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£117mill for the PL. Clubs in Europe it was even more as the broadcasters also got a rebate for those as well

 

What you are forgetting though is it doesn't matter if the likelihood of players getting called up is small. There are agreements that the FA as part of UEFA have to abide by on when any professional match can and can't be played which includes certain windows before and after tournaments. There are a whole host of punishments that English football can be handed down for breaking this INCLUDING exclusion from CL/EL or reduction in the number of qualifiers to them or even the national team getting banned from the Euros or even the World Cup. It's not just an, oh the euros don't impact us, situation so who cares, it impacts the whole of English football because teams in league 2 have somewhat of a reliance on money coming from the PL

 

Add in every handout the PL gives you if extending the EFL season causes them any negatives such as the Euros being cancelled or punishments handed down for the EFL breaking the agreements the FA have with UEFA. The PL clubs are not going to let you lose them millions and then hand millions over to the EFL still, they are going to say 'Well you went alone so screw you, we are cutting you loose'

 

Oh and I voted no on the poll because there isn’t a question. In an ideal world I would like the seasons extended but there is no room in the calendar to do so so it’s not happening

 

Without that TV money UEFA are going to have a massive cash issue, they are already down massively. There is already talk CL/EL money will be cut which mean PL have less money and that’s going to have a knock on effect for you as well.