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« Reply #5280 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:59:01 » |
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If this is supposed to start in August and the 6 are thrown out of the PL, how would the league structure look?
No relegation + extra teams promoted.
Yay! We’re saved!
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« Reply #5281 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 14:24:53 » |
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« Reply #5282 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 15:07:27 » |
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Thanks. I'd only scanned it as a headline before that. Will the Premier League chuck them out & decimate TV revenue, or tolerate it and lose credibility? Surely they expected the backlash, or maybe this is just a negotiating ploy Surely the appeal of the PL around the world is that it's fast paced & competitive, atmospheric (they say) this is going to be a series of glorified frendlies with no long term future. I suppose it's how US sports work so we shouldn't be surprised. I suppose it's a bit ironic of a Swindon Town supporter to feel sorry for a 'super club' supporter but as a Spurs fan how shameful is it your club pulls that? You last won the league before decimal currency ffs, what's the entry criteria, shiniest ground? |
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« Reply #5283 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 15:45:26 » |
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because "u" before "a" in Spanish has a "waah" sound?
Yes but Richie Wellens is from Moss Side (or similar) last time I checked. He isn't Spanish so maybe he was trying to look/sound cultured? In any case, he ends up getting it wrong so just looks a prick  |
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You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means?
It means you're alive. You've won.
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« Reply #5284 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 16:22:08 » |
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Yes but Richie Wellens is from Moss Side (or similar) last time I checked.
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« Reply #5285 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 17:54:48 » |
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Chelsea pulling out of the money league as we speak, whole thing will come crashing down now and will come nothing but a PR disaster for clubs involved.
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« Reply #5286 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 17:56:20 » |
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blimey. fair play Chelsea.
shouldn't have been considered in the first place mind
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« Reply #5287 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 17:58:49 » |
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I’m flummoxed at the likes of Chelsea and their lack of foresight. Did they REALLY not expect this kind of backlash? Or am I missing an angle? It can’t be that they are hoping they’ll look good in light of agreeing to, but then leaving, the project? I don’t see what’s to gain from that, not really. People will still be fully aware of their nefarious intentions even if they U-Turn
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« Reply #5288 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:02:24 » |
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Imagine the fact they realised they’d be kicked out of Stamford Bridge and lose the right to use the Chelsea name influenced their decision.
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« Reply #5289 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:17:58 » |
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Man City pulling out now, good stuff. Did read the other day that neither them nor Chelsea were that keen but didn’t want to get left behind so seems that was right. Now let’s see if any of the American owned clubs see sense, I won’t hold my breath as this is right up their street.
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« Reply #5290 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:25:25 » |
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BREAKING: All 12 clubs are meeting tonight to discuss disbanding the Super League. - talkSPORT sources understand. 📻 Listen → https://t.co/VJgUHnHODz https://t.co/72d2cqaAea |
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« Reply #5291 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:25:52 » |
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Bottlers the lot of them.
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« Reply #5292 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:27:49 » |
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I’m flummoxed at the likes of Chelsea and their lack of foresight. Did they REALLY not expect this kind of backlash? Or am I missing an angle? It can’t be that they are hoping they’ll look good in light of agreeing to, but then leaving, the project? I don’t see what’s to gain from that, not really. People will still be fully aware of their nefarious intentions even if they U-Turn
Yep, this is a stunning bottle job really, there's no way they can't have anticipated the reaction. I can only imagine some very rich people have displayed incredible hubris and lack of understanding of how football works, and some fairly rich people beneath them in their clubs haven't had the balls to tell them that. |
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« Reply #5293 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 18:29:52 » |
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Funny thing is they’ve properly fucked their bargaining position with regards to the Champions League and what not now. They can’t threaten the leagues with some greed league any more as it’s never going to happen, a massive own goal by all involved.
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« Reply #5294 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 19:03:47 » |
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And Ed Woodward resigns. They'll win in the end of course, but a little bit of comeuppance being dished out for the next few days would be lovely.
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