To be honest I think fans of teams outside the 'Big 6' will say good riddance and enjoy spending your life travelling around Europe.
BT Sports coverage of the Champions League has already killed most people's interest in it anyway. I was already paying a small fortune for Sky and wasn't about to pay more for something I have no interest in. I haven't missed not being able to watch Champions League football one bit.
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This makes sense to me in this day and age ...I'd imagine it would have to be set up like the NFL with no promotion to this league so a closed shop. 18 teams min ? Or there's not enough football.
logistically intriguing as well...would teams lose their place in the cups leaving the fans with just Europe League football to watch ? I'd guess they'd have to renew talent from the "local" leagues too meaning they'd probably have to pay well over the odds (Would a baseball type system be needed where by these "massive" teams keep a 25 man squad and then pay for their reserves to play in the Prem or Champ. ...or lower. Could/would the big clubs own teams as feeder clubs...
Which English super powers would be left out ? Unless it's a 24 team division or a two tier thing (the latter kinda defeats the purpose but too big a league could be problematic) In an 18-20 team euro league there's no room for all of CHE/MC/MU/LIV/ARS maybe TOT. I'd assume 3 from each of the major players ENG/GER/ITA/SPA and FRA...15 and 5 singles from the likes of Portugal (Benfica), Holland (Ajax) maybe BEL (Anderlecht) ..
This will be fun to watch unfold if it happens ...FL got s**t on by the FA when they started the Prem...now it'll be their turn. The Prem loses it's place as the foremost league for viewing figures ...money dwindles from TV a little, I'd imaging prize money would (eventually) suffer in the prem, parachute payments may become less bloated ...
...interesting
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Was only a matter of time, on a positive note it will make the premiership a much more level playing field, will allow us to be more successful when we get back to the top flight, however diluted it may seem.
But in reality it won’t be a good team, as it will be a closed shop fir anyone else to join, unless it has a relegation built in, where the winners of the domestic competition swap in fir the lowest ranking side from each country. But if you think going from the championship into the premiership is tough, imagine the money you would have to spend to compete in a European Super League!!
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I'd love them to do this because I think it would really flop! I think the thing is with the big games they are so few during a season that it excited people. Playing Milan, real Madrid, barca or someone similar every week takes away from it being a special game. Each game will just be another game.
I think it would help level the premier league and while it may struggle in the short term, would benefit it in the long run.
Also don't think it will ever happen besides a kind of summer tournament which noone will care about.
