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[TroubleMan]

8. It's a horrible idea, and I'll explain why

Here's an NFL analogy:

Imagine the three richest teams in the NFL, let’s say Dallas, Patriots, Giants, are tired of not getting to the playoffs every year. They lose out on a ton of money by not making the playoffs.

So they say instead of the playoffs, those three will have their own playoffs and invite another team. That way they can always play in the playoffs no matter their record. They have their own little playoffs. They stopped caring about the superbowl, because they have their own little league where they can negotiate their own TV and pay per view deals overseas and make tons of money (mostly in China), and cutting the NFL out of the money.

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That's what this is. It's not the best teams getting fed up at a system that doesn't reward merit. Instead it's the richest teams upset that merit is rewarded more than riches. About half the teams in the "super" league have never won the European Cup or the Champions league. They're just super-rich with a lot of international fans. They want to dump their old fans....maybe dump is too strong of word....let's say de-prioritize their "legacy" fans, so they can court the international market. The "legacy fans" is their word for it, too. That's what they're calling their local fans who come to the games every day.

If you're familiar with European Football, this goes against everything it's ever represented. It's a meritocracy....sure you can buy a lot of merit, but you have to deliver on the field. Most of these teams are owned by foreign owners who just want to cash in short term, and to hell with everybody else.