Greedy Footy

 

Much grumbling as a small group of rich clubs threaten to walk away from a larger group of not as rich clubs to make themselves even richer than the everybody.  

In fact, none of them are rich, all are very much into huge debt!  Barcelona are a Billion euros in debt, all the others not far short of this, no wonder they wish a new system and stuff what you think!  This is not helped by clubs now being owned by very rich men, Billionaires all, who have little sense of football history, and see football as a business rather than a game.

Of course it has all happened before.  In the past the Scots clubs formed the 'Top Ten' in an effort to enrich the top five clubs.  This 'Premiership' became the SPL, now the SPFL, and these clubs are happy to serve themselves no matter who else gets hurt. (@Heart of Midlothian fc.)  England soon copied this with their 'Premier League' again to aid the rich clubs.  However, in both cases promotion and relegation continued, and smaller clubs, and once great clubs, could again acheive the heights.  This is not so in the proposed European Super League.  One or two might be invited, otherwise 'it is for us only!'

Some leading English clubs are howing in anger, not from morality, from not being asked to join!

Is this good for the game?  No!  Will it happen?  If the leagues involved ban these teams from domestic competition it may not happen.  This may be unlikely however, most suits have not got the guts for that.  We await the behind the scenes bribery that will now be conducted throughout Europe.