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Meanwhile at the peak of the pyramid, the Premier League "Big Six" are much less dependent on ticket revenue, funded as they are primarily by multi-billion-dollar TV deals both with UK TV companies and those around the world - as well as, in some cases, having fantastically wealthy owners. Why now? Well as with everything in 2020, the answer is one word - Covid.Ī huge number of EFL clubs are facing financial disaster, and Rick Parry has been pushing for this bailout for some time.Įven before Covid, several teams - Bury, Macclesfield and Jay Jay Okocha's old club Bolton - had either folded or gone into administration in the last couple of years, and indeed discussions around "Project Big Picture" were initially unrelated to the pandemic.īut it is Covid that has put many more clubs on the brink, facing ruin because they are not permitted to allow in crowds - and accrue the associated gate receipts, merchandise and refreshment sales - under government rules aimed at controlling the virus. Why now? Jay-Jay Okocha's old side Bolton Wanderers are one of the teams in deep financial trouble The so-called "Big Six" Premier League clubs - Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea - would also get special voting rights on certain issues, along with West Ham, Everton and Southampton. These changes would free up fixture dates that could be filled with more lucrative European football matches and pre-season friendlies. In exchange, the footballing calendar would be trimmed to suit the top Premier League clubs - with the number of Premier League teams cut to 18, and the EFL Cup (currently the Carabao Cup) and Community Shield being abolished. The idea is that by helping fund the EFL, the top clubs would be supporting the "football pyramid", which is at the heart not just of English football but arguably the way of life in the country.īut this giveaway would come at a price. Those clubs, led by the EFL's chair Rick Parry, have been demanding money from the Premier League for some time, because they have been struggling financially in the absence of crowds due to Covid-19.
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The plan, put together by Liverpool and Manchester United, would see teams in the EFL - ie the leagues below the Premier League - given £250m ($325m) right now, to share between themselves, plus 25% of revenue from future TV deals that the Premier League secures. What is Project Big Picture? EFL chairman Rick Parry has urged support for Project Big Picture
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