I'd love to see a video on a Scandinavian league. Perhaps even a "Latin" league with Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France could happen - to challenge the Premier League? Austria and Switzerland could join the German league... Also Poland, Ukraine, Czechia, Slovakia would make sense.
Yes Scandanavia is on the list, that will be interesting to get in to the details of that. I had considered ESP/POR but not an entire Latin League... I will give it some thought. As mentioned in another comment below I was planning US/Mex next but that may change - the allure of Europe may be too much!
Almost didn’t click this video because the thumbnail was quite generic. Fortunately I saw the channel name and loved your other videos 🙌 If this happened for me though, I imagine I’m not the only one, would be a shame to see people overlook these videos just because they don’t jump out on the feed
Hi Dean, thanks a lot for that feedback - that is really good to know. I'll see what i can do about that. And thanks for the support, really appreciated!
@@hypersetgroupI’d also say you probably want the title of the video to not be too long so that you can’t read it all on your phone screen without having to click to expand it. Keep up the good work!
Yes seems like a good way of testing. I'm assuming this is not done because there is no commercial value behind it, i.e it will have no/little effect on TV distribution and revenues.
You talk of the need for Dutch and Belgian buy-in from the fans, and the rich football tradition they have, so do you really think they’d accept going from the Eredivisie to playing u-23 English teams in the 2nd division? I doubt it. Even though the clubs didn’t ultimately vote for the BeneLiga last time, a deal is never dead. It may well be that if they tweak the deal enough, it’s back on the table. And is there not some sort of scenario where the biggest clubs in Belgium and Holland just say “we want to increase our revenue and be more competitive in Europe” and just break away from their respective leagues, a la the Premier League?
Yes, good points that does cause doubt in what is put forward here (I grappled with it a fair bit). The reasoning really is, if the Belgian clubs are willing to sell to 'bigger' clubs, is this already a detriment to their tradition and league structure? To survive and prosper in the modern game (and for what is coming down the road) this may be a way of getting something more than just cash from those deals and increases its interest abroad. Whether or not fans would see EPL U23's in div 2 as an insult, it's hard to say - we may soon find out in the comments! Thanks a lot for your interest and feedback, it's much appreciated.
@@hypersetgroupIt’s interesting to think about how competitive a Dutch-Belgian league could be, because adding the populations of both countries, you get 27 million, which is half that of England and a third of Germany, but as you say as football nations they individually punch above their weight. But still the population and size of market will be half of England, which is important because the success of your league is mainly determined by the size of your country’s population. It’s also worth considering that with the dominance of the Premier League only set to increase, the need and desire for cross-border leagues as a solution is only going to increase. Which other cross-border leagues will you be covering? The Baltic League I think could well be possible. I also think the big Portuguese clubs should join the Spanish league, but there’s loads of mergers I think can make European football a lot more interesting
@@thomasjohnson2862 There were a few that stood out in my initial research, the next I was planning is US/Mex but that may change. Really interesting you mention ESP/POR, I had a similar thought. La Liga is so well known it wouldn't necessarily jump of the page, but it's definately worth investigation. Watch this space! Real v Benfica has a nice ring to it....
@@hypersetgroup La Liga is well known yes, but it’s no secret that Real Madrid and Barcelona are pretty concerned about the current direction of travel as the Premier League increasingly leaves everyone else behind - hence their strong support for European Super League. You can see how this could be a marriage of convenience for both 🇪🇸 and 🇵🇹. Admitting the likes of Porto, Benfica, Sporting and Braga to the league would provide some exciting games. Also there’s the fact that the Portuguese league is completely unbalanced, as there’s a chasm between the aforementioned big 4 and everyone else. Also, Portugal is basically in the same position as Belgium and Netherlands - it’s a great football nation punching above its weight, with a modest population size of 10 million.
@@thomasjohnson2862 Yes, absolutely. What takes some working out will be what happens to the lower level teams and how can they benefit? It is definately an interesting one.
Waiting for EP 2!
