Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says the Premier League would become boring and reckons that fairytales like Leicester City's 2015-16 title triumph would be impossible should the proposals in the controversial new 'Project Big Picture' be introduced.
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Premier League clubs on Wednesday, including Southampton, rejected plans put forward by Liverpool and Manchester United for radical changes to the league's structure and finances, including reducing the top-flight to 18 clubs and having special voting rights for the big clubs.
The proposals would have seen funding increase for the 72 clubs in the Football League (EFL) but Hasenhuttl believes the long-term effects would have been damaging for clubs with aspirations of challenging the elite.
"It's short thinking because maybe you get immediately a little bit more money or a better advantage for yourself, but in the end it ends up in a league that maybe has one champion for the next nine years, like in Germany or in Italy," the Austrian told reporters.
"For me, it's boring, to be honest. What I like so much about the Premier League is that we have every two, three years a new champion. A 'Leicester' will never be possible with these changes.
"I am very happy that they have seen it is better to stick with what we have done here so far in England. The reason the Premier League is so famous is because it's the most competitive in the world -- a 7-2 result from (Aston) Villa against Liverpool is what makes this league so interesting."
Burnley boss Sean Dyche said power should be shared between all the Premier League clubs, including any decisions on how to help struggling clubs in the Football League.
"I played in League One and League Two. Do I want them to suffer? No, I don't. If there can be a way found from all parties, whether it's the government, the Premier League or football in general, then I hope a way can be found," he said.
"It's fair that everyone should have a say and have agreed moments of who gets what for what reason."
Australian Associated Press