Proposed changes to the Premier league

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Hahaha so now they're are saying they'll form there own break away league, see ya later

 

[Lelouch]

LOL

 

[hktoffee]

9 votes 6 of them are Sky teams. Sounds really fair is it?

 

[DanB90]

Hahaha so now they're are saying they'll form there own break away league, see ya later

 

[catcherintherye]

Agreed - clearly not a victory, but I didn't suggest that. I think they will be pleased that they have provoked this strategic review, or at least they are arrogant enough to congratulate themselves for it.

Completely with you on how transparent the greed is, any notion of care is gone

I doubt it mate. It got laughed out. The fact it was phrased as "taking the interests of the 20 not 2" is a real put down. They have just seen their influence dwindle.

I can see what they attempted to do. They just did it very badly. I'm amazed everything was thrown out, at first reading.

The strategic review is essentially all they got from it, with everything else being ridiculed and thrown out.

 

[catcherintherye]

Liverpool and Manchester United forced to abandon Project Big Picture

While all 20 clubs agreed to a statement rejecting the terms of PBP, its architects can claim the proposals had moved the agenda forward

www.telegraph.co.uk

It's a humiliating comedown. Imagine them having to vote to reject all of their proposals.

 

[Lelouch]

Could have just done this without turning the League into the commission.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Well that’s that for now. Hopefully the absolutely repulsive scum clubs that want to take the league away from the fans entirely stop getting the favourable media coverage and officiating decisions they’re blessed with at the moment as a result of this nonsense.

Also Liverpool vs United can never be referred to as a “derby” ever again, it is now a self serving love in.

 

[Connor]

 

[number4.]

I doubt it mate. It got laughed out. The fact it was phrased as "taking the interests of the 20 not 2" is a real put down. They have just seen their influence dwindle.

I can see what they attempted to do. They just did it very badly. I'm amazed everything was thrown out, at first reading.

The strategic review is essentially all they got from it, with everything else being ridiculed and thrown out.

I would agree if they had lost a vote 18-2; that's humiliating. Strategic review being unanimously voted in suggests there was some sort of collective buy-in.

 

[Connor]

It's a humiliating comedown. Imagine them having to vote to reject all of their proposals.

I like how its now been reported that even some of the Big 6 had concerns and would back down in the end

They’ve had Reds and United to try to use their name in the power play but forgot that not everyone kisses their feet

 

[allen]

Manchester United and Liverpool forced into Project Big Picture climbdown

Liverpool and Manchester United have been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over their push to reform English football after a tense meeting

www.theguardian.com

"Everton chief executive, Denise Barrett-Baxendale, demanded an apology from Liverpool and United, who were represented by Tom Werner and Ed Woodward, club chairman and executive vice-chairman, respectively."

Damn straight.

Nice to see Everton come down on the right side of the fence on this.

 

[Lelouch]

Manchester United and Liverpool forced into Project Big Picture climbdown

Liverpool and Manchester United have been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over their push to reform English football after a tense meeting

www.theguardian.com

"Everton chief executive, Denise Barrett-Baxendale, demanded an apology from Liverpool and United, who were represented by Tom Werner and Ed Woodward, club chairman and executive vice-chairman, respectively."

Damn straight.

Nice to see Everton come down on the right side of the fence on this.

go on DBB

 

[skybluematt]

I agree, but I think it's naive to think we aren't going to have to concede something to them given they're the teams with most worldwide appeal and revenue-drawing potential. Whether we like it or not, if they threw their toys out of the pram and embarked on a closed shop European Super League, we'd be left in a glorified version of the Championship and all the money and better players would follow.

I don't think anyone needs to bend to their will, the PL doesn't have a weak hand. Personally, I can't see it happening. It would mean clubs in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, etc all pulling the plug. What would happen to the Champions League and that revenue? Theres the Club World Cup but who really gives two hoots about watching that? It's a joke trophy and that won't change.

It wouldn't be the end of the world if that did happen. I know it's maybe easier for me to say as I don't watch too much football outside of Coventry, Everton & England games. It would mean less money in the game, sure but that would mean more competition. The Championship for example, there is some great, entertaining games. How many times do the favourites win the league? Let alone trying to predict who will finish in the top 6?

 

[Jim Hopper]

Why don’t Tory FC and Man Utd just join forces and become one club, they’re as much up each other’s backside now as they ever have been. Win win for both Tory clubs.