TV Revenue Sharing: Small teams down their pants

It seems that in the end, the chairs will not be uploaded to the tables. Today we have known one of the worst news that could be given in Spanish football, most clubs of First and Second Division have dropped his pants at Barca and Madrid. Recap: As I told you at the time , the clubs that form the so-called G-30-with logical exceptions raised a proposal that is negotiated collectively television income and a more equitable sharing, changes to come to our league match with Europe. Madrid and Barca are not willing to lose their privileged position and some time later filed a counter-proposal to a minimum.

Reached the peak of the negotiation. The two big bet on a route by buying the support of Valencia and Atletico Madrid, offering to remain the high nobility, and even the rest waiting for the little ones be tempted with the supposed benefit to be equal to the lesser nobility, that is, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal ... That's when I published an article stating that, for once, hoping that the young do not be content with crumbs and dared to take the fight to the end, with all the consequences; therefore, this news is a huge disappointment to me.

Thirteen of the clubs First and Second eighteen have accepted the offer of Madrid and Barcelona, with the honorable exception of Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Zaragoza, Real Sociedad, Malaga, Villarreal, Villarreal B, Celta, Betis and Girona-though are expected to last three end up going through the hoop. These clubs have until Friday to drop their pants or will be in the position that, when all collectively traded from between 2014 and 2016, they have to do it yourself-is to see that the ultimatum is really final because even is plenty to talk until then. The fact is that, as expected, Valencia and Atletico gladly accepted the counter-proposal of the two large, since, as we shall see, they will earn more money. The sad thing is how the smaller clubs have been left in the lurch to the group led by Del Nido and have settled most recently won rather than continue to aspire to a more equitable distribution.

The new model of negotiation and distribution of television income is a certain evolution in the currently existing, but the truth is that it falls far short of what could and, especially, should be. At the moment all the beans will continue to pursue individually until the season 2015-2016, but for 2014-2015 the common fund reaches EUR 800 million will be advanced one year. The agreement is as follows: Madrid and Barcelona will keep 34% of the total, Atletico and Valencia share 11%, the other 16 teams sign all First-if, of course, will be divided 45%, the 22 Second by 9% to be shared among all and keep it a 1%-which would be about 27 million, is intended to mitigate the economic impact of the teams to fall from first to second. That money to be spent descended first and foremost to satisfy debts to other clubs and also the teams that take longer in the top flight will carry more than enough, since it means that the economic impact is greater.

Centralist model promoters boast that no team can get first eight times less money than Madrid or Barcelona, remember that last year the difference between Madrid and Xerez was 19 to 1 -, but everything that is not called with the other major European leagues, moving from 3 to 1 and 2 to 1 - will be catastrophic to the interests of the majority. The new model retains the privileges of the nobles, so the two-headed League trend will continue to go over and at the same time, we will lose economic competitiveness in relation to European clubs.

William Wallace returns to be betrayed

If someone haswhole hog in this war that's William Del Nido Wallace. Sevilla president has led the group that demanded fairness, since they were over thirty so far that have been in absolute minority. José María Del Nido has warned other presidents of First and Second to maintain the old model or new content with the Madrid-Barça proposal would seriously undermine not only the majority of clubs, but for the competition itself. Finally most has betrayed him and was left quite alone. Del Nido believes that does not come with a simple evolution, but it was essential to make a revolution. And nobody likes being told their troubles to the faces, not the rich or the poor, I fear that the much-needed radical stance of Seville will eventually hit you in the future at interclubles relations.

Finally, a statement of three of the presidents who have not passed through the hoop. First, Del Nido:

The two have earned 1,500 million euros more than the third in the last 10 years, and with this agreement in the next six years, four clubs, Madrid, Barca, Atletico and Valencia, will earn 1,500 million more than the third in the league (...) With the new title will be sharing the pre-sold the next ten years.

For his part, Fernando Roig, Villarreal president, has stated the following after hearing the news:

With his plan, Madrid and Barca up 50 million each, and five of us. We will not fund the Madrid Basketball!

And finally, the president of the Athletic Club, Fernando García Macua:

I do not want any security. I do not want 36 million euros in the bank, I want to compete. I want the Fernando Llorente of ten years is in the Athletic, but I have to Xabi Alonso in ten years in our club

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