This will be a load of bs. They’ll go on and on about self reporting and former owners blah blah as mitigating circumstances and get a fine that will sound a lot but in-fact will be nothing to them. I couldn’t give a toss about self reporting etc. we got points deducted for far less and any punishment should be scaled up from that. What happened under Abramovich set that club up to where they are today including this cheating, they were on the verge of going under until he came.
Lets not forget, we told the PL that we were looking likely to breach. We did, after providing them every bit of information we could.
Chelsea have basically said, we've broken rules, just letting you know. Then they've done all they can to find loopholes in regulation and stretch the morality of their business dealings at every point. Their actions have forced the PL to reconsider their actual regulation. I wouldn't mind betting that if Abramovic hadn't done all this first, these current owners would be seeking to do it.
They have had a sporting benefit from their actions, however difficult it is to value, so therefore the only punishment they should get is a sporting sanction in the form of points deduction.
If I bought a stolen car, with no knowledge of it being stolen, the car would be taken from me and returned to the owner, the same as it would have if it remained with the person who stole it. Its not about current ownership, its about rules and regulations.
They need to consider the gravitas of their decision, when considering Chelseas ability to sell things to themselves. Precedent must be maintained, after our case set it.
