Premier League riches make life harder for midtable teams : espnfc

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Premier League riches make life harder for midtable teams

Mark Hughes and Slaven Bilic are under intense early pressure, as their spending hasn't led to results.Four months ago, Stoke City and West Ham were held up as shining examples of upward mobility.It wasn't difficult to see why: Under Mark Hughes, Stoke had equaled their best Premier League finish with a deserved ninth place, while Slaven Bilic's West Ham, brimming with optimism and vibrancy ahead of their move to the Olympic Stadium, finished two places higher for their best campaign since 2001-02.
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EFL rules out Premier League B teams Celtic and Rangers in restructure

Premier League B teams will not be invited to join National League Three.The introduction of Premier League B teams or clubs from non-English leagues to the English Football League (EFL) has been rejected following a meeting between the EFL and its 72 clubs.A meeting was called on the subject of reforming the structure of English football outside the Premier League, a proposal titled "The Whole Game Solution," which would primarily see the EFL change from its present three-division format to one of four leagues of 20.
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EFL: Premier League B teams and 'non-English' clubs ruled out of league reforms

Hull City were promoted to the Premier League after beating Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final in MayPremier League B teams and 'non-English' clubs will not be included in plans to reform the structure of the English Football League.In May, it was revealed that the EFL, formerly known as the Football League before a rebrand this summer, could expand to include a fifth tier by 2019-20, with 100 teams over five divisions.It is planned that additional clubs would come from the National League.
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Premier League B teams and non-English sides won't be included in the new English Football League

Premier League B teams and teams from outside the English system have been ruled out for inclusion in the English Football League.Plans were announced this year to change the football league from the current three leagues of The Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two, to four 20-team leagues including League Three.These plans were contained in a document called the 'Whole Game Solution'.
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Premier League riches make life harder for midtable teams : espnfc