Everton B team

[The Legend of Southall]

read something online that said, for example, if Barcelona was relegated somehow, and their B team was not promoted or relegated, the B team would still have to be pushed down to the Third division.

But that only moves the problem down a division?

 

[MickM86]

Bad idea.

 

[riddick]

so if Barca gets relegated and Barca b gets promoted, Barca can't get promoted again until b gets relegated?

 

[Fearthainn]

so if Barca gets relegated and Barca b gets promoted, Barca can't get promoted again until b gets relegated?

They'd both get relegated if Barca got relegated. Sporting had a terrible season last year in Portugal and Sporting B were top of the second tier for a while and people were (sort of jokingly) talking about it. Also, B teams in Spain and Portugal don't enter cup competitions as far as I'm aware. Used to in Holland I think, I seem to recall Ajax B reaching the semis after Ajax had been knocked out?

 

[The Legend of Southall]

so if Barca gets relegated and Barca b gets promoted, Barca can't get promoted again until b gets relegated?

I would assume the B team aren't allowed to be in the top division. Either way, it adds too many layers off complication

 

[Billy Dean]

I recall the Ginger, Moyes, pushing for the same thing. Would it benefit England on a National level? Yes. Would it benefit the leagues? Questionable. The lower league sides would now have to compete with yet another club, and the bigger clubs would have the ability to use players of greater talent. How would promotion/relegation work?

lower league clubs could just be unofficial b teams. We could sign an agreement with one of them that they get first refusal on all our youngsters on loans etc

 

[MartSlinger]

Would only ever happen if the bigger clubs in the PL literally bought the lower league clubs, then basically give that club all their youth. They would never 'add' another team(s) to the Leagues.

 

[Rook]

Bob is right that B teams would make the England squad better.

However the Championship is a fun league and B teams would just mean MORA players on the big clubs and another unfair advantage to them as if they don't have enough advantages as it is.

You could do this by finding a manager/squad that plays your style and just loaning 3-4 your players to said squad instead of all over England. Say Tranmere played our style, they wouldn't want some of our youth squad?

 

[Roger Milla]

Could only help the top clubs with big squads in my opinion. Also as long as there are better foreigners costing less they'll always be bought to our league. The foreigner rule should not have been scrapped years ago.

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Embarrassing, sack this small time continental rubbish off please

 

[AusToffee]

I dont support it! It would ruin the lower leagues which I like to support and watch games.