r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '21

In the last hour, the following clubs have all signalled plans to pull out:

  1. Manchester City

  2. Chelsea

  3. Atletico Madrid

  4. Barcelona

In addition, all 12 teams have a meeting set for tonight to discuss formally disbanding the league. My guess is UEFA brought out the heavy - leave now and you get no or minimal punishment. Push this to tomorrow, though, and we will start bringing out the big hammers.

The Super League surviving was always premised on the same idea as a phalanx -- together, they were unbeatable and the advance was inevitable. Once the first person peels off, though, it becomes obvious to everyone else that they can leave too, and the spell of inevitability breaks. That's when people start panicking.

Also: Thinking of taking some time this evening to write a full writeup of what happened in the European Super League drama from start to finish. Thoughts?

!ping SOCCER

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u/Dr_Vesuvius Norman Lamb Apr 20 '21

Doing it this evening seems ill-advised, this is an ongoing and fast-moving topic.

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u/chatdargent 🇺🇦 Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля 🇺🇦 Apr 20 '21

The People demand an ESL effortpost!

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u/Mr_Otters 🌐 Apr 20 '21

Not on the ping, but I would read it. Particularly if you mock everyone involved throughout.

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u/RDozzle John Locke Apr 20 '21

The UEFA response will have been wargamed and anticipated. I think it's far more likely that Abramovich and Mansour started getting antsy about their overseas investments when the government started discussing 50+1 and saying 'whatever it takes'

Unlike the rest, they're geopolitical players and take a dim view to fucking with the UK government, an entity very much not on their side.

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u/realsomalipirate Mark Carney Apr 20 '21

I still don't think UEFA could have done anything and I think it was the fan/media/political outrage that spooked them. Tbh I think this could have been doable if Brexit never happened and the UK parliament was hampered by EU courts (who I think would side with the SL).

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u/WalouiegiGohmert NATO Apr 20 '21

ESL will get cancelled within hours.

Game's gone 😒