andytrig Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Parry has a serious conflict of interest. As a life long Liverpool fan and ex Liverpool CEO how is he impartial in a decision proposed by Liverpool FC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, HighworthOwl said: West Ham have come out and said they want no part of the plans. Seems odd that they where never consulted despite being named as one of the chosen 9. Them being amongst “the 9” would make them feel all important but actually carries very little weight as under the proposals only 6 of the 9 have to vote for something for it to pass so the big 6 would call all the shots. I suspect saying 9 clubs rather than 6 is just a p**s poor attempt to disguise what this really is, a power grab by the big 6. Despicable that the EFL chairman Rick Parry has given his public backing to the big 6 using the current pandemic as an opportunity to shape the game how they see fit. It’s an absolute disgrace. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 34 minutes ago, TrickyTrev said: Them being amongst “the 9” would make them feel all important but actually carries very little weight as under the proposals only 6 of the 9 have to vote for something for it to pass so the big 6 would call all the shots. I suspect saying 9 clubs rather than 6 is just a p**s poor attempt to disguise what this really is, a power grab by the big 6. Despicable that the EFL chairman Rick Parry has given his public backing to the big 6 using the current pandemic as an opportunity to shape the game how they see fit. It’s an absolute disgrace. In fairness, it's not the big 6 power grabbing (currently). Is the top two thinking of ways of making more money and they can only do it with the other 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harrysgame Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 hours ago, darra said: Listening to the bloke on SSN Man Us chief exec reckons that 1 in 7 of the world's population supports Man U Does that make them bigger than God? Deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Should have been Agent Parry with his for the good of the game nonsense .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Welcome back Sheffield united. One way of breaking Wilder’s dynasty. Saying that, he is doing pretty well at that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwellOwl Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Tommy Crawshaw said: To Parry Liverpool>EFL 100% but personal feelings shouldn’t cloud his judgement in his current role but that is wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Derby are all for it. Bit odd that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just listened to the Leyton Orient chairman telling 5 live what a good deal this is. Turns out the Leyton Orient chairman used to be CEO of Dunkin Donuts and he was involved in them signing a big deal with Liverpool FC a few years ago. He is also a friend of Liverpool owner JW Henry. Speaking about how American sports value the community of little league teams like in the minor leagues in baseball - minor league teams are basically feeder teams for major league baseball with no prospect of becoming the big team themselves. Is that the way we are heading......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 54 minutes ago, Harrysgame said: Does that make them bigger than God? Deluded. In 2013 they said it was 1 in 10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21478857 Now its 1 in 7 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-claim-billion-fans-18955448 At least those they have picked up in the last 7 years can't be classed as glory hunters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Crawshaw Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Quite a few League 1 and 2 owners/chairmen coming out and with their support this idea. Unsurprisingly the thought of a few million quid crossing their palms will seem attractive. Short term thinking and not looking at the bigger picture. More concerning is Derby's CEO Stephen Pearson who is one of the 3 Championship clubs representatives on the Board of the EFL is also in favour. Even if the EFL are happy to go for it I would be surprised if there are 14 PL teams happy to vote for it, which is what they would need. Even West Ham one of the 'favoured 9' don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Just listened to the Leyton Orient chairman telling 5 live what a good deal this is. Turns out the Leyton Orient chairman used to be CEO of Dunkin Donuts and he was involved in them signing a big deal with Liverpool FC a few years ago. He is also a friend of Liverpool owner JW Henry. Speaking about how American sports value the community of little league teams like in the minor leagues in baseball - minor league teams are basically feeder teams for major league baseball with no prospect of becoming the big team themselves. Is that the way we are heading......... More bloody Americans with no idea how the English game works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, owlinexile said: More bloody Americans with no idea how the English game works. They have no concept of promotion or relegation for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 43 minutes ago, darra said: They have no concept of promotion or relegation for a start Exactly, get the impression they would much rather it didn't happen. This would reduce the chances of them having new opponents come into the league with new money. The big 6 could control the lions share of the income at top level and keep the rest at arms length. The lower leagues could also exist with the sole purpose of providing them with players rather than being entities in their own right. Interesting that these two clubs are said to have started working on this plan 3 years ago, just after Leicester, a 3rd division club not long ago, won the Premier League with new money. Can't have that happening again now can we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hmm makes you wonder if they want to rush this through so they can veto the Newcastle take over for good. Don't need another club challenging with apparent unlimited wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, hirstyboywonder said: Just listened to the Leyton Orient chairman telling 5 live what a good deal this is. Turns out the Leyton Orient chairman used to be CEO of Dunkin Donuts and he was involved in them signing a big deal with Liverpool FC a few years ago. He is also a friend of Liverpool owner JW Henry. Speaking about how American sports value the community of little league teams like in the minor leagues in baseball - minor league teams are basically feeder teams for major league baseball with no prospect of becoming the big team themselves. Is that the way we are heading......... EFL clubs could 'disappear within five to six weeks' - Leyton Orient chairman per BBC Sport. It’s the dichotomy Conn identified. The smaller clubs need cash. Man Utd and Liverpool have offered it. If it’s poo or bust they’ll choose poo. An alternative has to be found but will vested interests allow it? You would think it unlikely Parry would go all in on this if he didn’t think he could carry the EFL clubs with him. So it’s probably down to the EPL teams to fight it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, rickygoo said: EFL clubs could 'disappear within five to six weeks' - Leyton Orient chairman per BBC Sport. It’s the dichotomy Conn identified. The smaller clubs need cash. Man Utd and Liverpool have offered it. If it’s poo or bust they’ll choose poo. An alternative has to be found but will vested interests allow it? You would think it unlikely Parry would go all in on this if he didn’t think he could carry the EFL clubs with him. So it’s probably down to the EPL teams to fight it off. Well yeah, as I said yesterday, the EFL clubs struggling as badly as you say will sway the vote for Parry if no alternative can be found. Interesting that an influential figure at the EFL has just resigned, maybe no coincidence. Makes you wonder why the 2 clubs putting forward this proposal need to include a monopoly of power for the big 6 in terms of voting rights for the future surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Crawshaw Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, rickygoo said: EFL clubs could 'disappear within five to six weeks' - Leyton Orient chairman per BBC Sport. It’s the dichotomy Conn identified. The smaller clubs need cash. Man Utd and Liverpool have offered it. If it’s poo or bust they’ll choose poo. An alternative has to be found but will vested interests allow it? You would think it unlikely Parry would go all in on this if he didn’t think he could carry the EFL clubs with him. So it’s probably down to the EPL teams to fight it off. From the official EFL statement yesterday. "The English Football League today confirms that it has been working on an innovative proposal titled ‘Project Big Picture’ with a number of Clubs in the Premier League" What does it mean by the EFL, is it Parry doing this unilaterally or the board with the blessing of the member clubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Burnsie said: Derby are all for it. Bit odd that The EFL recently came under pressure from other clubs to remove Derby CEO Stephen Pearce from his position on the EFL board in relation to the club coming under financial investigation by the league. Interesting to see that Pearce is a supporter of this 'project bug picture' proposal and the EFL chose not to take any action to remove him....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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