The game in the UK/Europe will feature fifteen teams for the 2027 season. It's the highest number of clubs to ever feature in the competition. Some may complain that there isn't enough talent to support the number but to me, that's simply not true.
Last year, when SL went from twelve to fourteen clubs, the same whinging was heard. Yet the new teams with squads mainly made up of lower division players acquitted themselves well. When London presumably does the same, hopefully descenters will cease their moaning.
The talent is there, sometimes it needs an opportunity. In any sport, there are good players who don't quite make the top of the sport. All some players need is a chance, and having more clubs will provide that. I'm really looking forward to the expanded competition.
The one negative is that two SL clubs receive half the funding and one of them has to pay transport costs to all visiting teams as well. Another club with full funding also pays travel expenses for visitors. All clubs should pay for their own travel. It is nothing short of disgusting that it doesn't happen.
The new side into SL in 2027 will get no funding at all! A better media deal will hopefully address the funding imbalance that is the blight of the UK game. I wonder if the clubs will ever agree to a financially equal playing field for all participating teams.
So happy days for having fifteen clubs, but boo to the funding inequality that has come with it. The issue isn't player quality but insufficient revenue.
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