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[Guy Fawkes]

QPR dont have to pay the fine, only if they want to play football in the Championship. They are free to play in any other competition or league that will accept them.
In my opinion it is not a restrictive practice, it is a rule of the competition, play by the rules or play elsewhere.
Former first division clubs decided they did not like sharing all the TV money throughout the divisions and having so many games to play. They created their own league to play in and have their own rules about all kinds of things that clubs can or cannot do if they want to play in the Premier League. Maybe QPR and Leicester could set up a new "Limbo league", for clubs relegated from the prem but won't pay any Championship fines still owing. It would be similar to the old Scottish Premier, with only 2 clubs really in it.

A fully open transfer market throughout the season would be a pain.

Could it cause a second breakaway league (especially as the Championship is something like the 5th most watched league in Europe and possibly even further afield)

Could the PL say that they won't take any more wouldbe promoted teams if the Football League is unwilling to accept their relegated teams?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Could it cause a second breakaway league (especially as the Championship is something like the 5th most watched league in Europe and possibly even further afield)

Could the PL say that they won't take any more wouldbe promoted teams if the Football League is unwilling to accept their relegated teams?

Perhaps promoted teams should only be promoted on the proviso that they accept the rules under which they are promoted?

 

[KZNSeagull]

It's a pity that article does not mention that the fine goes to charity.

 

[El Presidente]

Perhaps promoted teams should only be promoted on the proviso that they accept the rules under which they are promoted?

The PL couldn't give a stuff about the FL rules though, they're independent organisations.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Could it cause a second breakaway league (especially as the Championship is something like the 5th most watched league in Europe and possibly even further afield)

Could the PL say that they won't take any more wouldbe promoted teams if the Football League is unwilling to accept their relegated teams?

The Premier League needs relegation and promotion. A closed shop of 20 teams would be in no ones interest.

 

[El Presidente]

It's a pity that article does not mention that the fine goes to charity.

The Mail would hate that, the poor and the disadvantaged, it's ALL their own fault you know. OR it might go to some horrid people from the EU, which is an EVIL organisation, apart from the part that grants Mail editor Paul Dacre a €300,000 subsidy.

http://www.whfp.com/2014/01/24/anti-eu-editor-pockets-european-subsidies/

 

[Guy Fawkes]

The Premier League needs relegation and promotion. A closed shop of 20 teams would be in no ones interest.

So a PL 2 then?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

So a PL 2 then?

10 and 10? To be honest I'm not fussed. The PL can do what it wants. I really don't care.