Haydnator 45 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Just when you thought the ruination of English football couldn't get any worse: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/27/premier-league-clubs-block-big-six-tv-cash The Premier League’s six richest clubs are facing stubborn resistance against their efforts to seek a greater share of income from the next multibillion‑pound round of TV deals. In a plan believed by the 14 others to be supported by Manchester United, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League is proposing to end the system by which money from international TV rights sales is shared equally by all 20. Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s chairman, is understood to have presented a proposal to a meeting of the other 14 clubs held at the Pullman hotel in London on Wednesday, for 35% of the next international TV money to be distributed according to “merit” – in other words, where clubs finish in the league. That would be a major change to the arrangement which has operated by agreement since the original 1992 breakaway of the then First Division clubs to form the Premier League, which was itself motivated by the bigger clubs no longer wanting to share TV money with the Football League’s other three divisions. Income from international TV rights 25 years ago was negligible, so the clubs agreed to share that money equally, while only a third of British TV income is divided equally, the other two-thirds shared according to where clubs finish in the league and how many times they are shown on television. Now, though, the Premier League’s popularity has made it prime content for burgeoning pay-TV operations around the world, delivering approximately £3bn to the 20 clubs in the 2016-19 round of deals. That bonanza added to the £5.1bn from the competition between Sky and BT for British subscribers, plus other highlights deals, makes a total of £8.4bn in the current three-year cycle. The distribution of TV money last season showed that the champions Chelsea received £151m in total while bottom-placed Sunderland were paid £93m, but the booming international income was shared equally, the 20 receiving £39m apiece. The so-called “big six” clubs argue that as the global revenue rises, as it is expected to again when the 2019-22 deals start to be negotiated later this year, they should receive a larger share because they are the ones which international viewers tune in to watch. The other 14 clubs have been resisting these moves, in an effort to hold on to their equal share of the money. They are arguing that the sharing arrangement helps them to sign high-quality players and keep the league, as Scudamore describes it, “competitive and compelling” and therefore attractive on TV. Three of the smaller clubs are said to have been inclined at the meeting to agree the new 35% merit payment arrangement, but the agreement of 14 is needed to effect such a substantial change, and 11 remain firmly opposed. A meeting of all clubs has been called for next Wednesday in London to finalise what the sharing arrangements will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Fuck. That. I understand the top 6 going for it but why on earth are there 3 smaller clubs also agreeing? I bet we're one of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13806 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 They can kiss my balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 28 minutes ago, Rayvin said: Fuck. That. I understand the top 6 going for it but why on earth are there 3 smaller clubs also agreeing? I bet we're one of them... Everton, Leicester and West Ham apparently. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4927090/Premier-League-clubs-embroiled-1bn-TV-cash-row.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Everton must expect they'll get there and I can see Wham being delusional enough for that too. But Leicester? That freak league win has gone to their heads, clearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) I can’t say this sort of thing is a shock, that Scudmore is a right sweaty ball bag. The way the league splits the money is the main contributing factor of why it has gotten to this level of popularity, as it keeps the league somewhat competitive compared to other leagues, less about lower clubs having a chance of coming top 4 but more about the actual games between top and low sides being more competitive than when you watch similar positioned teams in other leagues (although this has deteriorated anyway imo). It’s already become them and us, we have Man Utd paying £100m or whatever for a player etc but having them increase their share of that money at the detriment of lower sides is fucking daft as it would accelerate and increase the divide. Agreed about the earlier comments, the 3 teams that are leaning towards agreeing are fucking idiots. I hope Everton do shite this season just because of their arrogance in this area, I don’t need to wish that on West Ham or Leiscester as they’re both wank. Edited September 28, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5882 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 The even split of money is the reason we have the most competitive league in the world. The Big 6 genuinely want to turn our league into the SPL/La Liga where the bottom 75% are battling relegation every year. Bearing in mind every one of them is owned by a billionaire and they already make more money than most clubs in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 It'll never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerbarton 24 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 It's ludicrous. We don't have a level playing field as it is, let alone if they allow this to happen. I'm not even sure how Scudamore still has that job anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 That fucking Scudamore is clearly a representative of a few PL clubs and not of the league as a whole. Love 'the big 6' bollocks as well. Not the top 4 anymore? Or even the big 5? I swear this big >insert number here< changes every few years. Should be called the rich clubs instead which is a lot closer to the truth. Fuck'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 2068 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I don't think this will ever happen but if it did it would be the start of the death of English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 The threat of a break away league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Even more laughable when you consider they’ve had to put 80% of our games on the telly this year because more people were watching us dust off Leeds than their SUPER SUNDAY extravaganzas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Imagine them lot playing each other every week man, as others have said the majority of times they play each other it’s fucking shite. Tom said it the other week iirc but commentators shrug it off with crap like “it’s a tactical chess match”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 They're after creating a European super league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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