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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Toprefm
Date: April 19, 2021, 1:48 pm
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Could be a nice feisty affair for Anthony Taylor tonight
especially given the tee shirts Leeds have worn. Good luck to
him.
As for the Super League what a disgrace!!
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: dave26
Date: April 19, 2021, 10:46 pm
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Personally I’m 100% against the Super League and I am disgusted
that my beloved Utd want to be part of it , however I think
while fans are against it now I think they will slowly be in
favour of it if VAR is not used in the Super League
I think VAR is a contributing factor regardless of how small a
factor , it has taken the enjoyment out of football , players
and fans alike have become fed up of it making a mockery of the
PL and taking the enjoyment out of what was once a beautiful
game
Fans would be able to enjoy football again , as would players
this breakaway doesn’t surprise me as money in football talks
and greed is the result , dans are no longer a primary concern
of football clubs that are willing to join the European
breakaway league
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Leggy
Date: April 20, 2021, 2:23 am
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--- Quote from: dave26 link ---
>
> Personally I’m 100% against the Super League and I am
disgusted that my beloved Utd want to be part of it , however I
think while fans are against it now I think they will slowly be
in favour of it if VAR is not used in the Super League
>
> I think VAR is a contributing factor regardless of how small a
factor , it has taken the enjoyment out of football , players
and fans alike have become fed up of it making a mockery of the
PL and taking the enjoyment out of what was once a beautiful
game
>
> Fans would be able to enjoy football again , as would players
this breakaway doesn’t surprise me as money in football talks
and greed is the result , dans are no longer a primary concern
of football clubs that are willing to join the European
breakaway league
>
--- End Quote ---
If it goes ahead there is 0% chance of it going ahead without
VAR. And, given that it could be "unsanctioned", who knows what
other gimmicks they will adopt to "improve the product"?
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Claretman
Date: April 20, 2021, 4:43 am
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If clubs and their players are banned from domestic leagues,
which i hope they are, the likes of chelsea are
Going to have a lot of players to fit into their matchday squads
as they wont be able to loan the surplus out.
As for france laughing all the way to qatar, i doubt that as
quite a few of their squad play for the 12 clubs
Joining the breakaway league, making them ineligible for qatar.
Interesting legal field, could players leave on bosman frees if
they dont want to participate in the new league, i guess depends
on what the players contracts stipulate.
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: ajb95
Date: April 20, 2021, 5:00 am
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I can totally understand UEFA/FIFA wanting to ban players as
they are the key assets of these clubs. But you could see by
Klopp’s reaction last night that he and the players are totally
in the dark - which shows the deceit these owners have taken by
not even consulting/ telling their own employees!
The owners of these clubs hate international football so they
will perfectly fine with their players being banned from Euros
and World Cup.
It’s up to the managers the players and the fans to stop this
because the players will not stand for that!
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: April 20, 2021, 5:10 am
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See Manchester MPs have written to City and United.
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Ref Fan
Date: April 20, 2021, 7:27 am
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There's a tweet from Alex Wickham which, if true, could well
refer to City microscopist.
"Hearing from a source with knowledge that one of the big six
English clubs is now seriously considering pulling out of the
Super League
They are accusing Liverpool and Manchester United — the 2 clubs
leading the breakaway — of lying to them and “f***ing up” "
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: ajb95
Date: April 20, 2021, 7:45 am
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--- Quote from: Ref Fan link ---
>
> There's a tweet from Alex Wickham which, if true, could well
refer to City microscopist.
>
> "Hearing from a source with knowledge that one of the big six
English clubs is now seriously considering pulling out of the
Super League
>
> They are accusing Liverpool and Manchester United — the 2
clubs leading the breakaway — of lying to them and “f***ing up”
"
>
--- End Quote ---
Well that city all over isn’t it. They want to be a part of the
elite, get their fingers in the pie, but when things turn sour
they blame others as if they had nothing to do with it!
They’ve signed up to it and should face the same consequences as
the other 5!
