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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #1
I've already posted this in the Other Football forum but as this may have implications for us down the line (FFP, if we get into Europe etc), thought I'd post it here for reactions as well


 
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mark82

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #2
Happy_Martian said:
I've already posted this in the Other Football forum but as this may have implications for us down the line (FFP, if we get into Europe etc), thought I'd post it here for reactions as well


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Surely not true.
 

Frostie

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #3
Makes no sense.

Their only draw is the absurd amount of money they can throw around in transfer fees & wages. By joining a UEFA competition they'd have to abide by FFP which would completely negate that.
 
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MalcSB

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #4
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #5
MalcSB said:
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
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Kazakhstan play in European competition after swapping from the Asian alliance in 2002. Israel play in UEFA competitions too.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #6
Happy_Martian said:
Kazakhstan play in European competition after swapping from the Asian alliance in 2002. Israel play in UEFA competitions too.
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Israel do that so war doesn’t break out at every match
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2023
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No thanks. Wouldn't surprise me the way the sport is going though.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #8
Frostie said:
Makes no sense.

Their only draw is the absurd amount of money they can throw around in transfer fees & wages. By joining a UEFA competition they'd have to abide by FFP which would completely negate that.
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What's FFP when your owner/backing is your entire country ? PIF puts the millions Boehly and the Glazers have to shame.
 

SomersetSB

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #9
MalcSB said:
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
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It’ll be like Eurovision with Aussies and Azerbaijan and Israel
 
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hamertime

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #10
Knowing Fifa or Uefa its bound to happen. They are only interested in money and they can get more from the Arabs than anyone. Who would of ever thought Qatar would have got a world cup. This will happen, it will probably turn in to a world champions league anyway with the top clubs only interested in that.
 
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hamil99

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  • Aug 16, 2023
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Happy_Martian said:
What's FFP when your owner/backing is your entire country ? PIF puts the millions Boehly and the Glazers have to shame.
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It's not just that, I'm pretty sure it's PIF that own 4 of the top clubs in the Saudi league. Surely they would have to sell 3 to adhere with the multi team ownership rules.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #12
hamil99 said:
It's not just that, I'm pretty sure it's PIF that own 4 of the top clubs in the Saudi league. Surely they would have to sell 3 to adhere with the multi team ownership rules.
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I've been on the Sunderland forum and tried to get some info on this for them with Newcastle being unofficially PIF owned.

The CFCB renders decisions on multi-club ownership cases for the 2023/24 UEFA club competitions

The CFCB First Chamber accepted the admission of Aston Villa FC (ENG) and Vitoria Sport Clube (POR); Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG) and Royal Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL); AC Milan (ITA) and Toulouse FC (FRA) to the UEFA club competitions for the 2023/24 season
www.uefa.com
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Aug 16, 2023
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #14
MalcSB said:
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
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The precedent is already set.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #15
MalcSB said:
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
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The Saudis will just bung million's at uefa and let them take part.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #16
I’ve said on the other page they will go for one and then more and then uefa can play their finals there.
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #17
THIS MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COS......

Sorry? You want to bid £15m for Simon Moore???

I think we should be open to this...
 
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #18
lord_garrincha said:
THIS MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COS......

Sorry? You want to bid £15m for Simon Moore???

I think we should be open to this...
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Why would the bid 15 million for Moore?
They've got convicted shoplifters with better handling, and they don't have to provide them with gloves.
 

ccfc1234

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #19
Not surprised at all and perhaps more shocked they are not pushing for the 24/25 season. Am against it but if they want to give all football association's in Europe 10 million a year for a decade and that that funding is ring fenced and has to be spent on grass roots football I could live with it.

Was this not why the world club cup was being expanded?
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #20
ccfc1234 said:
Not surprised at all and perhaps more shocked they are not pushing for the 24/25 season.

Was this not why the world club cup was being expanded?
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Was mentioned on the Sunderland board that the current UEFA TV deal ends 24/25. Coincidence ? Who knows.
 

ccfc1234

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  • Aug 16, 2023
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Happy_Martian said:
Was mentioned on the Sunderland board that the current UEFA TV deal ends 24/25. Coincidence ? Who knows.
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I see that the Premiership will have 5 spaces when the competition expands. While they are not designated to the EPL specifically it's going to be based on how well clubs from European leagues do in Europe. Given EPL clubs are always going to be in the mix most seasons, it is likely that the race for the 'top 4' will soon be consistently a race for the 'top 5'. While I only follow the EPL from afar and rarely watch the champions league due to watching City or Championship games midweek. It will detract from the EPL as the race for 5th won't be as tense as the race for the top 4 when for a number of the so called big teams have been missing out (Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs) did this season.
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #22
clint van damme said:
Why would the bid 15 million for Moore?
They've got convicted shoplifters with better handling, and they don't have to provide them with gloves.
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Hearts manager claims Saudis want Shankland, so if that were true, anythings possible.
 

Hutch11

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #23
They've bought Golf , F1, Boxing there's no stopping them buying football,
They're already balls deep in Europe by owning / backing so many teams .
Football is fucked
 
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #24
Hutch11 said:
They've bought Golf , F1, Boxing there's no stopping them buying football,
They're already balls deep in Europe by owning / backing so many teams .
Football is fucked
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Wait until you find out about their relationship with Western governments and how much say that have in geopolitics
 
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The CableGuy

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  • Aug 16, 2023
  • #25
MalcSB said:
Is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If not, they should fuck off.
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Didn't Australia win the Eurovision song contest a while back?

These days, anything goes.
 
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Il Pirata

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #26
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
The Saudis will just bung million's at uefa and let them take part.
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Been happening for time immemorial at UEFA and FIFA. It's only a matter of time before Ceferin (who is in the pocket of Nasser Al-Khelaifi) and Infantino are outed like their predecessors now the Saudis are involved like Qatar is. In fact, it's probably a requisite for those jobs.
 

Domo

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #27
the new paddy power advert screams this, no one wants a saudi club takeover, until it happens to your own club....
 

clint van damme

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #28
I see Bin Salman has been invited to the UK, lets see how much uproar there is about this
 

Seymour_East

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #29
Now on BBC football daily score page…WTF?
 

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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #30
They'll be dancing on the streets of Al-Mubarraz-Al-Asha if they pull that off
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #31
Seymour_East said:
Now on BBC football daily score page…WTF?
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Do they have China and MLS and other joke leagues on there?
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Aug 17, 2023
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shmmeee said:
Do they have China and MLS and other joke leagues on there?
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Yes they do, all of the Scottish leagues in fact!
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #33
Gynnsthetonic said:
Yes they do, all of the Scottish leagues in fact!
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Then fair enough.
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 17, 2023
  • #34
shmmeee said:
Do they have China and MLS and other joke leagues on there?
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Guess all get precedence over the championship!.
 
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Otis

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  • Aug 18, 2023
  • #35
wingy said:
Guess all get precedence over the championship!.
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Yup.

Premier League first, then Women's Premier League, then Women's Wheelchair Football League, then The Transgender & Lesbian Conference, then the MLS, then China, then the Saudi Professional League and THEN the Championship.
 
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