European Super League - The end of Football?

[Blaarev]

If they want to kill football, fine, go ahead, by all means.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...s-meet-to-discuss-breakaway-super-league.html

 

[pork pie fox]

If they want to kill football, fine, go ahead, by all means.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...s-meet-to-discuss-breakaway-super-league.html

Perfect timing, given that three of the reported five teams involved are likely to miss next season's Champions League anyway.

 

[Matt_B]

If they want to kill football, fine, go ahead, by all means.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...s-meet-to-discuss-breakaway-super-league.html

Liverpool

 

[Blaarev]

European Revenue League would be a better name for it.

 

[pork pie fox]

Liverpool

Even though they're not the force they once were on the pitch, make no mistake, they are huge in places such as Asia. This is important for stuff like this.

 

[SwedeFox]

The end of football as we know it perhaps, but I don't think these people necessarily view that as a counter-argument. The closed superleagues in North America seem to be doing alright.

 

[Feriol]

If it did happen, I don't think it would last long. It wouldn't be as competitive as the Champions League. With a knock out competition anything can happen, but in a league most of the teams (including all the English teams that would be involved) would be 'also rans'.

 

[homer]

Has been raised before, and will undoubtedly be raised again and again and again

Will never, ever happen

 

[bocadillo]

If they want to kill football, fine, go ahead

Football as many of us knew it is already dead. Football as the young of today know it will die at some time in the future.

Will never, ever happen

It will, it will.

 

[M17TT C]

If they do it, it would be the kiss of death for them.

It would possibly generate some interest in the beginning but it would soon fall second fiddle to the traditional leagues.

But I agree with homer - can't ever see it happening.

 

[Feriol]

Has been raised before, and will undoubtedly be raised again and again and again

Will never, ever happen

Probably just an empty threat to try and force more favorable terms.

 

[Blaarev]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/12182780/.html

 

[Matt_B]

I don't understand how it will ruin football? Let the ****ers go. One of the main things ruining the game nowadays is the huge influx of money to the top teams from the Champions League. That's more damaging IMO.

 

[Blaarev]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...er-League-Dorchester-Hotel-London-News-Gossip

 

[Motown Fox]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/12182780/.html

Scccooooop
Although perhaps I should have put it in this thread then you wouldn't have posted it again.

 

[Blaarev]

Scccooooop
Although perhaps I should have put it in this thread then you wouldn't have posted it again.

Yup.

 

[Lako42]

Jut trying to scaremonger to the point of assuring certain **** clubs get automatic qualification for the Champions League.

At that point every other club in Europe should boycott the competition and force the greedy bastards hand.

 

[Mawsley]

Obviously, this isn't as reliable as the trusted mailbollocks.madeup.com, but still... http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport...west-brom-to-superleague-talks-20160305106878

 

[David Gwilliam]

The end of football as we know it perhaps, but I don't think these people necessarily view that as a counter-argument. The closed superleagues in North America seem to be doing alright.

Football as many of us knew it is already dead. Football as the young of today know it will die at some time in the future.

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The game has not really changed. Anyone who watched a match sixty years ago would have no problem watching a game today - the only fundamental change has been the role of the goalkeeper.

Even the externals - overpaid "players corporate foreign owners and fancy stadiums do not apply if you are watching Barnet or Yeovil. Barnet and Yeovil are more typical of football clubs than Man U or Chelsea.

In three ways football is flourishing. Football now dominates the back pages during the cricket season; women's football has increased the number of people playing the game and TV coverage is superb.

Of course football will eventually die out. Gladiators, chariot racing and ratting flourished for centuries but eventually died out. Nothing lasts forever. However, the end seems very far off.

 

[Mawsley]

Gladiators, chariot racing and ratting have died out?