'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the old adage, but too often things have to become desperate before any significant changes are adopted. I have thought long and hard about how certain things irritate me about the current league set-up and have concluded that there are three main issues that need addressing for the benefit and advancement of the Premiership.

None of my proposals are radical in any way, shape or form. They are not complicated and, above all, could be adopted without any interference from either UEFA or FIFA.

Suspensions: Currently a player transgresses against a particular team. Take the Ben Thatcher foul on Pedro Mendes, for example; Thatcher is banned for six weeks, misses Manchester City's next seven games or so, yet the team most effected by his dismissal are Portsmouth, who he plays against upon his return to the first team. How can this be fair? Seven other teams gain an advantage, yet the team most affected by the incident get only the minutes remaining during that specific game. What if it happened in injury time in an important match?

Proposal: The player gets an additional one or two-match ban against the team against which he is guilty of  transgressing. This should be in addition to the ban status currently used.

 Points per game: Why not give an additional point for an aggregate win in the home and away league games -- and with European places, relegation and even additional financial rewards for higher league placement at stake. The connotations are endless, and it requires no alteration to the current league set-up.

 Finance: Every team currently in the Premiership should put their expenditure proposals for the  forthcoming season to the league; based on the turnover and profitability of the club in question before the opening of either of the transfer windows. Those running at a loss should be prohibited from any transfers whatsoever, until they can show a profit based on the club's actual revenue. Of cours, Manchester United would have an advantage, but surely they've earned  the right with good marketing and fantastic support. Liverpool and Arsenal are showing others the way ahead with new stadia and increased business activity. That must be the way forward for the stability and progress of the Premiership.

I really don't  see anything either too radical or earth-shattering in any of these propsals. This would prevent any team from trying to buy a championship and falling foul in the process (Leeds United, for example), and indeed give the set-up a more level playing field as teams should then reflect both the support and business acumen of the clubs in question. How much fairer it could be on teams like Wolves and Sunderland, who have good support, should they hopefully return to the Premiership. It's big crowds and atmosphere those fans create that makes the Premiership exciting and anything that encourages that should be welcomed.

I don't suppose any of these proposals will be adopted, but it would be a good exercise to see if  any of you out there have any other controversial views or pitfalls to my proposals. To be better informed is always to one's betterment.

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