Football governance

[Sima]

6 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

UEFA have completely squandered their unmitigated leverage by pushing through those ridiculous Swiss Model reforms to the competition, even while all this was collapsing.

Morons.

No problem, just take it out for the following season.

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

4 minutes ago, Sima said:

No problem, just take it out for the following season.

They won’t unfortunately, Ceferin was practically falling over himself to congratulate Man City’s ‘historic’ reversal yesterday.

He’s not going to do anything to shake relations with the big clubs, except perhaps not sending Agnelli a dinner invitation.

[The Bonk]

The greatest gift this nonsense has given us is the outright exposure how fractured the game has become through greed, grift and how little regard there is for fans of the game. You have to be willfully ignorant, dumb (not care one way or another) or in on the grift to not feel like Football is completely fucked.

[Happinesstan]

3 hours ago, NEEJ said:

In the immortal words of Dillian Whyte, "That's a bit of a weird analogy, isn't it?" 

Real life has finally become the simulation.

 

Of a simulation.

[Happinesstan]

They'll get the same punishment as the banks got. Twice a year, some celebrity will appear on Question Time to call them names, and the crowd zoom chat will go wild.

[Beren]

28 minutes ago, The Bonk said:

If there was ever a bloke that "rides with the tide" it's Lineker. Grow a pair, Gary. 

I don't dislike him (actually I'd go as far as to say I quite like him), but he's not the one to challenge the establishment in any meaningful way.

[The Bonk]

6 minutes ago, Beren said:

I don't dislike him (actually I'd go as far as to say I quite like him), but he's not the one to challenge the establishment in any meaningful way.

Forever down the middle is Gary. Which is fine, that's how he gets paid, but maybe it's better to say nothing at all if that's his point of view. 

[Paully]

 

Quality!

Punish the cheeky twats!

[Beren]

3 minutes ago, The Bonk said:

Forever down the middle is Gary. Which is fine, that's how he gets paid, but maybe it's better to say nothing at all if that's his point of view. 

[jdckelly]

42 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

They won’t unfortunately, Ceferin was practically falling over himself to congratulate Man City’s ‘historic’ reversal yesterday.

He’s not going to do anything to shake relations with the big clubs, except perhaps not sending Agnelli a dinner invitation.

thing is they could, what are the big clubs going to do? walk away they tried that and its one of the most spectacular failures in footballing history. The big threat uefa have been worried about for 20-30 years is done so if they wanted they could move away from stupidity like the swiss model. Now they won't because they want to make as much money as possible too and want clubs with big markets in by any means necessary so better save a couple of spots

[TRon]

1 hour ago, HTT II said:

Anyone else gutted our 6 legacy clubs withdrew, I was hoping they’d fuck off for good and leave the real footy stuff up to the real proper clubs who don’t share their grande delusions and grotesque greed at the expense of, well, the whole of football. If they don’t receive severe punishment (the owners/directors at least) then this means nothing and they will more than likely be even more powerful domestically. Throw the book at them, fuck them.

I said something similar yesterday. We've played in the Championship in recent years, was hardly going to be unfathomable to play in a Premier without the 'big 6' clubs. My view has always been they need the PL more than NUFC needs them. It could only have worked for them if they were allowed to compete in domestic football as well, if they got kicked out the ESL brand would have died a slow death IMO. Everything which works about English football is built around regional city rivalries and the tribal nature of fans in stadiums. 

[BottledDog]

2 hours ago, KaKa said:

 

[Darth Crooks]

50 minutes ago, POOT 2.0 said:

Boom!

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[hakka]

9 minutes ago, BottledDog said:

Love listening to John Barnes. He always speaks so openly and in a way that cuts to the heart of the matter. Very fair guy too.

[Guest HTT II]

1 hour ago, POOT 2.0 said:

Boom!

Bang on the money, love John Barnes me

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

He's bang on with this shit is Barnes. His interview on Peston post Harry & Meghan being on Oprah annihilates the media and their twisting of the story. 

[Robster]

When did John Henry try and copyright the name 'Liverpool'
First I've heard of that.

[BergenMagpie]

Just now, Robster said:

When did John Henry try and copyright the name 'Liverpool'
First I've heard of that.

Same time he tried to copyright "Allez Allez Allez" i guess 

[Interpolic]

This story's as good as dead now, innit.  Feel very deflated now.

[Bizza]

1 minute ago, Interpolic said:

This story's as good as dead now, innit.  Feel very deflated now.

Aye, one hell of a fucking ride though

[cookidge]

My Liverpool and City supporting friends were fuming and saying "I understand how you feel about Newcastle now" but since the super league has failed they don't want to talk about it anymore. I said they should still be angry that the owners of their clubs tried to subvert competition and never apologised to other clubs for that. They've moved on apparently now - "I'm alright Jack"

[Rosenrot]

1 minute ago, cookidge said:

My Liverpool and City supporting friends were fuming and saying "I understand how you feel about Newcastle now" but since the super league has failed they don't want to talk about it anymore. I said they should still be angry that the owners of their clubs tried to subvert competition and never apologised to other clubs for that. They've moved on apparently now - "I'm alright Jack"

Yup. Getting a lot of "no need for punishment, the clubs have apologised, time to move on". The cheeky tw*ts.

[ElDiablo]

3 minutes ago, cookidge said:

My Liverpool and City supporting friends were fuming and saying "I understand how you feel about Newcastle now" but since the super league has failed they don't want to talk about it anymore. I said they should still be angry that the owners of their clubs tried to subvert competition and never apologised to other clubs for that. They've moved on apparently now - "I'm alright Jack"

Telling lack of conversation about the whole thing in group chats. Got a good few mates whoa re just out and out plastics. 

[The Bonk]

1 minute ago, Rosenrot said:

Yup. Getting a lot of "no need for punishment, the clubs have apologised, time to move on". The cheeky tw*ts.

"Rules for thee, but not for me!" 

If the "Big 6" are in constant greed mode, why aren't the "Small 14" doing the same to get a leg up? Fucking hell, I wish they went through with it like a lot of you have mentioned since yesterday.