Well well, Gary Neville, you've just gone up a couple of notches in my estimation,
never thought I'd be saying that.
I don't really think his point was that clubs shouldn't strive to win titles.Great to hear him speak so passionately but don’t forget he is also an owner of a L2 club who has ambitions to reach the gold dust of the prem.
Great to hear him speak so passionately but don’t forget he is also an owner of a L2 club who has ambitions to reach the gold dust of the prem.
Good point. Its like one big, evil monster came along, gobbled up the small fry, and then started complaining about a bigger evil-er monster!He also works for Sky, whose contract to broadcast Premier League matches will be massively devalued if the six clubs with the biggest fan base bugger off elsewhere.
Just imagine when it all inevitably goes tits up and the big six come grovelling back to the PL claiming grandfather’s rights to a spot in the league ! The sad thing is they’d probably get it, at the expense of teams who were happy with their lot there all along. I’d send them to the bottom of the pyramid personally, make them play their way back up. The game has been ruined, ruined I say, it’s all about the money.....( now passing the baton to Old Cherry for the sake of my sanity )Doubt whether anyone can do anything to stop this happening...it may be delayed but is going to be done at some point in the future..those clubs that do will mean nothing to real football fans as they will still support their teams in whatever competition they are in?
the losers will be the fans of the six who will have to go along with it or change their allegiance to other clubs...possible of course with the likes of Everton,West Ham,and Bolton picking up support eventually
Doubt whether anyone can do anything to stop this happening...it may be delayed but is going to be done at some point in the future..those clubs that do will mean nothing to real football fans as they will still support their teams in whatever competition they are in?
LOLSack of sh*te has been announced
https://news.sky.com/story/european...all-clubs-including-six-from-england-12279893
LOL
I think this will fail quite miserably. I won’t be paying to watch it anyway. As a sideshow to the proper national leagues when nothing else is on, it could garner a few viewers. And then of course the global fanbase of these select few clubs. They’ll pay to see it I’m sure but especially for the english clubs, I’m not sure they’ll be significantly better off than under the current PL deal. Other countries are struggling to give their TV rights away, so I can understand their enthusiasm for it. Certainly it’s a less stable situation they will be entering into at the very least for the english clubs.
I really hope this whole thing falls flat on its face. It really is an attempt to grab some more cash with new rights which they will attempt to sell to the highest bidder, now that the going just got tougher.
For us it can only be a good thing. It may devalue the PL rights somewhat but to be honest the current PL bubble needed bursting anyway. If the PL TV money is less, clubs will cut their cloth accordingly and we might be able to get back to a somewhat sustainable football league.
I just really hope that we don’t let the feckers come straight back to the top tier of english football when it all goes to excrement ! Other than that I’m happy for them to get on with it