Foreign owners 'want end to Premier League relegation'

Gambit · October 17, 2011

Several foreign-owned Premier League clubs want to scrap relegation, according to League Managers Association (LMA) chief Richard Bevan.

Bevan fears that if more clubs are sold to foreigner investors they may have enough votes to force changes.

But the Premier League said relegation and promotion were part of its rules and added to league's strength.

Bevan hopes that a parliamentary inquiry into football goverance would also help prevent the proposal.

"We're very keen that the report is successful in helping the Football Association introduce a licensing programme for clubs," he said.

"Because there are a number of overseas-owned clubs already talking about bringing about the avoidance of promotion and relegation in the Premier League.
"If we have four or five more new owners, that could happen."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15336398.stm

This is bizarre. How can you have a league system without relegation and promotion? How do these clubs who want to scrap relegation and promotion think they managed to get into the Premiership in the first place? Stupidest suggestion ever.

Sion · October 17, 2011

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