The people who tried to set this up have no real understanding of what makes football so popular. Manchester United v Barcelona is special because it is at very most a once a year event. Man U v Barcelona v Real Madrid v Juventus every other week would not be. Lowly Sheffield United turning Manchester United over or some third tier team going on a cup run is what makes the game so special among the grass roots supporters. As Jurgen Klopp said, "I don't like West Ham being ahead of us in the league, but I like that they can be".
Lose the grass roots at your peril, but when the armchair Liverpool this year, Chelsea the year before "Supporters" move on to the next big thing you'll see how much they mattered.
If the top clubs do break away, so be it. But they should have to leave the EPL as a consequence, with the provisio that if it doesn't work out and they want to come back they can start in the bottom tier ten leagues down and work there way back. The football governing bodies have a duty to protect the game for everyone and not let it be highjacked by the wealthy few.
Unless of course you think money trumps everything.
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