ChampagneCherry
First Team
It's probably the extra gate receipts needed by lower league clubs who generally have fewer other sources of income but carry on playing during international breaks.Can someone explain why, whenever league structure is talked about.....that a top division has to be only 20 or less clubs...but all others have to be this unrelenting figure of 24....why not All leagues having 20..or All having 24...or 22. The bigger clubs have bigger/ stronger squads and youth schemes do they not ?...so should be able to cope with amount of fixtures
The top league can afford the fewer games. Championship clubs arguably could reduce numbers if they cut their wage bill. So in their case because the players want their salaries they have to accept greater risk of injury and more competition from deeper squads.