They arrive here in April and May in the decisive part of the season and have their difficult spell already put behind them, which makes them very dangerous and tough to beat. Norwich fans have endured perhaps the most dispiriting example of yo-yoing, finding their team hopelessly unable to bridge the gap in class to the Premier League either side of winning the Championship title twice in the past four seasons. Discussions have been ongoing throughout the Covid period about how better to organise financial redistribution. The EFL argues this creates competitive distortion, with other clubs spending money they do not have to keep up. It happened in Manchester - for part of the game they were better and we had to defend," said Guardiola.

The payments were initially distributed over the course of four years when they were introduced during the 2006/07 season, but a change 10 seasons later reduced the timescale to three years. Parachute payments are given to clubs relegated from the Premier League to cushion the blow of revenue lost from leaving the top flight. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites.Let's bring in a system that protects a club's crown jewels - the badge, the name, the nickname, the colours, its location. The hardest thing about this competition is playing Thursday-Sunday and that does have an impact on all managers. Parachute payments: The final day of the Premier League 2021/22 season ended in jubilation for Leeds United and misery for Burnley.

Former Wimbledon, Liverpool and England defender Scales said it was vital EFL clubs "end the culture of gambling" with their finances.

We have a lot to talk positively about in terms of development pathways, increasing loan opportunities.