Takeover Thread - July 1st statement, Staveley letter to Tracey Crouch (and response) in OP

[nbthree3]

https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/club-statement-010721/

 

The Club continues to receive requests for updates on its current arbitration claim against the Premier League (‘EPL’) considering the lawfulness of the EPL’s decisions regarding the proposed takeover of the Club involving the PIF.

Unfortunately, the Club is unable to make any comment about the arbitration. The EPL Rules provide the entire arbitration process is confidential.

However, both parties can agree for it to be in public. The Club believes it should be.

The issues at stake, including the lawfulness of the EPL’s decision making process and the widely publicised alleged influence of the EPL’s commercial partners on the EPL’s decisions, are of far wider interest to other football clubs, fans and the public in general.

The recent attempted breakaway by some EPL clubs - and the reaction of the government and public to it - has again highlighted the need for transparency and fairness in football governance. Gone are the days when important decisions that affect clubs and their fans should be made secretly, behind closed doors and away from the public eye.

The Club has nothing to hide with respect to the arbitration and invites the EPL to agree that it should no longer be held behind closed doors. If the EPL has acted lawfully and properly, it should have no reason to be afraid of the public spotlight.

To date the EPL has strongly resisted any public scrutiny of its decision-making process. It tried, and failed, to prevent the High Court’s judgment about elements of the arbitration being published last February. It is currently attempting to prevent the competition courts considering a claim by the Club’s sellers from taking place in public, arguing that too should be held in confidential arbitration.

So the Club has invited the EPL to agree - as the claim raises such important issues of sports governance, transparency and openness - that it should be held in public. The Club is prepared for every stage of the process to be in public: the public should be able to see the parties’ evidence and arguments as well as the full decision of the Tribunal when it is made.

The government quite rightly threatened to intervene in reaction to the proposed breakaway from the EPL earlier this year, and the reaction of football fans and the wider public was instrumental in stopping the emergence of the European Super League (ESL).

If the EPL continues to insist that the Club’s claim must be determined behind closed doors, the Club asks that MPs, the government, the media and the general public call on the EPL to finally accept public scrutiny of its decision-making process.

[Joey Linton]

3 minutes ago, nbthree3 said:

https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/club-statement-010721/

 

The Club continues to receive requests for updates on its current arbitration claim against the Premier League (‘EPL’) considering the lawfulness of the EPL’s decisions regarding the proposed takeover of the Club involving the PIF.

Unfortunately, the Club is unable to make any comment about the arbitration. The EPL Rules provide the entire arbitration process is confidential.

However, both parties can agree for it to be in public. The Club believes it should be.

The issues at stake, including the lawfulness of the EPL’s decision making process and the widely publicised alleged influence of the EPL’s commercial partners on the EPL’s decisions, are of far wider interest to other football clubs, fans and the public in general.

The recent attempted breakaway by some EPL clubs - and the reaction of the government and public to it - has again highlighted the need for transparency and fairness in football governance. Gone are the days when important decisions that affect clubs and their fans should be made secretly, behind closed doors and away from the public eye.

The Club has nothing to hide with respect to the arbitration and invites the EPL to agree that it should no longer be held behind closed doors. If the EPL has acted lawfully and properly, it should have no reason to be afraid of the public spotlight.

To date the EPL has strongly resisted any public scrutiny of its decision-making process. It tried, and failed, to prevent the High Court’s judgment about elements of the arbitration being published last February. It is currently attempting to prevent the competition courts considering a claim by the Club’s sellers from taking place in public, arguing that too should be held in confidential arbitration.

So the Club has invited the EPL to agree - as the claim raises such important issues of sports governance, transparency and openness - that it should be held in public. The Club is prepared for every stage of the process to be in public: the public should be able to see the parties’ evidence and arguments as well as the full decision of the Tribunal when it is made.

The government quite rightly threatened to intervene in reaction to the proposed breakaway from the EPL earlier this year, and the reaction of football fans and the wider public was instrumental in stopping the emergence of the European Super League (ESL).

