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The EPPP, how did it start?

By tomgibson22

  • England 1-4 Germany

    England crash out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup losing 4-1 to a young German side
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    The EPPP timeline

  • Whelan wants change

    Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan calls for massive change within English football. He wants the Premier League to control the national team and wholesale changes within the F.A

  • The F.A promise change

    Sir Trevor Brooking makes 25 new proposals which he believes will make English football better as a whole, one of the proposals is the EPPP

  • Premier League vote through EPPP

    Almost a year to the day after England are sent crashing out of the World Cup, the Premier League clubs vote through the controversial Elite Player Performance Plan. The final vote will now go to Football League clubs in October.

  • Football League vote through EPPP

    Football League clubs vote through the controversial EPPP. It is reported that all Football Leagues clubs that voted yes did so under increasing pressure from the Premier League, who threatened to withhold funding if the answer was a 'no'.