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David Byrom

'Feel like rioting' - Leeds United fans furious over radical Premier League plans

Leeds United fans have reacted with anger at proposals to give nine Premier League clubs more power than the rest.

The proposals, which were revealed in the Telegraph, would see the nine longest-serving clubs become stakeholders in a slimmed-down 18-team Premier League.

More money would filter down to the EFL, with teams also being bailed out during the coronavirus crisis.

Leeds fans' biggest concern appears to be that the Premier League's nine longest-serving clubs will have ultimate control over the division.

It means a scrapping of the one-club, one-vote ethos that means a minimum of 14 teams need to vote in favour of proposals for them to pass.

Other parts of the proposal would see the Community Shield scrapped, with the League Cup also either scrapped or no longer involving clubs in Europe.

Parachute payments to recently-relegated clubs in the Championship would be halted in favour of giving more money to teams across the EFL.

Two clubs would be automatically relegated from the Premier League every season, with a third going into the Championship play-offs to fight for their survival.

The plans have the backing of EFL chairman Rick Parry is said to be one of the driving forces behind the proposals along with Liverpool and Manchester United.

Former Liverpool CEO Parry has long called for an overhaul in the way the EFL is run in order to avoid clubs coming into financial troubles.

He has argued that a trade-off between EFL clubs having more money and the big six being given more power is a fair one.

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