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EFL and PL cartels, and government looking for a populist cause

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The jockeying for cash between English footballs two cartels is quite a sight.  The English Football League (EFL) currently earn just north of £500m a year in handouts from the Premier League (PL).  They want that figure to increase to around £900m, while enough Premier League clubs are reluctant to share more of the money they create with those down the food chain.

The football model in England is broken (not that we are a perfect example).  The PL is one of the world’s premier sporting brands.  The EFL is one of the world’s wealthiest football league structures, but the disparity between their wealth and those above them make the gap precipitous for clubs having to deal with relegation.

The PL’s decision to decline the EFL’s offer to pay them £900m a year made your Conservative government angry, apparently.  Yesterday, in stepped a prime minister in trouble and looking for a populist cause to show you he understands real people.  Maybe I’m not real people but it’s not having the desired effect on me.

The PL and the EFL operate cartels inside the UK to the economic exclusion of Scottish clubs.  This has a very real economic impact on the wider economy.  Celtic would bring in around £400m more to the Glasgow economy each year, if they were able to compete with the rest of the UK.

The last time the EFL wanted leverage in their negotiations with the PL they threatened to offer Celtic and Newco a place in their league, introducing two clubs with prospects of promotion to the Premier League itself.  The threat worked, the PL folded and the UK football market remained a fractured set of cartels.

If the government wants to genuinely protect the interests of disenfranchised clubs and supporters, breaking these cartels should be top of their agenda.  Unfortunately, they don’t have the vision or intellect to act properly.

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  3. Burnley78 on

    Melvin Udall

     

     

    I am actually Fife but my son lives in Edinburgh and it’s 22 mins using my old persons bus pass into the centre of Edinburgh for me.

     

     

    One of the few benefits that come with age !

  7. TexasTim on

    Bada – thanks for the tour promo video but I’m already too excited.

     

     

    The strains of “calm doon you” are echoing through the hoose!

  8. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Taxastim- pleased you Bhoys over there will get a chance to see a live game,hopefully sensible about ticket prices for friendlies/ training sessions, but I somehow doubt it enjoy amigo

  9. Melvin Udall on

    BURNLEY78 on 20TH MARCH 2024 3:32 PM

     

    Melvin Udall

     

     

    I am actually Fife but my son lives in Edinburgh and it’s 22 mins using my old persons bus pass into the centre of Edinburgh for me.

     

     

    One of the few benefits that come with age!

     

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    😂 Nice one Burnley!

     

    Hopefully I’ll get to meet you on Sunday 7th April. 😃👍🇮🇪🍀

  10. Celtic Mac on

    I see Celtic have put tickets on sale for our next Charity Match.

     

    Celtic Legends versus Borussia Dortmund Legends

     

    We will have Paul Lambert and Tommy Boyd in the Dugout with Scott Brown as Captain

     

    Scheduled for Sunday 26 May 2pm

     

    Now, that is the day after the Scottish Cup Final so hopefully we will have just won the Double

     

    Tickets; Adults £15 and £7 Concessions, sponsored by DafaBet

     

    Could be a good day out

  11. Melvin Udall on

    P.S. and your son Burnley.

     

    Be great to meet you both.

     

    Will keep you posted on my ability to be in Edinburgh for the game.

     

     

    Thanks again for your reply.

  12. Melvin Udall on

    See the Dundee v Sevco game been rearranged for 10th April after we play them.

     

     

    Wasn’t very hard to predict that one!

     

     

    Just hope we give them a doing and Dundee pile on the misery a few days later.

  19. bigrailroadblues on

    Bobby Madden or Andrew Dallas to fill Crawford Shitebags brogues. Big Jimmy says the bookies are refusing bets. Mostly his.😂

  20. Tom McLaughlin on

    MELVIN UDALL

     

     

    BURNLEY78

     

     

    Just catching up. I have booked a room in Kitty O’Shea’s Edinburgh for the Ibrox game. Doors open 11am.

     

     

    B78 — I have put you down for 2 places.

     

     

    MU — Place reserved for you too.

     

     

    I can be contacted on tom22641@gmail.com

  26. Melvin Udall on

    TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH MARCH 2024 5:55 PM

     

    MELVIN UDALL

     

     

     

    BURNLEY78

     

     

     

    Just catching up. I have booked a room in Kitty O’Shea’s Edinburgh for the Ibrox game. Doors open 11am.

     

     

    B78 — I have put you down for 2 places.

     

     

    MU — Place reserved for you too.

     

     

    I can be contacted on tom22641@gmail.com

     

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    Thanks Tom.

     

    Really appreciate that.

     

     

    I’d be careful of posting your email afterthought for nasty lurking Huns. I’ve got it now. You can maybe get the Mod to delete it off the post.

     

     

    Thanks again.

  32. Prestonpans bhoys on

    TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH MARCH 2024 5:57 PM

     

    PRESTONPANS BHOYS

     

     

    You fancy a wee jaunt to Edinburgh on April 7th

     

     

    Absolutely will text you nearer the time 👍👍

  33. bigrailroadblues on

    Prestonpans

     

    Watch out. The man is a notorious drunkard.

     

    And who asked you anyway?

  34. Timbhoy163 on

    Hi bhoys do any of you know if there is to be renavations to be carried out on Celtic Park,personally it looks on the outside to be badly in need of a complete paint job ,I don’t think it’s had a makeover since Celtic Park was upgraded.

  37. bigrailroadblues on

    Timbhoy163 6.37

     

    There have been renovations recently but I couldn’t tell you the exact details. Sorry mate.

  38. Tom McLaughlin on

    MELVIN UDALL

     

     

    No worries. That’s just a bucket email I rarely use except for contacts like CQN.

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