Demitri_C Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, villa4europe said: Then they'll move the games to where the fans who do want to attend are... Good luck with that. If they think they will get 80k fans week in week out from fans outside the uk they really are stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I couldnt care less what happens if these clubs leave. I wont ever tune in or pay a penny to watch it. Im sticking with english football whether thats with or without them. It will be more exciting without them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 remaining clubs can come together to make a stand against it. just as a start, i'd like them all to come out and say that they don't want their shirts being made by any company involved with the ESL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, villalad21 said: From a business standpoint why would our owners stay with us? I think we are proper f***ed. Saddest day as a footie fan. My biggest concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Demitri_C said: I couldnt care less what happens if these clubs leave. I wont ever tune in or pay a penny to watch it. Im sticking with english football whether thats with or without them. It will be more exciting without them anyway. It's funny, but like most Norwegians or foreigners I have a lot of friends supporting one of these clubs. And they are all saying the same thing, that for them it's about loving the English football. The entire league system, the culture. Thus a super liga just wouldn't be interesting. I know the super league isn't about fans in Scandinavia or England, but other continents, but still. Says a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, R.Bear said: The amazing thing about this is football fans' delusion. Talk of boycotting etc. The owners of these clubs coiuldnt give two shits what British fans think of this move. If they did, they wouldnt have done it. All they care about is that fans around the world will pay to watch it and they will. What British fans do or dont do doesnt matter. They knew the reaction this would get and still did it so that should tell you all you need to know. Nothing fans do will change anything, did protests stop these owners buying the clubs? No. Fans dont matter and its about time people realised this. I don't think there's any point in this kind of 'counsel of despair' approach. This announcement was phenomenally unpopular; politicians left right and centre are queueing up to denounce it, amongst others. There is no guarantee that anything positive will be done of course, but in life and in politics, there's nothing more disempowering than throwing your hands up and saying 'why would powerful people care what we think anyway'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 The PL TV deal still lasts for a few years. That’s dependent on the league existing, not the teams within it. If the ingordigiousness 6 leave/get kicked out then the PL would still get the current deal for the time being - if those clubs went into administration or were found to be match fixing, for example, they could be relegated in those cases so it’s theoretically possible. The league would have to use this time to readjust to a potentially much worse TV deal next time to avoid clubs being bankrupted at that point. But this assumes that the Super League will prove that popular to siphon of all the potential income from TV. Will it really, after a few years, have the same draw? Will it not be a stale competition of the same teams beating Arsenal week after week? Onto the internationals: will players want to risk transferring to the clubs involved in the near future, with the risk that they won’t be involved in the upcoming Euros and World Cup? Will this be resolved before the transfer window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) I remember Newcastle fans selling their soul and happily supporting being taken over by a group directly linked with human rights issues. I will respect the fans turning on their clubs. But a lot of them will not care as long this deal benefit their club. Edited April 19, 2021 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Our owners need to sell 51% of the shares to the fans like the Germans are doing. That way the fans have say in decisions. We have a great academy and good coaching staff who are more than able to keep this boat floating without taking money from super rich idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, magnkarl said: Our owners need to sell 51% of the shares to the fans like the Germans are doing. That way the fans have say in decisions. We have a great academy and good coaching staff who are more than able to keep this boat floating without taking money from super rich idiots. By the looks of it both Dortmund and Bayern will both be joining the SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, villalad21 said: By the looks of it both Dortmund and Bayern will both be joining the SL That needs to get through fan approval. No way that happens. The board at BM and Dortmund don't have the rights to make decisions like this without the fans agreeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, villalad21 said: By the looks of it both Dortmund and Bayern will both be joining the SL So that means both clubs are going against strict German football rules, wonder what that'll mean for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, AXD said: The players however, keep going on that they miss the fans in the stand. This is a nice thought, but do you think the majority of players would care when they're earning half a million a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Ian Holloway on TalkSport spitting truths. What is happening is absolutely disgusting. F****** horrifying on every level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I couldnt care less what happens if these clubs leave. I wont ever tune in or pay a penny to watch it. Im sticking with english football whether thats with or without them. It will be more exciting without them anyway. Well until the moment that any good player would be bought from the 12 scabs .Like Grealish for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 I can't help thinking that a LOT rests on the Premier League here. Half the "founding members" are English teams. The PL needs to back up their talk with action 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 People saying it will damage sky, they will be moving heaven and earth to try and get some broadcast rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Well, if you ever needed confirmation the billionaire owners of these clubs live on another planet than the rest of us. This is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, magnkarl said: That needs to get through fan approval. No way that happens. The board at BM and Dortmund don't have the rights to make decisions like this without the fans agreeing. Men in power usually finds a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) Forget it Edited April 19, 2021 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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