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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a veteran Red Sox fan and a longtime witness of the various PR disasters caused by John Henry and his absolute social ineptitude with fan relations, him being involved in this mess surprises me not one iota. [/quote]

Not surprised. These American owners  (Henry, Glazers, etc.) don't give 2 sh&ts about soccer in the Uk, Spain or worldwide. I'm not surprised that they've gone out and done this. It's an embarrassment. [/quote]

The “Americanization narrative” is unspeakably idiotic. This is driven by Italian auto aristocrats, a Russian oligarch, and sheiks who go wherever the wind blows and their money goes. But it’s also been overstated as a problem. I actually thought they were leaving their respective leagues. I don’t really care if they are setting up a rival to champions league. They largely dominate the competition and want to cut the middleman. So what?[/quote]

It's actually pretty on point. The Super League was allegedly cooked up by Perez and the American owners at ManU, Liverpool and Arsenal. It's also financed by JP Morgan which gives it extra American flare. To say that it is a wholly American idea is untrue, of course, given the involvement of all the other clubs and owners, but to say that the American narrative is "idiotic" is not in line with the events at hand or ownership breakdown. Glazers and Fenway will likely be pushed out and that will be that. ManU fans are pissed and rallies are already planned in protest. Doesn't seem that your brand of business went over well overseas. If these clubs are bleeding money, they should budget better. Stop paying $100M for aging players. Whatever they do, they're in for a PR nightmare and it'll be interesting to see where support goes because these owners are a piece of work. [/quote]

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