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Aston Villa promoted to the Premier League last season
Project Big Picture is highly unlikely to gain traction within the Premier League, says Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow.
The plan’s sponsors want to cut the Premier League from 20 to 18 clubs and rule out the EFL Cup.
The shareholders of the Premier League will meet on Wednesday to discuss the project and finances in football.
“I don’t think we should give this particular plan much credit,” Purslow told Radio 4’s Today show.
The proposals, led by Liverpool and Manchester United, were made public earlier this week and opinions are divided.
Under the plan, the EFL would get 25% of all future TV deals, which would be negotiated jointly, plus a £ 250m ransom.
However, it would also see more power transferred to the so-called ‘big six’ clubs in the Premier League.
It would take 14 of the current 20 top-level clubs to vote in favor.
“I think it is highly unlikely that this plan, as it has been described in public, is going to have much traction within the Premier League itself,” Purslow said.
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“The idea that somehow the Premier League is not playing a very important role in financing the whole pyramid is a fantasy.
“I think a much broader, long-term plan for football is what I would expect from the Premier League.”
EFL President Rick Parry said the plan was “in the best interest” of soccer in this country and praised both clubs for coming up with it.
The Premier League previously said the plan “could have a damaging impact on the entire game” and the Department of Culture, Media and Sports said it was “surprised and disappointed” by the “secret deals that are being prepared.”
A joint statement from supporter groups for the ‘big six’ teams expressed concern about the plans.
“I hope that there will be an open and transparent dialogue. I also hope that there are concrete proposals on the financing of the lower levels of football,” Purslow said of Wednesday’s meeting.
“While I applaud the notion that the Championship, League One, and League Two want to engage with the Premier League, the way to do that is to speak to the president and CEO of that league, through the front door, not argue with only two teams in the Premier League.
“I think it is surprising that the head of the EFL, who already receives nearly £ 400 million a year, has chosen to put a plan in motion without discussing it directly with the Premier League.”
The ‘Project Big Picture’ proposals
- The Premier League cut from 20 to 18 clubs, and the Championship, League One and League Two retained 24 teams each.The last two Premier League teams were automatically relegated and the 16th ranked team joined the play-offs of the Championship. and Community Shield abolished; discarded parachute payments; a £ 250 million rescue fund immediately available to the EFL and 25% of all future TV deals; £ 100 million paid to the FA to make up for lost revenue; nine clubs receive ‘special voting rights’ on certain issues, based on their extended careers in the Premier League
Source: bbc.com
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