I reckon I know the answers to these questions but I'll ask anyway. Who was it that came up with the figures of 2.5m and 1.5m. And also what options were available to clubs? Was it a straight yes or no vote?
I think one of the small, poor club chairman suggested it and all the other small, poor clubs pushed it.
I think it was a simple yes or no with all the small, poor clubs out numbering bigger clubs with more resources.
A wage cap that makes getting decent players to drop down a level virtually impossible, that will guarantee any bid from a Championship club will see players unsettled due to the difference in wages and makes the L1 promoted clubs even more likely to come straight back down.
The whole reason there is not much money outside the Prem and especially below the Championship is the lower leagues aren't viewed as that relevent and lack the star power to attract viewers and fans in large enough numbers to generate big tv rights and advertising revenue. This proposal will make the lower leagues even more irrelevant and drain what little star power you can have.
If this stands I think it's the day L1 and L2 committed suicide commercially and ambition wise. The extent of the damage won't be obvious immediately but I think this will go down as a massive mistake.
Typical EFL really and all these small clubs so eager to drag down the bigger ones they can't see they are dragging the whole system down.