Football's new Governance Bill will change the English game forever
AS the power struggle over the distribution of money was fought out between the Premier League and the EFL, it always felt like it was a case of the irresistible force taking on the immovable object.
It was no real surprise that the two parties were unable to reach an agreement over the distribution of wealth with the Premier League wanting it all for themselves and the EFL insisting it should be spread for the good of the game or, more particularly, throughout a pyramid that is the envy of world football.
The League Premier never actually made an offer to the EFL, despite repeated warnings from government that failure to do so would likely lead to the introduction of an independent regulator, and so it has proved, with the Football Governance Bill put forward in Parliament this week. It seems the EFL are wining an unwanted battle that will change the face of English football forever, with a regulator appointed to sort things out once and for all as part of that motion.
"We are really grateful to all the local MPs who understand the importance of their clubs," EFL. chairman Rick Parry said. "They get the fact that clubs are the beating heart of the communities and the Bill has had a lot of cross-party support, which will need to continue as it finds its way through Parliament.
"Our position has always been that we want to make clubs sustainable. It never has - or never will - be the EFL versus the Premier League. For us, it is all about one pyramid and trying to make sure that clubs can rise and fall without facing financial catastrophe either on the way up, or on the way down.
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