James Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Are the Premier League so married to the idea of stopping the Saudi’s that they’re going to be happy to pay what would likely be very lengthy and expensive court proceedings? The PL are not a cash rich organisation either, the operation is actually quite small. This could get very tasty, especially in the current climate. One things for sure other clubs will be fucking furious If the PL has the financial support of those other clubs they'll be alright. £10million off each of them should see them alright. Can't see many clubs happy to lose 10/20million just to keep the PL going. Would imagine if the PL lose and have a massive bill, the clubs would let them go to the wall and just set up a new league organisation...Ultra League or something along those lines Neither can I. That was a starting point. But I'm sure a scale could work. £50M a piece from Man U&C, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal would do it. Wouldnt be permitted by PL rules Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Key questions now are what are the timescales and what is the scope. Hoping we can get this fastracked in the basis of delays causing operational harm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Are the Premier League so married to the idea of stopping the Saudi’s that they’re going to be happy to pay what would likely be very lengthy and expensive court proceedings? The PL are not a cash rich organisation either, the operation is actually quite small. This could get very tasty, especially in the current climate. One things for sure other clubs will be fucking furious If the PL has the financial support of those other clubs they'll be alright. £10million off each of them should see them alright. Can't see many clubs happy to lose 10/20million just to keep the PL going. Would imagine if the PL lose and have a massive bill, the clubs would let them go to the wall and just set up a new league organisation...Ultra League or something along those lines Neither can I. That was a starting point. But I'm sure a scale could work. £50M a piece from Man U&C, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal would do it. Wouldnt be permitted by PL rules Think the PL have shown that they are quite happy to ignore their own rules when it suits them. Also the mentioned clubs would probably the most reluctant to contribute anything to save them, considering they frequently try and argue that they should get a bigger share of the broadcasting money anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Are the Premier League so married to the idea of stopping the Saudi’s that they’re going to be happy to pay what would likely be very lengthy and expensive court proceedings? The PL are not a cash rich organisation either, the operation is actually quite small. This could get very tasty, especially in the current climate. One things for sure other clubs will be fucking furious If the PL has the financial support of those other clubs they'll be alright. £10million off each of them should see them alright. Can't see many clubs happy to lose 10/20million just to keep the PL going. Would imagine if the PL lose and have a massive bill, the clubs would let them go to the wall and just set up a new league organisation...Ultra League or something along those lines Neither can I. That was a starting point. But I'm sure a scale could work. £50M a piece from Man U&C, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal would do it. Wouldnt be permitted by PL rules Think the PL have shown that they are quite happy to ignore their own rules when it suits them. Also the mentioned clubs would probably the most reluctant to contribute anything to save them, considering they frequently try and argue that they should get a bigger share of the broadcasting money anyway This could be a way of negotiating such a deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonjam88 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Would a legal firm check to make sure they have a case before taking it on. Wouldn’t have thought a law firm would risk tarnishing their reputation by taking a case on they would have no chance of winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Would a legal firm check to make sure they have a case before taking it on. Wouldn’t have thought a law firm would risk tarnishing their name by taking a case on they would have no chance of winning. I'm fairly sure the club/buyers have some form of assurance that there is a case, you don't got this far on impulse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Would a legal firm check to make sure they have a case before taking it on. Wouldn’t have thought a law firm would risk tarnishing their name by taking a case on they would have no chance of winning. I've no doubt that has a bearing but they can be mistaken. Either way they get paid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Why? Wouldn’t that be the worst possible outcome? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. If they refuse it then fine, we can go into the appeal process. They are going to find it impossible to carry on with the "no decisions either way" retort that they have been handing out though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. I think they should just sack Masters and approve our takeover ASAP to avoid further proceedings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Would a legal firm check to make sure they have a case before taking it on. Wouldn’t have thought a law firm would risk tarnishing their name by taking a case on they would have no chance of winning. This... It's rare to see someone starting legal action unless they're pretty confident of winning. Apart from the weirdos who constantly bring up ridiculous cases (think its called vexatious litigation?