Day Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, David said: Problem is, you move the likes of Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds to a Premier League 2, when it comes to the Football League negotiating a new TV deal without these clubs, the money just won't be there. That could potentially kill off clubs at the bottom that rely on the money they receive. The Championship big boys pretty much keep the Football League alive. Unless of course the Premier League ups their commitment to lower league clubs and increase the solidarity payments to cover the loss of the TV revenue. Easily done with the parachute payment money, stop rewarding clubs for getting relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, David said: Unless of course the Premier League ups their commitment to lower league clubs and increase the solidarity payments to cover the loss of the TV revenue. Easily done with the parachute payment money, stop rewarding clubs for getting relegated. That's definitely one easy measure to make a good step in the right direction. Do away with Parachute payments and put all that money into the leagues overall. Also to your big club point; big clubs would work their way back down. But yes, measures would have to be taken to protect smaller clubs financially in the early years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, David said: Problem is, you move the likes of Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds to a Premier League 2, when it comes to the Football League negotiating a new TV deal without these clubs, the money just won't be there. That could potentially kill off clubs at the bottom that rely on the money they receive. The Championship big boys pretty much keep the Football League alive. That's where "Solidarity Payments" come into it. A rough estimate suggests L1 clubs receive £1.7m from the EFL and Premier League deals (60:40 split), whereas L2 clubs receive £1m (50:50 split). Premier League payments could remain the same, but a better TV deal for the 2nd tier would most likely mean more filtering down to the lower leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 The article lost me when it described Middlesbrough as a "sweet-passing" side. As someone has already said - stuff the rest of the EFL clubs, we're alright Jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Shipley Ram said: . I'm always a bit suspicious that articles like this originate from someone who is thinking about doing it but want to check what the reaction will be before making a move. I think you are exactly right, I suspect the story has been planted. Uefa want to expand the European competitions. The big clubs want this too. The only way to make that happen is to reduce the size of the Premier League to 18. But you can't do that unless clubs vote for it. How do you get the likes of Burnley, Palace and Southampton to vote for it, when it's plainly not in their interests? You create a new League and promise more money so that the impact of relegation is not so hard felt. I think this is real and the Premier League are testing the waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 The 'Big 6' (or those who advocate it) are seen as villains for supporting the idea of a European Super League. If we support this, we're the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: The 'Big 6' (or those who advocate it) are seen as villains for supporting the idea of a European Super League. If we support this, we're the same. Why? The Premier League distributes its money fairly among its members; increasing each time a new huge TV deal is done. The top 6 (although some of their status as such is becoming more and more questionable) are 6 of the richest clubs in the world and just want more. That's greed. The entire EFL gets nothing like fair returns from the EFL based on the income the EFL makes on the competitions; and even after the EFL continues to sign off on sub-optimal deals. The proposed split is due to teams wanting to be given the opportunity to generate more money for competition outside of the PL and receive a fairer return on that money they generate. As @Ghost of Clough says the whole thing about Solidarity payments too are being discussed as increasing with this move to aid the lower leagues far more than the EFL/PL currently does. There's no such discussion related to the European Super League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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