Does the league need them? Yesterday I thought yes, today I'm not so sure.
If the ESL happens and they stay in the Premier League, what does it look like? The race for the top 4 stops mattering, because the teams that will finish there have already qualified. The big six will be so rich, with...
I like the idea of just resetting without them, and then the leagues become more competitive in time, the idea that we can all forget about these six teams and create a new football order without them.
But.
Right now the biggest enemy of the new ESL is the fans of those six clubs. They're not...
Bet the big 6 managers are really looking forward to their pre- and post-match interviews this week.
First up Klopp tonight then Tuchel tomorrow, a couple of Germans who may be torn by their countryfolk's determination to resist the idea.
Then Pep goes on Wednesday, a Barca hero who usually...
They would obviously still play in the English leagues, and would have even more massively inflated squads to cope with the rigours. Their TV income will grow exponentially from having twice at many matches as everyone else, and the media would still fawn over them. Beating them would be less...