Originally Posted by
JackDaw
A lot depends on what you value the most. Of course, itÂ’s hard (impossibe, really) to disagree with you that skills displayed would go up.
But it would..I think..complete the process of severing the link between local communities and the teams...the dinosaur idea that fans of my generation adhere to..that you support your local team however crap they happen to be.
Incidentally I think a European super league would be incredibly hard to bring about IF relegation and promotion was included. The 4 strongest leagues are the Spanish, the German, the Italian, and the English. Imagine you created the 20 team super league by taking the 3 top teams from each of those, and added 8 others from the remaining European leagues...
The problems would start immediately. First the German League would fight tooth and nail to retain their three top teams, as would the other countries leagues.
Second imagine League was formed in 2025, and in proceeding season Man City, Everton, and Leicester had finished 1, 2, 3...how do you think Man U, Liverpool, and Arsenal would react to being excluded?
Then at end of season how do you decide which would replace the relegated teams? You can’t say “top team in next league down”...because each European country would still have its own separate national league.
There would be a plethora of practical problems. And thereÂ’s no overwhelming reason to tackle those...well because a ton of money is being generated now.
I agree with you about Leicester.