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  • NBQ007

    Klopp, what a great guy.

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    • hell yes. standup guy!renderedred
    • That would make the German national team very happy.Continuity
    • ^yes they want himrenderedred
    • I love how the German teams have all said 'nah, we're good' to this whole thingIanbolton
    • @renderedred Well, until now, it's been widely assumed Hansi Flick would take over, now that he's fucked FC Bayern off.Continuity
    • But now, with this shitty super league and Klopp not being a fan, who knows.Continuity
    • @Ianbolton Honestly, I'm actually a bit surprised. I would have imagined RB Leipzig would have been first in line to join, but apparently not.Continuity
    • i have nothing but respect for german clubs for saying no.renderedred
    • Would I be wrong in assuming that German clubs might still be more 'locally-owned'? Or is it simply a matter certain clubs being popular in Asia/America?Nairn
    • Yeah the reason Germans not in is mostly because of the 51% rule that can’t allow Billionaire investors being majority shareholders.NBQ00
    • All the 12 clubs taking part in the ESL are either owned by Billionaire investors or deeply indebted.NBQ00
    • AFAIK the ESL clubs are promised $350 million per year regardless of performance. WTF. Easy to see why they want this.NBQ00
    • @Nairn, for the most part yes. Notable exception is RB Leipzig, which is 99% owned by Red Bull, and was a stink all on its own.Continuity
    • Also, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg, but they're ancient clubs, and RB Leipzig was especially egregious.Continuity
    • Thanks, both. Well, there's the problem right there. This country's like fucking USA-lite, but without any of the punching weight.Nairn
    • Unfortunately it was just a rumor. He doesn't seem as critical about it as few years ago.NBQ00
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