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European Super League - clubs withdrawing p42 onwards.

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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Chelsea withdrawing, it’s over. Lasted less than 48 hours. 
    If they are inside Stamford Bridge they need to hurry up, that could get quite nasty, very quickly.

    Not sure if either team has managed to get in the ground yet! 
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Sky Sports News just announcing Chelsea to pull out.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited April 2021
    Luke Shaw statement 
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Yup SsN saying Chelski pulling out! Unconfirmed currently.
    Peter Chek (sp) came out and spoke to fans blocking the entrance, now they've moved on.
  • Could it leave a space for us to step into? 
  • I honestly thought Man City would be the first to falter what Pep's comments and them not having American owners
  • Razor1890
    Razor1890 Posts: 31
    perhaps i'm coming from a different view, my team is Bohemians in dublin, it will always be Bohs, i came to London at bye age of 29, one of the lads was a charlton boy, our mates (devon, wolves and forest) wanted to find something that attached Us to this great citys.

    All of us have a few quid (middling city blokes) but we took to Charlton, because that was our mates team, it was a locals team, we liked the pubs, the smell of the place and the people that our tickets determined we sat beside.

    I would have been prime "super league' fodder as would hand my mates, on a spreadsheet we would have been the exact kind of "customer" they would have ear marked. But we didn't.

    This sport, and at times i fucking loath it, had one great leveller, your team earn it on the pitch, they over achieve, they underachieve but every year your squad is held up account for what they did from the first kick of a ball to the last.

    This, for me, is why competitive football is what football on this country is based upon.

  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    I honestly thought Man City would be the first to falter what Pep's comments and them not having American owners
    I thought they might too, they won’t be far behind 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
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  • Now lets see how easy it is for Chelsea to actually leave...
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    Bailey said:
    Man City and Chelsea would probably exist and thrive in the current structure and are both owned by what could be termed football fans. 
    Abramovich’s motivation for buying Chelsea was primarily his desire to increase his profile, thus making him less likely to get bumped off. 

    Mansour’s motivation for buying clubs on multiple continents was part of a major effort to make his country look less backward, what with their rather questionable human rights record. 

    It seems we have different definitions when it comes to ‘football fans’. But then again, I’ve been told on here numerous times that it’s okay, ‘cos City okay great football! 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2gxApv6iJ8

    Good coverage of the Chelsea protest here
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Now lets see how easy it is for Chelsea to actually leave...
    This is what I've thought about today and if the teams do cancel this I wonder what JP Morgan will do, can't imagine they're too happy. Could (hopefully) become very messy for these teams involved.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,725
    Chelsea should still be docked points and fined, as should all who decide to step out in the future. 
  • Croydon said:
    Chelsea should still be docked points and fined, as should all who decide to step out in the future. 
    Of course they shouldn’t 
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    I don’t think Chelsea should be punished, but they’ve massively weakened their position in the Premier League decision making.


  • Gary Poole
    Gary Poole Posts: 1,874
    Tim Sherwood, on sky just said Mourinio was sacked because he was brought in to get them into the top 4 and failed, has he been in a coma for 48 hours
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Rothko said:
    I don’t think Chelsea should be punished, but they’ve massively weakened their position in the Premier League decision making.


    Think I read than Chelsea and Man City (apologies if I’ve missed it I. This thread) were backed in to a corner. Well done to them for backing down the other 11 need to follow. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Razor1890 said:
    perhaps i'm coming from a different view, my team is Bohemians in dublin, it will always be Bohs, i came to London at bye age of 29, one of the lads was a charlton boy, our mates (devon, wolves and forest) wanted to find something that attached Us to this great citys.

    All of us have a few quid (middling city blokes) but we took to Charlton, because that was our mates team, it was a locals team, we liked the pubs, the smell of the place and the people that our tickets determined we sat beside.

    I would have been prime "super league' fodder as would hand my mates, on a spreadsheet we would have been the exact kind of "customer" they would have ear marked. But we didn't.

    This sport, and at times i fucking loath it, had one great leveller, your team earn it on the pitch, they over achieve, they underachieve but every year your squad is held up account for what they did from the first kick of a ball to the last.

    This, for me, is why competitive football is what football on this country is based upon.

    I think the “exact kind of customer” the Super League is targeting are from much further east (and much further west) than Dublin! 
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Fair play to Chelsea fans - they’ve taken a stand in pretty impressive numbers and their club have changed their mind, not sure if the two things are connected but good for them either way. 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,165
    I'm surprised there wasn't more of an arms race to get out first. Someone was going to blink with all this negative reporting, and the team that bails first and topples the house of cards will be looked on much better than the clubs who sat by and doubled down. Utd and Liverpool were never going to back down but I think Chelsea will be remembered more positively than the rest for this. People will be thanking them, which is pretty perverse
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    City reported to be out as well. It is the sun reporting it so take with a pinch of salt.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,409
    Barca and Atletico Madrid too apparently.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Think Chelsea and City were reported to be the most reluctant in all of this, will be interesting to see if any of the remaining 10 follow
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Ross said:
    Barca and Atletico Madrid too apparently.
    It’ll just be Real Madrid playing Liverpool 38 times a season at this rate! 
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    Now the 14 other EPL clubs should turn the screw, claw back some of the money and power the big 6 have accrued over the years, this may be their only chance to ever do it.