[Football] Champions League

crodonilson

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Lyme Regis

• Jan 10, 2019

• #1

Several reports doing the rounds that Champions League games will be moved to weekends with domestic fixtures moved to midweek to accommodate them. This would help to attract the major Asian and American markets and stagger Kick off times so more games could be shown.

In favour or against?

 

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The Optimist

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #2

Against. Why would the rest of the clubs agree anyway?

 

Green Cross Code Man

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Eastbourne

• Jan 10, 2019

• #3

That is a total non-starter and a kick in the teeth for all fans who don't live in the town/city where their club is. One of the only things, as far as I am concerned, that is good about the premier league, is that there are fewer evening games as they are a complete nuisance.

 

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Springal

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #4

To be fair if you were in the Champions League that'd be quality. So much potential for weekends away in some excellent places

 

Weststander

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• Jan 10, 2019

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Annoying if true. The current format has stood the test of time for 60 years, so leave put. ‘Innovation’ for change sake.

 

Javeaseagull

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• Jan 10, 2019

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Can't see this going down well in Spain. Most league games are played at the weekend with a couple of mid-week fixtures. They play ALL cup games mid-week.

 

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redoubtable seagull

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• Jan 11, 2019

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I can see why the money men in football would think this a brilliant idea. There is an inevitability that the top teams in Europe are going to find a way of raking in even more money for their ‘product.’ Crap for all fans in the respective domestic leagues.

 

Hiney

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Penrose, Cornwall

• Jan 11, 2019

• #8

One step closer to a European Elite league for the wealthy clubs.

 

crodonilson

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• Jan 11, 2019

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• #9

14 PL gameweeks would move from weekends to midweek if my calculations are correct.

 

ManOfSussex

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #10

They moved the final to a weekend from midweek, so I'm surprised this hasn't already happened.

 

jamie (not that one)

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• Jan 11, 2019

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I don't see too many issues. Only four of our league will play in the CL so most of the other games can go ahead and for those fans of CL clubs it'll certainly be beneficial to travel on weekends so they won't have to take two days off work midweek. Annoying for those who work weekends but I don't think it'll have much of an implication in general.

 

crodonilson

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• Jan 11, 2019

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81jamie said:

I don't see too many issues. Only four of our league will play in the CL so most of the other games can go ahead and for those fans of CL clubs it'll certainly be beneficial to travel on weekends so they won't have to take two days off work midweek. Annoying for those who work weekends but I don't think it'll have much of an implication in general.

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ALL of the fixtures on CL games will be moved. As with the current setup it's not allowed for domestic top division games to clash with CL games.

 

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Postman Pat

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #13

I guess it would give them a lot more options in terms of televising games.

No British team would be able to play at 3pm Saturday though due to blackout I assume?

 

Kalimantan Gull

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Central Borneo / the Lizard

• Jan 11, 2019

• #14

Hiney said:

One step closer to a European Elite league for the wealthy clubs.

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I really hope it is. Everything is too unbalanced at the moment because of the champions league, the sooner the top clubs can go off to their own league the better, as far as I am concerned

 

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #15

The Optimist said:

Against. Why would the rest of the clubs agree anyway?

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The answer must be "More Cash"

 

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Lindfield

• Jan 11, 2019

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Springal said:

To be fair if you were in the Champions League that'd be quality. So much potential for weekends away in some excellent places

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and more TV cash

 

Bwian

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Jul 14, 2003

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #17

Hiney said:

One step closer to a European Elite league for the wealthy clubs.

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Which of the 'Elite' clubs will settle for struggling at or near the bottom of the pile if a European Elite League was started? None of them is my guess but some of them will have to-they can't all win it.

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Milano

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #18

They will kill football given the chance, I'm convinced most of these leeches making fortunes out of the game would not give a shit if it went belly up in 10 years time.
How do the next generation of kids get interested if only 10 home matches a season are at a time when they can go?

 

ManxSeagull

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Isle of Man

• Jan 11, 2019

• #19

May as well close all stadiums and not bother with spectators at games.

They seem more interested in TV money than bums on seats at matches.


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