This post has been merged from a topic called 'Superleague' by becky

Now there are no longer any fans present at games they need to think how best to sell space in all these massive stadiums. Maybe 5-10k maximum. Maybe private indoor glass dining or even like hotel. Rooms. £1000 per night per game. What I loved about football, the atmosphere well that’s gone. Look a like this will all be money driven and predominantly designed for tv. Well they can keep it. I’ll take up tiddlywinks.

Completely in agreement ... this is all getting very silly now and we have too many foreign owners who don't give a toss about their club's fans. What's next ... relocating to the moon for the Interstellar League?

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

When has money not talked. This has been coming for some time. People like Seb Blatter who were raping the game are the cause. The beuros think they control the game. Let’s see.

Player power will it decide?

It occurs to me that fate of this ESL will probably be settled in the courts and it could be that the players have a huge say either way.

I suspect that most players contracts mention the domestic competitions e.g. we will pay you xx per Pl game. So:

Players at the big 6 could use this to negotiate new and bigger contracts. Those clubs desperate to keep their star players and hoping to attract the best of the rest will pony up.

Or a player who wants to play international football and appear in the domestic competitions could claim that the club has broken their contract by their actions. They could in theory walk on a free.

One more point

Good post. The problem is the owners do not give a jot about football as we know it, all about money. Interesting that several of the clubs are owned by Americans.
Personally would be pleased to see the back of these clubs, sincerely hope the powers that be concede nothing

‘the clubs committed to the Super League do not intend to compete in UEFA competitions such as the Champions League if the plan comes to fruition.’

Not just player power, managers as well. This is Posturing, pure and simple. No manager or player worth their salt will be happy to say goodbye to the UCL for this. If they’d said it would work alongside then I might have thought it would have more of a chance.

They want to get back to the negotiating table with UEFA and carve out new terms that favour them more heavily. I can’t see any scenario that will mean this breakaway happens.

Did you know? 98.0000001% of people are morons.