Football bosses plan two Premier Leagues

[johnnyk 158]

Football bosses plan two Premier Leagues in revolution of the English game

 

Plans for a Premier League second division that would revolutionise English football have been drawn up.

 

Bolton�s Phil Gartside, one of the longest-serving chairmen in the top flight and an influential member of the Football Association�s board, has put together a blueprint that is being circulated among key figures within the game.

 

They include the current Premier League chairman Dave Richards, who sees merit in the proposals.

 

Sunday Mirror Sport has been given a full briefing on the document, which is being backed by at least seven Premier League clubs as well as key Football League clubs who are keen to be part of the new breakaway.

 

A prominent Championship chairman, whose club have been in the Premier League, said: ââ?¬Å?Given the severe financial restraints in the Football League it would be madness not to consider the proposals.

 

ââ?¬Å?The considerable wealth of Premier League clubs shows no sign of subsiding.

 

ââ?¬Å?The Football League clubs are poor by comparison.ââ?¬Â

 

Gartside�s blueprint proposes two Premier League divisions, each of 18 teams.

 

There would be promotion and relegation of two clubs between the divisions.

 

There would also be one club relegated from Premier League 2 to be replaced by a club from the Football League.

 

Perhaps most controversial of all is the idea of inviting two Scottish clubs to join Premier League 2. The clubs are not named but would be Glasgow giants Rangers and Celtic.

 

In the past, both Scottish clubs have expressed a wish to join the English Premier League bandwagon. With the top flight reduced from 20 clubs, there�s also a proposal for a winter break.

 

And in a move that will alarm the FA and Football League - who have their own knock-out competitions ââ?¬â?? there would be the introduction of a new Premier League knock-out cup.

 

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/04/18/no-headline-115875-21288238/

[alexscottislegend 2,299]

Yep, saw this. Part of me says "yawn, yawn here we go again.." Yet in economic terms it would make sense - it would certainly solve our financial problems.

 

I thought the idea was killed stone dead before when the EPL clubs would refuse to vote for it, not to mention championship clubs who fear the competition from the Old Firm.

I'm afraid it sounds like newspapers turning to an old chestnut to fill their pages.