FA plans would kill football says Luton Town's Gary Sweet
Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet today claimed Greg Dyke's vision for football would kill the game.
A new competition for B teams of Premier League and Championship clubs will be considered by the Football Association today.
One proposal is for a league to be inserted between League Two and the Conference.
Another is to merge the B teams with League Two and the Conference in regional leagues.
They are part of FA chairman Dyke's commission looking at ways to help the national team. But Sweet, of new Conference champions Luton, said: "These proposals would completely kill English football as we know it.
"There has been no consultation process with clubs or leagues at this level."
"I think there is a serious political impact, particularly regarding the communities that are a part of the clubs that they represent."
The Premier League would favour a beefed up academy league for players under the age of 23, modelled on the United States' college football system.
But they have deep reservations about how it might fit into the pyramid and the knock-on effects to other leagues and competitions.
It's unclear whether current League Two clubs would be relegated into the Conference or the new B team league, or how far up the ladder B teams could be promoted.
The Football League's board of directors will meet Dyke later this week. Football League chairman Greg Clarke said it would give the board the chance to "ask some practical questions".
Clarke added: "We recognise the benefits a successful England team brings to the game in this country at all levels.
"After fully considering the relevant issues, the board will then take a recommendation back to clubs."
