Comments on: Doesn’t A European Superleague Sound Fun?

By: Joep Smeets

Joep Smeets — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:46:00 +0000

no thanks. Champs has to stay. Why?\

that's why

By: jjf3

jjf3 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:22:00 +0000

I saw one version of this thing that had 60 European teams in 3 20-team leagues with promotion/relegation among the 3 leagues, that would run in place of all the CL/UC games, while the teams would all also still compete in their “home” leagues. The logistics are mind-blowingly insane. And I didn’t see anything that addressed a Leeds-like slide in their “home” league. What if Leeds was still in the top “Super League (SL1?)” as they dropped out of the EPL? Would they stay in SL1, 2, and 3, until they finally relegated out 3 or 4 years later, or would they lose their spot to the EPL’s 4th place team THAT year??? And how would they come in? In Leed’s current spot, or at the bottom of SL3, with extra promotions up the line?? WAY TOO COMPLICATED…

By: GeneralGametime

GeneralGametime — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:10:00 +0000

I was feeling really stupid trying to figure this out. Then I realized nobody else understands how the f**k this would work. Thanks for boosting the old self esteem guys.

By: Magnakai Haaskivi

Magnakai Haaskivi — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:40:00 +0000

See, when you say “head explodingly complicated” you mean it in a bad way. Platini hears that and thinks it’s awesome.

By: The NY Kid

The NY Kid — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:29:00 +0000

I honestly have yet to figure out exactly how it would work. I need a flow chart.

By: Mike Georger

Mike Georger — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Sounds head explodingly complicated to me.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:37:00 +0000

So, like an Atlantic League for good clubs?

I’d like to see this. Promotion relegation amongst the biggest clubs in Europe? With promotion and relegation from the domestic leagues? I’d need to see the logistics, but this seems like a progressive idea. Allow me to qualify, though: I don’t want to see the domestic leagues perish, or be relegated to a diminished status. This very well could happen with a Super League, and that’s not good. But I’d like to see how this whole thing works out, with all the best clubs playing all the others twice a year? F**k and yes.