Reading heading for intetesting times

[theroyal]

My away record this season:

Brentford 4 Reading 1
Fulham 5 Reading 0
Brighton 3 Reading 0
Norwich 7 Reading 1

 

[hans kraay fan club]

My away record this season:

Brentford 4 Reading 1
Fulham 5 Reading 0
Brighton 3 Reading 0
Norwich 7 Reading 1

Haha.

Spectacular.

 

[SweatyMexican]

They'll never have the cajones to block a team so high up in the football pyramid from promotion. They'll issue a few sternly worded emails and maybe even fines, but that'll be it.

 

[theroyal]

Oh yeah, the Telegraph article is rubbish.

No sources, or concrete evidence. Just a bunch of conjecture.

 

[father_and_son]

If they have a contractual obligation to the EFL to take 3 teams coming up in exchange for 3 going down then I would assume that this would take priority because they would be sued by all 3 clubs going up, the EFL and potentially a class action by the all season ticket holders for the 3 promoted clubs (the emotional damages from 50,000+ STH missing out on PL football would wipe out even their bulging coffers).

What they would of course do is allow Reading up but then tell the club to change owners and give them a season or two to comply.



Every single 1901 member suing them for lost business because they couldn't invite a potential client to a jolly against ManU or Chelsea!

 

[Triggaaar]

Sell a biscuit to every Chinaman

Are we back in the 1970s?

 

[theroyal]

I would be surprised if it was an issue. The PL's concerns when the pair tried to takeover Hull was with others in the consortium, not them.

 

[Triggaaar]

If they have a contractual obligation to the EFL to take 3 teams coming up in exchange for 3 going down

Presumably there were obligations in the past to allow a conference team into the FL, but if they didn't have the ground, they weren't allowed in. And the contract could easily state that the team has to meet certain criteria. And all they'd have to do is give the place to the team that lost the playoff final.

then I would assume that this would take priority because they would be sued by all 3 clubs going up

Why would the top two teams also sue?

What they would of course do is allow Reading up but then tell the club to change owners and give them a season or two to comply.

If your owner fails the fit and proper person test, how do you then comply?

 

[Triggaaar]

I would be surprised if it was an issue. The PL's concerns when the pair tried to takeover Hull was with others in the consortium, not them.

So what do you think of it all, is it good news, bad news?

 

[theroyal]

So what do you think of it all, is it good news, bad news?

Cautiously optimistic. After the excitement of Zingarevich taking over and it all going tits up, some fans are understandably nervous. But at least these guys actually have their own money.

They've recently taken over a club in Belgium and cleared all their debts.

 

[BensGrandad]

If they failed to meet the criteria set for promotion to the Premier they could just relegate 2 clubs instead of 3 using that failure as the reasons. Who would then sue just Reading nobody else would be interested as it doesnt affect them or their position..

 

[Paris]

 

[sparkie]

If they failed to meet the criteria set for promotion to the Premier they could just relegate 2 clubs instead of 3 using that failure as the reasons. Who would then sue just Reading nobody else would be interested as it doesnt affect them or their position..

Oh strewth.

So that is how Lucky Palace escape relegation.

 

[Juan Albion]

Cautiously optimistic. After the excitement of Zingarevich taking over and it all going tits up, some fans are understandably nervous. But at least these guys actually have their own money.

They've recently taken over a club in Belgium and cleared all their debts.

Just make sure you don't get his evil twin brother. Remember, only the good Dai Yongge.

 

[KVLT]

Just make sure you don't get his evil twin brother. Remember, only the good Dai Yongge.

 

[El Presidente]

If your owner fails the fit and proper person test, how do you then comply?

Employ very expensive lawyers to filibuster, prevaricate, delay and harangue the football authorities. #TheQPRWay

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

They'll never have the cajones to block a team so high up in the football pyramid from promotion. They'll issue a few sternly worded emails and maybe even fines, but that'll be it.

Weren't Swindon demoted to the third tier after winning promotion to the Premier league under Hoddle for tax evasion/some other monetary shenanigans? If they can do it to a club the size of Swindon...

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

My away record this season:

Brentford 4 Reading 1
Fulham 5 Reading 0
Brighton 3 Reading 0
Norwich 7 Reading 1

That is a series of some serious drubbings. How has that happened? You've spent the majority of the season in the top six so you're clearly a decent team but those results....what? How?!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

That is a series of some serious drubbings. How has that happened? You've spent the majority of the season in the top six so you're clearly a decent team but those results....what? How?!

Clearly [MENTION=29434]theroyal[/MENTION] is just a massive JONAH.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Cautiously optimistic. After the excitement of Zingarevich taking over and it all going tits up, some fans are understandably nervous. But at least these guys actually have their own money.

They've recently taken over a club in Belgium

Like the guy who owns Charlton Athletic, you mean?