Relegation now looks very real prospect for Man City and Chelsea
www.thetimes.co.uk
After the Premier League handed out a ten-point deduction to Everton, Martyn Ziegler explains what could happen next for other clubs if they are found guilty of breaking rules
  • wawa1867@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    1. They still have squads absolute light years away to even a fantasy team of the EFL best players.
    2. They have all the resources (academy, scout network, branding, and assets) that maintain their top flight status
    3. They gain promotion, every year until they are back in top.
    4. They’ll spend just as much once back on top
    5. It will just mean the likes of Man U, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc, will spend 100’s millions per window, because they can.
    6. It will prevent genuinely hardworking EFL clubs from been promoted, as they walk any leauge they drop into.
    • OkCurve436@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago
      1. FFP would mean most of their players would leave. The remainder would have to be sold to cover payouts to the PL for fines and other clubs for damages IE. Everton are facing a £300m lawsuit for 1 £20m overspend.
      2. How will they pay for all the resources? No sponsor is touching them for years, so only gate money. I doubt the owners would be deemed fit to carry on and most youth products would want to move to a top flight club.
      3. Possibly, if they have the gate revenue to do so.
      4. They won’t if the owners are barred and no sponsor touches them.
      5. True but they haven’t lied about their revenue. Being a big club with big grounds/support and legitimate sponsorship isn’t breaking FFP. Lying about payments to get an unfair advantage is. The big clubs will be the first to sue, but most of the premier league and anybody relegated in the last dozen years will be seeking damages.
      6. Possibly but it depends what happens to City.
      • wawa1867@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        My response to all of that is Juventus managed it. Obviously different circumstance, but exile doesn’t mean no one will sponsor or bankroll you

    • chickenisvista@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Sheffield United sued West Ham for 20m in 2007 after West Ham were found guilty regarding Tevez and Macherano. If the same happens to City the sums would be astronomical. CL money missed, titles lost, the reputational gain missed which would have translated into more sponsorship money etc for several clubs spanning a decade would run into the hundreds of millions at the bare minimum.