Cash-strapped clubs in the English Football League will grasp Manchester United’s and Liverpool’s Big Picture proposals like a ‘drowning man clutching a lifeline’, it’s been claimed today.
MP Damian Collins, who has been the principle advocate in Parliament for a support package for EFL clubs, fears the urgent need for short-term support will persuade some clubs to back the plan, even though it has been widely condemned as ruinous for English football.
The 72 English league clubs will discuss the proposals, which include controversial reforms such as reducing the number of Premier League teams to 18, giving the Big Six an effective veto on decisions and a greater share of broadcast revenues, at a meeting October 15.