Proposed changes to the Premier league

[Dymak]

I maintain that the bottom six clubs should get together and put forward the same set of proposals, but with the bottom six clubs obtaining the additional powers!

 

[MikeH72]

Very shrewd

@mikeh72

Not looking forward to @H.H. getting his hands on this.

 

[hirons11]

When do us fans march on Mordor and Old Trafford then?

Henry Winter on Talksport made a good point that it’s a good thing we are playing behind closed doors at the moment as the fan backlash would be off the scale and even from their own fans.

Didn't think it was possible to hate the RS anymore than I already did - how wrong was I.

 

[catcherintherye]

Yep, that's a great analogy & I do think there is an element of bluff on both sides here. Man United need the PL; but in turn if we are all brutally honest the league needs Man United if it wishes to exist with the luxuries it has at present.

We have had a few debates around this on here previously & I do see the argument against the incredibly flat distribution of TV revenue in the PL & yet the flip side of that is, the unpredictability caused by the revenue at the bottom makes it the league it is.

I have zero doubt that this is the first "bid" to open negotiations, which will ultimately lead to a deal favouring the top 6 in terms of tv revenue, but probably not in terms of voting rights, or at least not to the extent that they are pushing for now.

The key point you make, and the key contradition is that the greatest strength of the league (it's equality) is what the top 6 want to erode. If it turned into Scotland, it would just become very dull.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

You know you’ve come up with something that genuinely stinks the gaff out when the porn peddlers at West Ham and this cabal of incompetents that are the current Tory Govt are the good guys.

 

[number4.]

I think you're spot on except I don't think we would benefit. It's already incredibly tough to break the cartel at the top; it would become tougher for everyone outside those top 6, and arguably tougher even for for of those 6 because of the marketing value of rs & utd. They will fix things in their favour and won't care about City, Spurs, etc. let alone anyone else.

I suppose that depends on where this bottoms out, my take is there will be minimal changes to voting, but signifcant changes to TV revenue distribution.

If you look at the total pie, we are probably getting somewhat less than our contribution. I think our revenue would be increased, but by far less than the proposers of this deal

 

[jonnyboy316]

These changes are being proposed to clear the way for a European Super league which we would never be invited to even if we broke into the top 6 on merit as it would be based on historical performance in the CL to protect the established order. What would be interesting is I would be shocked if there is enough room for 6 from each of the main leagues so someone will be left disappointed

 

[number4.]

The key point you make, and the key contradition is that the greatest strength of the league (it's equality) is what the top 6 want to erode. If it turned into Scotland, it would just become very dull.

Don't get me wrong, i'm not suggest any of them want to keep this or care a jot for the league's integrity

 

[trebilcock66]

"Apart from VAR, increased revenue for a select handful of clubs, more money lining the pockets of dodgy owners, a bigger gap between the megarich and the rest, unsustainably inflated player wages, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and the downgrading of the once-revered league championship; what has the Premier League ever done for us?"

Answer "**** all"


These proposals will just make things much much worse

 

[ValBlue]

They really have cooked up a bribe for every club who they need to grovel to for support. Don’t do it Ev, it is a literal deal with the Devil.

 

[GBracey77]

When i first saw the proposal last night, i wondered if it was a frigging April fools joke!

The audacity to think that all the other clubs would "fall for" and vote for that pile of shi!e is beyond unbelievable!

 

[MikeH72]

Big Red and United, brothers in arms. Who’d have thought.

 

[Khalekan]

When do us fans march on Mordor and Old Trafford then?

Henry Winter on Talksport made a good point that it’s a good thing we are playing behind closed doors at the moment as the fan backlash would be off the scale and even from their own fans.

Didn't think it was possible to hate the RS anymore than I already did - how wrong was I.

My experience of following football for going on sixty years is that no matter how low the RS sink in one’s estimation nor no matter how much one hates them....there is always another depth they can plumb.

 

[Onwards Evertonians]

 

[H.H.]

Not looking forward to @H.H. getting his hands on this.

I have been following this topic on the World Football part of the forum so I don't know what you've tagged me into?
When this news first broke I posted my disgust at these proposals on the world football thread and also wrote something like "Football as we currently know it will be gone in about 15 years" and after many years of loyal support if this goes through I will quickly not be part of it.