tbh if it weren't for the fact that the lower leagues get a decent chunk of money from it (like how AFC Wimbledon will surely be to deal with the mess that is their current pitch), I'd be in favour of scrapping it entirely. France did it. The EFL should just expand the Pizza Cup to include Championship teams if the Championship clubs somehow don't think they are playing enough games. Even so, I think the sensible thing to do is get rid of it and then force the PL to send more money down the pyramid.

[–] sensiblepuffin 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean you're right, but it's kind of stupid for that windfall to be dependent on luck, no? And yeah, I agree entirely, if you took just a few million from each club's prize money and distributed it to the pro leagues, it would be a gigantic sum of money for those teams.

[–] Astrealix 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a bit of luck but you have to do good to get there in the first place. But yeah, like I said, take some more money off the PL besides just parachute payments, which fuck up the Championship anyway lol.

[–] sensiblepuffin 1 points 1 month ago

I should post a summary of SwissRamble's recent report of England's teams and their finances.