Premier League reform proposals

[Clive W]

From the DT

“ Each of the nine clubs who, at any time of determination, have been members of the Premier League continuously for more seasons than other clubs will be considered a ‘Long-Term Shareholder’.”

Key word is “continuously” which is why the 9 consists of the big six (sorry chaps  but it saves typing) plus Southampton,Everton and WHU

We’re excluded because of our 2 years in the wilderness

[Ads]

If Man United and Liverpool want to become some sort of Masonic Lodge, then they can fuck off and form their own.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

From the DT

“ Each of the nine clubs who, at any time of determination, have been members of the Premier League continuously for more seasons than other clubs will be considered a ‘Long-Term Shareholder’.”

Key word is “continuously” which is why the 9 consists of the big six (sorry chaps  but it saves typing) plus Southampton,Everton and WHU

We’re excluded because of our 2 years in the wilderness

3 years!  I can't see our owners taking this lying down somehow!

[Ad@m]

This special status bollocks is just an attempt to bribe a few extra teams to back their plan.

It's so blatant. If this passes it means that the 'Big 6' run the league. They can push through any rule change they want. That's why they're so willing to bribe the Football League and a handful of other Premier League clubs, hoping that covid has made them so desperate they can't turn the offer down.

[danno]

Southampton Everton and West Ham must know that only needing six votes from nine to pass a motion is not good news for them.

[N'ZMAV]

is this a big 6 where 1 one them has never even won the Premier League and the other have won it the same amount of times as Leicester and Blackburn?

Right.

Can't see any of this happening.

[richtheholtender]

What about special status for a club who formed league football from the start?

[Clive W]

Interesting that the FA has the “golden share” in the PL which allows them to veto anything

So if this goes through we could have a situation where the 9 “pleb” clubs (including us) vote on a proposal, which gets vetoed by the super 9 only for the FA to veto the veto

[N'ZMAV]

all sounds like a waste of money - especially when small clubs are crying out for funding or they'll be disappearing forever.

[robleflaneur]

Southampton Everton and West Ham must know that only needing six votes from nine to pass a motion is not good news for them.

And with fewer Prem.teams,WHU and Soton could easily be relegated and lose that wonderful 'special status'.

[Clive W]

There’s a very comprehensive summary of the plan in the DT. Some huge financial implications

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/10/11/project-big-picture-key-proposals-premier-league-over-haul-revealed/

[Richard E]

My response to this proposal consists of two words, the latter of which is ‘off.’

[stevo_st]

Liverpool really did taking a 7-2 thumping badly didn’t they

[ChicagoLion]

it was inevitable that the crisis would cause a significant shake up, this is stage 1.
more to come

[PeterWithesShin]

So 6 clubs will have near control over the other 14

Each of the nine clubs who, at any time of determination, have been members of the Premier League continuously for more seasons than other clubs will be considered a ‘Long-Term Shareholder’.

Two-thirds of the long-term shareholders can cause to be adopted without approval from the other clubs:

i) the election or removal of the CEO and/or a member of the board;

ii) amendments to cost control rules and regulations;

iii) contracts for the sale of league broadcasting and media rights

Two-thirds of the long-term shareholders can prevent from being adopted resolutions to:

i) change the distribution rights of the sponsorship, commercial and broadcasting rights sold

centrally;

ii) change the distribution to clubs from other PL centralised rights or assets

c) alter in a material way the nature of the competition

Two-thirds of the long-term shareholders can veto the Premier League board’s approval of a proposed new owner.