Bradford City are ready to join the Premiership 'peasants' revolt' for a larger share of the TV millions.
The Bantams are backing a scheme put forward by Coventry and Southampton to ensure the top flight's minnows are not forgotten when the £1.645 billion contract kicks in next season.
The three-year deal more than trebles the current agreement with Sky which runs out in June. And the smaller clubs want to ensure their share of any windfall is equal to that of the big boys.
A proportion of the TV money - which comes from Sky, pay-per-view and ITV - will be spent on grass-roots projects. The smaller clubs want what's left of the extra cash to be shared equally. City pocketed around £6.5million last season and could expect a 'significant increase' if the money is dished out evenly.
City chairman Geoffrey Richmond met his counterparts from Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle and Middles-brough yesterday to discuss the proposals and said: "It was just an informal discussion but very useful."
All the Premiership chairmen will vote at a meeting in London on October 19. A two-thirds majority is needed, though the Premier League may come up with a compromise to keep the bigger guns happy.
Richmond added: "The problem is not the amount of money available but the ever-widening gap between the amounts the top clubs and bottom ones receive."
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