[Football] Man City launch legal action against Premier League

[Triggaaar]

But even of that was proven, the Premier League is a private members club to all intents and purposes. Their rules are part of the membership.

Exactly. Clubs can do what they want, but if they want to play with other clubs, and those clubs want to play with rules, then the first club can choose to accept or decline.

You might as well say that your players are better at carrying the ball, so they should be allowed to use their hands. That's fine, but you need to find other clubs that want to play with the same rules.

 

[Blues Guitarist]

Might Man City win on the claim that PSR is a restraint of trade?

Has either PSR or FFP been tested as lawful in the courts? Despite the beneficial (in my view) effects, I can't deny they do both have the effect of restricting free and fair competition

What's fair about some clubs spending zillions on a sportswashing exercise?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Exactly. Clubs can do what they want, but if they want to play with other clubs, and those clubs want to play with rules, then the first club can choose to accept or decline.

You might as well say that your players are better at carrying the ball, so they should be allowed to use their hands. That's fine, but you need to find other clubs that want to play with the same rules.

This. Man City clearly resent sharing the riches of the EPL with the likes of the cannon-fodder that make up two thirds of the league. Their greed knows no upper limit. Just like Ginger Kev in fact. These people are vile

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

No matter how much money you have or how much you cheat you can't buy class. Man City and their owners are all pricks.

 

[Screaming J]

That's obviously not how it will work

Well.....hope springs eternal

 

[macbeth]

 

[Wozza]

The losers left off the rest of the quote.

"...to varying degrees"

 

[The Fifth Column]

The Twattery of the minority.

 

[RandyWanger]

I hope this lot get boooood everywhere they go now.

 

[Rookie]

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To varying degrees, whatever that means

 

[Wozza]

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To varying degrees, whatever that means

Wrote that literally three posts above.

 

[PeakGull]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...actics-spotlight-autocratic-creep-in-football

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...actics-spotlight-autocratic-creep-in-football

Perfectly true and truly nauseating.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Perfectly true and truly nauseating.

Should be ready by every City, Newcastle, Chelsea and Everton fan.

But won't be

War is coming. Time to pick a side

 

[albionalba]

Great article.....and lovely irony with the 'history makers' liveried bus picture.....heading for the Bluemoon galactic league no doubt.....

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Funny how quickly and suddenly 'football will eat itself' came to pass. That's literally what's happening. The fallout will be immense

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Should be ready by every City, Newcastle, Chelsea and Everton fan.

But won't be

War is coming. Time to pick a side

But sadly, the war has already been lost, we just don't realise.... yet

 

[Han Solo]

Should be ready by every City, Newcastle, Chelsea and Everton fan.

But won't be

War is coming. Time to pick a side

Mass boycott (don't go to PL games) is probably the best means of war in this...

The main advantage of Premier League compared to La Liga and Serie A is how it looks. No running tracks, no really small stadiums, and perhaps most importantly, stands always filled with people. If people would not go, the TV companies would start to worry a lot about the value of their league. The clubs can live without matchday income, but upsetting the TV companies could be the path to a fairer league.

But difficult to arrange, I suppose.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Mass boycott (don't go to PL games) is probably the best means of war in this...

The main advantage of Premier League compared to La Liga and Serie A is how it looks. No running tracks, no really small stadiums, and perhaps most importantly, stands always filled with people. If people would not go, the TV companies would start to worry a lot about the value of their league. The clubs can live without matchday income, but upsetting the TV companies could be the path to a fairer league.

But difficult to arrange, I suppose.

Possibly I could still go, just sit there really quietly for 75 minutes looking at my phone, then head off to get a train.

Maybe that would have a similar effect?

 

[albionalba]

Has anyone seen any comment on this from the shadow culture media and sport team at election time? This is the only football connection I can find to Thangam Debbonaire (who cites music, knitting and observing space as hobbies - not wishing to be pejorative about any of those choices but perhaps only the latter relates to football in any way)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/delr...XT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop