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northwesthoop
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League Reforms Oct 11, 2020 16:19:16 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Oct 11, 2020 16:19:16 GMT

Liverpool and Man Utd want to cut the Premier League to 18 teams, scrap the league cup and community shield.

They are proposing giving more money to the EFL in response.

Quite a detailed report here: BBC News - Premier League: Radical reform plans could have 'damaging impact'
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54499998

Personally I don't like the idea of an 18 club top flight. I feel it makes it even harder for a club like us to stay up if we ever do get there. It makes it even more of an elite club.

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League Reforms Oct 11, 2020 19:55:09 GMT

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Post by kingfisher on Oct 11, 2020 19:55:09 GMT

It is no coincidence that both proposers are contenders for European glory, and reducing the number of clubs in the top tier and eliminating cip games would reduce the domestic games played; so squads could focus upon skills to play against European sides and utilise them on normal weekends too. The worry is that with most EFL clubs in financial black-holes then an offer of some cash to cement the deal will sway many o go with this, and it seems offering 'special status' to 3 PL clubs does much to ensure those clubs benefiting will vote positively too. The next question would be what the EFL does to restructure the leagues. Obviously the already congested Championship fixture list cannot absorb those extra PL sides, so they will either have to go for a Northern & Southern split or, more likely, reduce numbers too. Eventually we ge to the very clubs at the bottom of League Two that Rick parry is meant to be helping, but will instead be demoted to non-EFL football... Being rogered with butter is still being rogered!

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League Reforms Oct 11, 2020 20:51:11 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Oct 11, 2020 20:51:11 GMT

This is all about the money and unfortunately the fans no longer count. When FIFA and UEFA stopped the top clubs around Europe forming a Super League the top English clubs had to come up with another way of making even more money.

I think this is more about the top 6 or so taking total control of all top flight football and eventually getting control of the games tv rights. They can then do what they have always wanted which is to have sole tv rights to all their home games and to play matches in the United States.

The money that can be made from playing a top Premiership game (Liverpool v. Man Utd) in the States would be huge and the merchandising plus TV opportunities incredible.

Hopefully, the smaller clubs in the Premiership can see whats going on and vote against these proposals.

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League Reforms Oct 11, 2020 21:25:19 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Oct 11, 2020 21:25:19 GMT

Oct 11, 2020 19:55:09 GMT kingfisher said:

The next question would be what the EFL does to restructure the leagues. Obviously the already congested Championship fixture list cannot absorb those extra PL sides, so they will either have to go for a Northern & Southern split or, more likely, reduce numbers too. Eventually we ge to the very clubs at the bottom of League Two that Rick parry is meant to be helping, but will instead be demoted to non-EFL football... Being rogered with butter is still being rogered!

I remember a few years ago there was an idea of encompassing the national League and having 4 EFL leagues rather than 3; each with 20 teams. Standard 3 up and 3 down from each.

However this proposal:

- gives all the power to the biggest clubs
- cuts the number of clubs in the league from 92 to 90
- scraps the EFL Cup
- Reduces the number of Championship playoff places from 4 to 3 and thus gives the third bottom PL team a chance to stay up.

Rubbish

Last Edit: Oct 11, 2020 21:29:51 GMT by northwesthoop

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stoatey
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League Reforms Oct 11, 2020 21:43:46 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Oct 11, 2020 21:43:46 GMT

Oct 11, 2020 19:55:09 GMT kingfisher said:

It is no coincidence that both proposers are contenders for European glory, and reducing the number of clubs in the top tier and eliminating cip games would reduce the domestic games played; so squads could focus upon skills to play against European sides and utilise them on normal weekends too. The worry is that with most EFL clubs in financial black-holes then an offer of some cash to cement the deal will sway many o go with this, and it seems offering 'special status' to 3 PL clubs does much to ensure those clubs benefiting will vote positively too. The next question would be what the EFL does to restructure the leagues. Obviously the already congested Championship fixture list cannot absorb those extra PL sides, so they will either have to go for a Northern & Southern split or, more likely, reduce numbers too. Eventually we ge to the very clubs at the bottom of League Two that Rick parry is meant to be helping, but will instead be demoted to non-EFL football... Being rogered with butter is still being rogered!

Rick Parry was born in Liverpool, was the CEO at Liverpool and will probably support Liverpool in whatever they want to do.

This is a power play by the top 6 clubs to become dictators of English football. They know that the money they are offering the EFL is a huge carrot that most of them will follow.

Last Edit: Oct 12, 2020 8:37:36 GMT by stoatey