If the EPL continues to insist that the Club’s claim must be determined behind closed doors, the Club asks that MPs, the government, the media and the general public call on the EPL to finally accept public scrutiny of its decision-making process.

Strange statement to make. 

[Fantail Breeze]

Sounds like desperation times that like.

 

Glad to hear fighting talk, but drains any confidence I had left tbh.

[PlymouthGeordie]

Just now, Fantail Breeze said:

Sounds like desperation times that like.

 

Glad to hear fighting talk, but drains any confidence I had left tbh.

 

I think it means the opposite. Basically puts pressure on the PL to make it public. If they don't, it indicates they may well be hiding something.

[The Prophet]

Sounds like they're trying to pile the pressure on the PL to capitulate pre-hearing. 

[Fantail Breeze]

2 minutes ago, PlymouthGeordie said:

 

I think it means the opposite. Basically puts pressure on the PL to make it public. If they don't, it indicates they may well be hiding something.

 

So what if they are? Unless the club can get a victory through arbitration or CAT, it’s not going to matter what they’re hiding from the public eye.

 

This shows the PL are holding the cards and we’re desperately trying to change that by throwing everything we can at them.

 

It clearly asks for fan (and other) pressure and hopefully something can be organsied to put that pressure on. Wonder if the Trust could come out of hiding?

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Fantail Breeze

[Ben]

Looks like a De Marco pre planned manoeuvre 

[Guest reefatoon]

Putting more pressure on the premier league. Keep it up.

[nbthree3]

Because PL provides arbitration to be heard in private in their rules I imagine nothing will change. But it's nice for some form of communication about the process anyway. 

[nbthree3]

Get spamming the Twitter again I say, call the MPs whatever you want. Club-mandated now! 

[Joey Linton]

2 minutes ago, PlymouthGeordie said:

 

I think it means the opposite. Basically puts pressure on the PL to make it public. If they don't, it indicates they may well be hiding something.

There's no pressure. If they say no then that's the end of the discussion. The rules dictate its carried out in private.

[Fantail Breeze]

1 minute ago, Ben said:

Looks like a De Marco pre planned manoeuvre 

 

Won’t believe that until he posts a photo of an artistic mouth.

[Ben]

3 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said:

 

Won’t believe that until he posts a photo of an artistic mouth.

 

[The Prophet]

There can be an update without it being inherently good or bad news.

[Fantail Breeze]

Just now, Ben said:

 

 

That’s nowhere near cryptic enough. Must be a typo.

[SUPERTOON]

So this statement would suggest arbitration has yet to start then ?

 

Again we wait.

[Decky]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

So this statement would suggest arbitration has yet to start then ?

 

Again we wait.

Its set to start this month, its only the 1st day of July.

[Ben]

 

Spot on 

[nbthree3]

Do you think any of the ITK's knew about this? In fairness Keith tweeted just before the drama started we'd hear something from Sky 

[Fantail Breeze]

2 minutes ago, Ben said:

 

Spot on 

 

… not long after we hid our accounts from the public domain  

[Ashley17]

Massive irony of Ashley asking for transparency on anything.

 

I assume this is part of De Marco’s strategy, he certainly tweeted it before even Joey and Fanny could put a negative spin on it so he knew it was coming. If the PL’s answer is no then I guess they can push the “what is there to hide argument?” but who knows. The wait goes on.

[Whitley mag]

10 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said:

 

So what if they are? Unless the club can get a victory through arbitration or CAT, it’s not going to matter what they’re hiding from the public eye.

 

This shows the PL are holding the cards and we’re desperately trying to change that by throwing everything we can at them.

 

It clearly asks for fan (and other) pressure and hopefully something can be organsied to put that pressure on. Wonder if the Trust could come out of hiding?

 

 

 

Not often I agree but with you entirely on the Trust.

 

This is an open invitation for them to ramp it up again, they’ve also got an in with the govt through fan led review at the minute

[SUPERTOON]

12 minutes ago, Decky said:

Its set to start this month, its only the 1st day of July.

Has it been confirmed anywhere that it’s actually starting this month?

[nbthree3]

 

[Joey Linton]