Top clubs plan Super League?
Friday 14 September, 2007

There are reports that Inter, Juventus, Milan, Roma and Napoli staged a secret meeting to propose a new Super League.

The newspapers in Italy suggest that the clubs came together on Thursday after the Lega Calcio – the union of all Serie A and B sides – voted for Parma’s Tommaso Ghirardi as a representative rather than Juve candidate Giovanni Cobolli Gigli.

This left the giants with no voting representative in the Lega Calcio, so they walked out on the session and Milan general manager Adriano Galliani pledged: “We will not stand by impotently.”

It is now claimed that they are planning to set up a new Super League that will split off from the Lega Calcio.

“These five clubs represent 84 per cent of the sport’s fans in Italy, so they cannot be given the same political weight as the other 15,” added Galliani.

However, the same reports note that it is probably a scare tactic to force the other sides into giving them some leeway within the Lega Calcio.

Above all, there is a battle over pay-per-view television contracts, which from next year will be sold collectively, as they are in the Premier League.

At the moment, each club negotiates its own television deal with the companies, which has led to some contracts massively outweighing the others.

The issue has particularly hit Serie B, as none of the games from 2007-08 are on Italian television due to the failure to secure the rights.

The Serie B sides have threatened to go on strike and halt the campaign if a new deal is not negotiated.

“We are working together to find a solution,” assured FIGC President Giancarlo Abete. “However, we cannot think this will be sorted out overnight.”


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I'd love to have a SuperLeague but this won't happen. Pretty obvious.

I agree that it won't happen. But I like the way they call it a SuperLeague and Napoli are involved. 

That's like calling Leeds a SuperTeam. 

You are talking about S.S.C. Napoli, two times champions of Italy (4 or even 5 times runners-up), UEFA cup winners, three Italian cups, etc. It's the Napoli that "invented" Maradona (forget Barca), it's the Napoli that represents the Italian south! You just can't compare them with Leeds in any possible way,..

You are talking about S.S.C. Napoli, two times champions of Italy (4 or even 5 times runners-up), UEFA cup winners, three Italian cups, etc. It's the Napoli that "invented" Maradona (forget Barca), it's the Napoli that represents the Italian south! You just can't compare them with Leeds in any possible way,..

Alright, they're no better than Villa, and we're hardly a SuperTeam. 

I though Villa was a mediocre team

But yes, that is part of my point. We're.. mediocre (You're just trying to make me say that! =P)

and they're even worse!

...and which other team will play in that "Superleague"?? (except those 5)

Napoli >>>>>>> Villa
Every team has their ups and downs. But Napoli's objective is to be back on top. And they have succeeded so far if you look at their progress in the last couple of years. They'll be getting European football in the next few years. They doing good financially and generate even more and are in a position to buy very important players due their great history and huge fan base. I can't see Villa improving that rapidly.

But Napoli will be back in Europe soon. They'll be buying some big players in the coming years... I just can't see Villa making that kind of progress. Napoli just got promoted from Serie B and they had much better signings than Villa. To me, Villa don't look all to ambitious. Tottenham? Their ambition I can see. Villa? No.

Then, to me, you're like most people, you don't really know much about clubs outside the top 5 in the EPL. Especially since Spurs and Villa have a very similar transfer policy.

I agree that Nopli have a better chance of Europe, does that mean they're better? Not at all. They'll be fighting with the likes of Empoli for a UEFA Cup place, we have to fight Newcastle and Everton, there's a clear difference in class between the mid-table teams in Serie A and the EPL.

As for ambition, the money we've spent, the type of players we've bought, we're going places. Especially with one of the youngest squads in the league.

Then, to me, you're like most people, you don't really know much about clubs outside the top 5 in the EPL. Especially since Spurs and Villa have a very similar transfer policy.

I agree that Nopli have a better chance of Europe, does that mean they're better? Not at all. They'll be fighting with the likes of Empoli for a UEFA Cup place, we have to fight Newcastle and Everton, there's a clear difference in class between the mid-table teams in Serie A and the EPL.

As for ambition, the money we've spent, the type of players we've bought, we're going places. Especially with one of the youngest squads in the league.

wow wow ... hold on ... I hope u notice this is milanfan.com not Unitedfan.com  . Cuz there is no way u can compare that hyped up league to Serie A !!

Money ?! Yeah the EPL has the money, what has that got to do with anything ... For us here, we hold Serie A in high esteem, higher than La Liga or the EPL. It is the most difficult league in the world!

How is that going to be easy?

It is all opinion.

In my opinion Spurs, Newcastle, Villa and Everton are better than Lazio, Viola, Palermo and Napoli
Oh, I see. But it's okay for you to bash my home team with a team like Napoli. 

So what does Napoli have to do with Milanfan?
Money? What about money? I'm saying our signings were no worse than Napoli's, I was replying to what Max said about our transfer, which usually involves money.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I don't HAVE TO think Serie A is the best league in the World just because I like Milan.

there's a clear difference in class between the mid-table teams in Serie A and the EPL.

No u don't have to think. It's ur opinion and `i feel sorry that u haven't experienced the Napoli of Maradona, which explains a lot

Well, u were talking about the money u spent and the ambition, etc etc ... Seriously, who the f2ck cares .. I mean ur the ONLY one in here talking about Villa in every single thread !!! Stick to the EPL thread with that stuff !

Well, Napoli has a lot to do with Milanfan, first off we will be playing them twice this year and if we get them in the Coppa then 4 times .. Which has a closer correlation than the EPL second string teams

p.s. I don't mean to offend u, and I don't mean to bash ur team (u know I was joking..) ... Obviously Villa have greater prestige than Chelsea and u know how I respect thing slike that. But lets try to keep the EPL talk in the EPL thread, that is what I meant by Unitedfan.com

Napoli of Maradonna

It's because me and Porty hooked up last nite ... That's why he was off the hook ... 

A traumatized fish doll is scary

But I still don't believe that makes a great team, that's just my opinion.

Yes, and you boys are being scary again.   

You're going to traumatize my poor fish doll!

Joking aside, this looks like another subject that we're not going to get consensus on so....let's shake hands, agree to disagree, and look forward to the Siena game, shall we?

(Or I'll have to get out my fish doll. A traumatized fish doll is scary.)

Yeah I know what u mean ... And no I don't want any traumatized fish doll  Not after last nite

p.s. agreed to disagree.

I just have to say, I love Villa. They are the team I'm cheering for in the EPL, because I've come to respect them and like them after everything I've learned from them thanks to Kurt.

We all love Villa, if not for their football style, then just for Kurt, don't we?

He's in love with football, not girls or drugs.