Originally Posted by
pineapple stu
Well we saw with the ITV Digital collapse that clubs hadn't covered their backs in the event of a fall-off.
So yeah, if this were to go ahead and then collapse after five years, where does that leave clubs? Can you go back to two leagues? Would clubs - being encouraged to go with 2/3 year contracts - suddenly find themselves going bust?
The aims are absolutely admirable. They've painted the right picture of the future of the league - I just don't see how it's going to happen.
It's actually a very similar idea to the old PCA document, although in that case, Europe/transfer fees was a measure of success, to be achieved by a much greater investment from the FAI and incremental increases, with a portion of proceeds being reinvested into the league and the FAI. But in this case, Europe/transfer fees almost seem to be the starting point - is it Lucid who's talking about being the 25th ranked league in 6 years? It's like the cart is being put before the horse.
I'd be steering away from this from what I've seen so far.