Appalling greed. To be honest, I am not the fussed, the domestic competition will continue and I recon the interest in their own little league will diminish I recon. Pleased to hear rumours that the domestic leagues have stated that they won't be welcome if they do this.Word on the street is that Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and Tottenham have all signed up to it. Real controversy.
What are the members thoughts?
Absolutely agree with him on thisWell said Mr Neville!!
I agree this is just posturing for more money, it won't happen.Think about the timing here, it has been announced the day before UEFA planned to announce their new Champions League format. Feels to me that they are just flexing their muscles and will try to get better rights in the existing competitions.
If you were a professional footballer would you be happy playing for one of these teams if you knew it meant the end of your International career, which it undoubtedly would? And there is the issue, it doesn't seem that players have been consulted, nor supporters, they have just missed the point of what football is about completely.
Looking at players that were happy to pop off to China for presumably less money than this breakaway is potentially promising, yes! I can see a lot of footballers happy to do that.If you were a professional footballer would you be happy playing for one of these teams if you knew it meant the end of your International career, which it undoubtedly would?
Looking at players that were happy to pop off to China for presumably less money than this breakaway is potentially promising, yes! I can see a lot of footballers happy to do that.
I can also see that threat being reneged on if this is realised when they are basically denying a lot of the worlds top talent in world footballs most prestigious competition.
Coupled with that, if we enter a world of dual code then there could be a national team for each, just as in rugby
Although it's hardly the most important topics, I was wondering the same thing. I'm sure huge contracts could tempt enough FIFA rated referees away from their respective leagues. But they'd only be doing 5-10 games max so it wouldn't really be possible for those in England etc. reliant on their full-time contract? I'd hope the refereeing bodies took a stand and caused this new league some real problems.I was wondering who will ref their games? The clubs are essentially not going to be part of FIFA or UEFA
Easy. Mike Dean gets offered £200K a year, what do you think his answer would be??Horrific. Don't want to sound too fatalistic but this could be the beginning of the end for the elite game as a spectacle. Until the announcement, I was hoping it was simply brinkmanship from the likes of Perez and Glazer but it clearly isn't. Glad my club, Leicester, appears to be nothing to with it but I really fear for the future of the Premier League.
Although it's hardly the most important topics, I was wondering the same thing. I'm sure huge contracts could tempt enough FIFA rated referees away from their respective leagues. But they'd only be doing 5-10 games max so it wouldn't really be possible for those in England etc. reliant on their full-time contract? I'd hope the refereeing bodies took a stand and caused this new league some real problems.
Either way it's an offensive, gut-wrenching mess; a a kick in the teeth to fans at such a difficult time from a bunch of greedy businessmen only interested in lining their own pockets.