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What would the loss of England smaller football clubs mean? To find out, Nick Robinson travelled to Lancashire, to the home of Accrington Stanley to do something no fan is allowed to do - watch them play local rivals Rochdale. He also spoke to the chief executive of Aston Villa, Christian Purslow, ahead of a meeting to discuss controversial plans put forward by Manchester United and Liverpool to reform the Premier League. Those clubs have been accused of exploiting a crisis to accrue more power and money, although head of the English Football League says the plan will save smaller clubs from financial ruin cased by the pandemic. Mr Purslow said it was in his opinion "highly unlikely" that the plan will "get much traction within the Premier League itself." He added: "I think a much broader, long-term plan for football is what I would expect to come from the Premier League."

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