From: MLINDROOS@FINABO.ABO.FI (Marcus Lindroos INF)
Subject: Re: European Superleague
Organization: Abo Akademi University, Finland
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 11:12:18 GMT
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In <1992Dec16.105036.2514@dct.ac.uk> mcsdc1jpb@dct.ac.uk writes:

> In article <1992Dec10.084438.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>, cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
> > In article <1992Dec9.174615.7190@st-andrews.ac.uk>, dmg@st-andrews.ac.uk (David Gill) writes:
> >> Fynns Plan from last year:
> >> 
> >> A Premier Division containing 10 teams:
> >> 
> >> England:  LeedsU          <========== Dont think so !!!
> >> France:   Marseille
> >> Germany:  Bor. Dortmund
> >>           Stuttgart
> >> Holland:  PSV
> >> Italy:    Milan
> >>           Juventus
> >> Portugal: Porto
> >> Spain:    Barcelona
> >>           Real Madrid

I'd rather have an 18-team-league. Additional clubs (based on 91-92 record):
     Belgium:  Brugge
     England:  Liverpool
     France:   Monaco
               Olympique Lyon(?)
     Germany:  Eintracht Frankfurt (?)
     Greece:   AEK Athens
     Italy:    Napoli
     Scotland: Glasgow Rangers
[Off the top of my hat - don't remember how all clubs finished last year]

This is a modest proposal that would be easier to implement in the beginning.
Basically, we take the champions of the professional European leagues (Italy,
Spain, England, France, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Scotland, Greece)
and add the eight best runners-up from these ten leagues. The "extra teams"
will be determined by comparing the records of the teams from the same country.
For example, if England's two teams fare better than Germany's three
representatives, the Germans lose one slot to the English. In the beginning,
the populous countries have more representatives (hence France's three teams
vs. Spain's two). After year 1, performance on the field is the yardstick.
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All teams will remain in their respective national leagues and only play games
in the Euro league when there is room in the setup. Like the current Champions
League, there will be two groups of nine teams divided along regional lines.
Each team plays a single game against the other teams in its group for a total
of eight matches - half of them at home, the rest away. If there are more teams
from the same country, the domestic league games between those teams count in
the European league standings as well. In may, the two group winners play each
other for the "EC Cup."
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In the long run, I prefer a 45-team-league (no typo!) that would begin play in
January. The 2-7 best teams from the aforementioned ten countries would join
the Euro league and play for the European championship. In other words, this
would be a kind of playoff tournament to decide Europe's best team. Scotland 
would have two or three representatives, Italy might have eight teams. The 
domestic season would end in December, unless the remaining teams continue to
play, deciding what teams are relegated to the 2nd division in the spring.
      
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> > Sandy Mackinnon,                       + 
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