The Big Six get even greedier...

Bozza said:

Because UK TV money is already divided in the same way?

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Jim D said:

That's all well and good but what about pulling up the drawbridge and stopping relegation?

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Nixonator said:

How is that going to work?

"Please vote for less revenue and even greater imbalance because the precedent is already there for domestic rights."

I don't understand how they have convinced 3-4 clubs that this is a good idea for them. I could understand one as Everton probably think they have their spot locked down, who else thinks they have a top half position secured consistently?

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Bozza said:

How did they convince clubs to agree to split UK TV revenue in the way they have?

If you think you're likely to finish in the top half of the Premier League, you'd vote for this, I imagine, as the likelihood is that you would receive a higher distribution of the money than you would under the current setup. (That's a guess based on the proposal merit payments being made in equal steps from top to bottom).

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BBC said:

Premier League boss Richard Scudamore has embarked on a week of lobbying in a bid to heal a split between clubs over the distribution of the next round of multi-billion pound overseas TV rights.

It comes ahead of a meeting of all 20 clubs next Wednesday in London.

Under pressure from the six richest clubs, the chairman has proposed ending the equal sharing of international broadcasting income.

The £3bn overseas deal for 2016-19 generates £39m a year for each club.

Scudamore presented his plan - which would see 35% of the revenue divided according to league position - to the other 14 clubs on Wednesday, but it has been met with resistance.

With new contracts for some international markets for 2019-22 already done and showing significant increases in value, the so-called 'Big Six' - Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea - want their greater global popularity reflected.

They are also understood to feel that the domestic TV market, currently worth £5.1bn, may have reached saturation point. It is also thought that some were 'spooked' by Leicester City's surprise Premier League win in 2015-16.

However, with the approval of 14 clubs needed to make such a change to the system (the first since 1992), Scudamore has his work cut out to broker agreement by next week.

The league is keen to reach a compromise before going into domestic rights negotiations, where worries over what the 'Big Six' could do next - if they are blocked - could create uncertainty.

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smartferndale said:

In the American football set up the bottom team has the first draft pick.Why?
So the lowest in the Premier table should receive the most TV money. It would make for a much more competitive league. Never happen.

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Bozza said:

(That's a guess based on the proposal merit payments being made in equal steps from top to bottom).

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FatSuperman said:

It's not even 'don't you want English teams to do well in Europe', but more specifically 'don't you want these half-dozen English teams - who you don't support - to do well against Barca, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, etc?'

The money doesn't solve that problem. Our top teams are already earning more than many of their European counterparts, it's just that we aren't doing as good a job with that money. Or we're being ripped off, if you prefer that narrative. They'd just get even more ripped off.

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