PieFacE Posted June 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2021 Pathetic punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Gutless. Without a doubt, they will try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2021 Pathetic punishment. I read elsewhere that the suspended punishment is £20m each and a 30 point deduction. I'm happy with that part. Stops them doing it again (although I'd suggest that suspended punishment applies to the whole league. If ANYONE tries it again, 30 points deduction) But 20m between the 6 richest teams in english football? Yeah that'll show them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, AJ said: It wont. The owners of these clubs have said that they will pay any fines out of their own pocket. It’s like saying they’ll sign players out of their own pocket to avoid FFP. I doubt they can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The only positive about this is that there's a stipulation about hefty fines and point deductions were they or anyone else to try this again. That'll stop at least the the level headed amongst the 'big 6' trying this again. Real, Barcelona and Juve are all effed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Pathetic punishment. I read elsewhere that the suspended punishment is £20m each and a 30 point deduction. I'm happy with that part. Stops them doing it again (although I'd suggest that suspended punishment applies to the whole league. If ANYONE tries it again, 30 points deduction) But 20m between the 6 richest teams in english football? Yeah that'll show them They were always going to go for the middle ground of “some” punishment, but not enough that they’ll get pissed off about enough to challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, magnkarl said: The only positive about this is that there's a stipulation about hefty fines and point deductions were they or anyone else to try this again. That'll stop at least the the level headed amongst the 'big 6' trying this again. Real, Barcelona and Juve are all effed. Swiss courts have ruled that those 3 aren't effed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Genie said: It’s like saying they’ll sign players out of their own pocket to avoid FFP. I doubt they can. Just rechecked and stand corrected. What they said was they will pay the Super League exit fee out of their own pocket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 It would appear that conspiring to undermine the fopotball pyramid is considered a far less serious offence than Sheffield Wednesday's FFP violation. Funny that. This isn't really a sporting competition anymore, it's a closed shop ego boost for oligarchs that's been bought and paid for. Football has cancer and I'd celebrate the Premier League going bust in its entirety to rebuild this sport from the grassroots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: Pathetic, the same noise should be made now as was made when the super league was “formed” Agreed, it has very much been swept under the carpet, and it's a message of carry on as you were...... nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I bet more than 20 million has been paid into someone's bank account to help smooth things over. Absolutely pathetic. Should have told them to f off and when it failed you can rejoin right at the bottom of the pyramid. Shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 hours ago, magnkarl said: The only positive about this is that there's a stipulation about hefty fines and point deductions were they or anyone else to try this again. That'll stop at least the the level headed amongst the 'big 6' trying this again. Real, Barcelona and Juve are all effed. This 3.5m each (plus held off other punishment) is a disgrace it should be more punitive whether banned from European competition for a year, points deduction or heftier fine I dont know but 3.5m is like a £50 fine for a guilty attempted murder charge and then saying if you complete the murder next time you'll get a harder punishment. I cant believe there is not a minimum points deduction, I'm not surprised but still cant believe it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 utterly toothless and ineffective ‘punishment’ to the six teams jeopardising the premier league for their own financial gain. should’ve received that each, plus a transfer ban and a points deduction. They must be pissing themselves right now and already preparing Super Duper League 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, theboyangel said: They must be pissing themselves right now and already preparing Super Duper League 2! I'd assume that the PL's priority has been ensuring that the agreement to not do it again is water tight. They're not interested in anything more than securing their own profits. For a very brief period of time, the interests of fans and PL bosses were aligned. They're not anymore, and they don't want to piss off the big clubs - they just wanted to protect their slice of the cake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 9, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 9, 2021 It's a very weak slap on the wrist. Disappointing. There are other punishments that can help though, the indirect ones; being stuck where they are, having to compete with teams with new money, not getting the extra income to write off their debt, those things at least get to continue to creep in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 BBC are reporting that anyone that tries it again gets a £25m fine and a 30 point deduction. Realistically I think that should stop another attempt at this, unless Super League V2 is expected to also replace domestic competition. The actual punishment is a joke, as others have said - it's chump change for a football club. But I guess the continued existence of football where promotion / relegation etc are a real thing is the important thing in the long run. So I take some heart from the first part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Its a joke punishment, is probably no senior player on less money per year at these clubs than the fine they got. Emile Heskey got about 3 million a season at Villa 10 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 It is the owners that should be hit and not the clubs themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, fruitvilla said: It is the owners that should be hit and not the clubs themselves. There is a firm precedent for punishing clubs when they're poorly run or for actions of senior officials, why is this suddenly the exception? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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