Most liked posts in thread: Premier League and EFL reform [UPDATE 3 Dec 2020: Rescue Package Agreed]

So contrary to your claims we have two new proposals on their way this week. Today the premier league are having a meeting where the premier league via CEO Richard masters are expected to put forward their own proposals to help save the game and give Man U and Liverpool a bit of a kicking for doing this.
Also, and one I am looking forward to seeing is this Friday (I think) former FA chairman David Bernstein is expected to unveil a plan they have been working on since March. He has worked with David Davies and other names from politics and sport and the public.
In this proposal there would be no concentrated power and this is the hit I like, independent bodies would over see the fa, the football league national league and the women’s game.

Let’s see what’s out there before we accept this power grabbing, greedy deal

 

The owners of the traditional big clubs of the Premier league don't care one little bit for the football league pyramid, this 'bailout' is to benefit them and them only. Losing the two club to drop to 18 and the removing of the league Cup is designed to open up space in the calender for more lucrative World tours and more European competition fixtures. I'm at the stage where I couldn't care less, it will happen regardless. Football globally is a massive business worth billions, nothing will get in the way of the progress of this, to the detriment of smaller clubs across the globe

 

The owners of the traditional big clubs of the Premier league don't care one little bit for the football league pyramid, this 'bailout' is to benefit them and them only. Losing the two club to drop to 18 and the removing of the league Cup is designed to open up space in the calender for more lucrative World tours and more European competition fixtures. I'm at the stage where I couldn't care less, it will happen regardless. Football globally is a massive business worth billions, nothing will get in the way of the progress of this, to the detriment of smaller clubs across the globe

 

The efl can kick up all the fuss they want. If the other 14 clubs reject this proposal from Man U and Liverpool it’s dead in the water. Which so far there is allegedly strong opposition to it in its current format. That’s why these other deals will be considered

 

That's how I see it mate yet other members think it's a good deal, it will be interesting what effect if any will come from the big club fans like Man City who not so long ago were playing in the old division 3, they got lucky and took off, but they could have quite easily have gone the other way.
As yourself the virus is enough for most to contend with and are testing times, what a great time for the top Premier teams to offer to bale football out, there all heart, God bless em.

 

In essence you are right, football is a business and in business you look after number one. But, and it's a big but, football isn't like any other business, there's history and emotion tied up in our game, we'll over 100 years of it.
They'll end up taking the deal, they don't have any choice. And it's clear something needs to be done to save the football league from itself. But for the big clubs to make out they are doing this in any way for the benefit of lower league football is quite insulting. It's to benefit them and then only.

 

interesting read

 

Always read the small print.

 

The football league needs reform without a doubt the worst thing that happened to it as an organisation was the setting up of the Premier league. The one thing the EFL has going for it is the championship, the fifth most lucrative league in Europe. It has a lot of fairly bug sides, some still with cash left over from being in the premiership, the lower leagues of 1 and 2 bring very little to the table financially or TV wise. It's the reform of the championship for me that's most important and where problems seem to lie. Like I said, whatever is proposed will happily be snapped up by leagues 1 and 2, they are easy to bribe with a bag of sweets. The problem lies with the clubs in the championship and the lesser clubs of the premiership. Getting them to vote for two less places at the top table is like getting Turkeys to vote for Christmas.

 

So will the rest carry on as a Premier League or would they reform as an EFL league, and if so would they just call the league they joined be called Division one as it was before the creation of the Premier League.

 

Good riddance to that shit. Now time to get some real proposals thrashed out

@Fordy117 i await your climb down from your high horse on this one

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54545053

Knocked back by the other Premier League clubs.

Premier League clubs have "unanimously agreed" that 'Project Big Picture' will not be "endorsed or pursued".

 

Rick Parry needs to go now. Too much in bed with the premier league. Not looking after our best interests at all

 

What am I missing whats he done so far to make EFL clubs love him, serious question ?.

 

Surely its only good for the EFL clubs if it is initially accepted by the rest of the Premier League, otherwise it's a none starter ?.