' CARDIFF CITY FC ISSUE STATEMENT TO BACK '

Cardiff City issue statement to throw their support behind Man Utd and Liverpool led Project Big Picture

Cardiff City Chairman Mehmet Dalman backs the proposals


But the majority of Premier League clubs reject
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Proposed plans from the Premier League would be the biggest shake-up to football in this country since the advent of the Premier League and Chairman Dalman / Cardiff City are firmly behind it. No future League Cup, No Charity Shield and the Premier League reduced to only 18 clubs.


Wednesday 14th October 2020


Cardiff City have voiced their support for 'Project Big Picture', believing it could provide a sustainable financial future for clubs below the Premier League.

As part of the radical overhaul plan which is said to be led by Manchester United and Liverpool, a £250m up-front payment would be handed down to the English Football League as a financial help package.

A further £100m would go to the FA, while 25 percent of annual Premier League revenue would also be distributed, a huge increase from the current four percent.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit clubs particularly hard , especially below English football's top flight. Lucrative broadcasting deals, domestic and overseas, continue to prop up top-flight clubs' coffers, but below that teams like Cardiff are feeling the pinch.

Bluebirds chairman Mehmet Dalman has been vocal since the start of the pandemic about the need for fairer financial distribution from the top down, while manager Neil Harris has reiterated on a number of occasions that the Premier League has an interest in helping out clubs in the EFL.

Pressure has intensified on the Premier League to supply a financial bailout package, with some clubs, especially in Leagues One and Two, struggling to make ends meet with matches continuing to be played behind closed doors.

The plans — which will hand unprecedented power to the Premier League's nine longest-serving teams; Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Southampton, Tottenham, West Ham — have been backed by EFL chairman Rick Parry and the Bluebirds have now also shown their support.



"Cardiff City Football Club welcomes the principle of Project Big Picture which has recently been in the news," the club said in a statement.



CARDIFF CITY FC:


"Whilst there has been a negative perspective on the plan in the media on governance and control, it’s easy to lose sight of the positives in the paper put forward to EFL Clubs.

"Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992 (when the remaining clubs in the Football League turned down an offer to link income to Premier League media rights), finance has been an issue. The link between the Premier League and Football League was further severed in 2000, when Football League clubs voted to go with ITV Digital instead of Sky, resulting in devastating consequences.

"Project Big Picture seeks to reconnect the link with the Premier League and guarantee future revenue streams in a marketplace which, domestically, is becoming stagnant. It will allow the EFL to benefit from the growing income generated by international rights which are currently unavailable to the EFL. The plan also includes a salary cap for the Championship to ensure a sustainable financial model is in place going forward.

"In addition to increased and guaranteed income streams, the proposed project would help create a more level playing field in the Championship

"It addresses the conundrum of parachute payments, which were originally brought in to provide a soft landing for clubs dropping out of the Premier League to pay off contracts of players who they could not move on. These payments have grown significantly over the years, affecting the integrity of the competition."

Cardiff add that other benefits include the £350m "rescue fund" which will mitigate lost matchday revenues and a fan charter which would hopefully result in fairer pricing for fans and a reduction on travel, as well as the financial backing women's football would receive.



The club list these as the potential added benefits of the project:

The immediate £350million rescue fund to the FA and EFL for lost matchday revenues for 2019/20 and 2020/21, without a need for government bailout.
A fan charter that addresses significant supporter interests, such as ticketing and travel; with fairer pricing, reductions on travel and other fan-friendly initiatives.
An increase in annual contributions to good causes, amounting to 5% of Premier League revenues.
An opportunity to review governance throughout the football pyramid, so as to determine what’s best for the game.
An opportunity to address the issue of the effect that parachute payments have.
To provide funding for the development of women’s football and to underpin growth in the female game.
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Other proposals for Project Big Picture also include the Premier League being reduced to just 18 teams and the Carabao Cup and Community Shield being axed.

The play-offs would also then consist of the 16th-placed team in the Premier League entering a play-off with the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in the Championship to decide who gets that final top-flight spot.

The reform would also mean only six of the nine longest-serving clubs would need to vote for a motion to be passed, a drastic change from the 14 votes which are required at the minute.

It has been criticised as a potential "power grab" from the Premier League's 'Big Six', with UK Government's Culture secretary Oliver Dowden having called for a fan-led review of football governance in wake of the mooted plans.