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: Ashington46
Date: April 20, 2021, 8:00 am
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I have had mixed feelings about ALK taking over ownership at
Burnley, however, credit to the Chairman who has written an open
letter to us fans.
An open letter to Burnley supporters and the English football
community
April 20, 2021
By Alan Pace, Chairman of Burnley Football Club
Dear supporters,
A breakaway Super League should never have happened, but this is
about much more than club self-interest and is an example of how
the governance of football in this country and throughout Europe
needs to be reformed.
The six Premier League clubs taking this step have turned their
back on our moral duty as custodians of the game to protect
English football and, the spirit of the sport, at all costs.
Weak governance has led us to this point.
Therefore, today I am calling on Boris Johnson and Oliver Dowden
to follow their welcome intervention and now appoint an
independent regulator to protect English football with
legislation.
As a former financier, I understand the commercial
considerations for these clubs and can appreciate their
frustration at being the largest revenue drivers for the UEFA
Champions League, without receiving the same levels of influence
and reward.
However, this is a move which does not treat fans or the game’s
history with the respect it deserves and is not the solution.
We need to ensure that football is protected. The game is bigger
than all of us, and its future cannot be compromised by
self-interest.
The contempt the proposals have received was inevitable.
It is truly a shame that it has come to this. We are the
greatest league in the world and we can do more to bring people
together and set the path forward for all and not just the few.
We have a responsibility to all that have come before us and all
those who will follow in the wider game.
While we too at Burnley have ambitious plans to grow the club’s
revenues, those plans have always been on the back of
performance, both on and off the pitch, and not artificial
protectionism.
As my business partners and I have now been working and living
in Burnley for several months and are in the process of moving
permanently to the area, I would greatly encourage my fellow
chairmen to walk the streets around their local communities and
get to know them personally, rather than creating more distance
between themselves and fans.
This is also why I invite No10, the Government and the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to now legislate.
Ultimately, we need a strong regulator in the style of OFTEL or
OFCOM to protect and build the interests of English football.
It’s time to do things differently!
Over the coming days, I will be working hard alongside my fellow
club owners and governing bodies to fight these proposals and
find a solution to improved football governance in this country.
I welcome initial noises coming from the UK Government and
encourage them to provide strong leadership on these proposals,
given their seismic impact on the UK’s cultural landscape.
Yours, in Football
Alan Pace
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Re: Break away Super League
DIR By: bmb
Date: April 20, 2021, 8:14 am
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Statement from Everton is one I can fully respect.
HTML https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2111866
Everton is saddened and disappointed to see proposals of a
breakaway league pushed forward by six clubs.
Six clubs acting entirely in their own interests.
Six clubs tarnishing the reputation of our league and the game.
Six clubs choosing to disrespect every other club with whom they
sit around the Premier League table.
Six clubs taking for granted and even betraying the majority of
football supporters across our country and beyond.
At this time of national and international crisis - and a
defining period for our game - clubs should be working together
collaboratively with the ideals of our game and its supporters
uppermost.
Instead, these clubs have been secretly conspiring to break away
from a football pyramid that has served them so well.
And in that Pyramid Everton salutes EVERY club, be it Leicester
City, Accrington Stanley, Gillingham, Lincoln City, Morecambe,
Southend United, Notts County and the rest who have, with their
very being, enriched the lives of their supporters throughout
the game's history. And vice versa.
The self-proclaimed Super Six appear intent on disenfranchising
supporters across the game - including their own - by putting
the very structure that underpins the game we love under threat.
The backlash is understandable and deserved – and has to be
listened to.
This preposterous arrogance is not wanted anywhere in football
outside of the clubs that have drafted this plan.
On behalf of everyone associated with Everton, we respectfully
ask that the proposals are immediately withdrawn and that the
private meetings and subversive practises that have brought our
beautiful game to possibly its lowest ever position in terms of
trust end now.
Finally we would ask the owners, chairmen, and Board members of
the six clubs to remember the privileged position they hold –
not only as custodians of their clubs but also custodians of the
game. The responsibility they carry should be taken seriously.
We urge them all to consider what they wish their legacy to be.
Everton FC Board of Directors
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