Euro super league ?

Euro super league ?

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Black can man

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31,884 posts

170 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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After the weekends sheer gulf in class between the money teams & the teams that have not got the limitless funds teams in the premiership i can't help thinking that there will become a time when the likes Man u, City & Chelsea will no longer want to go to places like Wigan , Swansea & Blackburn ( pure examples no offence meant ) & will seek the bigger games against the bigger teams more often .

I know a Euro super league has been mentioned in the past , but i feel within the next 10 years this could well be a starter ,

The TV companies & sponsors would pile oodles of cash into it knowing the worlds top players will be playing against each other week in week out


Steameh

3,155 posts

212 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Black can man said:
After the weekends sheer gulf in class between the money teams & the teams that have not got the limitless funds teams in the premiership i can't help thinking that there will become a time when the likes Man u, City & Chelsea will no longer want to go to places like Wigan , Swansea & Blackburn ( pure examples no offence meant ) & will seek the bigger games against the bigger teams more often .

I know a Euro super league has been mentioned in the past , but i feel within the next 10 years this could well be a starter ,

The TV companies & sponsors would pile oodles of cash into it knowing the worlds top players will be playing against each other week in week out
I'd hate to be a Man United fan trying to get to away games if it goes through. Not like a quick jaunt down the motorway that's for sure.

Wouldn't the traditional fans be alienated by the sheer cost of going to see them away?

The Hypno-Toad

12,453 posts

207 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Its coming.

And when it gets here I bet the only way you'll be able to see it will be "Live On Sky!!" furious

The jiffle king

6,954 posts

260 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Football used to be a game which many played and was within the reach of lots of people to go and see live. Over time is has become a business, one aimed at making money and exploiting the fans to take ever more money from their pockets. The fans are the cash elements and the owners of the rich 10-15 clubs the people who have changed the playing field. We as fans have let this happen in the quest for glory and success, but the bubble will burst and the owners take away their money when the public realise they are getting less value for money. Pity the fans who sink everything into supporting their favourite clubs and blame the TV moguls who have created a monster.......

It used to be possible to go home and away to league games, if your club was in Europe to make the odd away trip and enjoy the spectacle. The game is becoming a plaything and the move towards an inevitable superleague is a sad one and one which I hope takes a very long time


CIE560

18,828 posts

195 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Nah, the Champions League is enough for me and feels special because it's not every week through the season.

That music gives me goosebumps. smile

essexplumber

7,751 posts

175 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Steameh said:
Wouldn't the traditional fans be alienated by the sheer cost of going to see them away?
Hasn't that already happend?

V8TVR

785 posts

255 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Black can man said:
After the weekends sheer gulf in class between the money teams & the teams that have not got the limitless funds teams in the premiership i can't help thinking that there will become a time when the likes Man u, City & Chelsea will no longer want to go to places like Wigan , Swansea & Blackburn ( pure examples no offence meant ) & will seek the bigger games against the bigger teams more often .

I know a Euro super league has been mentioned in the past , but i feel within the next 10 years this could well be a starter ,

The TV companies & sponsors would pile oodles of cash into it knowing the worlds top players will be playing against each other week in week out
Cant agree more, and the sooner the better, if it doesn't happen soon the football will surely die in this England like it has in Scotland.


essexplumber

7,751 posts

175 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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V8TVR said:
Cant agree more, and the sooner the better, if it doesn't happen soon the football will surely die in this England like it has in Scotland.
Would it not kill the English leagues for all the other clubs? I mean who would be interested in Stoke V Bolton?

V8TVR

785 posts

255 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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essexplumber said:
Would it not kill the English leagues for all the other clubs? I mean who would be interested in Stoke V Bolton?
I don't think it would, if you win the premiership then you would replace the lowest team from the super league, so teams like Bolton Stoke etc etc would all have something to play for, where as at the moment if you are not one of the fortunate clubs to have billions of pounds then there is really is nothing to play for year in year out.

