Mirth wrote:

If they get Bayern then that's a wrap.

How does the 50%+1 rule in Germany come in to play for Bayern? Can the fans force a vote?

So we’ve been stressing about the fucking Europa League all this time for nothing?

Everything that I hate about modern top flight football and I hope it fails including any negative impact to my club if that's what it comes to. Greed and not a care for the tradition or history of clubs. Remove them and you have nothing of value.

I'm completely opposed to this and I hate the idea of not being involved in the competions that have made the club what it is, and the greed of football in general is depressing now.
However, we've been very active in seeking this for a long time now...I remember Wenger talking about it and even prior to that. Just didn't include Man City, Spuds or Chelsea at the time.

Can't believe this is actually happening, but it is. Official now.
Football has lost its soul.

In a way it's laughable that given our current state we are classed a superclub that should never be out of the top European competition.  It shows how hollow this idea is. Now we can finish 10-15 forever and never have to worry about earning our rewards. No investment at all.

And Spuds? Seriously? They've won nothing of note for decades.

Famous no 10 wrote:

I'm completely opposed to this and I hate the idea of not being involved in the competions that have made the club what it is, and the greed of football in general is depressing now.
However, we've been very active in seeking this for a long time now...I remember Wenger talking about it and even prior to that. Just didn't include Man City, Spuds or Chelsea at the time.

They've wanted to do this for decades. That's why UEFA need to stamp this out once and for all now.

Well, for one thing how can the best players in the World not be allowed to represent their countries? It's going to make the World Cup seem like an Olympic event.

And what will they do set up their own national teams. It won't be long until they okay matches all over the world as well in Asia etc.

It's like American sports. There will be plenty of investments and it'll be governed by the teams themselves and their leaders. All the power to glazers and their likes.

This is like an episode of black mirror. Feels surreal.

So, at least we can be bang average in the Super league.

..and blaming it on the pandemic. Just no shame in their greed.

I wonder how Everton feel. They used to be one of the original 'big six'.

Sicario wrote:

This is like an episode of black mirror. Feels surreal.

Yeah. Like everything in the World right now.

Safe to say I won't watch a second of this nonsense.

On the upside Champions League might actually be worth watching again now, with all the boring shit shows being gone.

This is what happens when you sell out to the yanks and the UAE

GooneriC wrote:

This is what happens when you sell out to the yanks and the UAE

Don’t forget the Russians #roman

What makes you think that Arsenal would be the only top club to stand against this if we weren't American-owned? None of the La Liga clubs are either.