Big Geordie Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 FA surely have to take more action over this - fining them under the radar achieves what exactly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I can see a few teams taking legal action over this. Usually in the lower leagues this is a points deduction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 If they gained a point in a game in which they fielded an ineligible player then it should be deducted. Survival may come down to a point here or there and it'll get pretty fucking messy if they're level with 17th come the final day. It'll run and run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 How can a governing body demand players, agents, clubs etc be transparent of cheating, bungs, match fixing then they go and brush one of their own rules under the carpet like this? It's disgraceful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Seems extremely dodgy that this was done underhand. With the money involved in survival nowadays, you would think their opponents would be looking very closely at the legal aspect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 No faith in the FA to do the right thing in terms of consistency and dock them a point. Complete joke of a governing body. So glad they got outcorrupted by Fifa on the World Cup hosting rights palava. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I guess I could get my wish of a Korean sending Sunderland down in a roundabout way. Realistically the FA aren't going to go back on something that's already been decided though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Teams usually get a points deduction even if it's just for 1 games, they do it for 4 games and they get a secretive fine?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 There will be hell on if they stay up by a point like, and rightly so MK Dons should kick up a fuss or look at legal action as potential lost revenue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hope a few of you have taken a leaf from the RTG book of Napolean Complex and wrote a letter of pure disgust to the FA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 So the authorities have known since October, how were they able to continue on the cup? Remember this? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2244501/Bradford-City-appeal-expulsion-FA-Cup-fielding-ineligible-player.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I'm sure Poyet will have very strong feelings about the matter: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1265392/Hartlepool-plead-innocence-Brighton-boss-Gus-Poyet-demands-points-deduction-fielding-suspended-Gary-Liddle.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The precedent has already been set in the Premier League after the West Ham / Sheffield United fiasco. Nowt will happen apart from the fine. Unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 just relegate them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Reading these two pieces above, I can't see how the FA can justify the punishment what they have given to the mackems? One rule for PL clubs and another for the rest it would seem! Corruption. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 What are the precedents in the Premier League, are there any? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 FFS lads, they could deduct us 10 points, it makes no difference. We're down regardless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Playing the useless nonce was a self-enforced points deduction tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Based on other events - teams lost all points gained in games where they fielded an illegible player (so minus 1pt from the Southampton tie) and a team was also deducted 1pt for fielding an illegible player in a game that they lost (so minus another 3 points). Which would put them on 21 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 How the hell can they not have a points deduction? At the very least it should be the point gained in that time. Premier League opening themselves up big time to court action if sunderland finish 17th 1 point or goal difference ahead of somebody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 FFS lads, they could deduct us 10 points, it makes no difference. We're down regardless True, this would be like a dog pissing on an unconscious tramp, still though if you hate the tramp...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 They'll just informally instruct the referees to ensure that they go down to avoid any potentially embarrassing legal entanglements from other stragglers. Bad decisions coming their way. Very fucking Machiavellian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Also the point was gained against Crystal Palace, were I them I'd be beyond pissed off over it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Based on other events - teams lost all points gained in games where they fielded an illegible player (so minus 1pt from the Southampton tie) and a team was also deducted 1pt for fielding an illegible player in a game that they lost (so minus another 3 points). Which would put them on 21 points Get in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Also the point was gained against Crystal Palace, were I them I'd be beyond pissed off over it. Thought it was Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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