Just don't get 'loop games are meaningless' brigade.
Last time I looked they all carried 2 points, agree it is far from ideal but the club need the fixtures.
Knock 3 home games off & the season would be VERY short. Clubs don't want 2 more clubs to further dilute the TV revenue. Little interest in bringing back Yorkshire or John Player type tournaments . Personally I would bring SL teams into the cup much earlier but at best that would add a couple of games - likely with weakened teams & shared revenue.