The committee was formed by Dennis in Kloese and Joris van Benthem van Feyenoord, Max Huiberts of AZ, John Bes van Almere City and, Marcel Brands and Earnest Stewart from PSV on behalf of the Eredivisie-Clubs and Hans de Zeeuw of FC Dordrecht, Michael Ogubai van de Graafschaaings, who later of the Graafses, who van de Graafsensen, who van de Graafssen, who van de Graafsen, who was the hedgehik, that of the Graafsesen, who van de Graafssen, who was the hedgeh. SC Cambuur, Jordens Peters from Roda JC and Linton Posthumus from Top Oss. The committee was led by Ron van Oijen, the Supervisory Board of NEC.
Some important advice from the committee at a glance.
Age rules
There is a lot of criticism from KKD clubs that regularly appear players of name and fame with a lot of experience in the main force in the Jong teams. To do something about this, the Commission has drawn up an advice for tightening the age rules for the talent team.
The current situation is that players who are 23 or younger during the season can play with the young teams. The advice means that the majority of the players must be 20 years or younger at the start of the competition and that only three players between 20 and 23 can play as dispensation players.
Promotion/relegation
The recommendation was made for an adjustment of the promotion/relegation scheme between the second and first division for Young teams. The advice is to increase the promotion options at a championship. A young team that becomes champion in the Second Division should directly promote-without having to play a play-off-at least if a young team in the right row ended in the KKD. In that case, the lowest classified Jong team relegates from the Kitchen Champion Division. When all four young teams have finished in the left row, a play-off will follow. In addition, it was proposed to have a young team, if the latter has become in the Kitchen Champion Division, directly relegated if a young team has ended in the second division at the top three.
These proposed changes also apply to the promotion/relegation between the under 21 competition and the Second Division. With these rules, Feyenoord would have been promoted to the Second Division this year. When accepting the new promotion rules, Feyenoord offered to pay 1 million euros to the Kitchen Champion Division clubs, if the stadium club succeeds in making promotion to the Kitchen Champion Division with the help of this change of rules. Other clubs have also shown themselves willing to pay financial fees for joining the pyramid with the Jong team.
Accommodations
It is proposed to give up the accommodations where the Young Teams play an upgrade and with a view to a covered grandstand for at least 2000 spectators and a covered grandstand for the audience.
In addition, it is advised to boost the appearance of the complexes with a view to TV registration.
More Young teams in Piramide
The advice is to expand the number of young teams in the Second Division of two to four and also to allow young teams to the third and fourth division (four and eight teams respectively). The report says:
,, Due to the success of the Jong teams in the KKD and the Second Division, support has arisen under a majority of clubs to also participate in the football pyramid at lower levels. The approach is to start at the level of the fourth division. In the interest of the development of Dutch football, this would be a logical and positive next step. “
Points of discussion
The representatives of Eredivisie and First Division in the committee could not agree on all points. The stumbling blocks were eligible or not from clubs from the Kitchen Champion Division for the funds that are divided by the European playing clubs including Eredivisie clubs. And whether or not the introduction of a fixed selection for the young teams. That is a wish of the Kitchen Champion Division clubs, but the Eredivisie clubs do not want to go along with that.
The report says about these two points: ,, In the interest of Dutch football it is important to compromise on this. A financial contribution can help club drivers to improve this perception, because they too benefit from European income. ”
The final conclusion about the participation of young teams in the Kitchen Champion Division and Second Division is positive in the report. ,, The committee jointly concluded that the presence of young teams is of value for the development of Dutch football. The next step is to create a wider support, both within professional football and in the amateurs. ”