Superb post. Complexity in regulations favours the incumbents, the wealthy. Streamlining the rules in any way is imperfect, but it would close loopholes and level the field, to some extent, ready for disruption.
Amazing how their fans -- so willing to threaten violence from a keyboard -- are so remarkably quiet on match days up there.
I wonder how many of these ultras will be on the coach to Boreham Wood when they're playing them in the Vanarama National in a couple of seasons' time?
Time to crawl back under the rocks you came from and wait for the next gravy train of glory to come into town. Probably won't be so willing to turn a blind eye to flagrant rule breaking when it isn't funding their tinpot club to the moon.
So far, these rules have been a paper tiger. While that must change for the integrity of the sport, where is the evidence that this time is any different? Why won’t Citeh go to a court of sports arbitration or continue to throw their money at litigation that the league can’t afford to counter indefinitely?
The reality is: money wins and that same money gets you out of the consequences.
I would be v v surprised (and utterly overjoyed) if something significant did happen, but I need to see more from the League to be confident
The formation is always going to give opponents some space outside. The key is that we control the ball when it comes inside. We haven’t done that well today