Alone in the Park - it's the Prem 2020-21 thread

If this thing ever gets off the ground you can be sure most of the people criticizing it now will eventually be falling over backwards to get involved in it.

The criticisms of it, bar the constant membership, dont stack up if you were cheering anything that has happened in football the past few decades is the thing

And spurs getting in obv

So, according to the Deloitte Football Money League, Wolves are richer than Milan. As are Sheffield United, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Everton.

Its a careful blend of historical success, wealth, heritage and spurs

tbf Wolves are richer than Milan precisely because of what 'has happened in football in the past few decades'.

Yep.

Separately, No 10 confirmed that ministers would consider cutting off support for breakaway clubs in areas such as work visas for overseas players and the policing of matches as a way to exert pressure.

The government seems to be realising that there isn't much they can do to stop this so they're looking at the remaining levers they could potentially pull. I don't think the visa one is remotely viable but policing would potentially be at their discretion.

Telling communities 'lol, we're not going to provide any police on match days because your local club has joined the super league' would be...interesting.

I mean it would make it easier for the clubs to just say ‘sorry legacy fans but it’s not actually safe for you if we play at home so our matches will now sadly have to be in Dubai’ which would be one less job for them to have to think about

At least we've finally found out why they call them super spurs

I mean, fuck the superleague and all, but I'm getting really creeped out by the government's attitude here towards something they don't approve of in the cultural realm - it's not illegal but we'll make it so somehow, dammit. It aint going to be an approach limited to football breakaways either

The Red Wall expects nothing less.

"Don't think much of this uncompromising theatrical indictment of racism in modern britain... maybe lean on the local authority to shut down the theatre lol, use some health and safety shit"

I thought Holloway talking about how they are disrespecting the memory of dead Prince Philip was going to be the best super league take from a manager, but there’s something so perfect about Brendan claiming that it’s actually all his fault:

“[Leicester’s success] has probably played a part in these developments. Our job was to disrupt the market. I always said ‘what defines the top six?’ Clearly it was money and I tried to disrupt that on the pitch.”

Tbf Brendan's Leicester winning the Prem was a seismic shift

wait did he even reference leicester winning the league a couple of years before he arrived?

xp
lol

The No Leicesters Club

Never underestimate the ego of Brendan Rodgers.

Leicester not being a one-season wonder is almost as great an achievement tbf

Chelsea pulling out apparently. Being the first to flee this ship probs a wise move.

Lol

BREAKING
I understand Chelsea are now preparing documentation to request withdrawing from the ESL

— Dan Roan (@danroan) April 20, 2021

Hope they boot them out of the champions league all the same

pic.twitter.com/W1UTC5pdqE

— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) April 20, 2021

Shaw famously a Chelsea fan as a kid too haha

LOL @ Chelsea having more integrity than Liverpool.

Man City following now

Manchester City have withdrawn from the European Super League.

Chelsea are also preparing documentation to request withdrawing from the European Super League.

More to follow ⤵#bbcfootball

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 20, 2021

Atleti apparently out too.

Move to proposed a european 5D chess superleague for these absolute morons

iceberg coming early

hilarous, perez couldn't run a raffle.

waiting for fsg to double down go full masks off sack klopp and appoint mourinho

Barca also apparently pulling out

Being told majority of clubs now pulling out. Atlético and Barca also backing out. City, as reported. Americans clinging on according to one source but for how long?

— Matt Lawton (@Lawton_Times) April 20, 2021

It's this year's Change UK.

Gunners out too

What an absolute shitshow

So Real Madrid playing Spurs 18 times next season?

Great

Spurs will drop out within the hour, i guess. It’s dead in the water and I can’t imagine any of the remaining clubs don’t know it.

JPMorgan’s involvement was vetted by its internal reputation committee, which assesses high-profile and potentially controversial assignments, according to people briefed on the decision. But that committee didn’t fully expect the emotional reaction from sports fans that has flooded the airwaves around the world, these people added.

lol https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/business/dealbook/dimon-lebron-super-league.html

Ed Woodward resigns from Man Utd.

loving this

Haha, fuck off ed

There hasn't been a rolling news story this fast moving since that failed coup in Turkey a few years back.

genuinely surprised by how fast this happened. guess i overestimated the competency of the 12 owners, and assumed they knew something we didn't.

Hilarious. And after they’d put that “legacy fans” bit out there too.

Can't say I'm displeased at Ed falling on his sword but it essentially means nothing while the Glazers remain

City were apparently the last to join and were not properly on board until Sunday, if the initial reports were right. It might not be a huge surprise that they found it easy to back out.

Fundamentally they, and Chelsea, don’t particularly need the ability to elevate / secure revenue to compete with PSG. The other ten, arguably, do. Perez’ mistake might have been inviting them to join.

How did they not see this backlash coming?!

Agnelli gone now too

genius from city. torpedoing a new superleague for the next 10 yrs, weakening rivals leverage in uefa, ensuring madrid/barca remain a financial wreck thereby being in poll position for superstar players.

agnellij out

lol, otm