Dr Jinx

It has, in fact that it fell apart probably had more to do with the “big 6” lobbying other clubs to kick off about it as it did about BeIn or Qatar. There’s not a chance those clubs will be in a position to approach anyone in the near future. It would be a great time to push this through as there’s so much other more newsworthy stuff happening that all the negative press that would normally come our way could only be a fraction this time.

Although no team played a match in the super league, signing up for it must have broken a few rules. Plus bring the game into disrepute is always one to fall back on.

I don’t buy for a minute that Klopp or any of those managers knew nothing about this beforehand. It doesn’t make the teams, ie management and players culpable but they will have to live with the reaction from this. If they don’t want to they can find new clubs. This won’t be forgotten for a long time.

That’s the thing. If you could actually pay for a single service here where you can just watch your club whenever they play and the odd other big game, I’d have no problem signing up for that. The people that sign up for dodgy services do so because it would cost hundreds a year if you were to sign up for Sky, BT, Amazon and whatever else pops up and you’re still not guaranteed of seeing your club play!

I don’t think so, just a clusterfuck. They are in a far weaker position now to be making any demands for more. They’ve shown their colours. This is a win, maybe not as big as some might suggest, but certainly a win for football. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out now over the next few weeks/months

Wonder what the cruel and unusual punishment looming was? The PL should still come down hard on all 6 clubs. Absolute chancers. Plus points, this puts our takeover in complete perspective when it comes back to the table. All those so called fit and proper owners and directors acting like treacherous rats.

Liverpool I’d say. Missing out on the Champions League this year will leave them in a terrible place.

They didn’t need to. Besides, Mike won’t put out any statement that has any long term implications while he’s still engaged in trying to sell the club to the consortium.

Don’t they look like a pack of wankers right now! Bottlers

Saudi are in it to Sportswash, buying a club to put them in something everyone hates would defeat the purpose.

I would go about expelling the clubs from the domestic competitions to begin with and let them have their super league. But would ensure to lobby every tv network and sponsor out there to boycott. The league would run out of money within 3 years. Then at that point if the clubs come crawling back, let them enter the league at the bottom level. The premier league would take a hit for sure but this would never happen again and maybe in the years that follow, some sort of normality might return in terms of player transfers, wages etc. Its a good opportunity to clear the decks as it were

According to the Brighton statement it hadn’t begun yet

That won’t happen but maybe it could be met halfway where if a loan player plays a certain percentage of games the club has to make the move permanent.

Well all it needs is just 1 club to retreat and then they can be lobbied to vote or abstain to take action against the other 5 clubs. Its a clusterfuck

Some clubs are taking much more flak than others.

Even if it falls flat on its face, those clubs responsible need to be made examples of anyway. Expulsion from the league if they go ahead with it. Massive points deductions if they don’t? Is that even possible?

It needs a few tweaks. I mean, the whole offside by a toenail is just stupid. There should be a tolerance level. It also shouldn’t be reviewed by existing referees, it’s like the police force, they’ll rarely go against an on-field decision. It needs to be a highly trained independent panel per game. We've had some decisions go our way that wouldn’t have in previous years and I guess also a few iffy ones too. Its new, needs time to get it right.

He’ll be sat on the bog thinking his camera and audio are switched off. ”Plop…” ”Is that you Lee?” “No this is Justin Barnes..”

He’s become a crank over the years, he’d certainly get more love here from the fans but that’s not really the issue. The players are the ones now who he doesn’t get on with and are the ones who are getting him sacked from jobs. Top players wanted to play for him 15 years ago but the new breed don’t have the same respect. Id be worried Rafa will be a target for Spurs now

Interesting he mentioned anti-competition in his statement.

Wouldn’t it be hilarious is Spurs did a Crystal Palace and paid us to take Bruce. #ifCarlsbergDidMondays

Mike Ashley sussed that out ages ago in fairness.

I’m sure there’s an anti competition element to it.

The rules say that to take any action regarding the breaking of these rules has to be voted for by 3/4 of the member clubs, i.e 15 of them. Because Spurs are in there, that’s the veto. Nothing can be done unless there’s another route we don’t know about yet