GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
And to think we had people here calling him a Top Shagger etc.
How does that work?
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Not really. Like I said before, we were the first to go through so everyone else took the lead. Even Forest spent more time name checking us as a club than defending themselves. They could've used the same excuse as Leicester if it was that obvious.
We did go back with mitigation which by and large was a opinion judgement by the IC than anything tangible. The war in Ukraine and Player X were both tossed out initially cos in their OPINION we should've done something different. Nothing to do with cast iron rules.
Then you've got to take into consideration that change in positioning by the PL and the new timeframes. After they wanted 18 points off us (don't forget), their appetite got smaller while the lawyers saw a blueprint - see Forest, see Leicester...City will walk away.
It was and always will be a PR stunt to stop an independent ruling body. We we're the canary in the coal mine. To make sense of it all isn't the point.
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This is going to be another season of ‘they want us gone’ I am more convinced of this now. We have survived and given them 2 fingers everytime yet we have started the season poor, we are bottom, we have just thrown away a 2-0 less with 6 minutes left, now Leicester don’t get a points deduction, if anything I half expect us to now get another points deduction.
We have to start winning some games. We have to. If we are hit with another deduction then we are screwed, however it’s our last season at Goodison, maybe this is written in the stars, the last season and we get relegated. We would represent some success if we left Goodison and moved to that lovely new stadium as a premier league team, we would also have some more money to spend, they will do everything they can to get us gone this season, just watch.
We have to start winning some games. We have to. If we are hit with another deduction then we are screwed, however it’s our last season at Goodison, maybe this is written in the stars, the last season and we get relegated. We would represent some success if we left Goodison and moved to that lovely new stadium as a premier league team, we would also have some more money to spend, they will do everything they can to get us gone this season, just watch.
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Saying all this...we should be suing the league for loss of competition money for the points deduction giving us a lower league finish.
If you can recall, the 2nd IC said that any breach of PSR is an automatic 3 points didn't they? Now...not the case?
If you can recall, the 2nd IC said that any breach of PSR is an automatic 3 points didn't they? Now...not the case?
Perhaps we should look at the actual details and not the headlines before allocating blame and judgement.
By all accounts we hired a top lawyer.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Whilst the EPL and Masters have clear bias, it is the independent panel that have ruled on this. By the sounds of things, Masters is disappointed that he never got to hit another none top 6 side with a deduction.
Burnham was correct in that the league threw together some rules without clear thought due to the threat of independent regs.
Its why clubs like Leicester & Chelsea have been able to exploit loopholes so easily.
PSR needs to be done away with and a transfer cap across the board introduced in partnership with the EFL.
Burnham was correct in that the league threw together some rules without clear thought due to the threat of independent regs.
Its why clubs like Leicester & Chelsea have been able to exploit loopholes so easily.
PSR needs to be done away with and a transfer cap across the board introduced in partnership with the EFL.
John from Bootle
Player Valuation: £8m
Don't really see the point you're making, tbh. They've exploited a loophole that was not possible for us to exploit.
As for Leicester, well, I wouldn't be surprised to see them now punished for something relating to not upholding the spirit of the game, or lack of respect for fairness, or such. i'm sure there's rules that cover it. No laughing at the back, hear me out...
Whether you agree with and/or like the PSR rules, they are, or have been the rules of the game. Leicester have basically stuck a finger up and said 'we're having different rules.'
Just last year, they were arguing with the EFL, telling them that they 'can't touch us' because it happened on the Premier League's watch. So which way do they want it?
They are basically sticking a finger up to the rules of the game, the rules that some of us have already been punished for. It's disgraceful. imo, and much more akin to cheating than anything we've ever done.
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I also think Leicester took a punt with that defence and got away with it. No way we're they thinking the IC would say "yeah, you're right. No points"
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Exactly. The two leagues left it to each other.
They've clearly breached. But for some reason none of the leagues have punished them which screams more about an agenda than being "clever"
Spadge Vernacular
Player Valuation: £60m
I see the Leicester rumbling is in full flow, but has this been upped yet? A dig at litte Dicky.
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Marius57
Player Valuation: £50m
I think the clubs a shambles. We did hire a top lawyer. And he got the deduction down. But the club then turned round to thank the PL. It’s a joke.
HalfTimeSayers
Player Valuation: £30m
They def had fingers crossed. Insiders at the club fully expected a deduction, at the very least for failing to submit the numbers, and for being obstructive.