New Super League

[ruralblue]

Could this involvement not perhaps just be a clever smoke screen for Hartland??? Big risk with how we fans have felt over the past 48 hours but just maybe eyes diverted away from a seriously ridiculous transfer fee and all the shit what would come from it.

[johnny crossan]

European Super League: Manchester City withdraw and Chelsea set to do so​

By Dan Roan Exclusive by BBC sports editor

Manchester City have withdrawn from the European Super League (ESL) and Chelsea are also preparing to do so.

Efforts to leave come just two days after both were announced as two of six English clubs to sign up to the controversial new competition.
The ESL has been widely criticised since being announced on Sunday.

Around 1,000 fans gathered outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge home ground before their game against Brighton on Tuesday to protest their involvement.

Chelsea and City were part of English football's 'big six' clubs - alongside Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham - to have agreed to join the new league.

In total, 12 European clubs announced their intentions to form the breakaway league, which they hoped to establish as a new midweek competition.

It was condemned by football authorities and government ministers in the UK and across Europe by Uefa and leagues associations.

Chelsea were the first club to indicate they will not press ahead by preparing documentation to withdrawn. City withdrew soon after.

Chelsea and City were not drivers of this plan, they were the last to sign and feared being left behind.

It is not clear how easy it is or how binding the contracts are.

Clearly something changed on Tuesday, whether it was the backlash, the worldwide condemnation, the political pressure or whether the players have have had their say.

Analysis​
Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm not even mildly surprised - it didn't look like Chelsea wanted to get on that train but they didn't want to be left at the station.

I don't think these clubs were prepared for anything. This seems like utter panic from a set of clubs. I think this is the first break that falls and then we are back into something like normality.

Chelsea wanted to move stadium a few years ago, fans weren't having it. The club, instead of pushing it through, said "we were wrong". They can change, they can adapt.

It's gone now, dead in the water. It is that big because the other clubs would look a bit silly without them now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501

[Blue Jam]

Scum and Dippers still on The Titanic.
This is the tip of the iceberg for them.

[Mase]

Some of you soppy cunts quickly taken down your retro Man City shirts for sale on EBay?

[blues2win]

https://twitter.com/davidyelland/status ... 50338?s=21

It seems pretty clear City were first and briefed accordingly. Chelsea got wind and rushed out their own briefing to look like they were first.

[Nick]

Woodward gone..

[johnny crossan]

https://twitter.com/davidyelland/status/1384578252551950338?s=21

It seems pretty clear City were first and briefed accordingly. Chelsea got wind and rushed out their own briefing to look like they were first.

[s1ty m]

We're going. Thank fuck.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Some of you soppy cunts quickly taken down your retro Man City shirts for sale on EBay?

[Mase]

BBC - So what we know is that Chelsea are preparing to exit the European Super League and have to do the necessary paperwork to do so.

Manchester City meanwhile are totally out of the proposed competition.

[City64]

Rumours Woodward has walked
Fucking fuck

[blues2win]

https://twitter.com/kayburley/status/13 ... 89760?s=21

Woodward out at the scum supposedly.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Rumours Woodward has walked
Fucking fuck

It’s getting better all the time

[Mase]

Noooo not our mate Ed! He can’t leave!

[sheblue]

Woodward gone..

Noooooooooooooo....
.

[sheblue]

Rumours Woodward has walked
Fucking fuck

It’s getting better all the time

What!!
Dreadful news.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Agnelli gone now

[sheblue]

Arsenal and Sprats to play each other 15 times in the ESL next season

[crowdsway]

Woody resigned from uefa to join the esl as well, Chortle.

[Dameerto]

Woodward gone..

Just seen it myself, the fallout continues... I'm almost more upset by this than I was by the thought of City being in the Super League.

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba ... 30778.html