Coldeanseagull
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When I read about city and 'alleged' charges, it reminds me of Jack Nicholson in A few Good Men.
What is this?......I'm being accused of a crime?
What is this?......I'm being accused of a crime?
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[Football] Would Man City take a 100 pt deduction tomorrow.
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7dialssouthpaw
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In this country, it is good to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others - (from Voltaire)
ie they will let someone else win the league this year by making sure City don't. Liverpool look the best bet.
ie they will let someone else win the league this year by making sure City don't. Liverpool look the best bet.
I like that, but can we make it 60 points for their next 3 years in the PL
No they wouldn't. Whilst Leicester have gotten away with no points deduction, the trade off is that they lost a season of Premier League income where their broadcast income essentially halved. When Fulham went down and back up in 21/22, their turnover decreased by 38% in that year in the Championship. When you compare Everton's situation to Leicester's, Everton (by staying up) are in a far better position than Leicester.
In short, Leicester may have gotten away with a points deduction based on a bit of pedantic lawyering but they only did it by getting relegated (a financial nightmare) and replicating this precedent will be near impossible. Whilst it's absolutely rubbish that they've weaselled out of it, I don't think the ruling affects the legitimacy of PSR in this specific case.
US Seagull
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Leicester might not be out-of-the-woods yet:
www.theguardian.com
Leicester could face new PSR charge with Premier League to ask for accounts
Leicester could face another points deduction battle, with the club required to submit their 2023-24 accounts by the end of the year
www.theguardian.com
US Seagull
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First, no. Obviously.
But it did occur to me that if the EPL did grow a pair and hand City a points deduction such that it would be impossible to stay up this season (which 100 points would almost certainly be), then the clubs that have already played City at that point would be absolutely fuming. Having to play against a City that is fighting for the title, vs a City that has already been relegated and have nothing to play for is, likely, a big difference.
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Relegated and players not allowed to go in or out of the squad so they can’t rat off to other teams, they took their pieces of gold, they are part of it.
It's going to be tight for sure.Leicester might not be out-of-the-woods yet:
Leicester could face new PSR charge with Premier League to ask for accounts
Leicester could face another points deduction battle, with the club required to submit their 2023-24 accounts by the end of the year
They cut their wages enormously last season and more importantly they sold at the right times. They basically needed to make up almost exactly £100m ahead of June 30 2024. To do this they sold: Harvey Barnes for £38m, Castagne for £15m, and KDH for £30m. So £83m in £17m to find...
It's short, but is it going to be too short?
Official Old Man
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I'm not sure the players would leave anyway.
Still got the Champions League and FA Cup.
Yes Sky/TNT money would be a lot less but Sky would show them live every week. Also away fans tickets would more than double at £60 (no £30 limit) which would bring in £2 million extra.
They'd lose a lot of money and miss the chance of winning the EPL but the Championship would be fun.
Superphil
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Don’t think it’s an FA affair, it’s the PL.
Silverhatch
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It is the PL. And there lies the dichotomy between financial/revenue generation and sporting competition/integrity. The PL wants the cash AND the competition without f***ing off its biggest sides.
Man City (allegedly) manipulated the rules to become its biggest side and therefore have severely f***ed off the PL’s and Europe’s biggest sides. Fair Play & Finance are impossible bedfellows.
More likely not enough to keep them out of the top 4
Uh_huh_him
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Washie
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Would also likely win every game, becoming the lifetime record holders.
This season's results would be annulled.
Blues Guitarist
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Rangers went into liquidation. A different company bought some of their assets and then applied to join the league, but the original Glasgow Rangers club no longer exists.
I'm not disagreeing because I have no confidence in the PL, but that would be a complete farce, given the amount of breaches.
That is a fact. But it's embarrassing for the Scotch FA, so they've agree to pretend that the current Rangers was the original Rangers, so they can pretend the trophies are theirs.
US Seagull
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Why? We are talking about a points deduction, not an automatic relegation. No other points deduction has ever annulled any other results.
Worried Man Blues
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but you understand the general principle .no?