Premier League clubs will meet today (Wednesday) for an emergency meeting to discuss the proposal.

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So Dalman speaks again

Cardiff City issue statement to throw their support behind Man Utd and Liverpool led Project Big Picture

Cardiff City Chairman Mehmet Dalman



Proposed plans from the Premier League would be the biggest shake-up to football in this country since the advent of the Premier League and Chairman Dalman / Cardiff City are firmly behind it. No future League Cup, No Charity Shield and the Premier League reduced to only 18 clubs.


Wednesday 14th October 2020


Cardiff City have voiced their support for 'Project Big Picture', believing it could provide a sustainable financial future for clubs below the Premier League.

As part of the radical overhaul plan which is said to be led by Manchester United and Liverpool, a £250m up-front payment would be handed down to the English Football League as a financial help package.

A further £100m would go to the FA, while 25 percent of annual Premier League revenue would also be distributed, a huge increase from the current four percent.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit clubs particularly hard , especially below English football's top flight. Lucrative broadcasting deals, domestic and overseas, continue to prop up top-flight clubs' coffers, but below that teams like Cardiff are feeling the pinch.

Bluebirds chairman Mehmet Dalman has been vocal since the start of the pandemic about the need for fairer financial distribution from the top down, while manager Neil Harris has reiterated on a number of occasions that the Premier League has an interest in helping out clubs in the EFL.

Pressure has intensified on the Premier League to supply a financial bailout package, with some clubs, especially in Leagues One and Two, struggling to make ends meet with matches continuing to be played behind closed doors.

The plans — which will hand unprecedented power to the Premier League's nine longest-serving teams; Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Southampton, Tottenham, West Ham — have been backed by EFL chairman Rick Parry and the Bluebirds have now also shown their support.



"Cardiff City Football Club welcomes the principle of Project Big Picture which has recently been in the news," the club said in a statement.



CARDIFF CITY FC:


"Whilst there has been a negative perspective on the plan in the media on governance and control, it’s easy to lose sight of the positives in the paper put forward to EFL Clubs.

"Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992 (when the remaining clubs in the Football League turned down an offer to link income to Premier League media rights), finance has been an issue. The link between the Premier League and Football League was further severed in 2000, when Football League clubs voted to go with ITV Digital instead of Sky, resulting in devastating consequences.

"Project Big Picture seeks to reconnect the link with the Premier League and guarantee future revenue streams in a marketplace which, domestically, is becoming stagnant. It will allow the EFL to benefit from the growing income generated by international rights which are currently unavailable to the EFL. The plan also includes a salary cap for the Championship to ensure a sustainable financial model is in place going forward.

"In addition to increased and guaranteed income streams, the proposed project would help create a more level playing field in the Championship

"It addresses the conundrum of parachute payments, which were originally brought in to provide a soft landing for clubs dropping out of the Premier League to pay off contracts of players who they could not move on. These payments have grown significantly over the years, affecting the integrity of the competition."

Cardiff add that other benefits include the £350m "rescue fund" which will mitigate lost matchday revenues and a fan charter which would hopefully result in fairer pricing for fans and a reduction on travel, as well as the financial backing women's football would receive.



The club list these as the potential added benefits of the project:

The immediate £350million rescue fund to the FA and EFL for lost matchday revenues for 2019/20 and 2020/21, without a need for government bailout.
A fan charter that addresses significant supporter interests, such as ticketing and travel; with fairer pricing, reductions on travel and other fan-friendly initiatives.
An increase in annual contributions to good causes, amounting to 5% of Premier League revenues.
An opportunity to review governance throughout the football pyramid, so as to determine what’s best for the game.
An opportunity to address the issue of the effect that parachute payments have.
To provide funding for the development of women’s football and to underpin growth in the female game.
Sign up to our Cardiff City newsletter now!


Other proposals for Project Big Picture also include the Premier League being reduced to just 18 teams and the Carabao Cup and Community Shield being axed.

The play-offs would also then consist of the 16th-placed team in the Premier League entering a play-off with the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in the Championship to decide who gets that final top-flight spot.

The reform would also mean only six of the nine longest-serving clubs would need to vote for a motion to be passed, a drastic change from the 14 votes which are required at the minute.

It has been criticised as a potential "power grab" from the Premier League's 'Big Six', with UK Government's Culture secretary Oliver Dowden having called for a fan-led review of football governance in wake of the mooted plans.




Premier League clubs will meet today (Wednesday) for an emergency meeting to discuss the proposal.

If it means more money for the football league then its a good thing ,but I think a Premier league 2 would be a better option too

So Dalman speaks again

i expected Dalman to be behind it, big Manchester united fan and has a box there.

So Dalman speaks again

i expected Dalman to be behind it, big Manchester united fan and has a box there.

I suggest that anyone reading this statement does some extra reading to get a full picture of what is being proposed. The positives are listed, but the negatives are not. Also, ask yourselves why this elite group of clubs are so keen and willing to commit to this proposal

I suggest that anyone reading this statement does some extra reading to get a full picture of what is being proposed. The positives are listed, but the negatives are not. Also, ask yourselves why this elite group of clubs are so keen and willing to commit to this proposal

Spot on.

Cardiff City issue statement to throw their support behind Man Utd and Liverpool led Project Big Picture

Cardiff City Chairman Mehmet Dalman



Proposed plans from the Premier League would be the biggest shake-up to football in this country since the advent of the Premier League and Chairman Dalman / Cardiff City are firmly behind it. No future League Cup, No Charity Shield and the Premier League reduced to only 18 clubs.


Wednesday 14th October 2020


Cardiff City have voiced their support for 'Project Big Picture', believing it could provide a sustainable financial future for clubs below the Premier League.

As part of the radical overhaul plan which is said to be led by Manchester United and Liverpool, a £250m up-front payment would be handed down to the English Football League as a financial help package.

A further £100m would go to the FA, while 25 percent of annual Premier League revenue would also be distributed, a huge increase from the current four percent.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit clubs particularly hard , especially below English football's top flight. Lucrative broadcasting deals, domestic and overseas, continue to prop up top-flight clubs' coffers, but below that teams like Cardiff are feeling the pinch.

Bluebirds chairman Mehmet Dalman has been vocal since the start of the pandemic about the need for fairer financial distribution from the top down, while manager Neil Harris has reiterated on a number of occasions that the Premier League has an interest in helping out clubs in the EFL.

Pressure has intensified on the Premier League to supply a financial bailout package, with some clubs, especially in Leagues One and Two, struggling to make ends meet with matches continuing to be played behind closed doors.

The plans — which will hand unprecedented power to the Premier League's nine longest-serving teams; Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Southampton, Tottenham, West Ham — have been backed by EFL chairman Rick Parry and the Bluebirds have now also shown their support.



"Cardiff City Football Club welcomes the principle of Project Big Picture which has recently been in the news," the club said in a statement.



CARDIFF CITY FC:


"Whilst there has been a negative perspective on the plan in the media on governance and control, it’s easy to lose sight of the positives in the paper put forward to EFL Clubs.

"Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992 (when the remaining clubs in the Football League turned down an offer to link income to Premier League media rights), finance has been an issue. The link between the Premier League and Football League was further severed in 2000, when Football League clubs voted to go with ITV Digital instead of Sky, resulting in devastating consequences.

"Project Big Picture seeks to reconnect the link with the Premier League and guarantee future revenue streams in a marketplace which, domestically, is becoming stagnant. It will allow the EFL to benefit from the growing income generated by international rights which are currently unavailable to the EFL. The plan also includes a salary cap for the Championship to ensure a sustainable financial model is in place going forward.

"In addition to increased and guaranteed income streams, the proposed project would help create a more level playing field in the Championship

"It addresses the conundrum of parachute payments, which were originally brought in to provide a soft landing for clubs dropping out of the Premier League to pay off contracts of players who they could not move on. These payments have grown significantly over the years, affecting the integrity of the competition."

Cardiff add that other benefits include the £350m "rescue fund" which will mitigate lost matchday revenues and a fan charter which would hopefully result in fairer pricing for fans and a reduction on travel, as well as the financial backing women's football would receive.



