Project Big Picture
 

Surprised there is no talk about this.

[url]https://twitter.com/telefootball/status/1315242246594322432?s=21[/url]

This could have implications for us in future years, or even sooner, for example:

“24 clubs each in the Championship, League One and League Two reducing the professional game overall from 92 clubs to 90”

Which would presumably mean less teams being promoted from the National League for a couple of years.

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Or more getting relegated.

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Wasn't the author of this a big pal of our previous owner and also had 2 youngsters at Wrexham - one a coach ? Its a small world is football.

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[QUOTE=RHYLRED;2394551]Or more getting relegated.[/QUOTE]

Nah, they wouldn’t want to punish league clubs

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Surely getting rid of the league cup would be sufficient?

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Just another example of big clubs trying to push their weight around, a bit like Game 39

Won't be enough support to get it passed, certainly not in the near future

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United and Liverpool wouldn't be proposing this if it wasn't in their own interests , look at the way the Glazers take millions out of United at the moment. Philanthropy is not a word they recognise. This is probably a step towards a European super league.
I remember many good league cup nights at the Racecourse , be a shame if that opportunity disappeared for lower league teams. Not bothered about the Community Shield , at least not for a few years.

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I thought the original plan was to have only 18 teams in the premier league.

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I can't see them closing the NL off or even getting rid of play offs. Might have 3 down/2 up for two seasons.

Some of the most successful teams in L1/L2 have come up from the NL

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Post Covid depending on how many clubs do fold dropping the FL to 90 might not have to involve stopping promotion from the NL.

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I am very suspicious of the top flight within the Premier League. Weren’t these the guys in 1991/92 who negotiated a better deal for the chosen few and stuff the rest - up until then tv money was split 92 ways.
There must be a hidden plan by footballs elite, if they feel the need to give us financial sweeteners after 28 years of us facing financial misery. The worry was always that the “top six” at the “top table” could split from domestic football and help form a European super league. Perhaps this is the ultimate aim.
If they did leave us, it wouldn’t surprise me. They are out for themselves and stuff grass roots football. Sky would stop filming the domestic game, their money would not splash around the championship and leagues 1 and 2. No great surprise there then!

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Bunch of bankers. These proposals give all voting power to the 'elite' six and make the rest of the premier league second class clubs.
United and Liverpool are also making room for a European Elite League in order for the Glaziers and Fenway Sports to take even more money out of UK Soccer.
Never again would the like of Leicester compete for The Premiership.

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Project Power-Grab.

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Project Scum Bags.

Rick Parry needs sacking.

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Given the owners of the 2 clubs involves, could the long term aim be to set up the prem as a franchise system as in US sports. This could easily be the first step. Premier League - no relegation from or promotion into. Franchises moving towns/cities to where they think there is more money to be made

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I don't think it will happen to many mid to lower teams in the Premiership would lose out.

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I'd cut the Prem to 18 clubs and then cut the Championship to 20.
Then have 3 leagues of 22 teans.
All governed by FFP.
3 up 3 down throughout the top 4 divisions and 4 down from the bottom division to allow 2 up from each of the North and South leagues.
Monies would have to be redistributed throughout.

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Premier League clubs have rejected the Project Big Picture proposal and agreed instead to hold an urgent strategy review involving all 20 members, as well as making a new bail-out offer to the EFL.
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Lights out for the big picture. Abandoned

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Good. Bad idea.

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How are Spurs one of the big six?