I'd love to see a video on a Scandinavian league. Perhaps even a "Latin" league with Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France could happen - to challenge the Premier League? Austria and Switzerland could join the German league... Also Poland, Ukraine, Czechia, Slovakia would make sense.
Yes Scandanavia is on the list, that will be interesting to get in to the details of that. I had considered ESP/POR but not an entire Latin League... I will give it some thought. As mentioned in another comment below I was planning US/Mex next but that may change - the allure of Europe may be too much!
Almost didn’t click this video because the thumbnail was quite generic.
Fortunately I saw the channel name and loved your other videos 🙌
If this happened for me though, I imagine I’m not the only one, would be a shame to see people overlook these videos just because they don’t jump out on the feed
Hi Dean, thanks a lot for that feedback - that is really good to know. I'll see what i can do about that. And thanks for the support, really appreciated!
@@hypersetgroupI’d also say you probably want the title of the video to not be too long so that you can’t read it all on your phone screen without having to click to expand it. Keep up the good work!
Why not first try a benecup before we think about a league
Yes seems like a good way of testing. I'm assuming this is not done because there is no commercial value behind it, i.e it will have no/little effect on TV distribution and revenues.
Could Scottish & English Crossborder leugue truly happen.
You talk of the need for Dutch and Belgian buy-in from the fans, and the rich football tradition they have, so do you really think they’d accept going from the Eredivisie to playing u-23 English teams in the 2nd division? I doubt it.
Even though the clubs didn’t ultimately vote for the BeneLiga last time, a deal is never dead. It may well be that if they tweak the deal enough, it’s back on the table. And is there not some sort of scenario where the biggest clubs in Belgium and Holland just say “we want to increase our revenue and be more competitive in Europe” and just break away from their respective leagues, a la the Premier League?
Yes, good points that does cause doubt in what is put forward here (I grappled with it a fair bit). The reasoning really is, if the Belgian clubs are willing to sell to 'bigger' clubs, is this already a detriment to their tradition and league structure? To survive and prosper in the modern game (and for what is coming down the road) this may be a way of getting something more than just cash from those deals and increases its interest abroad. Whether or not fans would see EPL U23's in div 2 as an insult, it's hard to say - we may soon find out in the comments! Thanks a lot for your interest and feedback, it's much appreciated.
@@hypersetgroupIt’s interesting to think about how competitive a Dutch-Belgian league could be, because adding the populations of both countries, you get 27 million, which is half that of England and a third of Germany, but as you say as football nations they individually punch above their weight. But still the population and size of market will be half of England, which is important because the success of your league is mainly determined by the size of your country’s population.
It’s also worth considering that with the dominance of the Premier League only set to increase, the need and desire for cross-border leagues as a solution is only going to increase.
Which other cross-border leagues will you be covering? The Baltic League I think could well be possible. I also think the big Portuguese clubs should join the Spanish league, but there’s loads of mergers I think can make European football a lot more interesting
@@thomasjohnson2862 There were a few that stood out in my initial research, the next I was planning is US/Mex but that may change. Really interesting you mention ESP/POR, I had a similar thought. La Liga is so well known it wouldn't necessarily jump of the page, but it's definately worth investigation. Watch this space! Real v Benfica has a nice ring to it....
@@hypersetgroup La Liga is well known yes, but it’s no secret that Real Madrid and Barcelona are pretty concerned about the current direction of travel as the Premier League increasingly leaves everyone else behind - hence their strong support for European Super League. You can see how this could be a marriage of convenience for both 🇪🇸 and 🇵🇹. Admitting the likes of Porto, Benfica, Sporting and Braga to the league would provide some exciting games. Also there’s the fact that the Portuguese league is completely unbalanced, as there’s a chasm between the aforementioned big 4 and everyone else. Also, Portugal is basically in the same position as Belgium and Netherlands - it’s a great football nation punching above its weight, with a modest population size of 10 million.
@@thomasjohnson2862 Yes, absolutely. What takes some working out will be what happens to the lower level teams and how can they benefit? It is definately an interesting one.