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Ugo - can you name any football clubs that have actually gone bust and ceased to exist as a result?
Plenty in this country have failed to pay their tax liabilities but still have been able to carry on.
Sure, many (if not most) operate well beyond their means on a permanent basis, butr seem to be allowed to continue to do so.0 -
When did Real Madrid or Barcelona last fail to qualify for the Champions League? They already have a high degree of guaranteed income. If they want to match expenditure to fluctuations based on how successful they are base wages on bonuses for winning stuff.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
These clubs are not going to go bust unless they are spectacularly badly run. Anyway if Barcelona or Man Utd do go bust the game does not go bust - someone else becomes the new "biggest club" and the world continues.
It's not romantic nonsense it's trying to preserve some vestige of interest for all the clubs missing out. If the super league want to do their thing fine, I'd be glad tbh, it's the idea they can stay in the Premier League and have their own Super League that I object to.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]1 -
Actually, from what i've seen, there are a lot of fans in the asian markets (i've heard form people in HK, Thailand and Malaysia) that are not in favour of the ESL.ugo.santalucia said:Ultimately, Perez is right... youngsters don't care for football anymore in Europe... my nephew, who is 13, doesn't give a monkey about football. But football is big in Asia among young people... and they love the Superleague idea... so, who cares about UK fans?
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Plan C, my option, stop watching all together.ddraver said:The flip side of that PB is that those are (were) about the only football I watched...when they were free to air.
Not really interested in the mid table mediocrity.
My life is fuller as a result.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Ignoring the Lehman brothers thing, if the wages are not sustainable for the biggest clubs in the world, why are those the wages?ugo.santalucia said:
You could say the same of Lehman brothers... all they had to do to avoid going bust was to stop paying their executives...kingstongraham said:
They could consider spending less?ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Football is a business like another, they buy and sell assets at the market price... they can't suddenly stop paying players... there are contractual obligations. There are also expectations. The same fans moaning now, were probably moaning last year when the team didn't buy that famous striker...0 -
In Italy, Fiorentina went bust a few years back. It was then re-founded with a new name and had to start back from the lower leagues as a new club.Dorset_Boy said:Ugo - can you name any football clubs that have actually gone bust and ceased to exist as a result?
Plenty in this country have failed to pay their tax liabilities but still have been able to carry on.
Sure, many (if not most) operate well beyond their means on a permanent basis, butr seem to be allowed to continue to do so.left the forum March 20230 -
Qualifying for CL is not enough to break even.DeVlaeminck said:
When did Real Madrid or Barcelona last fail to qualify for the Champions League? They already have a high degree of guaranteed income. If they want to match expenditure to fluctuations based on how successful they are base wages on bonuses for winning stuff.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
These clubs are not going to go bust unless they are spectacularly badly run. Anyway if Barcelona or Man Utd do go bust the game does not go bust - someone else becomes the new "biggest club" and the world continues.
It's not romantic nonsense it's trying to preserve some vestige of interest for all the clubs missing out. If the super league want to do their thing fine, I'd be glad tbh, it's the idea they can stay in the Premier League and have their own Super League that I object to.
Last time Juventus run a small profit was when they made the CL final and lost to Real Madrid.
Basically, big clubs probably break even if they reach the Semis... only 4 clubs can reach the semis, clearly it's not sustainableleft the forum March 20230 -
Aldershot FC (my team) went bust and started 6 divisions lower as a completely different club called Aldershot Town FC. Was a fun time being a small fish in a very small pond.ugo.santalucia said:
In Italy, Fiorentina went bust a few years back. It was then re-founded with a new name and had to start back from the lower leagues as a new club.Dorset_Boy said:Ugo - can you name any football clubs that have actually gone bust and ceased to exist as a result?
Plenty in this country have failed to pay their tax liabilities but still have been able to carry on.
Sure, many (if not most) operate well beyond their means on a permanent basis, butr seem to be allowed to continue to do so.
When that new club went into administration, I gave up and don't follow them any more.
And there's Rangers, of course.0 -
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagersleft the forum March 20230 -
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
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I disagree - if those 6 clubs treat the Premier League like the League Cup and play their kids because it's not important to them, then anyone could win it.elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.0 -
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
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A Thai billionaire, not exactly the best example of team run locally at a budget. They're no Green Bay Packers, to be clearrick_chasey said:
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.left the forum March 20230 -
Kind of. They're owned by the people that own the King Power duty free chain of shops, but they do not have the level of funding that those in the big 6 receive.rick_chasey said:
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
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Who said anything about being local to be valid?ugo.santalucia said:
A Thai billionaire, not exactly the best example of team run locally at a budget. They're no Green Bay Packers, to be clearrick_chasey said:
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
Leicester do still run to a budget. their expenditure is mid-table, but they won the PL in 2016 and currently sitting in 3rd place in the league.
