Football League to switch from three divisions to four

[8ace]

A long midweek away trips wouldn't be such an issue if they scrapped the day-tripper rule they introduced a few seasons ago.

 

[redoubtable seagull]

3 from China, 2 from USA, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Germany. Some very nice away trips.

Or possibly a couple of teams north of the border too?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It's a good idea as long as they regionalise it.

We play to much football in this country, and what is the benefit of Hartlepool vs Plymouth - if done correctly this will help clubs.

i would personally reduce the PL to 18 as well.

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Less midweek games has to be a good thing for fans. Play off games over long weekends (Fri to Sun) would be good for fans too.

 

[Murray 17]

The Conference is effectively League Three anyway.

Huge clubs with big grounds - Lincoln, Tranmere, Wrexham, Torquay etc. With BT Sport showing around 30 games a season, they rely heavily on the TV money. I don't see it being a benefit to that division. Nearly every club is full time as well.

I probably wouldn't have used the word 'huge', but yes, some clubs with a little bit of history.

In the past regional leagues have been discussed as a way of reducing costs. Maybe make Leagues 3 and 4 regional.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Love midweek games.

Thumbs down

 

[lawros left foot]

Considering we haven't played a game at home,at 3o'clock on a Saturday since the 13th of February, mainly because of the telly, I can't see Sky, B.T. etc going for this, and, as we all know, they run the game now

 

[brightn'ove]

No doubt this will rob us out of promotion to the premier league somehow

 

[Quinney]

Where are the extra eight FL teams coming from?

Premier League "B" teams being discussed on Sky.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Premier League "B" teams being discussed on Sky.

FFS

No

 

[Tesco in Disguise]

Premier League "B" teams being discussed on Sky.

Death of the game.

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[brightn'ove]

Where are the extra eight FL teams coming from?

Sincerely hope they won't be B teams

 

[sir albion]

Leave it be for Christ sake

 

[portslade seagull]

Surely a B team would not be able to gain promotion

 

[Badger]

I quite like the idea of Pompey playing in Division FIVE

#Twats

 

[ManOfSussex]

If they bring in Premier League teams and Rangers and Celtic it will kill the soul of English football. It should be teams from the non-league pyramid only.

 

[studio150]

I favour the idea of 20 team divisions, with games effectively reserved for the weekend. The one thing which would need to be considered is the way that fixtures fall, with less games. It would be important to many clubs that the fixtures home, away, home,away,,, rather than at present where you can get two home or away games in the same week. This would ensure that clubs are having a regular cashflow.

The fewer games would enable longer rest periods between games and should result in higher quality.

 

[brightn'ove]

Surely a B team would not be able to gain promotion

Which would make a mockery of the 'competition' would it not?

 

[Steve in Japan]

Which would make a mockery of the 'competition' would it not?

it would. Although I didn't see B teams mentioned in the BBC report. Wasn't it only a year or so since this idea was last kicked into touch?

 

[Ernest]

A long midweek away trips wouldn't be such an issue if they scrapped the day-tripper rule they introduced a few seasons ago.

What rule ?