The club list these as the potential added benefits of the project:

The immediate £350million rescue fund to the FA and EFL for lost matchday revenues for 2019/20 and 2020/21, without a need for government bailout.
A fan charter that addresses significant supporter interests, such as ticketing and travel; with fairer pricing, reductions on travel and other fan-friendly initiatives.
An increase in annual contributions to good causes, amounting to 5% of Premier League revenues.
An opportunity to review governance throughout the football pyramid, so as to determine what’s best for the game.
An opportunity to address the issue of the effect that parachute payments have.
To provide funding for the development of women’s football and to underpin growth in the female game.
Sign up to our Cardiff City newsletter now!


Other proposals for Project Big Picture also include the Premier League being reduced to just 18 teams and the Carabao Cup and Community Shield being axed.

The play-offs would also then consist of the 16th-placed team in the Premier League entering a play-off with the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in the Championship to decide who gets that final top-flight spot.

The reform would also mean only six of the nine longest-serving clubs would need to vote for a motion to be passed, a drastic change from the 14 votes which are required at the minute.

It has been criticised as a potential "power grab" from the Premier League's 'Big Six', with UK Government's Culture secretary Oliver Dowden having called for a fan-led review of football governance in wake of the mooted plans.




Premier League clubs will meet today (Wednesday) for an emergency meeting to discuss the proposal.

If it means more money for the football league then its a good thing ,but I think a Premier league 2 would be a better option too

What's the difference between a proposed Premier League 2 and the current Championship?

I suggest that anyone reading this statement does some extra reading to get a full picture of what is being proposed. The positives are listed, but the negatives are not. Also, ask yourselves why this elite group of clubs are so keen and willing to commit to this proposal

Spot on.

Seconded, in all walks of life if you want to convince someone of a radical change you give them all the positives and how much it will benefit them. You'll always be more likely to succeed if you leave it up to them to ask what the negatives are.

There is nothing to stop big 6 changing amount efl gets nothing to stop them using own tv stations to broadcast games making sky ect redundant for them... nothing to stop them abolishing promotion ! In fact the very fact they want total control of votes means they can do what they want over time which us exactly what the owners of liverpool and man u want! Funny no other premier league club owners are mentioned in the press release wonder why?
99.9% of efl like idea of the money but lots have reservations about rest of proposal so want cake and eat it ....

Rejected
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Surely this will benefit us when we get promoted this year and have a good season next year in PL and our push for a Champions League spot?.....

Surely this will benefit us when we get promoted this year and have a good season next year in PL and our push for a Champions League spot?.....

There's an easier route to the Champions League.......via the League of Wales. Comde on guys, get real!

My fear is that if this doesn't go through, the big prem clubs could look at a breakaway Euroean league. Feels like we (championship clubs) are forced into a corner - live on the breadcrumbs and a reduced chance of top league glory, or get cut off entirely. Clubs shouldn't be involved in league reform, it should be solely down to the FA but that boat I fear has sailed a long, long time ago.

My fear is that if this doesn't go through, the big prem clubs could look at a breakaway Euroean league. Feels like we (championship clubs) are forced into a corner - live on the breadcrumbs and a reduced chance of top league glory, or get cut off entirely. Clubs shouldn't be involved in league reform, it should be solely down to the FA but that boat I fear has sailed a long, long time ago.

its been rejected

I suggest that anyone reading this statement does some extra reading to get a full picture of what is being proposed. The positives are listed, but the negatives are not. Also, ask yourselves why this elite group of clubs are so keen and willing to commit to this proposal

Spot on.

Yup! Only 6 winners in this proposal...!

just about sums up how out of touch those who run the club are with the real supporter.

Thankfully the efl has rejected the proposals, but it's going to rear it's head,in one form or another again!

Thankfully the efl has rejected the proposals, but it's going to rear it's head,in one form or another again!

Sorry,meant Pl not efl

I suggest that anyone reading this statement does some extra reading to get a full picture of what is being proposed. The positives are listed, but the negatives are not. Also, ask yourselves why this elite group of clubs are so keen and willing to commit to this proposal

You could make the same argument for the status quo there are 'positives and negatives'.

The positives are we live with the hope of the odd season playing Premier League football. Negatives we bankrupt ourselves getting there and dealing with the consequences of relegation.

Personally I'm shot with the PL dream and would prefer sustainable competitive football at Championship level. If we can get a few hundred million pounds off the PL to fund that I'm all for it.

just about sums up how out of touch those who run the club are with the real supporter.

Trouble is jj,is that 90% of owners have lost touch with their fanbase