New Premier league idea

evertorial · December 4, 2011

Mvflusk said:
Everton are undeclared. It's last game of the season. Someone else are declared. They're 5th we're 4th, one point ahead.

Hello match fixing.

They would still get the CL place if they finished 5th as four teams would need to qualify

Mvflusk · December 4, 2011

evertorial said:
They would still get the CL place if they finished 5th as four teams would need to qualify

And say nobody declared?

BigBlueBalls · December 4, 2011

I'd like to see the domestic and european rules brought into line, in that you can't play players in domestic competition if they are not included in your euro squad. (Think the situation around Woodgate - where Stoke basically have an extra squad on the fringes that step into league games)

EFC Si · December 4, 2011

It's a bit complicated. I think the best and most exciting thing would be to have a play off for 4th, with the final being played at Wembley, there has been talk of this last year.

EFCNIK · December 4, 2011

I like it mate, but what would happen if a club who declares they wish to compete for champions league footy fail to make it, yet finish in the 'best of the rest' prize positions? Also what happens if a team who doesn't declare they wish to compete for champions league footy somehow ends up finishing in a champions league position?

mawders · December 4, 2011

Tosh...but at least it's an idea to make things more interesting.

Southall · December 4, 2011

The only way to make the league an even playing field is to introduce a league salary cap but their will always be back handers

Big Neville Southall · December 7, 2011

The problem is with the Champions League not the Premier League.

The money needs to be distributed fairer between the Champions League and the Europa League.

Qualification for the Europa League should be the finiancial springboard to qualification for the Champions League.

Instead the gap is so wide that qualification for the Champions League provides so much money over non qualifiers that the clubs who are in there have enough money to keep qualifying for it.

This means the only way a different club can qualify for the Champions League is either for one of the Champions League teams to have a horrendous season, or for a club to get a billionaire owner. They're the only ways a club can bridge the unfair gap.

billybinghamsboy · December 9, 2011

Southall said:
The only way to make the league an even playing field is to introduce a league salary cap but their will always be back handers

This and in regards to the champions/europa league the teams who don't qualify through the groups ie manu/city they shouldn't be allowed to "drop down" to the europa. Two goes in the trough in my humble opinion.

SteveSC · December 9, 2011

This idea is seriously flawed. Not every team would go into a season thinking they can qualify for the champs league but may change their mind on it halfway through. Take the season we qualified. Had you asked anyone at the start even us fans we would have laughed it off.

You might as well go to vegas with your prem prize money and gamble it all on black.

Frank Drebin · December 9, 2011

steveojcc said:
This idea is seriously flawed. Not every team would go into a season thinking they can qualify for the champs league but may change their mind on it halfway through. Take the season we qualified. Had you asked anyone at the start even us fans we would have laughed it off.

You might as well go to vegas with your prem prize money and gamble it all on black.

Always bet on black.