The failure of a vote on multi-club loans and the absence of an agreement to redistribute wealth to lower-league clubs points to a lack of consensus regarding the future of the top flight
For a competition defined by its drama, the goings-on at a Premier League shareholders’ meeting are pretty dreary. A function suite at a posh central London hotel, a group of executives (mostly men) burrowing in and out discreetly, an announcement that might require a small tweak to the rulebook. It’s hardly Jamie Carragher v Gary Neville on Monday Night Football.
Yet this week’s gathering at the Churchill hotel in Marylebone proved to be eyebrow raising. It was a meeting whose outcome suggests not only a divided competition, but one that may be struggling to deal with the challenges it is facing.
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