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One example of virtue doesn't make European football sustainable.elbowloh said:
Who said anything about being local to be valid?ugo.santalucia said:
A Thai billionaire, not exactly the best example of team run locally at a budget. They're no Green Bay Packers, to be clearrick_chasey said:
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
Leicester do still run to a budget. their expenditure is mid-table, but they won the PL in 2016 and currently sitting in 3rd place in the league.
We are where we are with football and the bottom line is that the CL is not profitable enough... chiefly because nobody wants to see you play Malmoe or Slavia Pragueleft the forum March 20230 -
This is, of course, exactly what those teams want to stop.elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
Same with upstart yokels Exeter Chiefs now beating "real" rugby teams.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Leicesters win was nothing short of a miracle which is why they havent repeated it. That said their competitiveness vs gross/net spend is very impressive against the top 6.
Other examples: Rangers went near bust and had to reorganize in scottish 3rd division. Leeds nearly collapsed and it took them 14 years to get back to the Premier league. There arent many clubs from the prem that have imploded but going into administration or being sold for £1 is no cakewalk either. For the fans it might be better to cease existing. Wigan, Bolton wanderers come to mind.
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If I was the top 6 these are the events that would make me think twice.
- Why would the remaining 14 teams in the premier league want the six to remain when they will now have another 300 million to spend on players further tilting the divide. Is it not better for them to get voted out and then the remaining 14 teams plus 6 new get the current Premier league money. I don't think the TV money will go down that much as there is still a demand to watch this stuff with the remaining 14 and for most of the teams it will be an increase in money.
- The FA, UEFA FIFA could stop the super league teams players qualifying for national sides. Maybe players are not bothered but a fair few will be and some national sides particularly abroad could be decimated.
- UEFA could well bar all the top teams from the Champions league.
If all of the above happened these super league teams would have say 10-20 games a season and I think the 300 million revenue to the clubs could be questioned. I don't think they have fully thought this through.0 -
Yes, yes they do.ugo.santalucia said:
One example of virtue doesn't make European football sustainable.elbowloh said:
Who said anything about being local to be valid?ugo.santalucia said:
A Thai billionaire, not exactly the best example of team run locally at a budget. They're no Green Bay Packers, to be clearrick_chasey said:
Aren't they also owned by a sugardaddy? (albeit, one who died in a helicopter crash)?elbowloh said:
I don't agree. LFC have won the PL and CL without going bust (they were close under Hicks and Gillette).ugo.santalucia said:
Nobody is saying otherwise... that's the business model... you can spend less and survive mid table, or you can spend and aim to win... neither model is currently profitable and that needs to changeelbowloh said:
Those big clubs that are close to going bust - it's because they've been betting on big transfers and big wages, spending way beyond their means in the hope of success.ugo.santalucia said:Superleague is a necessity, as Florentino Perez explains quite eloquently on the BBC website.
Clubs need certainty of revenue from a number of high profile matches, otherwise they'll just go bust. When they go bust, the all game goes bust.
The rest is just nonsense, from a bunch of romantics who think football should be the same game as it was in 1986 when they were teenagers
Leicester won the PL without spending mega-millions. It can happen and when it does, it's brilliant. This kind of thing will become even more rare with the ESL.
Leicester do still run to a budget. their expenditure is mid-table, but they won the PL in 2016 and currently sitting in 3rd place in the league.
We are where we are with football and the bottom line is that the CL is not profitable enough... chiefly because nobody wants to see you play Malmoe or Slavia Prague
The CL is very profitable for those teams that are in it. Clubs should clearly not budget to be in it every year, but rather as a bonus.
The TV money just from playing in the PL is huge. Those clubs with big new stadia, get lots of additional money from gate receipts/match day revenue (pre-COVID).
Look at the German clubs, run properly, to a budget and NOT signed up to this nonsense.
The problem is with cowboy owners chasing rainbows. Oh look, those German clubs are 51% fan owned....
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Some state funding goes on though.elbowloh said:
Look at the German clubs, run properly, to a budget and NOT signed up to this nonsense.0 -
I think you've misunderstood the ESL - it's to replace the champions league, not the domestic league.john80 said:If I was the top 6 these are the events that would make me think twice.
- Why would the remaining 14 teams in the premier league want the six to remain when they will now have another 300 million to spend on players further tilting the divide. Is it not better for them to get voted out and then the remaining 14 teams plus 6 new get the current Premier league money. I don't think the TV money will go down that much as there is still a demand to watch this stuff with the remaining 14 and for most of the teams it will be an increase in money.
