It was always on the cards.

TSRTS said:
The Saudis want a piece of the action....The Champions League. 🤬

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Saudi Arabia want a team in the Champions League as as they plan sensational 'wild card' request to UEFA | Goal.com

Saudi Arabia reportedly want a team in the Champions League as they plan a sensational 'wild card' request to UEFA.
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And why would they stop at just 1 entrant? Once they get their foot in the door then they will keep increasing until they match the 4 clubs that the richest European leagues get.

Also, other Gulf States will consider going down the same route too, so expect Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait City, Dubai, Bahrain, etc, possibly to try this sportswashing locally rather than funding clubs in other countries.

These countries can threaten to cut off the money supply to some of the big European clubs if they don't get their wainwith UEFA and threaten in a Kerry Packer style Super League.
 
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The Saudis are never happy with just a piece of anything. It is all or nothing and on their terms only. This would be a complete capitulation by UEFA, to the money buys everything brigade. It has already destroyed football at National League levels. An absolute joke.
 
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POD said:
The Saudis are never happy with just a piece of anything. It is all or nothing and on their terms only. This would be a complete capitulation by UEFA, to the money buys everything brigade. It has already destroyed football at National League levels. An absolute joke.
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I'm surprised they haven't thought of buying Sevco,, it would be cheaper and they've had a history of not paying tax.
 
50 Shades of Green said:
Some fucker on here mentioned that a while ago so I did.. 😱

I'm sure Bruno Envelop'e will find a way to get them in... 😱
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Hoy - less of the "some fucker"!!! 🤣

The game is totally fecked up and has been for a long time. IMO it started in earnest with the Italians buying up the stars in the late 80s (though the Spanish giants had done this before). The English clubs ramped it up and then Real/Barca took it to another level when Bosman kicked in. Once PSG came from nowhere and the English clubs started throwing about their Sky/Petrodollars then the sport was going downhill very quickly. The rich clubs want to maintain as much of a closed shop as possible - just because they happened to be the rich clubs as the tv deals went global.

The big clubs are allowed to stockpile dozens of young players who are the cream of world youth players. In the past the there was a better distribution of talent as top sides had 2 or 3 superstars who were supported by a dozen or so very capable local players. Clubs would get by with squads of less than 20 first team regulars, whereas today they will routinely play 16 players in every match and rotate a larger squad.

These days clubs have squads comprising of 20-30 internationals. If any player breaks through at a poorer club then they are cherry-picked by the top clubs but it is not unusual for them not to get a chance and so there development is stifled.

Ironically the complaints we have about the richer European & now Saudi clubs are the same moans that fans of other Scottish clubs have about Celtic.

There are too many clubs like us who are now too big for proper competition domestically yet are financial minnows compared to the clubs in the tv-rich leagues or subsidised by wealthy owners/countries/emirates.
 
Bridie Bhoy said:
Hoy - less of the "some fucker"!!! 🤣

The game is totally fecked up and has been for a long time. IMO it started in earnest with the Italians buying up the stars in the late 80s (though the Spanish giants had done this before). The English clubs ramped it up and then Real/Barca took it to another level when Bosman kicked in. Once PSG came from nowhere and the English clubs started throwing about their Sky/Petrodollars then the sport was going downhill very quickly. The rich clubs want to maintain as much of a closed shop as possible - just because they happened to be the rich clubs as the tv deals went global.

The big clubs are allowed to stockpile dozens of young players who are the cream of world youth players. In the past the there was a better distribution of talent as top sides had 2 or 3 superstars who were supported by a dozen or so very capable local players. Clubs would get by with squads of less than 20 first team regulars, whereas today they will routinely play 16 players in every match and rotate a larger squad.

These days clubs have squads comprising of 20-30 internationals. If any player breaks through at a poorer club then they are cherry-picked by the top clubs but it is not unusual for them not to get a chance and so there development is stifled.

Ironically the complaints we have about the richer European & now Saudi clubs are the same moans that fans of other Scottish clubs have about Celtic.

There are too many clubs like us who are now too big for proper competition domestically yet are financial minnows compared to the clubs in the tv-rich leagues or subsidised by wealthy owners/countries/emirates.
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:cool: Was gonna say Bridie was the "fkr",,,,,,,but he knows :)
 
it was always on the cards and will happen so in 3 yrs time al-fekywanagame will win the chumpions league and there league will demand 8 places for saudi teams
baws burst ,,,,meanwhile Celic fans will still be trying to work out just what european final the snake was gonna take us to :D
 
Bridie Bhoy said:
And why would they stop at just 1 entrant? Once they get their foot in the door then they will keep increasing until they match the 4 clubs that the richest European leagues get.

Also, other Gulf States will consider going down the same route too, so expect Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait City, Dubai, Bahrain, etc, possibly to try this sportswashing locally rather than funding clubs in other countries.

These countries can threaten to cut off the money supply to some of the big European clubs if they don't get their wainwith UEFA and threaten in a Kerry Packer style Super League.
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Football is geared towards advertising money, stop watching this shite and it goes away; and with it goes corruption and greed.
 
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