[Football] UEFA change rule to suit Man U

[HillBarnTillIDie]

Uefa to allow Manchester clubs to play alongside sister teams in Europe

Manchester United and Nice – both owned or co-owned by Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe – qualified for the Europa League, while Manchester City and Girona are in Champions League

www.thetimes.co.uk

In very basic terms…
UEFA have turned a blind eye to the fact Man U and Nice (which INEOS has a stake in both clubs) will both be allowed to compete the same competition. UEFA has rules set in place to stop more then one team owned by the same entity competing in the same competition. UEFA even state in the rules that the team who finished lowest in their respective league forfits its place, in this case Man U.

Aside for the calls on corruption in the game (which is old news), there has got to be a curse at Man U because everything they do seems to end up in controversy. Managers, players, ownership.. and now qualification into competition.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Are they allowed to loan players to each other too?

I think we were prevented from continuing our USG loan arrangements last season, weren't we?

 

[JetsetJimbo]

Of course, it's one rule for Bloom with Brighton and USG, but another for the Manchester clubs. We all knew the authorities wouldn't allow them to be affected by this rule, and it stinks.

 

[Bald Head]

Total corruption.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

What's the justification? I assume the conditions will be that they can't loan or transfer players to each other

 

[Uh_huh_him]

What's the justification? I assume the conditions will be that they can't loan or transfer players to each other

 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Fuming

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Have they prevented two clubs with same owners playing in the same competition before?

 

[A1X]

It’s weird you’ve chosen to highlight only one of the Manchester clubs here when both are benefitting (and indeed City have a bigger stake in Girona than United do in Nice) TBH

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Uefa to allow Manchester clubs to play alongside sister teams in Europe

Manchester United and Nice – both owned or co-owned by Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe – qualified for the Europa League, while Manchester City and Girona are in Champions League

www.thetimes.co.uk

In very basic terms…
UEFA have turned a blind eye to the fact Man U and Nice (which INEOS has a stake in both clubs) will both be allowed to compete the same competition. UEFA has rules set in place to stop more then one team owned by the same entity competing in the same competition. UEFA even state in the rules that the team who finished lowest in their respective league forfits its place, in this case Man U.

Aside for the calls on corruption in the game (which is old news), there has got to be a curse at Man U because everything they do seems to end up in controversy. Managers, players, ownership.. and now qualification into competition.

INEOS own less than 30% of Man Utd this is why UEFA haven't put any sanctions in place. Tony Bloom still owns some of USG (approx 25% i believe) and we were allowed to compete in Europe alongside them last season after Tony reduced his shareholding to less than 30%.

However the ire for UEFA should be directed at the fact they appear to be ignoring the fact that City Group almost 50% of Girona who will be in the Champions League next season.

As I said on another post it will be interesting to see what Tony/USG and the owners of AC Milan/Toulouse and Villa/Vitora do if UEFA don't do anything about City Group given all were subject to restructuring and transfer bans between clubs last season.

 

[Bodian]

It’s weird you’ve chosen to highlight only one of the Manchester clubs here when both are benefitting (and indeed City have a bigger stake in Girona than United do in Nice) TBH

Man City wouldn't be affected though, it would be Girona, as they only came third in their league.

 

[pigmanovich]

Man City wouldn't be affected though, it would be Girona, as they only came third in their league.

Right, but it would appear the clubs won't be subject to the same restrictions which were imposed on us and USG, which is the issue.

 

[Withdean South Stand]

What's the justification? I assume the conditions will be that they can't loan or transfer players to each other

 

[GT49er]

One law for the rich and one for ..................................

 

[Uh_huh_him]

One law for the rich and one for ..................................

One law for the super-mega-ridiculoso-rich and one for the super-rich

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Right, but it would appear the clubs won't be subject to the same restrictions which were imposed on us and USG, which is the issue.

The article doesn't say they won't be subject to the same restrictions that were imposed on us, indeed it says that there 'will be conditions imposed to allow them to compete in the same competition'

 

[pigmanovich]

The article doesn't say they won't be subject to the same restrictions that were imposed on us, indeed it says that there 'will be conditions imposed to allow them to compete in the same competition'

Fair enough, was going off the other messages in this thread which read as though both Manchester clubs would be treated more leniently than us or Villa. But the devil is in the details so waiting to see what exactly the conditions will be.