New Euro Super league to be announced Sunday
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There's now reverse pressure not to be the last one out so that they can claim they listened to the supporters.
I would've thought the Serie A teams needed the cash the most.
But Tottenham puts Juventus, Inter, and Milan to shame.
Most of that for Spurs is their brand new stadium, and given their revenues, plus who the loans are from etc, I think they aren't in as bad shape as the Italian clubs. Barca is the sneaky one... they want/need a new stadium (or significant upgrade) but that debt level they have is already closing in on unsustainable. They need an influx of cash to shore things up so they can take out loans for stadium related matters. Without it, they are stuck servicing that debt, and having growing costs from an aging stadium
The Globe article today on fan dissent on the decision said that the FSG declined to comment to The Globe on the criticism LFC fans have had for the proposal. That to me is really embarrassing. It said something like "FSG declined to comment on the story, and referred The Globe to the release the club put on its website yesterday. FSG chairman John Henry also is the owner of The Boston Globe."
Total debt is not the relevant metric, a lot depends on the structure and the stress it puts on cash flows. Tottenham's is mostly stadium-related and the average maturity of their debt is something like 20 years. Meanwhile Barca were reported to have 700m in debt coming due within the next 12 months.
Yep the owners are all complete cowards. None of them were available publicly after the announcement, leaving the players and coaches to face the press.
Thanks, y'all. I'm fascinated by this story, but I'm not as knowledgeable as most of the folks here.
I'll hang up and listen.
Spanish reporter, but I think a legit one:
View: https://twitter.com/xavitorresll/status/1384579350771736579
View: https://twitter.com/xavitorresll/status/1384579350771736579
This is why I chose my fandom because of the ownerI would've thought the Serie A teams needed the cash the most.
But Tottenham puts Juventus, Inter, and Milan to shame.
Go Roman!
View: https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney/status/1384585930514763776
Agnelli reportedly has not resigned (which I will say fits with my perception of him... you're gonna need to drag him out if you want him gone).
View: https://twitter.com/JamesHorncastle/status/1384586058214645762
Looks like someone fell for a fake talksport twitter. Agnelli is still in.
Agnelli reportedly has not resigned (which I will say fits with my perception of him... you're gonna need to drag him out if you want him gone).
View: https://twitter.com/JamesHorncastle/status/1384586058214645762
Looks like someone fell for a fake talksport twitter. Agnelli is still in.
Woodward probably got fired for not getting this over the finish line more than the fan backlash. It's still pretty funny, though.
Is Phish going back on tour?
can we add " , unannounced on Tuesday" to the thread title?
And well-deserved.
This might be it for me and the Sox too. John Henry and the other American owners have been despicable here.
Kids don't ask for hedge fund T-shirts for Christmas
A lot of my day job is helping clients think about and respond to potential events in the future including through scenario planning and war gaming. Remains surprising to me how many major firms and leaders don’t get people to plan and game out potential countermoves when they announce a major action
Graham Souness wasnt mincing his words during the Sky TV pre game a few minutes ago. (He got a bit Rule Britannia during the broadcast, but he was Rangers manager.)
View: https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1384583349210071040?s=20
IIRC, a group of posters watched that live at Phoenix Landing.
John Henry is now 0-2 on big picture projects.
Is it more likely that Henry pulls a Cardinal Law style recall back to the US to hide/protect him?
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Wondering if UEFA is thinking of reworking it’s CL revamp given the SLs collapse ? It made all those concessions to the big clubs only to have them shoved in their face.
The may (at minimum) pull the 2 wild-card spots for 'elite' teams that don't qualify any other way.
Some day someone needs to do an oral history of the past four days. The behind-the-scenes maneuvering must be amazing.
I find the idea that an Oligarch with questionable ties to Russian mafia and oil rich arabs who have been proping up City being dragged into anything pretty amusing. But he is right about one thing, Liverpool ownership were absolutely spineless in letting Klopp have to field questions about the SL yesterday. If I'm a Liverpool fan, I want these cowards gone pronto.
Wouldn't a possible idea be to have some form of play-off legs for 'elite' teams that didn't qualify? Cash out with a big game(s) early in the season between big clubs, and at least have some form of merit be involved with UCL qualification?