Right it's a showdown now between football-capitalism and civil society. What price the "image rights" of any player who goes along with the destruction of competitive football? The fans can stop them and here's why... 1/ Unless there's a draft, as in NFL, the games will be dire
2/ ... only the NFL draft keeps the closed leagues competitive. Once established as a super-brand a team like Real, Man City *has to win every season*... it will be a procession of Mourinho-style draws...
3/ We, the fans, can throw so much shit at the SuperLeague that it becomes a brand pariah - and we'll have great ammo because the games will be dire. They will change the rules...
4/ I saw it happen to UK Rugby League. No contested scrums, pointless 10-yard gain lines, the season jerked around with to suit the TV schedules... the two games will diverge...
5/ ... the Superleague will be "plastic football", hopefully with the players banned from international competitions. This is not the 1980s - the brands of major players revolve around social justice/inclusion/anti-racism...
6/ ... UK governments have been "on the brink" of subjecting the FA to national regulation for a while: UEFA stood in the way. Now it's time for European governments to legislate the democratisation of football.
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