Football 2020/2021

[Hugh Jass]

United effectively saying they’ll try this again soon...

Manchester United will not be participating in the European Super League.

We have listened carefully to the reaction from our fans, the UK government and other key stakeholders.

We remain committed to working with others across the football community to come up with sustainable solutions to the long-term challenges facing the game.

Edited April 20, 2021 by Hugh Jass

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

United effective saying they’ll try this again soon...

They haven’t got long. Hopefully Parliament make the football reforms happen quickly. 

[jyoung]

Decent statement from Arsenal. United and Liverpool's both shite. No mention of fans, just stakeholders.

[pink_triangle]

Just now, jyoung said:

Decent statement from Arsenal. United and Liverpool's both shite. No mention of fans, just stakeholders.

Big picture best buddies completely misjudging the situation and showing no remorse. 

[jyoung]

1 minute ago, pink_triangle said:

Big picture best buddies completely misjudging the situation and showing no remorse. 

Yep. CST calling on resignations at board level. Bit dramatic as I assume they won't be asking Roman to go...

 

[pink_triangle]

Chairman Daniel Levy said: “We regret the anxiety and upset caused by the ESL proposal. We felt it was important that our club participated in the development of a possible new structure that sought to better ensure financial fair play and financial sustainability whilst delivering significantly increased support for the wider football pyramid

 

Looks like we got it wrong, they were the good guys after all.

[thetime]

The big 6 should still be punished, owners should be forced to sell.

[TheGayTent]

Blimey, this all unravelled faster than one of our three nil leads 

[pink_triangle]

8 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

United effectively saying they’ll try this again soon...

Manchester United will not be participating in the European Super League.

We have listened carefully to the reaction from our fans, the UK government and other key stakeholders.

We remain committed to working with others across the football community to come up with sustainable solutions to the long-term challenges facing the game.

Maybe by football community they mean bolton, rochdale and Blackpool?

[st dan]

Decent statement from Henry here - it’s obviously a load of waffle and he knew exactly what he was doing when signing up for it, but fair play for facing up to it himself via video and not hiding behind a letter. He’s taken full and sole responsibility for the decision. 

[eastynh]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

The big 6 should still be punished, owners should be forced to sell.

Apart from the Glazers who should not be allowed to sell for 20 years.

City have actually done alright out of this debacle. City have never had a voice within UEFA, never had a representative on any committee. Now, none of our rivals do either,as they have all quit.

[Hugh Jass]

17 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Apart from the Glazers who should not be allowed to sell for 20 years.

City have actually done alright out of this debacle. City have never had a voice within UEFA, never had a representative on any committee. Now, none of our rivals do either,as they have all quit.

And all it cost was what little soul you had left.

[eFestivals]

9 hours ago, squirrelarmy said:

Yeah. Such a shame that this is going to cost the owners 100s of millions. 

When they thought they were being gifted ten of millions.

[Hugh Jass]

 

[eastynh]

14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

And all it cost was what little soul you had left.

Fair swap.

[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Fair swap.

There was nothing to swap

[Hugh Jass]

The ESL has vowed to "reshape".

This is like a superhero film where everyone thinks the bad guys have been defeated but then there's a post-credit scene where Perez, the mastermind, is revealed to be alive and plotting revenge...

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, st dan said:

Decent statement from Henry here - it’s obviously a load of waffle and he knew exactly what he was doing when signing up for it, but fair play for facing up to it himself via video and not hiding behind a letter. He’s taken full and sole responsibility for the decision. 

What a load of bollocks from him. Basically "We tried to pull a fast one but we didn't get away with it, sorry".

The worst thing about the (very short) process was hanging the managers out to dry. Having them come out on TV after a game and not having had the decency to give them a heads up about it. Disgraceful stuff. Ole looked like a rabbit in headlights. Klopp had to answer questions after dropping two points late on etc. 

If there was any doubt left about how little of a shit these owners give about their staff and fans.....

[Hugh Jass]

Not gonna lie, the last 48 hours have been the high point in an otherwise shit season.

[eFestivals]

7 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Ole looked like a rabbit in headlights. 

And as he's looked since starting as a manager.

[st dan]

25 minutes ago, The Nal said:

What a load of bollocks from him. Basically "We tried to pull a fast one but we didn't get away with it, sorry".

The worst thing about the (very short) process was hanging the managers out to dry. Having them come out on TV after a game and not having had the decency to give them a heads up about it. Disgraceful stuff. Ole looked like a rabbit in headlights. Klopp had to answer questions after dropping two points late on etc. 

If there was any doubt left about how little of a shit these owners give about their staff and fans.....

Oh absolutely - just think it’s right he’s at least had the decency to front up and give a video message. Definitely not heart felt in the slightest, but it’s more than I imagine the other 5 owners are bothering to do. 

[pink_triangle]

If fan support was crucial, why did they not think to ask the fans first?

[The Nal]

5 minutes ago, st dan said:

Oh absolutely - just think it’s right he’s at least had the decency to front up and give a video message. Definitely not heart felt in the slightest, but it’s more than I imagine the other 5 owners are bothering to do. 

100%. Id say the Glazers are sitting in mansions in Palm Beach going "Ah it didnt work? Sure just get the marketing kid to send a message out about it". 

Interesting to see what punishment comes out of this now. 

[eastynh]

29 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

And as he's looked since starting as a manager.

We have done alright out of it then.

[st dan]

4 minutes ago, The Nal said:

100%. Id say the Glazers are sitting in mansions in Palm Beach going "Ah it didnt work? Sure just get the marketing kid to send a message out about it". 

Interesting to see what punishment comes out of this now. 

Not far off - this was as good as we got from the ‘Communications Department’. 53 words and not even a sorry, or regret in sight. Disgusting.