Premier league: Radical reforms in the best interest of clubs, says Rick Parry.

[flourbasher]

Any deal that relegates SUFC would get my vote

[Brin]

Any deal that relegates SUFC would get my vote

Flour, they may not need your vote this season

[millertop]

Wonder what the real reason is.

https://t.co/Ub3fZHUnQ2?amp=1

Shame it’s not Parry

[Brin]

Wonder what the real reason is.

https://t.co/Ub3fZHUnQ2?amp=1

Shame it’s not Parry

His words of, 'coupled with it being a very different environment inside the EFL, when compared to the one I left in 2015/16'. Says it all really, the EFL is in total disarray and a bloody shambles. He's bolting before it all blows up and kicks off. Something big will come from this and he's not hanging around to fall on his sword.

[Steve Miller]

Ha! See the Effluent Football League figurehead Bald (true) win (lie) has runaway runaway today for the usual 'personal reasons'...
Bet it's nowt to do with the Affluent Football League and this Scouse scumsucker Parry.
Sorry if I offend any Mersey rateaters here but I take a dim view of EVERYTHING that comes from Britain's largest open prison (no longer haha) and I have the broken bones to remind m.

[frogmiller]

I came across this reporter who posted this on twitter.

Matt Slater
@mjshrimper
Bosses from EFL's 72 clubs held divisional meetings this afternoon & 5 of them have just been talking to a few journos. The headline? I misjudged Project Big Picture's popularity in EFL when I said 2/3 would like it. Sounds like 9/10 of them LOVE IT! Total support for Parry, too.

Matt Slater
@mjshrimper
Sorry, doing several things at once! Peter Ridsdale (PNE) & Tony Stewart (Rotherham) from Ch'ship, Jez Moxey (Burton) & Paul Scally (Gills) from L1, & Nigel Travis (Os) from L2. They'd all been in divisional meetings. No votes but near unanimity in L1/L2, strong support Ch'ship

One thing that struck me was the mention of Tony Stewart in that list alongside Peter Risdale probably the worst profiled chairman of all time when it comes to throwing money away and seeing a club suffer i.e. Leeds United.

There was also one of Tony's statement that didn't make sense in the transfer window but led us to beleive that we had some player links with Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Was he involved in the putting together of this big plan? Rotherham United are a model club when it comes to finances so it could be one that the'd want to base all football clubs on.

Whether you agree with the big six breakaway in a all clubs are equal but some or more equal than others and use the finacial situation as a way of bribing the other clubs to fall into line behind you or like me strongly against this group of six totally domineering football from now on the way Barcelona and Real Madrid do the Spanish league this deal is great short term but terrible long term.

[Grumpy King of the West]

Theres much to like about the proposal:

The abolition of parachute payments, increase in PL tv money to the EFL, immediate cash injection, etc, etc.

I also have no issue with doing away with the Charity/Community Shield. I'd tweak the League Cup proposal to make it a cup just for EFL clubs. Perhaps do away with the FL Trophy instead? Reducing the PL to 18 teams? Meh, so what, never likely to affect RUFC.

The issue is of course the additional power being given to the Big 6. That cant be allowed. If it is then I absolutely guarantee that B Teams will eventually be introduced into the EFL and that would be a nightmare.

It's a starting point for negotiations.... let the talking commence.

[frogmiller]

Theres much to like about the proposal:

The abolition of parachute payments, increase in PL tv money to the EFL, immediate cash injection, etc, etc.

I also have no issue with doing away with the Charity/Community Shield. I'd tweak the League Cup proposal to make it a cup just for EFL clubs. Perhaps do away with the FL Trophy instead? Reducing the PL to 18 teams? Meh, so what, never likely to affect RUFC.

The issue is of course the additional power being given to the Big 6. That cant be allowed. If it is then I absolutely guarantee that B Teams will eventually be introduced into the EFL and that would be a nightmare.

It's a starting point for negotiations.... let the talking commence.

But it doesn't seem like there's going to be any negotiation Grumpy. It seems that they're set to accept this deal which can be revisited by the top six later on. In effect they could come beack and take more in the future when things get a bit tight for them.

They want a maximum of 15 players (but no more than 5 at 1 club) out on loan from any club which means that ther can have other teams paying for their players development. The only option is for them to buy a club through the back door and make it a feeder club.

These aren't football people doing this it's big business men in sport, venture capitalists and the likes. They don't give a shyte about the supporters who will be unable to afford a season ticket to watch their club.

[Grumpy King of the West]

But it doesn't seem like there's going to be any negotiation Grumpy. It seems that they're set to accept this deal which can be revisited by the top six later on. In effect they could come beack and take more in the future when things get a bit tight for them.

They want a maximum of 15 players (but no more than 5 at 1 club) out on loan from any club which means that ther can have other teams paying for their players development. The only option is for them to buy a club through the back door and make it a feeder club.

These aren't football people doing this it's big business men in sport, venture capitalists and the likes. They don't give a shyte about the supporters who will be unable to afford a season ticket to watch their club.

I agree Frogster that the loan proposal is not healthy for sporting integrity. It could be argued that its B teams through the back door. It would certainly lead to a feeder team situation. Then again it was ever thus: when we lost to Dagenham in 2010 at Wembley, we really lost to West Hams reserves.

All that said, it looks like the majority of the PL clubs will reject the plan out of hand, so its probably dead in the water already. Why on earth would Brighton, Burnley, Sheff Utd et al vote for it

[millertop]

Yes there’s positives but if they vote on this as it is then imo they’re just being led by the money sign which could come back and bite them big time.
Don’t give them the power