Premiership Clubs In Plan To End Relegation

Aviva Premiership clubs are leading a radical proposal to expand the division and then scrap promotion and relegation in 2016/17 in what would be the biggest shake-up to the sport in England since it turned professional. The Telegraph has reported that the proposal is to increase the top flight from 12 to 14 teams by a meritocratic process before ring-fencing the top flight and dispensing with promotion and relegation. It is understood that the concept has the support of the majority of the Premiership clubs following a meeting of owners and shareholders last week. The full support of the 14 c…