I agree too, but I wouldn't use the word "unfortunately". If anything, the opposite.

I think one thing we know about the modern world driven as it is by the rapid pace of change in all aspects of life over the past two decades is that things simply don't stay the same anymore and even valued traditions are easily replaced (examples: the "100" and T20 in cricket; the dominance of TV in football, and technology-driven change in almost every aspect of life).

It's true that the European Super League would rip up a century of tradition in how domestic football is run but I think we have to accept that this will happen and it's just another step in how the world's evolving and get on with it. You can't fight an incoming tide (especially when it's got more money than you do; there's no point barking at the moon).

Plus, with every disruptive change, there are always upsides. Getting not the big but more accurately the wealthy seven OUT of domestic football would, once everyone had come to terms with it, be a massive boost to the other 85 or so teams; it would render domestic football actually competitive again and make the top flight meaningful and worth watching for the first time in years, if we're honest. Sure, the absence of Liverpool, Man Utd., Man City, etc. would hurt on one level but it's not like you wouldn't be able to see those players in the Super League. And regardless, I support and want to watch Palace - and see us succeed. I don't much care who we're playing.

For me, the heart of any sport is competition and a league (in any sport) that isn't competitive at some point becomes no longer worth watching. The arrival of foreign money has ruined domestic football and if that money wants to go off into the sunset and play in its own, exclusive, self-built playground, I don't think there's anything unfortunate about the situation. Let the European Super League begin, ideally as soon as possible, and let the Football League return to the days when every team had a chance of glory, with players and football managers rather than accountants and bank managers deciding who finished top of the league table.

Edited by sydtheeagle (11 Jan 2023 11.36am)

No matter what striker we may or may not get in, if they dont get the service, they wont score, so, all hypothetical atm.

I just don't get this myth of Barry Bannan. He was with us for two years and played in only 22 games (around a quarter of the total) during that time. He contributed precisely one goal and one assist in those games. He was a marginal, fringe player who made no real impact at all. Everyone fell in love with the idea of Barry Bannan, but the reality on the pitch, as at Villa before he came to us, is that he simply wasn't a top-flight player as, indeed, time has now proved. There's a reason he plies his trade in League One. I'd say we've very much replaced Barry Bannan since he left, mainly with much better players than he ever was.

Edited by sydtheeagle (11 Jan 2023 4.00pm)

I don't know about you lot but I'm still waiting in the car park for Nugent to turn up.

I agree too, but I wouldn't use the word "unfortunately". If anything, the opposite.

I think one thing we know about the modern world driven as it is by the rapid pace of change in all aspects of life over the past two decades is that things simply don't stay the same anymore and even valued traditions are easily replaced (examples: the "100" and T20 in cricket; the dominance of TV in football, and technology-driven change in almost every aspect of life).

It's true that the European Super League would rip up a century of tradition in how domestic football is run but I think we have to accept that this will happen and it's just another step in how the world's evolving and get on with it. You can't fight an incoming tide (especially when it's got more money than you do; there's no point barking at the moon).

Plus, with every disruptive change, there are always upsides. Getting not the big but more accurately the wealthy seven OUT of domestic football would, once everyone had come to terms with it, be a massive boost to the other 85 or so teams; it would render domestic football actually competitive again and make the top flight meaningful and worth watching for the first time in years, if we're honest. Sure, the absence of Liverpool, Man Utd., Man City, etc. would hurt on one level but it's not like you wouldn't be able to see those players in the Super League. And regardless, I support and want to watch Palace - and see us succeed. I don't much care who we're playing.

For me, the heart of any sport is competition and a league (in any sport) that isn't competitive at some point becomes no longer worth watching. The arrival of foreign money has ruined domestic football and if that money wants to go off into the sunset and play in its own, exclusive, self-built playground, I don't think there's anything unfortunate about the situation. Let the European Super League begin, ideally as soon as possible, and let the Football League return to the days when every team had a chance of glory, with players and football managers rather than accountants and bank managers deciding who finished top of the league table.

Edited by sydtheeagle (11 Jan 2023 11.36am)