PREMIER LEAGUE clubs are close to making the most revolutionary change since the competition was founded 32 years ago.
For most, it can lead to leveling up.
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Those who oppose the new measures are satisfied with the status quo, which in reality amounts to protecting the rich.
I don’t blame them for wanting to maintain the competitive advantage, gained by being at the top and the huge sums of millions that come from being in the Champions League.
Having this financial advantage will definitely influence your position in the league, and if you have influence, you never want to lose it.
The new proposal is for spending by all 20 clubs to be anchored in bottom-side earnings from the Premier League’s central revenues, made up mainly of broadcasting money.
This provides competitive balance whilst supporting aspiration and sustainability. As last season’s lowest figure was £103.6m pocketed by Southampton, it seems very viable in its application to wages, transfer fees and agent fees.
However, the players’ union has always been vehemently opposed to a “hard cap” on its members’ salaries, so there will be a lot of negotiations ahead of the Prem vote in June.
The driving force of the proposal is the concern to maintain competitive balance. To wear the crown of Best League in the World we must keep it.
We cannot allow a greater precipice to form between some clubs at the top and the rest.
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Most TV football fans, grandparents, little boys and Prince William alike know that in most seasons the league champions are likely to be Manchester City, Liverpool or Arsenal. . . but there is pressure from United, Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa, West Ham and Tottenham.
It is the competitiveness at both ends of our table that ensures the Prem is the most watched league in the world – and that needs protecting.
We don’t want to replicate the German Bundesliga or the Italian Serie A – where there is a 24-point difference between first and third place.
And frankly, the proposed limit is so high that I would be shocked if it were reached!
Most clubs believe that anything that can slow down spending on players and agents makes clubs more sustainable – and that’s a good thing.
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