I agree with you that it all needs to be sorted out together which is why

I am a little surprised that they league has not yet jumped on Sky's alleged offer not to seek repayment of the monies and roll it over into more games next season or an extra year. I can only conclude that the premier league equally does not want to have its hand tied to a further year with sky when they think they may be able to get a more lucrative deal from another party and that may also be having an influence in this.

One of the problems really appears to be that something which is a game and as such is set up in the sort of traditional league ladder type structure has morphed into such a big business at one end that the sort of "majority vote" system that still seems to govern key decisions is pretty inappropriate. In theory, it appears than 14 clubs, voting en masse could change the rules at any time including presumably getting rid of relegation. I just can't believe that is correct but I don't know what sort of powers/binding agreements there are between the EFL and the premier league to prevent it from happening?

Posted By: Jim on April 16th 2020 at 11:23:58

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Season to end by July 1? (Other Football) - avenging canary, Apr 16, 09:56:18
- If we do ultimately get regulated (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 16, 10:55:53
  - ... (Other Football) - CB41, Apr 16, 11:49:17
    - Only a matter of time before Champs too? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Apr 16, 11:50:22
      - intriguing possibility that with a cap... (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 16, 15:08:43
- Copy & paste for us non-subscribers? (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 16, 10:22:14
  - It’s only allowing me to select a paragraph at a time. (Other Football) - avenging canary, Apr 16, 11:23:25
    - No worries (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 16, 11:23:38
- Yeah that's fair enough imo. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 16, 10:19:00
- it'd be chaos trying to complete it (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 16, 10:01:54
  - Just whether they promote the top two void completely ... (Other Football) - loz, Apr 16, 10:12:29
    - I don't see how you can promote the top two when Fulham are still in the mix (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 16, 10:18:50
      - because fulham are not in the top 2 (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 10:23:52
        
        Its not if you are saying you won't relegate the bottom three (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 16, 10:31:32
        
        i think the phrase "no team should be in a worse position than when this started" is key (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 13:11:23
      - Agreed. If you try to model an outcome it just leaves you open to attack. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 16, 10:21:08
        
        I don't see how we could have any real objection to being relegated (Other Football) - megson, Apr 16, 11:32:24
        
        I tend to agree, however we have winnable games at home still to come, and our form has be (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 16, 11:36:14
        
        True, there was a glimmer of hope and it'd be a terrible way to go down (Other Football) - megson, Apr 16, 11:40:24
        
        ha true, like a pub trivia quiz answer (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 21:30:33
        
        Mind you, an interestung question for the lawyers amongst us is (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 16, 10:34:36
        
        How about promoted teams? If PL clubs vote to relegate the bottom 3, who decides which 3 (Other Football) - WestYorksCanary, Apr 16, 11:09:16
        
        Gut feel is no claim (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 16, 10:54:27
        
        In those circumstances wouldn’t ... (Other Football) - loz, Apr 16, 11:00:19
        
        all apart from the EFL clubs that miss out (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 16, 11:07:43
        
        I agree with you that it all needs to be sorted out together which is why (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 16, 11:23:58
        
        But those clubs are probably less inclined ... (Other Football) - loz, Apr 16, 11:15:10
        
        on the other hand they've less to lose (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 16, 11:28:42
        
        Also a bit harder for them to prove loss I would say (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 16, 11:25:32
        
        take the tables as they are currently as if it is the end of the season (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Apr 16, 11:37:38

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