With a bit of luck we'll be in it after this seasonJust let them form their own league. This kind of manipulation is to the benefit of no one.
Just let them form their own league. This kind of manipulation is to the benefit of no one.
Don't subscribe to the Times anymore so not read the article but htink they are trying to make the group stage more exciting. There would still be 32 teams with the same qualification process but more games of interest.
I can't be the only one to be bored by the group stages - I watch very few games.
Put it back to the old europen cup,straight draw,no seeds,knockouts over 2 legs....more exciting than some of the boring and meaningless group games currently.....chance for "lesser" champions to sink a giant.
To be honest, this type of tournament would generate far more interest, especially if an underdog team started to progress in the competition.Put it back to the old europen cup,straight draw,no seeds,knockouts over 2 legs....more exciting than some of the boring and meaningless group games currently.....chance for "lesser" champions to sink a giant.
League champions only ,no 2nd,3rd or 4th places.
They could just seed the 8 top league champions and make the rest an open draw, but keep the rule no 2 teams from the same country.Don’t think it’s the worst idea to try and spice up the early stages a bit more, although not sure how that suggestion specifically would play out in practice.
As it stands I really enjoy the knockout phase generally, but the Groups for the most part are a bit of a procession with the top two seeds more often than not going through fairly easily.
If we are in it that season it is good for us. Potentially more TV money and more chance to get the money from wins/draws. The biggest thing though is the money we'd make in ticket sales.So if we qualified we'd get a guaranteed 10 group games? Sounds alright to me. The Champions League has become stale & needs a shake up, may as well be to our benefit.
I prefer watching the Europa league.It's become completely dull to me tbh. None of the clubs have any real character. Juve, City, PSG, Liverpool, Madrid etc are all much of a muchness. Don't mind Bayern as at least they still feel like a proper German team.
They can do what they like tbh, let them have a separate league, I'm past caring.
And take var with you.Fùck off.
Just fùck off and form your own league.
Put it back to the old europen cup,straight draw,no seeds,knockouts over 2 legs....more exciting than some of the boring and meaningless group games currently.....chance for "lesser" champions to sink a giant.
League champions only ,no 2nd,3rd or 4th places.
This sounds like the sort of thing only the SPFL could think of.
How are they gonna ensure a balance of fixtures against top teams and lesser teams?
The only winners here are gonna be the already mega rich clubs.
Basically they want less chance of a big team knocked out. They now have 10 games to perform over.
It went from being a genuine Competition were teams competed to a complete monopoly were the rich get richer and %^*& everyone elsePile of shite.
European football died when the CL was first introduced - at least a a genuine sporting contest.
There was nothing wrong with the format before then...greed and nothing more brought forth the CL...and we have suffered due to it.
Wish the “big clubs” would fuuck off and start their own league.
I don't think I've watched a group stage match since we were in it. Boring pile of rubbish.Don't subscribe to the Times anymore so not read the article but htink they are trying to make the group stage more exciting. There would still be 32 teams with the same qualification process but more games of interest.
I can't be the only one to be bored by the group stages - I watch very few games.
Well aware of that mate.It went from being a genuine Competition were teams competed to a complete monopoly were the rich get richer and %^*& everyone else
We had a major hand in the revamped Champions League btw
Remove country protection or seeding from it. A group with Madrid, City, Juve and Bayern for instanceTBH the champions League needs spiced up. I'm not sure this is the way but the group stages have been so-so for years. You get more interesting games in the Europa League at times.
Filling up a Ferrari has never been much of an issue for me.Dont forget.
1 A players 'career is short.
2 They have to think of their family.
3 Have you any idea how much it costs to fill the tank in a Ferrari?