6 + 2 Point Deductions

[Toffeepot]

40 points hasn’t been required to stay up since the 2010/11 season. Why will this season be the outlier?

There is no chance Luton, Sheff Utd and Burnley are getting 34, 35 & 36 points respectively from 26 games

 

[jonnyboy316]

Taking 10 points off a relegation outfit...which is what we are and were before today...will be catastrophic for morale.

We have very tough gams coming up and I wouldn't bet against us being 4/5 points adrift by the end of them.

These player aren't up to it mentally.

It is a pretty limited bunch of players quality wise but compared to our peers I think we hold up pretty well on mentality and character.

However, I do agree this will have a big dent on player morale that I think is being underestimated on here by some who feel we will just be able to breeze by the promoted clubs.

We have a pretty tough set of fixtures coming up so could find ourselves detached. If we stay up it will go to the wire IMO

People should put the appeal out of their minds. You see a lot of people thinking it will be reduced but the opinions of the legal experts are that there is very little chance of this

 

[dublinbluenose]

We've been mugged and this decision is corrupt. The worst of it is that we've also had to put up with outsiders all day stating "You;ll easy get out of it anyway".

That;s like salt in the wound for me. Its a BS pat on the head at best.

We are in massive trouble. Anyone believing that other nonsense is kidding themselves.

We have been mugged but its not over, no 'kin way

 

[MikeH72]

It is a pretty limited bunch of players quality wise but compared to our peers I think we hold up pretty well on mentality and character.

However, I do agree this will have a big dent on player morale that I think is being underestimated on here by some who feel we will just be able to breeze by the promoted clubs.

We have a pretty tough set of fixtures coming up so could find ourselves detached. If we stay up it will go to the wire IMO

People should put the appeal out of their minds. You see a lot of people thinking it will be reduced but the opinions of the legal experts are that there is very little chance of this

Who’s said this? I assume you have a source.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

We were 8 points ahead of bottom three before the deduction.
After 12 games, 26 to go

Only a miserable git could think we can't get ahead of them again

Without DCL we are goosed.

 

[canary]

Ok so what if we lead the super league breakaway now?

Let’s get in on it.

If you go down and win the league it will probably be the most enjoyable season you've had for years?

New grounds to visit, many of which are far too big for their clubs so get a huge away allocation, some silverware, no VAR, and a bit more humour from the players in the Championship where the fans love a wind up merchant or a shithouse.

Time to panic is if you aren't back up within two seasons and don't have the top rate of parachute payments anymore.

As a fan of a team which spends more time in the Championship than it does the top tier, I can't pretend to understand FFP in great deal as I'm not an accountant or a football administrator, but I do know that the football league and Prem have different FFP rules and both are over multiple seasons so a relegation is effectively a 'reset' on that. So losses in the EFL are not considered for Prem FFP, and vice versa.

 

[Toffeepot]

On the Premier League home page you have to scroll down to the middle of the page for a not very attention grabbing article about this points deduction
Either they are embarrassed about it or we really don't matter at all

 

[dublinbluenose]

Taking 10 points off a relegation outfit...which is what we are and were before today...will be catastrophic for morale.

We have very tough gams coming up and I wouldn't bet against us being 4/5 points adrift by the end of them.

These player aren't up to it mentally.

Thats up to the players and management, 12 months ago it'd have been catastrophic I agree.

Up to Dyche to make it galvanising.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

If it's ten points per charge... As the precident has been set... Why don't the Premier league drop 90 of their charges against city, and just keep the 10 or 15 strongest ones? 100 points will see them relegated. Would save time too.

Because the case is going to stir so much trouble they'd prefer to simply never end up hearing it?

 

[Toffeepot]

Without DCL we are goosed.

is he injured again?

 

[Marius57]

Without DCL we are goosed.

Oh is he injured?

 

[Tipp blue]

There is no chance Luton, Sheff Utd and Burnley are getting 34, 35 & 36 points respectively from 26 games

They will barley manage that between them.

 

[PhilEFC]

Don’t feed the Troll lads. He’ll be rock hard sat at home in his jim jams getting all this attention.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

I am guaranteeing you right here right now that we aren’t getting a 12 point deduction. If it happens I will get a tattoo of Benitez’s fat gammon head on my back. Feel free to bookmark this post and return to it.

You lucky, lucky barsteward. Considering writing a letter to the PL to get another 2 points added on.

 

[COYBL25]

You haven’t given me an explanation as to how any of the other teams are going to get to 38+ points.

You won’t get one, his heads spinning with so much stuff for him to play with - 10 point deduction / Israel / Patterson and Sir Keir.