Amid mounting concerns that saturation TV coverage and soaring match-day ticket prices are driving fans out of the stadiums, a working group spearheaded by league chief executive Richard Scudamore is set to examine just what has gone wrong.
Only one game in last weekend’s league programme was sold out – Charlton Athletic versus London rivals and champions Chelsea – and that only sold its final ticket 48-hours before kick-off.
Blackburn chairman John Williams, a member of the group examining the issues, said: "The Premier League has had 10 great years, a fantastic success story, but we are certainly going through the doldrums now.
"The wheels have not come off but the product does need a good service - it needs tweaking rather than major surgery."
A worrying drop in the numbers of soccer fans attending English Premier League matches is to be probed by league officials it has been confirmed.
