TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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"Proposed reforms to the Champions League would have a “devastating” effect on English football according to the Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, as clubs from around Europe speak up against the plans.
With a decision expected imminently on the new structure of the competition – which would include 100 extra matches and four new “exclusive game weeks” running from Tuesday to Thursday – Parish said that the reforms would likely mean the end of the League Cup in England.
"In the middle of a pandemic these decisions are made that may fundamentally change the view of football in domestic leagues forever,” he said. “From the point of view where we sit this will have quite a devastating effect on domestic competition in England.
We have three competitions, one of which – the League Cup – is the one of the largest financial contributors to the Football League and its 72 clubs. This proposal will probably see the end of that cup in its entirety, or reduced to some kind of youth competition. Where does this all end?”
With a decision expected imminently on the new structure of the competition – which would include 100 extra matches and four new “exclusive game weeks” running from Tuesday to Thursday – Parish said that the reforms would likely mean the end of the League Cup in England.
"In the middle of a pandemic these decisions are made that may fundamentally change the view of football in domestic leagues forever,” he said. “From the point of view where we sit this will have quite a devastating effect on domestic competition in England.
We have three competitions, one of which – the League Cup – is the one of the largest financial contributors to the Football League and its 72 clubs. This proposal will probably see the end of that cup in its entirety, or reduced to some kind of youth competition. Where does this all end?”
