Financial Fair Play / Profit & Sustainability

[Heron]

1 minute ago, midds said:

Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool

well played.

[Heron]

Surely the FA step in if the PL don't have their house in order?

 

Quick win would be sacking Masters and those culpable for members losing faith in the current set up. Employing a new head and installing some sort of control measure whilst the PL got its act together one would assume.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Heron

[midds]

1 minute ago, Heron said:

well played.

It was a flippant answer but I honestly don' think it's that far from the truth. The power and influence those 3 clubs seem to hold is ridiculous

[Jackie Broon]

20 minutes ago, KetsbaiaIsBald said:

I’m convinced the vote will pass on Friday.  The premier league have been working with clubs to find rules that they are happy with.  The deferral of the interest free loans appears so obviously unlawful but it will be there to win votes.  Everton, for example ,with that rule that suits them may vote for the rule when otherwise they would not.  The whole process just seems flawed.  

 

There does not appear to be any “punishment” for having unlawful rules.  The premier league has had them for what?  18 months?  If the vote passes everyone will have to conform to the new rules lawful or not.  Man City will start another case.  It will take a year.  Let’s say they say it is unlawful again, then what?  Rinse and repeat?  This appears to be the premier leagues tactics, get rules in place that 16 clubs agree with whether they are lawful or not.

 

The punishment hasn't been determined yet, the PL have essentially been found guilty but haven't had their sentencing hearing yet.

 

There's a good chance that, in addition to Man City's costs for the points the PL lost on, they will end up having to pay Man City for the loss of income from the sponsorships they delayed and/or blocked with unlawful rules. That will be tens of millions, at least. That could also possibly lead to claims for any other deals they have blocked or required to be reduced since 2021.

[Heron]

Ultimately - this was all a ploy from the pre-existing elite to stop Newcastle United dead in its tracks when seemingly there was political pressure to accept our takeover from Saudi owners.

 

It's minging really.

 

The Premier League is now being hung out to dry because of its incompetent self-governance and greed and the can is kicked so far down the road by government and governing bodies that ultimately it has (or should have) been a ticking time bomb for the PL who've failed to get themselves in order.

 

The "pre-existing elite" absolutely rule the roost and it's (the PL) been proven to not only be a negligent, greedy and inept organisation but a corrupt one too.

 

There won't be any back tracking of pressure to receive Saudi money. However, the FA should and can step in (as I understand) to either remove or entirely rebuild the Premier League as an organisation that is fit for purpose.

 

For me it has to be the former, with any new "marketing" of the league. If they want to protect investment from sponsors and continue the whole "best league in the world" spiel.

 

Ultimately, it has to be competitive though for that to remain - and so those clubs need brought into check to realise they cannot have a closed shop.