Legohamster
Ian Walker
Can have a north / South LG 2 With conference teams added if you wanted to stick to 24
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Can have a north / South LG 2 With conference teams added if you wanted to stick to 24
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
A closed money making shop.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
Travel Cost less
Closer matches should mean more fans as less travel So larger gate receipt
Squad Size can be smaller Depending on split
Less player fatigue - Using Crawley as an example they could be away to Oldham on the Sat and then at home on the Tuesday
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
Could work in the lower divisions
Saves costs for all parties for once
Baleforce
Les Bennett
sweeps them under the carpet
Robbo
Paul Walsh
Knowing how the big/rich clubs operate, this is also my take on it. These clubs, us included, only think about themselves and their own financial well being. They will never give that kind of support without expecting bigger favours in return.
Followed by away to Barrow, home, then away to Exeter.
The amount of travel teams have to make is stupid, Carlisle to Exeter makes little sense at Div 2 level.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Because there isn't a single nation that has anywhere near the number of fans willing to pay at the turnstiles every week.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
The issue with the proposals is two fold...
Timing - their exploiting the situation
Greed from owners buying clubs for pure ££
The two most successful clubs on these shores are owned by organisations that aren’t fans do the club, their ultimately leaches, using the clubs to feed other means and to make money
FSG have put more money into pool than the family have at united but it’s clear they just see the football clubs as money making machines
It’s fair to say that’s what an investment is but football clubs are much more than that by their own nature. The loyalty and emotional investment they hold over people is second to none, and add in the global outreach and their really unique by their very nature.
With these proposals, the fact their adding in teams like West Ham, Everton and Southampton into the golden ticket says it all to me. They know what their proposing is unpalatable to most so spread the benefit to as many teams as they can to bring them onboard
Timing - their exploiting the situation
Greed from owners buying clubs for pure ££
The two most successful clubs on these shores are owned by organisations that aren’t fans do the club, their ultimately leaches, using the clubs to feed other means and to make money
FSG have put more money into pool than the family have at united but it’s clear they just see the football clubs as money making machines
It’s fair to say that’s what an investment is but football clubs are much more than that by their own nature. The loyalty and emotional investment they hold over people is second to none, and add in the global outreach and their really unique by their very nature.
With these proposals, the fact their adding in teams like West Ham, Everton and Southampton into the golden ticket says it all to me. They know what their proposing is unpalatable to most so spread the benefit to as many teams as they can to bring them onboard
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
I’d played rugby to a decent standard and we had away games that were 3 hours away which was crazy for a none national level
Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
3 hours travel is a local derby in division 6 here. Clubs in England don't really know what travel is, so the "long" travel argument is just gonads.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Yeh I remember when Grays were close to making the league the major fear was cost because it being a predominately northern league, they even had a offer for a defender from Orient who turned down the move due to travel time affecting his family time.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
That’s a local league game here in Rugby
As in East Midlands so regional
Just in my town in football terms there are 4 sides that are “paid to play” sides which would be i guess your division 6 level
These are all clubs with stadiums, training facilities and a need for fans to help fund them. All be it most make their money from functions else did when the could
We have so many teams in England it’s crazy hence why in football terms you don’t have to travel far for a derby
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jts1882
Dean Richards
Apart from reducing cost and travel time, regional leagues would help foster local rivalries, which could raise attendances and revenues. We already have regional leagues at lower levels so the question here is whether we change the number of national leagues at the top. Change could make the clubs at lower levels more stable and help maintain the deep league structure. It's certainly not unreasonable to revisit such questions occasionally.
I think making leagues one and two regional and only having two national leagues at the top is too much of a change. There might be a case for regional leagues replacing league two and the national league. This would be complicate by it involving two different league bodies, needing an expansion or reducton the EFL or a rejigging of the NL and feeder league, which is probably too political to succeed. As an aside who thought National League North and National League South makes any sense (its either national or not)
I think making leagues one and two regional and only having two national leagues at the top is too much of a change. There might be a case for regional leagues replacing league two and the national league. This would be complicate by it involving two different league bodies, needing an expansion or reducton the EFL or a rejigging of the NL and feeder league, which is probably too political to succeed. As an aside who thought National League North and National League South makes any sense (its either national or not)
Exeter to Carlisle or Gillingham to Carlisle is 6 hours, teams do know what tyravel is and do it regularly at the lower levels of the Pro-game.
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
Agreed. This bit stinks of securing the vote when decisions day comes....so transparent
Whiffler
Jermaine Jenas
UEFA have two International competitions, one of them partly run as a league.
They are to have three club competitions, partly run as leagues.
And now we have corporate US owners producing a smaller English league.
They REALLY hate the F.A. don't they, combined with wanting to rip more money from the supporters.
If some of the ideas were being mooted by others, then they might be worth discussing. Alas, they are 'affordable homes' bait for the big scheme, and I am dead set against what's afoot. Alas, and indeed, alack - I have no influence.
They are to have three club competitions, partly run as leagues.
And now we have corporate US owners producing a smaller English league.
They REALLY hate the F.A. don't they, combined with wanting to rip more money from the supporters.
If some of the ideas were being mooted by others, then they might be worth discussing. Alas, they are 'affordable homes' bait for the big scheme, and I am dead set against what's afoot. Alas, and indeed, alack - I have no influence.
JerusalemMan
Chris Perry
The loan system shake-up seems there to allow Chelsea and Emirates Marketing Project to continuing banking assets far beyond their capacity to actually use on the pitch and, instead, just use some players as revenue providers and churn through loans and transfers with barely an appearance in their own shirt.
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
Do I understand it West ham Everton Southampton golden ticket is giving them voting rights as a group of 9, where 2 thirds of the vote is need to pass the motion? So basically the ‘big 6’ can decide everything!