Charter will ward off Super League threat

The Premier League have begun working on a code of conduct to which all 20 clubs must sign up, in an attempt to reduce the threat of breakaways and rebellions.

The Premier League Charter would sit alongside the existing rulebook and require clubs to commit to a collective approach to decision-making, which has been undermined by the Big Six’s secret negotiations to join the ill-fated european Super League.

While the Charter is in its early stages, the proposed new document is seen as crucial in rebuilding trust between clubs.

In addition to prohibiting Premier League clubs from seeking to join other competitions, the Charter could outlaw people from member clubs meeting separately outside official shareholders’ meetings. A major source of tension in recent years has been the number of clandestine meetings held between the Big Six before official functions.

The Premier League board are still facing calls to punish the Big Six for attempting to launch the Super League, on the grounds that it threatened the commercial value of all domestic competitions. One proposal gaining support among the other 14 clubs is for the Big Six to be fined — with the money to be invested in grassroots football and to support the Premier League’s charitable projects.

Richard Scudamore is predicting major changes to how english football is governed and says the Big Six must face consequences for their actions.

The former Premier League chief executive insists the top flight’s rulebook would have prevented the six leaving for the eSL and revealed they had been warned before.

‘I think there will be changes. The actions of the six have altered some of the dynamic forever,’ he said.

‘I’d like to think the six will get back around the table. Not right away as there is too much anger.

‘There has to be some consequences. Something has to be extracted for what they’ve done by way of undertakings or attitude changes.’