of what happens in the iummediate aftermath - the rebel clubs will be getting even bigger slices of the cake than they do already Is it fair to sanction them though? I mean their managers, players, and especially the fans didn't want it, it was a few ppl right at the top wanting to make more money by pure greed that mis-read the deep rooted passion that is here in the UK. Its them that should be punished not the actual clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 All the other four clubs are now withdrawing this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Sky Latest Imminent announcement from other 4 English clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Kinell, can't step away for a minute tonight without something else happening. Only went to make a cup of tea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Has there been a similar reaction in Spain or Italy btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mort AMB Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Supposedly all 12 clubs have signed up for 23 years , now who set up the deal will be suing all and sundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzaswfc Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Spurs pulled out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 DC on the dog n bone to Señor Perez as we speak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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