A picture of club badges for those clubs that could be in a newly created European Super League. (Picture credit: Sky Sports)
The notion of a European Super League reared it’s ugly head again recently, and Stan Collymore has suggested a Doomsday scenario will occur when it goes ahead.
A year ago the Super League appeared doomed to failure, and Gary Neville was one high profile ex-player to baulk at the idea of its creation.
However, the Unify League is the new concept now being pushed by organisers A22, and pundit, Stan Collymore, believes that there’s a sense of inevitability about the project.
Whether that would see the end of the Premier League as we know it is a moot point at present, though there’s some certainty that other leagues will fall by the wayside.
Super League is inevitable
“I think that the whole idea of the Super League was and is preposterous, particularly if it becomes a sort of invitation-only tournament,” Collymore said to CaughtOffside for his exclusive column.
“It’s back in the news again, and you can see what’s going to happen.
“The way that FIFA have gone about populating the Club World Cup is a prime example. Managing to crowbar Lionel Messi in there despite no real sporting merit from his Inter Miami side, save for a second-rate Leagues Cup or whatever it was.
The starting eleven of Inter Miami pose for a photo before a match. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
“You can see any Super League organisers doing exactly the same to make sure the usual suspects are in there, ignoring the likes of Nottingham Forest who would absolutely deserve a place on this season’s form.
“It’s ironic that Forest may well qualify for the Champions League this season if they continue in the same way in the second half of the campaign, but they wouldn’t qualify for an initial Super League tournament.
“As preposterous as it is, the Super League is an inevitability and it will happen.”
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