Gilbert..
Player Valuation: £40m
At this rate, we've essentially been punished for only having a sporting advantage over everybody that finished above us.
The premier league quickly erasing that from any charge sheet as we speak.
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At this rate, we've essentially been punished for only having a sporting advantage over everybody that finished above us.
Yeah, the approach they are taking is either going to succeed spectacularly or fail spectacularly. Obviously benefits us if we stay up and they have points deducted but in a way I'm rooting for them.This loophole was known for relegated clubs and Leicester have sought to exploit it. Its presence ackoeledged the other week with a commitment to close it by the PL.
If they try to apply the “spirit” of the regulations, Leicester are, sadly, bang to rights. Deliberately didn’t attempt to claw back funds to reach compliance once they knew they were down, and deliberately didn’t submit accounts. They weren’t compelled to at all, but they will have known they were being clever with the PL. Literally sticking their chest out and daring the PL to take a shot.
Applaud them for it in some ways. In other ways, they deliberately overspent over a 3 year period and factually breached. They could have made some June sales to comply but chose not to. But if the PL are all about punishing sporting advantage, selling players after the 3rd season ended would not have removed the supposed sporting advantage over the player season, because it’s finished, so the PL will still seek punishment.
Very interesting to see how this plays out, given they have just jumped through a massive hole in the rulebook. But certainly can’t in any way claim lack of intent, a misunderstanding or misinterpretation. A very deliberate ploy, and quite witty. Makes the PL, again, look like pathetic.
Until the last possible moment probably...I wonder how much low hanging fruit the PL can go after before they tackle the real issue?
Villa probably got a target on them for having the cheek to be in the top 4.So how many more teams are going to get caught up in this ?
Until the PL run out of easy targetsSo how many more teams are going to get caught up in this ?
So how many more teams are going to get caught up in this ?
So everyone but the top 6Until the PL run out of easy targets
Everton did not admit a charge because they genuinely felt they were compliant based on interpretation of the Stadium loans and interest and was not related to “playing for time”.Forest admitted the charge on receipt of the charge papers, re the first charge Everton didn’t as was their right however just like in most legal process early admission ( entering a guilty charge ) near enough always results in a reduced sanction. The decision to delay the hearing was one made by the IC so would not count against Everton.
Leicester weren’t charged by the PL in 21/22 which Everton were so the current charge is not relevant
Hopefully every single one that threatened to sue us last year...So how many more teams are going to get caught up in this ?