TODD Boehly has proposed dramatic rule change to help bridge the gap between the Premier League and the Championship.
The under-fire Chelsea chief also took the chance to brush off the fan protest outside Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
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Fans descended before Tuesday’s league game against Southampton
Boehly drew upon his knowledge as an investor to suggest a ground-breaking rule change for the Prem to boost competitiveness.
Speaking at the Financial Times’ Business of Football summit, Boehly explained: “There is a bit of an unorganised landscape in European football.
“It reminds me of the Retail Sports Network market in America. There is a handful of things that needs to be sorted.
“One of the challenges is relegation in football. It’s hard to price. If everyone was equal, you’d have a 15 per cent chance of relegation.
“But everyone isn’t equal, so you have to work out how best to address that valuation challenge.
“Relegation is cultural and not going anywhere. So why not every season when a team is in the EPL, you get one share of EPL stock and even if you go down you keep that stock.”
The gulf between the Championship and Prem cannot be understated.
Last season saw all three promoted sides, Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United, suffer immediate relegation for the first time since 1998.
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The same fate currently awaits Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich, with the trio occupying the drop zone with 11 matches remaining.
But Boehly also shrugged off the fan protests which preceded Chelsea‘s 4-0 win over the Saints on Tuesday.
He said: “I just think it is par for the course.
“The sooner you learn you are not going to keep all the people happy all the time, the freedom shows up.
“We are just trying to execute a plan and recognise things aren’t linear, and we are trending in the right direction.
“The trend is moving in the right direction and that’s the thing that really matters.
“In June, it will be three years in charge. That’s not a lot of time, especially when you get to 50, 60 or 70 years old in life.”
PAPromoted Southampton sit bottom of the Prem with two wins from 27 games[/caption]
Supporters directed their anger towards Todd Boehly and ownership group BlueCo
On Chelsea‘s poor No 9 recruitment, he added: “Strikers are hard to find.
“You don’t go into the grocery store and say, ‘I’m going to get a striker‘.
“It is an amazing skillset and you also have to have a fantastic mentality.”
The final question by moderator Arash Massoudi was whether the ownership will change given the talk of disagreements between him and Clearlake.
He answered: “Listen, I can’t predict the future. If I could, I wouldn’t be here talking to you.”
As for Chelsea, Enzo Maresca’s side are well in the hunt for a top four finish after beating the Saints this week.
The Blues are one point adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City in fifth.
Chelsea ratings vs Southampton as Cole Palmer STILL can’t score or assist… and gets a horror grade
CHELSEA reverted to winning ways as they smashed Southampton 4-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella set the Blues on their way to victory.
But there was STILL no joy in front of goal for Cole Palmer.
So, who was Chelsea’s best player on the night? And who had a game to forget despite the result?
Check out SunSport reporter Lloyd Canfield’s ratings, from nine… all the way down to TWO.
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