This is a messy, grubby financial thing again, but it's breaking this evening that there's to be a possible breakaway from our "big 6" plus 3 from Spain and 3 from Italy.
I believe they plan to run a competition midweek instead of the Champion's league and open it up to 15 permanent members and to 5 invited teams each season.
Obviously the timing is vile, the plan is anti-competitive and deeply unpopular with the authorities.
Said authorities appear to be ready to hit the nuclear button if the clubs don't back down, but there may be a statement from the signed up clubs this evening.
The problem here is that the idea keeps resurfacing and the foreign owners who want a franchise competition aren't going away.
Where will this end?
Absolutely totally no surprise.
FIFA and the FA are sh.t scared of these “super” clubs and the revenue they generate.
Anyone else getting hacked off with top flight football?
Real Madrid and Barcelona can be a billion pound in debt. PSG with a frankly poor worldwide fan database can ”afford” mega salaries for the top paid players in the world because there is no longer an effective FFP rule ( was there ever at this level? ) City got away with a ban because they can afford the best legal team. The list goes on.
For as much as I wanted Premiership football I occasionally find myself wistfully looking back at simpler times.
My love for the club will never diminish but my love for top level football is definitely on the slide. If it was ever there in the first place.