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Message: [QUOTE="The True King, post: 3471493, member: 9651"] I dont know if that approach is fair on the fans, who by in large did not want a bar of exiting the prem. Agree the owners should have at least been held accountable but I think the protests said enough about how fans felt. Docking points would have just delegitimised the entire league and incentivised the big 6 to push ahead with the plan anyway. Just quietly, there were a whole bunch of other teams who would have jumped at the opportunity to be included too. I remember reading an article about Leicester and Newcastle both lobbying to be a part of it. Unfortunately for most fans of the prem, ownership is about maximising profits and running a sustainable business rather than actually having interest in the club doing well on the pitch, let alone any sentimentality about legitimate competition. Football in Europe is rapidly moving towards the American model where commercial value is everything. Not at all surprised the ESL is back, it never actually went away. The brains behind the operation (Perez mainly) just retreated and have now rebranded it to make it seem more 'fair'. At this point I think its virtually inevitable, already seeing it with how they are structuring the Champions League and Europa League moving forward. [/QUOTE]

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