I think a few bullet points are needed here:
~ The petition is to start to have the discussion. That's it. Nothing else.
~ There is as yet NO written agenda, proposal, plan, scheme, idea or directive. Its only to start to have the discussion, which is why it is so vague.
~ No one knows if the "red wall" will try and infiltrate the plan (whatever the plan is!), they probably will, but who's to know if they will succeed. If they do, one assumes it will be tough for them to pass it off as "independent"
~ Please don't underestimate the power our owner wields with the government and in general. This isn't like the old days, we have a hell of a lot more clout than previously. If our owners don't like the eventual proposal, do you think they'll just sit back and let it happen. Ask CAS/Eufa how that last disagreement turned out.
~ Also see what happened to the ESL when we decided (albeit late) that we didn't like it.
~ It would be very difficult to actually devise a plan, that would be presumably to the agreement of all concerned parties, that would be any worse than the system we currently have. Very difficult.
For fks sake people, stop kyboshing this opportunity because some ex manure players are in there. Its admirable that you hate Man Utd as much as you do, but try not to let that hatred road-block a possible better solution to what we have now. To remind you, what we currently have is utterly shit, completely bent and totally unbalanced. It does really need changing. At least find out what's on the table before it gets kicked into the long grass.