Luton – Reputations Tarnished By Pure Greed
Well, that was all a bit of a damp squib was it not it last night, or to put it better fan-power basically won!
Tuning into what is now, courtesy of the pandemic, a daily dose of football, starting with Norwich v Watford and then Chelsea v Brighton, the entertainment away from the pitch was far more interesting than the action on it.
Just 48 hours after the bold announcement of the European Super League, it dramatically collapsed.
Following the announcement, on Sunday night, of its formation, managers, players’ and supporters alike were vociferously against it, momentum was certainly building as we headed toward early evening.
The sight of thousands of Chelsea supporters protesting outside Stamford Bridge, ahead of their Premier League fixture with Brighton, summed up the mood perfectly with the kick-of, in the end, being delayed 15 minutes as the two sides could not get into the ground.
Then the announcements slowly filtered through, one-by-one, the so-called big-6 released a press statement stating they were withdrawing from the new entity.
Its formation had collapsed as quickly as a house of cards.
But one thing still troubles me, the arrogance of those who own these clubs.
Okay, I can probably accept that the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Spurs felt they had no option once the others had signed up to the deal, but the lack of communication with the managers, players’ and support I find astounding.
To me it confirmed just how poorly the supporters, in the upper echelons of our game, are treated, it is disgusting.
But perhaps the most damning aspect of the whole episode is how the owners of these clubs had buried their heads in the sand in an exercise that was all money-based, crass is a word that springs to mind.
Okay, social media messages, etc, are now emerging from those who have had committed this cardinal sin, but I cannot help thinking the reputation of their clubs has been tarnished not in just the minds of their fans but in the eyes of football in this club.
But I wonder, if those thousands of Chelsea fans had not of descended upon West London, would the house of cards have collapsed so fast, or would they have tried to bulldoze the plan through?
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