What does European league mean for Everton

So it’s happened and after years of rumours the so-called ‘big’ clubs in Europe have supposedly decided to break away and form their own ‘superleague’ without clubs like Everton and other historic names in their own domestic leagues.

The English clubs joning are the so-called ‘big six’ and don’t include Everton but are the usual suspects who are often bleating on about how hard it is to be the most successful and richest football teams in the world.

So both the Manchester clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and of course our lovely neighbours across Stanley Park, are all those leaving under these plans.

As an aside, can someone explain to me how Spurs are claimed to be a ‘super-club’ when they’ve only managed to win the English title twice in their entire history and haven’t won an historically major trophy (which doesn’t include the League Cup), since 1991?!

Or Chelsea for that matter who despite their recent success were also historically just a yo-yo club getting promoted and then relegated again until they got bought by a Russian billionare.

But of course we all know membership of this elite is about cash and Premier League profile not your history in the game.

And it’s certainly true that while the Toffees have the cash now, they’ve not been successful for more than 25 years. So although historically the Blues are certainly one of English football’s giants, they aren’t seen as a ‘big club’ today.

This move has provoked a very strong negative reaction from most fans and one I think that has plenty to justify it.

But lets be honest, it’s been on the cards for years and it does reveal once again very clearly that football today is really only about generating even more and more money for a tiny elite, much like society at large.

In a way the curtain has been lifted a little and the naked greed of these clubs and their owners are suddenly seen in the cold light of day.