EFL clubs could scrap plans to move games earlier to avoid using floodlights amid fears matchday revenue will take hit

EFL clubs are hurriedly working out if early kick-offs can save them money on using their floodlights.

But cash counters seem to think it will cost even MORE to change games radically.

Some EFL clubs are dead against the idea while others who plan to try are unsure it will help.

As revealed here months ago, clubs face energy bills which have doubled or trebled.

There is leeway to change kick-off times and some are planned — but many think it will mean fewer fans and a big financial hit at bars and food stalls.

One leading official said: “Moving kick-offs by two or three hours will impact crowds.

“It would only take 50 fewer people and that would be up to £1,000 gone for ONE game.

“And that would be inevitable as home supporters would be lost and even more away fans could be disrupted by having to travel earlier.

“Fans also take food and drink at games and they are less likely to booze before noon.

“So the finances don’t add up. It might be better facing the pain of the fuel bills.”

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One radical proposal that could see EFL clubs get a cash injection is the addition of a Premier League All-Star match, which new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly reckons would have a trickle-down effect.

The American said earlier this month: “Ultimately, I hope the Premier League takes a little bit of a lesson out of the American sports teams and really start to think about why don’t we do a tournament with the bottom four teams.

“People are talking about why don’t we have more money for the pyramid?

“MLB did their All-Star Game this year. They made $200 million from a Monday and a Tuesday.

“You could do a North vs South All-Star game from the Premier League to fund the pyramid very easily.”

But the idea has been met with much derision among rival Prem managers and owners.

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