I have been following Villa all my life and i just cannot see how we can compete now or even in the future, sometimes i feel that relegation would be good because at least we would have payoffs and promotion to look forward too

FeatherZ

2,422 posts

198 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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You have lenrner in charge he has bags of cash.

davepoth

29,395 posts

201 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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V8TVR said:
I don't think it would, if you win the premiership then you would replace the lowest team from the super league, so teams like Bolton Stoke etc etc would all have something to play for, where as at the moment if you are not one of the fortunate clubs to have billions of pounds then there is really is nothing to play for year in year out.

I have been following Villa all my life and i just cannot see how we can compete now or even in the future, sometimes i feel that relegation would be good because at least we would have payoffs and promotion to look forward too
The only way it could work is if the team that won the Europa Cup was the one that got promoted, not the Premiership. Europe is pretty big. But I would suggest that it will be a closed shop - the drop in income and revenue would be far too much to bear for a team that fell out of the super league.

V8TVR

785 posts

255 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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FeatherZ said:
You have lenrner in charge he has bags of cash.
I think Randy is ready to pack his bags, if a decent offer comes in for the club he would definately sell, i don't think it has turned out quite like he thought it would.

Black can man

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31,884 posts

170 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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I don't think it would work with promotion & so forth , & teams with a capacity of less than 50,000 spectators would not be permitted to join the league ,

it would just have to be say 4 or 5 teams from , England , Spain , Germany , Italy , france & holland ,

Every game would be a huge sell out & clubs could basically charge whatever they want if you was playing the cream of europe every weekend , & the people would pay it too

Sadly the game is all going the wrong way with ordinary folk not being able to afford to go to games , i just think it's going to get worse


Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

196 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Ironic that you mention Blackburn really...

Who have just been taken over, money does bring success, but there is still teams breaking into Europe and winning trophies who are being ran in the correct way. Spurs in the top 4 for example, Birmingham and Stoke getting into Europe.

It's eleven VS eleven at the end of the day, this super league bks will never happen - let's see what these 'fair play' rules bring.


Black can man

Original Poster:

31,884 posts

170 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Skylinecrazy said:
Ironic that you mention Blackburn really...

Who have just been taken over, money does bring success, but there is still teams breaking into Europe and winning trophies who are being ran in the correct way. Spurs in the top 4 for example, Birmingham and Stoke getting into Europe.

It's eleven VS eleven at the end of the day, this super league bks will never happen - let's see what these 'fair play' rules bring.
The likes of Man City , Man utd & Chelsea Will soon get bored of beating the lesser teams

& lets be fair Blackburn is a small club compared to the three mentioned above

The fair play rules laugh City have just proved what bks that is by a £400m donation in naming rigthts for the stadium hehe . Fair play rules ! thats funny hehe

The jiffle king

6,954 posts

260 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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If you create a superleague, then the incentive goes from lots of other clubs as it will be a closed shop which can afford all good players.
Football is deluding itself if it thinks it is sustainable to continue growing revenues at this pace and the formation of a super league would price nearly all out of supporting the big clubs week in week out and football would be reduced to a TV sport

FeatherZ

2,422 posts

198 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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You have lenrner in charge he has bags of cash.

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

196 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Black can man said:
Skylinecrazy said:
Ironic that you mention Blackburn really...Who have just been taken over, money does bring success, but there is still teams breaking into Europe and winning trophies who are being ran in the correct way. Spurs in the top 4 for example, Birmingham and Stoke getting into Europe.It's eleven VS eleven at the end of the day, this super league bks will never happen - let's see what these 'fair play' rules bring.
The likes of Man City , Man utd & Chelsea Will soon get bored of beating the lesser teams & lets be fair Blackburn is a small club compared to the three mentioned above The fair play rules laugh City have just proved what bks that is by a £400m donation in naming rigthts for the stadium hehe . Fair play rules ! thats funny hehe
Celtic and Rangers must be incredibly bored then. Liverpool must have been bored in the '80s- hell Barcelona must be bored with everyone, maybe we'll see space flights for them to find better opposition! It won't work.

V8TVR

785 posts

255 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Skylinecrazy said:
eltic and Rangers must be incredibly bored then. Liverpool must have been bored in the '80s- hell Barcelona must be bored with everyone, maybe we'll see space flights for them to find better opposition! It won't work.
I don't think Celtic or Ranger could beat Crawley