Aston Villa Britain Manchester stars Inside Citi Aston Villa Britain Manchester

Inside football's original Super League plot that went even further than 2021 plan

Reading now: 583
www.dailystar.co.uk

European Super League plot involving the Premier League’s so-called ‘big six’ remains fresh in many in English football.The plans were as short-lived as they were dramatic, with the Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham quickly falling on their swords amid the weight of a revolt by fans across the country.For one former football administrator, the plot was no surprise and nothing new.

The saga brought back memories of a similar, but even more drastic plan involving some of the biggest clubs in Europe. It convinced him to write a book about his life in the game.READ MORE: How inaugural European Super League would have finished if radical plans went ahead It was the mid-1980s and Dick Chester was club secretary at Sheffield Wednesday, then of the top-flight and one of the biggest clubs in the country.

He was asked to accompany his chairman, Bert McGhee, to Villa Park for a secret meeting which also involved leading figures from Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham.

The matter up for discussion? The creation of a new Super League that would change the face of the domestic game.Unlike the Super League plan of 2021, which would have seen the ‘big six’ continue in the Premier League but not UEFA competitions, this plot would have seen the clubs break away from the Football League entirely, more than seven years before the creation of the Premier League.More secret meetings followed and the conditions of the new league were set out.

Read more on dailystar.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA