Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[King Theo]

Stop pacifying these euro nikkas, Football has been about a dollar why u think these same clubs dominate domestic competition for years

this grand standing gotta stop

they are absolutely about teh dollar/euro/pound. but cmon breh american owners are hyper capitalistic welfare kings. they want to make the most without ever having to invest the most they want to be put on a pedestal for things theyve done years ago not even last year. these owners american english saudi w.e are being absolute cowards. united arsenal in particular have seen what happens when they dont make CL year in and out and that is simply something they cannot fathom considering they dont even really have to make the playoffs in their american leagues to continue to pull in the money. there is no reason they should automatically qualify for a league year in and out if they dont meet the requirements to do so.

 

[Liu Kang]

Apologies bro

still doesn’t answer for the 5-6 clubs involved that aren’t American own

That's still 50%

 

[ZoeGod]

I don't know if you couldn't tell, but these owners don't care what the fans think.
If being last in the Super League earns more money than any other position, then the club stays there. Plus, they can always win the title next year with some decent trades and free agent signings. Just like America.

Euro Super League All star games in Miami and Atlanta coming in 2027

 

[Montez]

Yeah but are the likes of Arsenal, Spurs and you can include Liverpool and maybe Man U in that list going to spend the money to stay competitive
They don't like spending money, they like to generate the money so they can line their own pockets with it

They will restrict crazy spending and spread the wealth. They will probably establish a minimum spend threshold. If you're a top player, all the money is in the ESL, whether it's Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter, You're not tripping. You just want in.

The Premiership is a hybrid of this league. England is a Super League now. Top players going to Wolves, Leicester, Thomas Partey wanting to leave the potential champions of Spain for 8th placed Arsenal. Rodrigo leaving Valencia for a promotion team.

Going off what we see in the US. FSG and KSE spend but it's not like Chelsea or City.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Basically the smaller clubs in lower leagues need the Super to Big clubs transfer money which filters down via the mid tier clubs to not only within country but throughout the region. With the big clubs out of the picture it puts the transfer market at risk and probably ends up having a universal salary cap across the board. With many smaller lower tier clubs going out of business as their income will be dramatically reduced.

Take Neymars transfer fee (even in installments) probably helped anywhere from another 6-10 clubs. I'm not doing the paper trail btw.

 

[The axe murderer]

 

[frush11]

She cute, Go Deluded

 

[SCORCH]

I got the setup, what im asking is who are in those really low levels. Are those like minor league teams and those players just play there until a higher level team buys them or are those teams like Paddys Pub Soccer Club and its just a bunch of neighborhood guys on a squad. For example would National League North be equivalent to AA baseball in the minor leagues here in the states.

Those lower levels are comprised of semi pros / amateur level footballers.

You have some players from the lower league levels work their way up so it can definitely happen. Jamie Vardy is probably the best example.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Grealish will finally get to start.

Maddison will actually get a game.

Sancho Bellingham Rice

Pickford and Mings

 

[MikelArteta]

lets go

 

[TobiOT]

 

[MikelArteta]

Grealish will finally get to start.

Maddison will actually get a game.

Sancho Bellingham Rice

Pickford and Mings

 

[nyknick]

Super League Tostitos Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

 

[Liu Kang]

Basically the smaller clubs in lower leagues need the Super to Big clubs transfer money which filters down via the mid tier clubs to not only within country but throughout the region. With the big clubs out of the picture it puts the transfer market at risk and probably ends up having a universal salary cap across the board. With many smaller lower tier clubs going out of business as their income will be dramatically reduced.

Take Neymars transfer fee (even in installments) probably helped anywhere from another 6-10 clubs. I'm not doing the paper trail btw.

Yeah the domino effect could be brutal. The ESL is great for those 12 but terrible for everybody else. Flo Perez motto is basically trickle down economics which we know only work for the top.

Also if those 12 clubs dont get to play in any UEFA and FIFA competitions then they do not have any incentive to hoard all the best players to be able to compete in 4 leagues/cups a year as they do now. They would probably need 23 players tops like WC squads.

And with all those lower clubs at risk, it could also pose an economical collapse for all Euro and foreign feeder clubs. That's when governments come in and regulate.

There are far more hurdles for ESL that those 12 thought.

 

[TobiOT]