Kenneth E End
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Been doing some research over the last few days whilst on furlough over how TV money is distributed and who are the real winners and losers.
It is amazing how much difference a bigger contribution from the Premier League pot could make for clubs down the divisions.
The bottom three in the Premier League last season took out over £300m combined and only a £54m difference between top and bottom.
Each team receives a £82.3m equal share each from domestic and international TV rights as well as a commercial share, with this topped up based on on-field performance and the number of matches on TV, with a mimimum payment if the minimum number of televised games not met.
Without stating the obvious, there needs to be a bigger slice of the pie filtering down, with a bigger emphasis on on-field performance and no merit payments for finishing bottom. This would mean that the top teams actually increase their slice, but those at the bottom lose only a small %, but all of their parachute payments which should be discontinued
To do this, I'd argue for a centralisation of TV payments, as there is such a huge gap between the EFL and Premier League in terms of revenue. Some might argue that this may lead to the likes of Sky offering less as a result, but the last EFL Sky deal was worth £119m per season. Taking into account all territory PL fees, it equates to over £3bn per season. I'd also argue for far higher prize money for cup competitions, which reduces the sidelining these tournaments over the last 10-15 years.
You may sense a contradiction here between merit and subsidising teams, but this is a gap that needs to be closed somehow.
Two thirds of funding should remain with the PL: the bottom club would take £93m (equal share, TV games, merit and academies), highest £177m
The Championship takes an eighth of the pot: the bottom club would take £15m; highest £30m.
League One: minimum £6.3m; highest £11.5m
League Two: minimum £3.2m; highest £5.7m
Conference: minimum £700k; highest £1.2m
FA Cup: winner £20m, 3rd round £250k, 1st round £100k
League Cup: winner £8m, 1st round £50k - currently from what I remember, prize money in this competition is terrible
EFL Trophy: winner £750k, 1st round £25k - removing academy sides
FA Trophy: winner £500k
There should also be greater funding for womens and grassroots football. The FA turned over £410m last season, yet only £24m went into women's football. There should also be greater sums pumped into academies - requiring clubs to spend what they are out of their own pockets under the EPPP is astounding.
The coronavirus situation has exposed a greater flaw in the governence of the game - no one can make a bloody decision! There should be a total independent panel of "experts" with no current involvement at club level rather than put in league wide votes. Financially, there needs to be stronger rules in place which means that a given club must break even over a three year period. Insolvency events would result in immediate relegation and expulsion from the league whilst the club restructures, with protections for fans to be refunded ticket sales under a central pot.
The football structure is awash with cash - with a bit more will and a slight adjustment, so many more clubs become financially stable and the players themselves become the biggest beneficiary of that.
It is amazing how much difference a bigger contribution from the Premier League pot could make for clubs down the divisions.
The bottom three in the Premier League last season took out over £300m combined and only a £54m difference between top and bottom.
Each team receives a £82.3m equal share each from domestic and international TV rights as well as a commercial share, with this topped up based on on-field performance and the number of matches on TV, with a mimimum payment if the minimum number of televised games not met.
Without stating the obvious, there needs to be a bigger slice of the pie filtering down, with a bigger emphasis on on-field performance and no merit payments for finishing bottom. This would mean that the top teams actually increase their slice, but those at the bottom lose only a small %, but all of their parachute payments which should be discontinued
To do this, I'd argue for a centralisation of TV payments, as there is such a huge gap between the EFL and Premier League in terms of revenue. Some might argue that this may lead to the likes of Sky offering less as a result, but the last EFL Sky deal was worth £119m per season. Taking into account all territory PL fees, it equates to over £3bn per season. I'd also argue for far higher prize money for cup competitions, which reduces the sidelining these tournaments over the last 10-15 years.
You may sense a contradiction here between merit and subsidising teams, but this is a gap that needs to be closed somehow.
Two thirds of funding should remain with the PL: the bottom club would take £93m (equal share, TV games, merit and academies), highest £177m
The Championship takes an eighth of the pot: the bottom club would take £15m; highest £30m.
League One: minimum £6.3m; highest £11.5m
League Two: minimum £3.2m; highest £5.7m
Conference: minimum £700k; highest £1.2m
FA Cup: winner £20m, 3rd round £250k, 1st round £100k
League Cup: winner £8m, 1st round £50k - currently from what I remember, prize money in this competition is terrible
EFL Trophy: winner £750k, 1st round £25k - removing academy sides
FA Trophy: winner £500k
There should also be greater funding for womens and grassroots football. The FA turned over £410m last season, yet only £24m went into women's football. There should also be greater sums pumped into academies - requiring clubs to spend what they are out of their own pockets under the EPPP is astounding.
The coronavirus situation has exposed a greater flaw in the governence of the game - no one can make a bloody decision! There should be a total independent panel of "experts" with no current involvement at club level rather than put in league wide votes. Financially, there needs to be stronger rules in place which means that a given club must break even over a three year period. Insolvency events would result in immediate relegation and expulsion from the league whilst the club restructures, with protections for fans to be refunded ticket sales under a central pot.
The football structure is awash with cash - with a bit more will and a slight adjustment, so many more clubs become financially stable and the players themselves become the biggest beneficiary of that.
