Financial Fair Play investigation

[Jeff Jones]

Yes, look what happened at Chelsea and they were not investing at Arsenal they had stakes (Moshiri stake was minimal like Kenwrights here) Usmanov grew frustrated that Kronke wouldn't sell him a larger stake. Gunners fans were always skeptical of the pair as there was a lot of talk they wanted to go down a route of galacticos which isn't really the Arsenal way

Not investing, had stakes, had plans which were unpopular with fans. Regardless, I wonder whether or not the PL/FA would have dealt differently with Arsenal, and would it have been more lenient than whatever they have decided to do to Everton if it is guilty of what it has been accused.

I'm not aware of any FFP or P and S charges brought at Chelsea, where Abramovich was the outright owner.

 

[RomanReigns]

I like this big and bold font. Looks really convincing.

thank you, the presumption of innocence is determined by font size

 

[allen]

thank you, the presumption of innocence is determined by font size

See also THE BLOCK CAPITALS DONALD TRUMP EMPLOYS IN HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT HIS LEGAL TROUBLES.

 

[ValBlue]

Of course it’s paranoia.

No one is out to get us for any other reason than it looks like we’ve broken the rules.

We have always been a part of the Premier League, we helped form all of its rules, we signed up to them, and it looks like we broke them.

There’s no reason why our own league would want us relegated.

You can’t swap Everton for any other club in the Championship and increase interest in the league.

It’s conspiratorial nonsense.

Well let’s see how our punishment stacks up against the others then

 

[Connor]

Hardest man in the Brum crew is probably one of UB40. For that reason alone, your claims are utter tripe.

As for the the punishment that may/may not be doled out to Everton, the latest excitement seems to stem from a throwaway comment made by Simon Jordan. A man nowhere near as 'in tune' with current goings on as his usual dopey listeners would like to believe.

@Blue Pride of Brum, mate

He was there, he documented things

 

[Simon Buttle]

Not investing, had stakes, had plans which were unpopular with fans. Regardless, I wonder whether or not the PL/FA would have dealt differently with Arsenal, and would it have been more lenient than whatever they have decided to do to Everton if it is guilty of what it has been accused.

I'm not aware of any FFP or P and S charges brought at Chelsea, where Abramovich was the outright owner.

Chelsea have a much bigger revenue intake, so it's much easier to juggle things around, also given the recent articles appearing it looks like they were cooking the books otherwise they would have been in a lot of trouble with FFP/P&S under Abramovich. As I said I don't think it would be any different had it been Arsenal. We have been financially mismanaged for years now, even when we still had the USM money coming in, trouble was always coming imo.

 

[allen]

Well let’s see how our punishment stacks up against the others then

I'm not saying every case will be treated the same.

I'm saying that there's no hidden agenda to relegate us.

I think the league probably is more protectionist about the very biggest clubs in the league.

But that same thinking would also say that the league wouldn't want to lose a club the size of Everton, either. Nor would they want to use us to set a precedent for punishment so severe that it'd annihilate Manchester City or Chelsea.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Hardest man in the Brum crew is probably one of UB40. For that reason alone, your claims are utter tripe.

As for the the punishment that may/may not be doled out to Everton, the latest excitement seems to stem from a throwaway comment made by Simon Jordan. A man nowhere near as 'in tune' with current goings on as his usual dopey listeners would like to believe.

One of the funniest things I have ever heard is the moment when Joorabchian tells him during one of their conversations on air "With all due respect Simon I think you are a little out of touch with the workings of the game these days" You can just imagine the fume on Jordans face.

 

[ValBlue]

I'm not saying every case will be treated the same.

I'm saying that there's no hidden agenda to relegate us.

I think the league probably is more protectionist about the very biggest clubs in the league.

But that same thinking would also say that the league wouldn't want to lose a club the size of Everton, either. Nor would they want to use us to set a precedent for punishment so severe that it'd annihilate Manchester City or Chelsea.

They do not give a damn if Everton get relegated or not if it saves their beloved ‘big boys’ from the same fate. Leeds, Leicester and whatever new flavour of the month comes up is new and exciting for the Sly Sports big wigs for now. Us going down is a much bigger story than anything else going on at the bottom, and that’s important, it’s something to sell.
They use us to act tough and flex their muscles and then let the others walk free, peddling whatever excuse they cook up

 

[allen]

They do not give a damn if Everton get relegated or not if it saves their beloved ‘big boys’ from the same fate. Leeds, Leicester and whatever new flavour of the month comes up is new and exciting for the Sly Sports big wigs for now. Us going down is a much bigger story than anything else going on at the bottom, and that’s important, it’s something to sell.
They use us to act tough and flex their muscles and then let the others walk free, peddling whatever excuse they cook up

Like I said, there's no club you can replace Everton with in the Championship that would increase the value of the Premier League product.

It's that simple.

There's no motive to relegate us.

 

[ValBlue]

Like I said, there's no club you can replace Everton with in the Championship that would increase the value of the Premier League product.

It's that simple.

There's no motive to relegate us.

The story of us being relegated alone is bigger than whatever club gets promoted

 

[bernie inn]

Of course there is, Drama pure and simple, deduct them 12 points then watch if they can stay up, we’re this seasons story City are going to walk the title again so no story there

 

[allen]

The story of us being relegated alone is bigger than whatever club gets promoted

Perhaps you can tell me how the Premier League monetise that story, then?

 

[mahermi1]

There’s too many different sources claiming this is true to be totally wrong. It really is a case of softening up prior to an official announcement to lessen any shock value. Most non partisan readers will just react with a shrug saying it was inevitable. As for Chelsea facing a similar sanction for their more obvious infractions, and continuing daily disclosures about how Abramovich conducted business over the years, I’d expect them to get a pass, as the rationale will be that it all happened under a previous regime.

777 hmmm

 

[ValBlue]

Perhaps you can tell me how the Premier League monetise that story, then?

I’m not a broadcaster, so don’t try and pull that stunt.
What I do know is clicks and engagement plus advertising makes money. And I’d assume milking every layer of this very layered story would create more than enough juicy stories to churn out. Everything from the timeline, the ground, the transfers, interviews, debates, developments, fan engagement. It would legitimately be one of the biggest stories since Leicester winning the leage