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Would you have said this in 1988/1989 when Chelsea were in the second tier and the then Big 5 were leading the charge for a breakaway from the Football League?
I don't know what I would've said back then, because I'm not 50 years old. What I can tell you is that the EFL asks for handouts constantly and gets pet journalists to write articles about how it's so evil that the PL doesn't want to give them more money. When they do get more money, they constantly come back and ask for more.
The point you’re missing is that attitudes like yours would have been terrible for Chelsea in the past. English football is built on the football pyramid. Man United, Man City, Chelsea etc have been relegated within the last 50 years. When Man United were winning their treble, City were two divisions below. The pyramid matters no matter what short sighted selfish clubs and fans think.
At the time you're asking about, there wasn't a separate PL yet. Let's say that the PL has agreed to give up 50% of the money in the breakaway. Knowing the EFL, they'd be at the table today asking for more money.
Yes, clubs have gone through changes in fortune over time. Do you think that the PL should be giving 50% of the money away to the EFL or something?