16 clubs in the top flight make losses-£684 miilon despite record TV deals and Sky money.
There is a £70 Million average wage bill in the Prem- some clubs paying more out on wages than turnover of their club.
Any ideas how the game has to change?
My own would be to make sure that every single club has to field five under 21 players for every game- this would introduce more fringe british players on much lower wages and stop them going on loan to better off lower league sides.It would not be limited to british players but the fact is that most youngsters through academies are british and they would much more oppurtunity at the top level.It would also bring back a better sense of identity having many local players playing in the side.The home nation sides would also improve with their players playing week in week out at the top level.
Also to Introduce a club pension for players that play 10 years for thier club and this would introduce player loyalty back to clubs.They would need to play at least 250 games to qualify.
Wage bills need to be capped at 50% of turnover and a salary cap with a really good reward system need to be introduced.Players performing at highest level will not be affected as this will be performance related.
UEFA are moving in the righ direction but we need to reduce the 60% of all players that are foriegn in the prem down to the sensible Spanish league which have much less at 30%.How is this helping the English game?
Tottenham loaned out TWENTY ONE players last year how mad is that.
Premiership has to change
posted on 11/6/11
VAT on Transfer Fees.
50% of players salary to be paid on completion of his contract.
Limit squads to 25 players plus goalkeepers.
Percentage of Sky money to be shared equally between all Football League clubs instead of making parachute payments.
Simples
posted on 11/6/11
The simple fact is that most Leagues look to other countrys for their players, but teams like the Premier Leagues pay a bit more then the others, so any player would want to play in the Premier!..
English National team, that is something that World Football has been laughing at for a long time, and the way its been for a long time people are going to laugh forever, and the National team isn't going to get any better!..
Mind you, that's not just English Football, that's all the British National teams, because they all suffer because of it!..
The German Bundesliga, there was something on the German News the other day and it said the League had made 140m or so + profit!..
But like said on many topics before about this subject it boils down to one thing, the German Bundesliga is run completely diferent to the English Premier League, and the League will not let teams get into debt like they do in the English and other Leagues!..
In otherwords, they have their house in order!..
posted on 11/6/11
I definitely agree that squads should be limited to 25 players. I know a 25 man rules was brought in last year but it should be taken further.
This squad would then be complimented by a 20 players squad academy team. The academy teams should be limited to four foreign players (under 18s).
posted on 11/6/11
restraint of trade will not allow the foreign rule back so just restrict it to general under 21s and this will be mostly british players anyhow.
posted on 11/6/11
Striker I agree with you to a point about market forces but it's absolutely obscene that some players earn 80, 100, 150, 200k a week for playing football and this isn't a result of market forces, it's a result of them being on the end of some Russian oligarch or oil-rich sheik's play-thing. How can it possibly be justified that billions (not millions) in this world have no food or water, even in this country millions live in abject poverty. Tell me that's fair when there is more than enough resources in the world for everyone to live comfortably.
Poverty and starvation aren't a result of a lack of resources, it's a lack of a very very small minority unwilling to share them.
the sooner a redistribution of wealth occurs, the better
posted on 12/6/11
The first task would be to abolish the para payments which are anti competition.
posted on 13/6/11
It doesn't really matter how much players get paid because at the end of the day you can still only field 11 players.
posted on 14/6/11
TEG...Come the revolution! Thousands of years ago Egyptian Pharoes were using vast resources to build pyramids to enable them to journey to the afterlife!
Some things don't change so it's folly to think they might.
posted on 16/6/11
The Sky Empire for Global Domination is slowly destroying the game.
posted on 26/6/11
Making the PL a less predictable league would help, and capping is a must, bad enough what United can do, but what City and the Chavs are up to is ridiculous, just out-pricing everything. I don't even care if we become a lesser league than Spain, what I would give to see some new blood at the top of the table, and not so just because a rich oil sheik shells out 300 mil. The fun isn't there TBH, Championship was an amazing journey last season, with the 3 promoted clubs having fantastic seasons (Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii) Lg 1 was also very exciting, but the PL, Manchester United won with our worst side in many years, only the gaffer made this happen, all the oil mega-buck money checked. Hope Norwich nick it in 11/12! But it has to be re-structured as mentioned earlier financially, what a joke for PL teams to be in the red.