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[Football] EARN IT Champions League Protest Shirts vs Chelsea
- Thread starter TheCheekyBlinder
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clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,878
Yes those T-Shirts were a bit stag weekend, but to be fair they didn't have much time.
Yoda
English & European
I really hope the players are fired up about this and thrash them on the pitch.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
What would be good is if BOTH teams wore them !
Razzoo
Well-known member
They should wear these
https://shop.wsc.co.uk/stuff-yer-superleague
https://shop.wsc.co.uk/stuff-yer-superleague
Pint of Ale and a Burger
New member
Ear nit?
TWOCHOICEStom
Well-known member
Brilliant! I want one Tom!
If we warm up in those tonight we would have achieved ‘Peak Barbs.’
If we warm up in those tonight we would have achieved ‘Peak Barbs.’
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
Peak would be then selling them in the clubshop for £30 a pop!
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
OK maybe I'm missing something here, or perhaps its been mentioned somewhere on this thread, but there's 1 thing I don't get with this.
So there will be 20 teams, 15 of which will be the 'Founding Members' who will never be relegated. The other 5 places will be made up from teams via a qualifying mechanism for the ESL based on the previous domestic season.
Are these 5 teams who qualify then "locked in" to the ESL, the same as the founding members (but with less of a share of the revenues), never to be relegated ? Or is there still potential relegation for them ? Are they actually pulling up the drawbridge based on 1 season ?
Or if there is potential relegation, then what if a founding member finishes in the relegation zone. Does a non-founding member ie the next lowest down take the fall instead ? What if a whole cluster of FM's make up the bottom places ?
Asking for a friend.
So there will be 20 teams, 15 of which will be the 'Founding Members' who will never be relegated. The other 5 places will be made up from teams via a qualifying mechanism for the ESL based on the previous domestic season.
Are these 5 teams who qualify then "locked in" to the ESL, the same as the founding members (but with less of a share of the revenues), never to be relegated ? Or is there still potential relegation for them ? Are they actually pulling up the drawbridge based on 1 season ?
Or if there is potential relegation, then what if a founding member finishes in the relegation zone. Does a non-founding member ie the next lowest down take the fall instead ? What if a whole cluster of FM's make up the bottom places ?
Asking for a friend.
blue-shifted
Banned
The way I read it, is that they are only in for one season irrespective of their performance in the ESL, (ie even if they win it, they still won't be in the following year)
The only way they could get back in is to re-qualify in the same way as they did before, presumably by winning their domestic league or whatever.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Ahh I see. Domestic qualification needed every season then. You're there as a guest at the top table, but effectively always "relegated", unless you've secured your place again domestically.
I wonder which Leagues they will glean the other 5 teams from then. Germany and France have (so far) said no. Are they excluding some nations based on the co-efficient of their clubs ? Will the likes of Italy and Spain get more representation, being as they currently only have 3 clubs to our 6 so far ?
Pint of Ale and a Burger
New member
As I understand it the founding teams cannot be relegated from the ESL even if they finish bottom.
And there will indeed be places for teams to join each season and also get relegated.
I'm guessing this will be used as sweetener to other clubs in the prem to push the idea through.
Edit.yes what blue shifted said too.
The more you think through exactly how this will work, the more you realise how ridiculous the whole thing is.
Uh_huh_him
Well-known member
- Sep 28, 2011
- 12,142
Ok I now understand that there is no relegation, just qualification for 5 places each season.
But how do 5 teams get selected?
Will the top team from each league play off for the 5 spots?
What if the champions league carries on and those teams opt to play in that competition instead?
But how do 5 teams get selected?
Will the top team from each league play off for the 5 spots?
What if the champions league carries on and those teams opt to play in that competition instead?
Pint of Ale and a Burger
New member
All I remember reading is the 5 that join the 15 will be selected by previous acheivements from the season before but it's not clear what those acheivements are.
Seasider78
Well-known member
- Nov 14, 2004
- 6,011
I would guess the achievement would be who has the fattest envelope
Which is a good thing as it means even those at the back of the class will eventually realise this is just a good old fashioned shakedown.
Naylor has confirmed the Albion will wear protest shirts warming up tonight.
Richy_Seagull
Well-known member
Naylor confirmed will be wearing same shirts tonight.