Soccer Discussion

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:41 pm

The dismal Bundesliga reality.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:22 am

The weird ass design on kits this year makes them look like DSG workout gear that you can pick up for 5 bucks.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:53 am

**** VAR

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 2:55 pm

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:31 am

Postby **count2infinity** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:34 am

Yeah, but have they ever lost 9-0 in a premier league game???

Postby **Gaucho** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:09 am

Postby **Tomas** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:58 pm

The greatest goal ever scored (two pretty decent teams - FC Copenhagen vs Rijeka, last leg of Europa League qualification play-offs):

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:28 am

noice

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:53 am

hahahaha

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:24 am

Celtic gets bumped to Pot 1 for Europa League and ends up in a group that could double for a Champions League group. Fate is a cruel mistress.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:38 pm

Postby **Gaucho** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:56 am

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:38 am

Peacock can suck a big one.

No more Premier League mornings on NBCSN.

Postby **Gaucho** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:20 pm

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:09 pm

Don't quit your day job, Harry.

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:12 pm

The Harry in red, I mean...

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:19 pm

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:50 pm

The **** Liverpool?

Postby **Gaucho** » Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:06 pm

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:22 pm

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:28 pm

Hell of a shot.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:38 pm

Amanda West had a nice goal earlier as well.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 1:25 pm

Pretty much a copy and paste job from a Spurs blog, but leaked documents revealed details of a two-years in the works plan from Pool and Man U to financially support the EFL in exchange for more consolidated power in the EPL.

The list of reforms and changes, dubbed “Project Big Picture,” are vast and comprehensive, and include, but are by no means restricted to, the following:

- An immediate cash bailout of £350m to the EFL, Football Association, Women’s Super League, and FA Women’s Championship for revenue lost during the coronavirus pandemic, shutdown of football, and subsequent reopening behind close doors
- Future revenue sharing from the Premier League to the top four tiers of football for ongoing infrastructure and development
- Revised profit sharing mechanism for television rights, but with assurances that there would NOT a larger share going to the clubs at the top of the table
- Reduction of the Premier League to 18 clubs, and increase of Championship, League One and League Two to 24 clubs
- Relegation of bottom two Premier League clubs each season, with 16th-placed Premier League club playing in promotion/relegation tournament with 3rd-5th place Championship clubs
- Elimination of parachute payments to clubs relegated from the Premier League
- Elimination of the League Cup and Charity Shield
- Support for expanded Champions League tournament
- Establishment of an independent women’s football league outside the auspices of the FA and Premier League

However, the proposals would come at a steep cost and would benefit the biggest and best Premier League clubs as well. The proposals also include:

- Elimination of the “one club one vote” and 14-vote thresholds for implementing rule changes in the Premier League in favor of majority fiat by the nine clubs with with the longest tenure in the Premier League. Currently, this would include the so-called Big Six (Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur) plus West Ham, Everton, and Southampton. - A majority of six out of nine votes would be required for passage of rule changes, without further approval from the other clubs in the league.
- These nine clubs would rule over the rest of the Premier League “in every aspect” and would be able to play in a hypothetically expanded Champions League.
- Domestic media rights to the Premier League and EFL would be collectively negotiated by the Premier League.
- Premier League clubs would have the right to sell up to eight league matches per season direct to fans on their own digital streaming platforms.
- Premier League leadership could in theory veto an ownership change at another Premier League club

It's obviously in the best interest of the EFL for increased financial support from the EPL, but some of the conditions make me worry about the EPL turning into La Liga where everyone else exists just so the big clubs have someone to play and generate revenue.