Nagel 1:53 Tue Jul 28
Champions League/Europa League restructure
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If anyone at UEFA gave a shit what you think, how would you restructure these competitions?
I would make the CL a proper league with 3 divisions of 8 teams. Four teams get relegated/promoted each season so it’s always a fresh batch of teams and always something to play for.
The 4 relegated teams from Div 3 are replaced by the 4 Europa League semi-finalists, giving less importance to winning the competition but making the 4 quarter finals massive games.
Europa is now a straight knockout competition over 2 legs.
And yes, I know, our owners are shit and we'll never get in to either competition so who gives a toss.
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only1billybonds
9:46 Tue Jul 28
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Straight knock out from day 1. No seeding,all clubs pulled out of the hat. If Bayern Munich or Barcelona get Real Madrid or Man City in the first game,so what.
Of course this wont happen,far more money in it showing endless amounts of meaningless games ghat advertisers are happy to oay for.
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zico
9:35 Tue Jul 28
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mallard 9:08 Tue Jul 28
This.
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mallard
9:08 Tue Jul 28
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Go back to the original format
European Cup, Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup
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Sven Roeder
9:03 Tue Jul 28
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Liverpool drawing the holders Nottingham Forest in the first round of the European Cup and going out was one of the great moments of that competition.
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Dr Matt
8:45 Tue Jul 28
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European Cup consists of the league winners from each league plus last year’s winner (and if they won the league too then the runner up in that country).
Qualifying until there are 128 teams - major nations get byes until the R128. Then two legged knock outs until a one legged final.
No seeds - drawn randomly by a celebrity such as Shakira or Brad Pitt.
Cup Winners Cup consists of all major domestic cup winners or runners up - if they’re both in the European Cup, then the highest league placed team goes here.
Same concept as above.
That’s it!
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Mike Oxsaw
4:25 Tue Jul 28
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Sven Roeder 3:20 Tue Jul 28
Was OK until you got to: " & no draw fixing".
That would take away UEFA's very reason for existing.
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Nagel
3:40 Tue Jul 28
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ornchurch ammer,
There are 24 teams in the inaugural season. Only 4 new teams qualify each year and replace the 4 relegated teams from div 3.
Should have clarified that I meant this mainly as an alternative to whatever UEFA actually come up with when they start their own elite league.
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Sven Roeder
3:20 Tue Jul 28
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It makes lots of money so the big teams and tv want it so it’s going nowhere and certainly not into some risky knockout where cunts like Chelsea might be done in 2 games.
My choice would be :
32 clubs in the Champions League
4 from England Spain Italy & 2 from France & Portugal
Another 16 play some sort of qualifying to get there.
8 groups of 4 play home and away , top 2 of each go into round of 16, qtr finals & semis in a free open draw
Not a lot different to now but shorter
Europa League would be a cup
128 teams in a hat , straight knockout via 2 legs & no draw fixing.
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geoffpikey
3:10 Tue Jul 28
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The OP is mental. It wouldn't even work.
I don't really care, TBH. Since it was off terrestrial TV don't even show a passing interest. No idea who reigning Europa "league" champions are.
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Up The Iron
2:56 Tue Jul 28
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What Steady said.
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ornchurch ammer
2:53 Tue Jul 28
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How can a Champions League be 3 divisions of 8 with promotion and relegation when, in theory*, no one knows who will qualify each year?
* I say in theory because the way football is now it is mainly the same teams that win their leagues.
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goose
2:51 Tue Jul 28
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let them all fuck off and play in a midweek super league.
PL might be a bit more interesting then.
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Steady
2:49 Tue Jul 28
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2 leg knock out as it used to be and just for the champions not top 4, change the Europa league to be called the UEFA cup again and re-insate the Cup winners cup. Scrap the Premier league and call it Divisons 1, 2, 3 and 4 again
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Lee Trundle
2:35 Tue Jul 28
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The more complicated it becomes, the more of a turn off it is for me.
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Nagel
2:35 Tue Jul 28
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the straw,
I completely agree with you. Won't happen though. UEFA themselves make a lot more money this way.
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Nagel
2:30 Tue Jul 28
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The Champions League is never going to go back to being a straight knockout. The elite teams all want a guaranteed number of European games each season. Much more likely that they will make CL a full on league at some point and maybe one which removes the big teams from their national leagues altogether. This idea seems like a reasonable compromise to that as it would be a maximum of 14 games so wouldn't effect national leagues.
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the straw
2:27 Tue Jul 28
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CL should be knockout only. Then clubs won't have the guaranteed revenue of 6 group stage games and therefore cannot budget accordingly.
This will restrict the amount of top quality players they can acquire and would break the cycle of the same teams being there every year. It's so obvious that this needs to happen in order to redistribute wealth and equality in the European game.
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Mike Oxsaw
2:22 Tue Jul 28
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No TV whatsoever.
Radio commentary over the 31m short waveband system only.
Exciting/biting.
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stepney hammer
2:07 Tue Jul 28
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I imagine most people would have them like the FA Cup.
Straight knock out and no seeding. Maybe two legged each round.
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Mr Kenzo
1:58 Tue Jul 28
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What the Fuck has this got to do with West Ham
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Come On You Irons
1:57 Tue Jul 28
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I don't think I have ever read such a ridiculous idea.
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