Financial Fair Play investigation

[oglop44]

Or is the complaint made in the name of the PL as an entity?

This.

 

[davek]

We do know what the charge is.

"In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred an alleged breach of the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules by Everton Football Club to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4. The assessment period for which it is alleged that the Club is in breach is the period ending Season 2021/22."

In short we allegedly breached P&S rules for the three combined periods (18/19 +19/20), 20/21 and 21/22.

That's not a specific charge, that's a general allegation.

 

[davek]

Just looking at that Reading judgment in isolation, as I dont expect a points deduction for us, but the timing of them - 2021 judgment and today's - is interesting.

Each decision to punish was made well into the season and each of them dropped Reading to just above the relegation spots.

In other words, tailoring the punishment to hand them every chance to avoid relegation.

 

[stamullenblue]

Pains me to say but fortunately in this instance we (EVERTON FC) have a Conservative Party and its government who have been up to their eyeballs in Russian cash in the same period, there will be no root and branch look into our financing, stones glass houses and all that.

Hope you are right.

 

[Moderatelywarmwater]

Just looking at that Reading judgment in isolation, as I dont expect a points deduction for us, but the timing of them - 2021 judgment and today's - is interesting.

Each decision to punish was made well into the season and each of them dropped Reading to just above the relegation spots.

In other words, tailoring the punishment to hand them every chance to avoid relegation.

You think they might give us points as a punishment instead??

 

[Yarrgh]

Thank you Mr J. W. Henry

Are you suggesting Mr Poppadoms is biased?

 

[Connor]

Are you suggesting Mr Poppadoms is biased?

A hard on for FFP rules but is unbiased? Pull the other one

 

[Yarrgh]

A hard on for FFP rules but is unbiased? Pull the other one

Which other one? There are several suspicious posters on the thread.

 

[Connor]

Which other one? There are several suspicious posters on the thread.

Yeah, very suspect

 

[Mr Popodopolous]

Just looking at that Reading judgment in isolation, as I dont expect a points deduction for us, but the timing of them - 2021 judgment and today's - is interesting.

Each decision to punish was made well into the season and each of them dropped Reading to just above the relegation spots.

In other words, tailoring the punishment to hand them every chance to avoid relegation.

The first one was because mid November 2021 but this one 6 or 7 games, cutting it from 7 to 1 above hmm.

There was a strictly defined timetable to an extent with this too, Reading had to submit their Projections on 1st March along with the other 23 Championship clubs. By the afternoon reports were it
it stating that the Business Plan had some compliance issue...and there was a suspended deduction in the event of failure to comply.

TLDR...As this is a new charge raised in 2022-23 I don't remotely see how any deduction should it arise could fall into 2022-23. Had it been done with joined up info following the end of 2021-22 like a few EFL cases then yes it could.

 

[badloaf]

The owner and board wont last long here.

The reason we still have them is that there's uncertainty over the club's status as a PL club.

Remove that and there'll be a sale and we can move forward.

We have a fantastic new stadium and if we're secure in the PL our future is bright.

We just need 10-12 more points and that process unfolds.

I don’t disagree with you about a sale but there’s no guarantee that, in their total incompetence, the board/owner will sell us to the right bidder. We should be better off under a new owner but we could just as easily end up with a bunch of asset strippers who want the stadium rather than the team. Let’s just hope Dyche keeps making us a more attractive prospect with greater potential…

 

[roydo]

The first one was because mid November 2021 but this one 6 or 7 games, cutting it from 7 to 1 above hmm.

There was a strictly defined timetable to an extent with this too, Reading had to submit their Projections on 1st March along with the other 23 Championship clubs. By the afternoon reports were it
it stating that the Business Plan had some compliance issue...and there was a suspended deduction in the event of failure to comply.

TLDR...As this is a new charge raised in 2022-23 I don't remotely see how any deduction should it arise could fall into 2022-23. Had it been done with joined up info following the end of 2021-22 like a few EFL cases then yes it could.

Bristol City eh?

If I told you Tom Ritchie was our postman for years, and I shared a joint with Alan Walsh at a party, would you believe me?

 

[Walken]

Bristol City eh?

If I told you Tom Ritchie was our postman for years, and I shared a joint with Alan Walsh at a party, would you believe me?

After he's googled them he might

 

[Bwana]

You think they might give us points as a punishment instead??

They'll make us field Dele and Holgate for 90% of the playing time.

 

[roydo]

I don't pretend to know how FFP works but it seems odd to me what I read somewhere the other day, that Man Unt. were in debt for up to a million pounds

Its more like £500 million. But they easily cover that, and their valuation is sommet like £5 Billion. So I guess its like having a house worth £100,000 with a mortgage of £10,000.