- The FA, UEFA FIFA could stop the super league teams players qualifying for national sides. Maybe players are not bothered but a fair few will be and some national sides particularly abroad could be decimated.
- UEFA could well bar all the top teams from the Champions league.
If all of the above happened these super league teams would have say 10-20 games a season and I think the 300 million revenue to the clubs could be questioned. I don't think they have fully thought this through.0 -
It removes the top 4 "trophy" though.rick_chasey said:
I think you've misunderstood the ESL - it's to replace the champions league, not the domestic league.john80 said:If I was the top 6 these are the events that would make me think twice.
- Why would the remaining 14 teams in the premier league want the six to remain when they will now have another 300 million to spend on players further tilting the divide. Is it not better for them to get voted out and then the remaining 14 teams plus 6 new get the current Premier league money. I don't think the TV money will go down that much as there is still a demand to watch this stuff with the remaining 14 and for most of the teams it will be an increase in money.
- The FA, UEFA FIFA could stop the super league teams players qualifying for national sides. Maybe players are not bothered but a fair few will be and some national sides particularly abroad could be decimated.
- UEFA could well bar all the top teams from the Champions league.
If all of the above happened these super league teams would have say 10-20 games a season and I think the 300 million revenue to the clubs could be questioned. I don't think they have fully thought this through.0 -
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Yes.rick_chasey said:I guess so. Is that a great loss?
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Its weird though, it removes a lot of the incentive for the Big 6 to compete in the league though.TheBigBean said:
It removes the top 4 "trophy" though.rick_chasey said:
I think you've misunderstood the ESL - it's to replace the champions league, not the domestic league.john80 said:If I was the top 6 these are the events that would make me think twice.
- Why would the remaining 14 teams in the premier league want the six to remain when they will now have another 300 million to spend on players further tilting the divide. Is it not better for them to get voted out and then the remaining 14 teams plus 6 new get the current Premier league money. I don't think the TV money will go down that much as there is still a demand to watch this stuff with the remaining 14 and for most of the teams it will be an increase in money.
- The FA, UEFA FIFA could stop the super league teams players qualifying for national sides. Maybe players are not bothered but a fair few will be and some national sides particularly abroad could be decimated.
- UEFA could well bar all the top teams from the Champions league.
If all of the above happened these super league teams would have say 10-20 games a season and I think the 300 million revenue to the clubs could be questioned. I don't think they have fully thought this through.
Say, one that big 6 runs away with the league, what incentive is there for the other 5 to keep going in the EPL and not just save their players for the ESL games?0 -
Yeah. You'll likely see two squads - domestic and international.elbowloh said:
Its weird though, it removes a lot of the incentive for the Big 6 to compete in the league though.TheBigBean said:
It removes the top 4 "trophy" though.rick_chasey said:
I think you've misunderstood the ESL - it's to replace the champions league, not the domestic league.john80 said:If I was the top 6 these are the events that would make me think twice.
- Why would the remaining 14 teams in the premier league want the six to remain when they will now have another 300 million to spend on players further tilting the divide. Is it not better for them to get voted out and then the remaining 14 teams plus 6 new get the current Premier league money. I don't think the TV money will go down that much as there is still a demand to watch this stuff with the remaining 14 and for most of the teams it will be an increase in money.
- The FA, UEFA FIFA could stop the super league teams players qualifying for national sides. Maybe players are not bothered but a fair few will be and some national sides particularly abroad could be decimated.
- UEFA could well bar all the top teams from the Champions league.
If all of the above happened these super league teams would have say 10-20 games a season and I think the 300 million revenue to the clubs could be questioned. I don't think they have fully thought this through.
Say, one that big 6 runs away with the league, what incentive is there for the other 5 to keep going in the EPL and not just save their players for the ESL games?0 -
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I don't know if the Bundesliga is a model to aspire to... I remember a few years back Bayern Munich won the League in early April, with over 10 matches left to play.elbowloh said:
Look at the German clubs, run properly, to a budget and NOT signed up to this nonsense.
The problem is with cowboy owners chasing rainbows. Oh look, those German clubs are 51% fan owned....
On the surface, it seems better run, but the rot might still be there... high costs, not much domestic interest and crucially fewer Asian fans to squeeze.
You could say the same of the Dutch league, not as much money, but equally not very much interest... they might well disappear altogether in ten years out of lack of interest.
The bottom line is that there is a lot of football on TV and most of it is very average stuff... the Superleague seems to be a way to lift the average into a more globally appealing productleft the forum March 20230
