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The Premier League’s decision to gift £7million to the police after crowd trouble at West Brom is ‘very strange’.about the Premier League’s decision to strike a deal with the police while delaying their deal with the EFL., the Premier League is set to pay £7million to the police as a ‘sweetener’ to enable high-risk fixtures to be played in lucrative television slots.
The deal was struck just days after an FA Cup fixture between West Brom and Wolves was delayed for over 30 minutes due to crowd trouble. At the same time, the Premier League have failed to finalise their deal to provide extra funding to the EFL despite agreeing to the terms of the ‘New Deal’.The £7million payment given to the police as a gift is a very strange decision made by the Premier LeagueHow the amount was decided and who are going to be the beneficiaries in terms of individual police forces doesn’t appear to be detailed.