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Why? Wouldn’t that be the worst possible outcome? Obviously I want the takeover first and foremost, but even if we don't get that, it would still feel good to see the PL taken to the cleaners. They deserve it as far as I'm concerned, they wrecked our future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Are the Premier League so married to the idea of stopping the Saudi’s that they’re going to be happy to pay what would likely be very lengthy and expensive court proceedings? The PL are not a cash rich organisation either, the operation is actually quite small. This could get very tasty, especially in the current climate. One things for sure other clubs will be fucking furious If the PL has the financial support of those other clubs they'll be alright. £10million off each of them should see them alright. Can't see many clubs happy to lose 10/20million just to keep the PL going. Would imagine if the PL lose and have a massive bill, the clubs would let them go to the wall and just set up a new league organisation...Ultra League or something along those lines Neither can I. That was a starting point. But I'm sure a scale could work. £50M a piece from Man U&C, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal would do it. Wouldnt be permitted by PL rules Think the PL have shown that they are quite happy to ignore their own rules when it suits them. Also the mentioned clubs would probably the most reluctant to contribute anything to save them, considering they frequently try and argue that they should get a bigger share of the broadcasting money anyway This could be a way of negotiating such a deal. The clubs won’t be able to negotiate and agree. £20m could just be wiped off everyone. Which brings another problem - why would Leeds Fulham Brom pay for decisions taken when they weren’t members? Do you make Bournemouth Watford and Norwich suffer as a result? Did they even have a say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. I think they should just sack Masters and approve our takeover ASAP to avoid further proceedings They should, but during the course of this process they have shown themselves to be remarkably determined to stop us by any means necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Why? Wouldn’t that be the worst possible outcome? Obviously I want the takeover first and foremost, but even if we don't get that, it would still feel good to see the PL taken to the cleaners. They deserve it as far as I'm concerned, they wrecked our future. Yeah this is where I am too. Obviously we all want it to lead to the takeover but if the PL are deemed to be guilty I’d like to see them taken to the cleaners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Why? Wouldn’t that be the worst possible outcome? Obviously I want the takeover first and foremost, but even if we don't get that, it would still feel good to see the PL taken to the cleaners. They deserve it as far as I'm concerned, they wrecked our future. Aye, but even if it goes to Ashley? Ashley has been wrecking our future for 13 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. Why? Wouldn’t that be the worst possible outcome? Obviously I want the takeover first and foremost, but even if we don't get that, it would still feel good to see the PL taken to the cleaners. They deserve it as far as I'm concerned, they wrecked our future. Aye, but even if it goes to Ashley? Ashley has been wrecking our future for 13 years. Yes but then he finally offered us a way out by agreeing to sell. He can't be blamed for this, so I want the PL to pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If PIF have walked away, I'm not sure how much difference this will make. Great viewing though. At this stage I'm thinking the PL will be more determined than ever to refuse the takeover. But even without the takeover I want them getting hammered financially, even if it all goes to Ashley. I think they should just sack Masters and approve our takeover ASAP to avoid further proceedings They should, but during the course of this process they have shown themselves to be remarkably determined to stop us by any means necessary. I don’t think they expect this to go that nasty. Well done Ashley lol Seriously I genuinely think they expected a shut up and carry on attitude for us. Legal proceedings with a chance of bankruptcy is not something they would and could take. As I said if PL end up need extra funds from the members why would those clubs pay for it? They will just join us instead and raise their own legal case. This is a nuclear war. Masters ask for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Fuck that. Last thing I want is Mike Ashley getting money for nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Fuck that. Last thing I want is Mike Ashley getting money for nothing and his chicks for free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I reckon Ashley would do a good Ted DiBiase if he grew his hair out and got a bit of a goatee going on, if I was him I'd do it for shits n giggles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Fuck that. Last thing I want is Mike Ashley getting money for nothing You didn't want the takeover either mate, so you obviously don't mind Ashley running us into the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I don't see how the PL could be forced into compo without it being legally determined it should have been approved. Otherwise they've not wronged him and he's not lost anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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