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KingstonMariner
May 14, 2017, 4:07pm
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I remember that promise Ginny. The FA will never be able to deliver on any such plan because unlike the Bundeslige (sp?) they do not control the game. The clubs here have so much more power vis a vis the game's authorities (and the fans - German fans have an effective veto on their clubs).

Whatever might be ideal to achieve success for England will be watered down.

So whatever they come up with will fail and should be rejected unless they have an effective plan to clip the wings of the clubs.


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Just because 66% voted in favour of the competition it doesn't mean the inevitable introduction of B teams in the Football League.
But it does show that a couple of million gets you 66% of votes. What price 90%
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Just because 66% voted in favour of the competition it doesn't mean the inevitable introduction of B teams in the Football League.
But it does show that a couple of million gets you 66% of votes. What price 90%



It's one thing voting for a competition that has little impact on the everyday structure of the FL but a completely different scenario voting for a league change that would completely affect the " bread and butter " finances of the clubs involved. The bigger clubs in the lower leagues , ie the ones with the larger attendances, would never agree to a situation that would affect their chances of promotion due to a PL B team being promoted in their place.


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It's one thing voting for a competition that has little impact on the everyday structure of the FL but a completely different scenario voting for a league change that would completely affect the " bread and butter " finances of the clubs involved. The bigger clubs in the lower leagues , ie the ones with the larger attendances, would never agree to a situation that would affect their chances of promotion due to a PL B team being promoted in their place.


It's not the bigger clubs in the FL that need to be worried. I'm sure they'd put a cap on how high B Teams could go. It's the clubs like ours that need to be worried, club's that nobody but our own fanbase cares about.

A few million quid and the chairman start changing their mind.
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