Sefton owl Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Plans being put together to reduce the number of teams to 18. Thoughts? Another sign of elite level football greed? The article doesn’t have much detail but the implications will obviously be massive and who knows how it will impact other teams. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/premier-leagues-major-clubs-propose-shrinking-top-flight-of-english-football-in-major-shake-up-12101628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post striker Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 Let them go and be a stand alone league IMO. PL is not football, the FA could assign a European place to the winner of the championship if they wanted to and greater autonomy to the EFL, cup competitions. A league comprising 72 teams, plus non league rather than just 20. If the PL want to reduce numbers, the admission price for the two teams without a league to play in starts at £1bn surely. To sell the integrity of the entire football league ecosystem for £250m is pitiful, but not surprising from Parry. 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 They've tried this a few times - but wouldn't the current 20 have to vote for this for it to be passed? While the Big 6 would no doubt want to, I think there would be at least 10 teams that wouldn't fancy this much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddyowl Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 It'll soon be one up, one down, no play-offs. The ruling bodies of OUR beloved sport are all aimed at making money and not interested in the common supporter and it stinks to high heaven IMHO. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Why would dropping 2 places benefit anyone at the top? Do they just want to play fewer games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post S36 OWL Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 I wish the big Premier league clubs would just sod off and join a European super league and take their greed with them and let the rest of the clubs return to football as it should be. They won't be missed. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I think you're also all missing the plan to have Premier League B Teams in the lower divisions 3 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 My in laws are Brighton season ticket holders, and the other day they were saying how they don’t think they should have to help out the EFL clubs. Brighton FFS. A team who has been in the EFL for 95% of their club history. Just shows you what happens when you are in the PL, same happened to Bolton before. The PL has created a monster and an unbalanced football pyramid. Let’s see how the big boys like it when it’s like Scotland and every other game you play is against the same team. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just now, Southie_Owl said: My in laws are Brighton season ticket holders, and the other day they were saying how they don’t think they should have to help out the EFL clubs. Brighton FFS. A team who has been in the EFL for 95% of their club history. Just shows you what happens when you are in the PL, same happened to Bolton before. Our club and fans would be the exact same mate 3 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Our club and fans would be the exact same mate Yes hence i said “just shows you what happens when you are in the PL”. Teams forget where they’ve come from and where they will return in the next few years - then they will be loving the PL parachute payments and hand outs Edited October 11, 2020 by Southie_Owl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpowl Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 The FA will be given £100 million as a gift it’s such a corrupt league the foundation of the football pyramid is being trampled on for nothing more than greed the history and heritage is being wiped out of the game by this new culture to be honest I wouldn’t be against a 3-4 division league structure breaking away like the we already have let the premier league be it’s own 10-20 trans and let’s get our game back no VAR domestic club cup competitions places for European comps granted effectively the championship becomes the the Premier league and they can have the power league No promotion or relegation or a one up one down process maybe even the championship winner being invited to the power league at the end of their successful campaign which they have the right to decline I feel sorry for teams that would just qualify to remain in it that wouldn’t be involved in the rest of the uks football let them be isolated in greed Christ we could have our own uk cup including Scottish and Welsh teams be the new FA cup see if the magic applies wider one thing we would need is a better formed and regulated governing body then those half wits EFL who already think they are god but let’s get our football back 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Football is broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post horny owl Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 The sooner football ‘blows up’ the better Sick of the greed and corruption of a game that once belonged to us 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, fpowl said: The FA will be given £100 million as a gift it’s such a corrupt league the foundation of the football pyramid is being trampled on for nothing more than greed the history and heritage is being wiped out of the game by this new culture to be honest I wouldn’t be against a 3-4 division league structure breaking away like the we already have let the premier league be it’s own 10-20 trans and let’s get our game back no VAR domestic club cup competitions places for European comps granted effectively the championship becomes the the Premier league and they can have the power league No promotion or relegation or a one up one down process maybe even the championship winner being invited to the power league at the end of their successful campaign which they have the right to decline I feel sorry for teams that would just qualify to remain in it that wouldn’t be involved in the rest of the uks football let them be isolated in greed Christ we could have our own uk cup including Scottish and Welsh teams be the new FA cup see if the magic applies wider one thing we would need is a better formed and regulated governing body then those half wits EFL who already think they are god but let’s get our football back A 'gift'? Why not just call it what it is, a bung? fizz knows what the 'big teams' would do as soon as they have their little club of nine permanent members that get to call all the shots. None of them will ever be allowed to get relegated, that seems certain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, owlinexile said: A 'gift'? Why not just call it what it is, a bung? fizz knows what the 'big teams' would do as soon as they have their little club of nine permanent members that get to call all the shots. None of them will ever be allowed to get relegated, that seems certain. I do think the ultimate aim is for the PL to be a closed shop with no relegation in their chase to keep more money for themselves. They fail to recognise that promotion and relegation is what keeps football fresh and interesting. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaykz Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Southie_Owl said: My in laws are Brighton season ticket holders, and the other day they were saying how they don’t think they should have to help out the EFL clubs. Brighton FFS. A team who has been in the EFL for 95% of their club history. Just shows you what happens when you are in the PL, same happened to Bolton before. The PL has created a monster and an unbalanced football pyramid. Let’s see how the big boys like it when it’s like Scotland and every other game you play is against the same team. A Newcastle fan said exactly the same to me two days ago. He'd seen that article in The Sun about how wealthy all Championship owners are, so apparently no EFL clubs need any help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Inspector Lestrade said: I do think the ultimate aim is for the PL to be a closed shop with no relegation in their chase to keep more money for themselves. They fail to recognise that promotion and relegation is what keeps football fresh and interesting. I think this reorganisation will allow them to rig it to have 'the best of both worlds'. Promotion and relegation for the 'second class' Premiership clubs and if one of the Super Special Nine ever get in trouble, a quick vote for another 'reorganisation' to save them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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akbuk Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 The same will happen across Europe creating a European Super League and that's where promotion and relegation will be not between the the Premier and EFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 It also messes up the current 24/24/24 EFL league structure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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