Reply With Quoteyeah good article, at least it shows people are catching on the the ultimate agendaOriginally Posted by Cannylad
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Good article from the Mag re this subject.
https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/09/cha...castle-united/
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yeah good article, at least it shows people are catching on the the ultimate agenda
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Aye - hopefully it's been caught in time.
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Surely we already have an equivalent of the All Star game, or "North vs South" whatever, it's called International Football, and includes the likes of the European Championships, the World Cup, Copa America and the African Cup of Nations. That's the bonus of having a worldwide sport, not just ones that are played in just the one country (plus sometimes Canada).
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That’s a good point. The yanks aren’t as familiar as us with sports with worldwide popularity. I mean even rugby is played more around the world than any of the US sports.
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its started already, ESL getting in through the back door
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...eb21d564b9e17a
FA Cup replays scrapped in 3rd/4th round, League Cup either scrapped or elite clubs field U-21 sides & parachute payments reduced as part of Premier League ‘New Deal’ which will allow elite to play more matches in Europe/Asia/US etc.
Scrapping all FA Cup replays and radical changes to the League Cup are part of proposals being considered by Premier League clubs as part of the “New Deal for Football”.
The plan, which will be top of the agenda at a Premier League shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday, sets out the calendar changes as part of a deal to distribute extra funds to the EFL and reform parachute payments.
The calendar proposals from 2024 would scrap third and fourth-round FA Cup replays entirely, sources with knowledge of the plan have told The Times, although the FA would have to agree to this. Clubs involved in European competitions would either not compete in the League Cup or would field under-21 sides.
The Premier League wants to free up space in the congested fixture calendar but it is understood that the top-flight clubs will not push for the League Cup to be scrapped, nor for all FA Cup games to be played in midweek.
The EFL has yet to be approached over the plan but it would welcome talks on the future of the League Cup — called the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons – and FA Cup replays. Sources say that EFL clubs may also be happy to scrap replays, because lower-league sides may have a greater chance of beating top-flight opposition on penalties if the scores are level.
The Premier League has been warned by the government that it must agree a deal to deliver hundreds of millions of pounds more to the lower leagues or face the prospect of being forced to do so by legislation. The EFL wants £250 million more.
However, the clubs will wait to see if the new prime minister, Liz Truss, will follow the same path and demand an independent regulator — as put forward in the independent review of football by Tracey Crouch — before making a final decision.
As previously reported, the New Deal would allocate funding to clubs in the Sky Bet Championship on a sliding scale of funding based on where they finish in the table, similar to the merit payments in the Premier League.
Clubs would also face restrictions on spending on transfers and wages for the first time, with the Premier League aiming to follow Uefa’s new financial rules.
Clubs would be limited to spending a fixed percentage of their revenue in a calendar year on player wages, transfers and agent fees. The top flight would want the EFL to follow the same approach. Some Championship clubs already spend more on wages alone than they receive in total revenue.
The Premier League is likely to impose a higher figure than the 70 per cent agreed by Uefa, which will phase in the new limit from next year — 90 per cent for the calendar year 2023, 80 per cent for 2024 and 70 per cent from 2025.
Parachute payments would remain but they would be greatly reduced from the £44 million given to relegated clubs for the season after their demotion. The idea is that it would help to reduce the “cliff edge” between the Premier League and the Championship.
Another New Deal innovation involves making infrastructure grants available to EFL clubs, whereby the Premier League would provide funding for capital projects, such as improvements to stadiums and training grounds.
How likely is it that FA Cup replays will be scrapped and when would it happen?
Many people in football regard it as inevitable and it certainly looks like the easiest way to free up some time in the fixture calendar. The proposal is to end replays from the start of the 2024-25 season.
What are the proposed changes for the League Cup?
The plan would be for those teams involved in European competition not to compete in the League Cup, or if so then only with an under-21 side, such as Liverpool did when it had a team playing in the Club World Cup the same week in December 2019. The increase in Champions League games from 2024 will cause extra pressure on the League Cup.
Are there moves to scrap the Carabao Cup altogether?
There is no doubt that some top-flight clubs would support that but the majority accept that it is an important money-spinner for the EFL teams and some Premier League clubs, which is why a compromise approach is being pursued.
Will the Premier League make a decision on these issues this week?
Probably not. There is a fairly strong feeling that the clubs should take a “wait-and-see” approach to how strongly Liz Truss, the new prime minister, feels about pushing the reform of football governance and delivering more financial resources to the lower leagues.
What about adopting Uefa’s financial rules on limiting spending to a percentage of income – are those dependent on the government’s view too?
No – those are likely to come in anyway. Most clubs accept that if six or seven clubs are following Uefa’s rules on a 70 per cent limit then it makes sense for the Premier League to have the same approach. The limit is likely to be higher in the English top flight, however.
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this part here made me sit up and take real notice
Clubs would be limited to spending a fixed percentage of their revenue in a calendar year on player wages, transfers and agent fees. The top flight would want the EFL to follow the same approach. Some Championship clubs already spend more on wages alone than they receive in total revenue.
so we are again restricted in our spending ability, yet the big 6 are already lightyears ahead of us in monetary income
if this comes in, we are fecked, it will force everyone outside the big 6 to grow from within while they are reaping the rewards and financial benefits of top 6 football
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It's all about revenue.
End of this season our shirt sponsorship contract ends, the new sponsorship deal will be juicy.
Also Darren Eales will be squeezing all the revenue we can gather will be gathered.
We'll be fine and also our accountants will be as creative as PSG & Man City, I don't worry for us.
Spurs, Arsenal, Leicester, West Ham, Wolves and all those clubs between 3rd/4th and 8th/9th are gonna be more restricted than us.
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the big one you missed mate, is the first rule they have already put in place, our new sponsors are only allowed to reflect the size of income clubs in our position have had. This rule is still legit, we had the lowest sponsorship deals and we can only expect the same income as Everton or West Ham etc
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