PL 2020/21 Season.

[Fredo]

No way they are banning them for the semi finals. It’s just pure tactical manoeuvring at this stage.

[McDermotX]

As of last night, I thought the idea of them suspending the competition sounded fanciful and beyond knee-jerk.

The idea of them excluding said clubs and running thr remainder of tournament with alternatives sounds even more ridiculous IMO.

Guess we'll see how serious **** is.

[frank the tank]

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[spud_gun]

As of last night, I thought the idea of them suspending the competition sounded fanciful and beyond knee-jerk.

The idea of them excluding said clubs and running thr remainder of tournament with alternatives sounds even more ridiculous IMO.

Guess we'll see how serious **** is.

Yip. It's very much a case of 'hold me back, hold me back' type of fight at the moment.

If UEFA do suspend Real, Chelsea and Citeh from the Champions League semi's then **** will have gotten real.

I'm inclined to believe it's all posturing until some concrete action happens.

[Buzzo]

Yip. It's very much a case of 'hold me back, hold me back' type of fight at the moment.

If UEFA do suspend Real, Chelsea and Citeh from the Champions League semi's then **** will have gotten real.

I'm inclined to believe it's all posturing until some concrete action happens.

great analogy!

Its definitely top level brinkmanship right now. Although the Super League remains totally voiceless. Other than Florentino Perez laughably claiming it has been created to save football.

I do think that the clubs that need it the most are Barca and Real and maybe Man U who must all have pretty unmanageable debt.

I am also fascinated by Bayerns position in all of this, easily the highest profile club to not have a say in things.

[Doc_Piptorious]

great analogy!

Its definitely top level brinkmanship right now. Although the Super League remains totally voiceless. Other than Florentino Perez laughably claiming it has been created to save football.

I do think that the clubs that need it the most are Barca and Real and maybe Man U who must all have pretty unmanageable debt.

I am also fascinated by Bayerns position in all of this, easily the highest profile club to not have a say in things.

Not really a surprise given how clubs are owned, run and set up in Germany.

The one that surprised me was the lack of PSG amongst the initial list of names.

[Kenneth]

They’re best buds with UEFA

[Doc_Piptorious]

They’re best buds with UEFA

Probably a lot of truth to that actually given the Platini links (father and son), the lack of any FFP enforcement etc.

[Scratch]

So, there's 12 clubs at the moment, but they seem to expect a further 3 to join as 'founding members' should this idea proceed...what 3 clubs do we expect them to be?

[Buzzo]

I saw a tweet saying that Spurs participation was the equivalent of a punter marching into the Crucible and putting 50p down on the side of a table

So who knows where the next 3 are coming from.

[Kenneth]

So, there's 12 clubs at the moment, but they seem to expect a further 3 to join as 'founding members' should this idea proceed...what 3 clubs do we expect them to be?

Ajax, PSG and Porto.

My guesses.

[Scratch]

Ajax, PSG and Porto.

My guesses.

I did think Ajax, not sure with Porto...PSG and maybe a surprise Bundesliga team...RB Leipzig maybe, after all they are already disliked in Germany

[spud_gun]

They’re best buds with UEFA

FIFA as well

World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Qatar essentially owns PSG.

They don't want to rock the boat ahead of the World Cup.

[spud_gun]

I did think Ajax, not sure with Porto...PSG and maybe a surprise Bundesliga team...RB Leipzig maybe, after all they are already disliked in Germany

Ajax have already said they want no part of it.

Benfica are apparently lobbying hard to be included.

[memzey]

Old firm anyone?