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The players will be on board once ownership conveys to their agents that their salaries will double or whatever the number is and the international competitions are sorted out.
If you offer these players (or let's be real, if you offer anyone) double their wages, they'll gladly fuck off to the Super League.
hoping that's true
Absolutely right, been demonstrated time and again
I don't know how many times we have to go through this - it's not the 'legacy fans' (ie me and probably you) that they care about - there are about 300k of us, we have no power.
There are 3bn TV viewers across the world that will watch the ESL - that's their audience.
10,000 of them for every one of us.
There are 3bn TV viewers across the world that will watch the ESL - that's their audience.
10,000 of them for every one of us.
I couldn't really care less about the overall sentiment, but those places only exist because people purchase their products. We aren't particularly mad at the Germans here because people shop at Aldi.
Ignore that dickhead, He lived in the states for 6 months so he swears he knows the inner workings of America. America must have fucked his wife because every post he makes has to include a jab at the U.S.
If this goes through and we are not in it we be at a massive disadvantage to every single one of those teams involved no doubt.
Now we would be the best of the rest but not sure how much that means when all the best players are playing for the ESL teams.
Also not sure why you think the money won’t go there. Unless you think JP Morgan and DAZN are lying and that economics will totally change overnight.
I think Americans here are probably pushing back against the idea that the average American wants this, or even thinks the American "franchise" sports model is superior to the promotion/relegation structure. Most of us got into European football because we LIKE the European approach to sport.The Americans on here have got to understand you're on a foreign website and as such you may hear some criticism of your country and fellow countrymen and women.
We don't have any say at all in how American sports franchise are run and would probably, by and large, prefer a promotion/relegation model. I haven't seen any American football fan support the ESL.
I think the push back is just that this is a model/system that American supporters want. It is a model promoted by American billionaires no doubt, but that doesn't mean it's a model supported by your average American. Trash the system all you want, we agree it sucks.
Absolutely buzzing now the momentum seems to be so firmly behind these progressive changes.
Bovril Dave with his kidney pie can not be allowed to monopolise a sport which billions want to enjoy
Bovril Dave with his kidney pie can not be allowed to monopolise a sport which billions want to enjoy
Yes I think it is hard for fans to tear apart the stadiums. I think you underestimate the rule of law.
Fans will buy tickets and the TV/advertising dollars will dwarf revenue from ticket sales anyways.
The guy is practically retired. You won't see young blood making a genuine stand imho.
Most people won't buy tickets. Most loyal fans wouldn't buy whatever package was on offer for the Super League, leaving the broadcasters pull out one by one as per a lack of profit. Remember that people that buy most TV packages are from Europe, other people (me included) just buy an IPTV package. And if the first group don't purchase anything, the money will run out.
Good post
That’s no different to now. Except all the founding clubs gain certainty, control, more money and ultimately total dominance over everyone else. It is a group monopoly. Please don’t think i am in favour of it, I’m just saying it is more of the same we already have actually nothing new really and is ultimately unstoppable because these super-clubs already hold al the powerful cards in the deck.
exactly, them 3 are almost finished! you think mbappe and haaland are going to turn down x4 on their wages to play in the ESL
No most people that buy the TV packages for this competition will be outside of Europe, the numbers in Asia alone will dwarf the European numbers.
I think you really overestimate the number of people that won't buy tickets, especially when you see the corporate interests that will buy tickets and the expensive tickets that make more than the average tickets anyways.
People are passionate now, and you are likely in a bit of a bubble of "superfans" like those on here that but the average fan will not feel as strong about it. When the games start up tickets will be bought.
I hope they don't sell a single ticket, but have to be realistic about it.
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