Topic: Project Big Pictu- Oh, it's been rejected.

[Tisd09]

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

— Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) October 13, 2020

?s=20 Further on my above

The Lincoln Chairman has called bullshit on this thankfully.

That then is a blatant lie from Jez Moxey. Was he asleep when I expressed my grave concerns at the meeting over this diabolical power grab. I am vehemently against this deal in it's present form.

The acceptance of this deal without question by so many clubs is deeply concerning. https://t.co/MQlBE2hqyE

— Clive Nates (@cliven7) October 13, 2020

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[Shay's Given Tim Flowers]

I assume a big part of the problem is clubs are leveraged to f*** and so when a revenue stream dries up they soon rattle through their cash.

[Teasy]

The epitome of an irrelevant football club.

Exclusive: Boro owner Steve Gibson leads calls for EFL clubs to back Project Big Picture. He’s spoken to Rick Parry & says C’ship clubs are united behind proposals... “It guarantees sustainability of football outside Premier League” https://t.co/GENTWULaTw https://t.co/mZKfOTuqc0

— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) October 13, 2020

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So basically he's saying the league structure is f***ed so lets accept removing actual competition from Football so that Football clubs (of which the entire point is competition) can survive.  f***ing tosser.

[Teasy]

Just get more and more angry with everything i read on this. EFL clubs love it? Of course they do its free money to cover up years of incompetent financial mismanagement. Good on the shankly trust and FA, those behind this plot should be shot.

I'm not sure I completely understand how the current system is forcing lower league clubs to go broke to be honest. As far as I'm aware overspending is endemic down there and it's down to mismanagement and poor regulation. Poor business fundamentals and the pandemic are killing them, this would be killing them even if they were getting a bigger slice of the premier leagues money.

Absolutely, if they'd received 25% of the current PL TV deal a few years ago, they'd all have raised their revenues by the same amount in a attempt to compete with each other and the PL clubs.  So they'd still be right on the profit/loss line now and still f***ed by the sudden drop in income.

[Sean]

It's a non-starter surely?

The only worry would be that a set of less extreme proposals have already been drawn up, and all this nonsense will make the next proposals look more attractive in comparison.

Although large sections of the media do seem to be behind this - they don't have to give it so much attention and support but they are.

[The Ideal Crash]

All you have to do is look at SSN in the afternoon and you can see there’s an all out propaganda campaign to get people used to the idea of this.

[OCK]

I love that Glazers/Henry didn't realise the FA sanctions all leagues. 

[toon25]

How many relegated/promoted from any ‘new look’ PL out of 18?

[wormy]

How many relegated/promoted from any ‘new look’ PL out of 18?

Two automatically up/down. 16th goes in to a playoff with 3rd-5th.

[Zero]

I don’t think the other PL teams would accept it. Basically it stops them from any takeover in the future.

[sadnesstan]

I don’t think the other PL teams would accept it. Basically it stops them from any takeover in the future.

But if it looks like they're putting more gravy on the train, nobody will be selling their spoon.

[David Edgar]

Project Greed.

[xLiaaamx]

PL voting on it today. How the f*** has it got a vote already?

[mrmojorisin75]

this idea is so f***ing preposterous it's gonna go through in the end isn't it

[TBG]

So, reducing the Premier League from 20 to 18 teams - Project Big Picture. The bad news is... it doesn't work. But... look, big picture, so what? Maybe we shouldn't be in the football business at all, maybe we should look at human rights or global warming. I mean, these are just ideas, but... where's the humanity? I suppose that's what I want to ask you today, if anything. Where is the humanity?

[triggs]

this idea is so f***ing preposterous it's gonna go through in the end isn't it

Nah, its beyond me how they expect 14 PL clubs to agree to it

[mrmojorisin75]

this idea is so f***ing preposterous it's gonna go through in the end isn't it

Nah, its beyond me how they expect 14 PL clubs to agree to it

idk man, this is 2020!  not in its current format but i could see them getting their way by offering some small crumb to the other PL dumb f***s who'll take it without thinking of the future repercussions

i've lost faith in anything good ever happening again though, so there's that

[LV]

Peak 2020 this

[Northerngimp]

20 quid on Aliens dropping before the year is out.

[OCK]

In an ideal multiverse Liverpool and Man U are voted off the planet for this. Arrogant bellends.

[pinkeye]

How many relegated/promoted from any ‘new look’ PL out of 18?

Two automatically up/down. 16th goes in to a playoff with 3rd-5th.

Ashleys target of 17th every year will look f***ed.....

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

  Didn't realise this. Naively presumed, based on the way some people in support are going on, the money would be evenly distributed.

EFL clubs told the Prem bail out suggested would be on 75-15-10 basis for Championship League One and League Two. So a League Two club would get just over 1m. A Championship club close to 8m. No wonder they are backing it 😳 Two more would be out of EFL at end of NEXT season ...

— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) October 13, 2020

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[GeordieDazzler]

Could the other 14 just do a reverse big picture and vote it through? Like change the voting rights to everyone but the big six

[Interpolic]

Could the other 14 just do a reverse big picture and vote it through? Like change the voting rights to everyone but the big six

Ideal scenario

[Shearergol]

Didn't realise this. Naively presumed, based on the way some people in support are going on, the money would be evenly distributed.

EFL clubs told the Prem bail out suggested would be on 75-15-10 basis for Championship League One and League Two. So a League Two club would get just over 1m. A Championship club close to 8m. No wonder they are backing it 😳 Two more would be out of EFL at end of NEXT season ...

— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) October 13, 2020

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It's so short-sighted and changes the entire reason football "should" exist.