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DJS

By DJS
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aka Dus

aka Dus

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Think the CL is as good as ever TBH. Much prefer watching it than the premier league when we aren't involved.

 

I don't think this will happen BTW. It's just a headline.

drvegapunk

drvegapunk

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I quite like the EL but preferred when it was knockout legs throughout.

 

Unfortunately the EL winners would be lucky to get £10m while the CL winners get £50m or more.

 

With FFP coming in, this will just help cement the status quo more than ever.

 

64 teams in the CL will hopefully spread the cash more evenly, and for that I think I quite like the idea. Clubs like ourselves (currently), Tottenham, Everton, Newcastle etc could theoretically build up revenue to compete with United, Chelsea, City and Arsenal over the long/medium term and not just occassionally or with a sugar daddy.

 

Edit: it would also add more value to domestic cups.

stressederic

stressederic

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If there were 7 English teams competing I supposed that would mean that winning either of the English cups would get you a place in the Champions League. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Cobs

Cobs

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If there were 7 English teams competing I supposed that would mean that winning either of the English cups would get you a place in the Champions League. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

 

good point

 

though i suspect the PL might have something to say about that

Billy Talbot

Billy Talbot

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I think it's a good idea.

 

A 64 team "CL" would still provide loads of really good ties with groups of 4 and only one more knockout round, with that extra round filled with good teams that are dispersed widely throughout the Europa and rarely meet until the quarters / semis anyway.

 

No-one would miss the Europa. They should re-introduce a straight knockout for domestic cup winners. Not so many ties and knockouts would have neutrals interested in watching it. No-one in interested in Europa group games except fans of teams that are playing each tie.

Billy Talbot

Billy Talbot

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Yeah so do I. Bit depressing in that sense isn't it?

 

Sort of. But surely the idea of extending the CL is to spread some finances down further into the domestic leagues, rather than provide odd windfalls for cup winners.

 

I'm not saying that's a good or a bad thing, I'm just saying that's surely the rationale.

Rimbeux

Rimbeux

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Think I like it, solves a lot of issues, you'd have to find a nifty way to get the numbers down to 64, guessing first 4 would get in the group, the others go through qualifying for England

Hassony

Hassony

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Has platini contacted Knox and KAMF yet to design how this new tournment will work?

 

how about this

 

8 groups of 8 teams, each team play the other only once, 3 games at home, 3 games away and one game at a neutral ground (Doha, Dubai, Cape Town, Boston, Pattaya, Shanghai)

 

4 qualify from each group to go into the knock out stage

Rimbeux

Rimbeux

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Has platini contacted Knox and KAMF yet to design how this new tournment will work?

 

how about this

 

8 groups of 8 teams, each team play the other only once, 3 games at home, 3 games away and one game at a neutral ground (Doha, Dubai, Cape Town, Boston, Pattaya, Shanghai)

 

4 qualify from each group to go into the knock out stage

 

Like it, but you'd guess they'll be dull and go for 16 of 4

 

 

Eww, first time I've seen that Chelsea picture. Why not just call it the European Cup then.

 

Branding

Cam

Cam

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Supposedly 7 places but surely they'll give one of those to the FA Cup winers?

 

Also, why not just make it a permanent midweek European league?

Falconhoof

Falconhoof

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f*** me, they should be making it smaller.

 

just have Man U and Man City or Chelsea in every year for the next 2 decades ?

 

f*** that. this can't come soon enough.

matty

matty

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More money for BiG cLubz.

 

That's the only point. CL is getting really boring with more or less the same teams every f***ing year. Occasionally get a Malaga or a Napoli but that's as far as the interest goes.

 

Self-perpetuating hegemony is where it's at. Big clubs get Big TV audiences gets big sponsorship gets more money for Big Clubs and Big Uefa.

 

Shhhittte.

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