frearsghost, on 19 April 2021 - 08:59 AM, said:
Woke up to this morning to hear this. Lots of rage from fans on social media.
This is American businessmen taking over European football to make money. The 'big six' have given notice to eschew their domestic support and embrace a global TV audience with subscriptions in billions. The end of relegation will secure their participation and profit.
In my view, the idea they will continue to play domestically and play their European games in mid-week, is just a gradual stepping stone towards full participation in a full time European League and domestic withdrawal.
These clubs - or more precisely - the American owners of these clubs - care not one jot for their domestic fans, the traditions of our game nor the damage they will inflict on our sporting culture. The 'big six' should be condemned.
The 'big six' are wealthy enough to ride out a fans' boycott and the potential profits of the new venture would easily cover their losses.
That's why English football needs to hit back head on. If these clubs cannot give assurances not join this venture, then a points deduction/expulsion should follow. They will then be free to become the huge corporate businesses their owners want them to be.
I have a funny feeling English football will thrive without them.
The premier league allowed this. They sold out to sky to make football hugely expensive to watch. They allowed these american and middle eastern and chinese investors to buy their clubs and invest eye watering amounts in the game to make these clubs powerhouses that can work outside authority whilst raising the prices of everything on a matchday to levels that a lot cannot afford. All because they run on pure greed.
And this faux outrage at the ESL is too little too late. No one has taken a stand on ticket prices, on the greed within the game or the direction which it is heading. FC United of Manchester are the only actual evidence of proper resistance towards the authorities and everyone piled in to criticise them.
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