Financial Fair Play / Profit & Sustainability - New APT Rules Approved by Premier League

[et tu brute]

4 hours ago, Rod said:

Jackie, we will take these "corrupt" feckers down.  I couldn't give a shit if they are Lords or whatever.  Corruption is corruption no matter your upbringing.

It's an arbitration tribunal set up by the Premier League within their rules. With one nomination from the Premier League, one for City and a joint agreement by both for the 3rd (otherwise appointed by the FA if no agreement).

We are still waiting for the tribunal's written explanation, to confirm if the rules in their entirety are unlawful. The rules voted for today could be quickly thrown out if that explanation states unlawful, otherwise they will remain if the tribunal decides it is lawful (unlikely in my opinion, but then again I though the vote would have been pulled yesterday).

 

I honestly think this has been rushed through to attempt to stop open season when/if the tribunal decision comes through in agreement with City's argument. This gives the Premier League time to further kick the can down the road (as we know they love to do).

 

I agree that it is corrupt and totally unacceptable how another club (or 16 in this case) can basically stop an individual club from running and investing in its own business. People say, but it's a football club and needs to be governed. This is correct in terms of the rules of the game and what happens on the pitch, but football clubs (like it or not) are first and foremost businesses and shouldn't have their investment curtailed by another club (business).
 

I wish either us or City (or the actual sponsor) would say no I'm not accepting your corrupt process and take it to the competition/external courts as the whole thing would be blown apart. Premier League may attempt to throw the clubs out, but I'm quite sure the government would get seriously involved then (as they threatened during the Super League). Hopefully we will get the tribunal explanation promptly and see what happens with that. The PSR and APT rules are both totally anti competitive and would not be allowed in any other industry. 

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by et tu brute

[ExiledGeordie]

I’m actually getting to the point where I’m starting to support anyone vs the cartel top 6 clubs minus City. 

[Scoot]

4 hours ago, et tu brute said:

 

 

I honestly think this has been rushed through to attempt to stop open season when/if the tribunal decision comes through in agreement with City's argument. This gives the Premier League time to further kick the can down the road (as we know they love to do).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kick the can down the road as in  if the tribunal favour City again, it'll bring another legal challenge from them and then everyone who wants to benefit from APT's will have to further wait?

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Scoot

[et tu brute]

Just now, Scoot said:

 

Kick the can down the road as in if the tribunal favour City again, it'll bring another legal challenge and then everyone who wants to benefit from APT's will have to further wait?

Yeah the Premier League will go back stating that they have changed the rules and City will argue that the rules are still unlawful. It's the reason why the premier league didn't wait for the tribunal clarification 

[El Prontonise]

The sooner the whole of PL, CL etc crashes and burns the better.  Sick of hearing about FFP etc when it's related to income, football has a spending issue not an income one.  I actually detest the sport nowadays.

[Jackie Broon]

43 minutes ago, Scoot said:

 

Kick the can down the road as in  if the tribunal favour City again, it'll bring another legal challenge from them and then everyone who wants to benefit from APT's will have to further wait?

 

 

 

 

It depends on the tribunal's final determination, they might well confirm that the APT rules and even PSR as a whole is void from 2021 until there are lawful rules in place.