I honestly don’t know how to respond to this, how the process will go or how things are likely to work out.
First thing to say is my understanding is this is before a PL independent commission again and not a court - so there is no rule of law at play here, if my understanding is right. It’s the kangaroo court making the whole thing up again this will be subject to.
Secondly given what City have done to ATP rules and Leicester did with jurisdiction, I’m really disappointed we are engaging in this process and not trying to drive a truck through the obvious loop holes that exist in these rules. They are, there, particularly here in this case - which is a subset of a weird case they are making up.
To my mind this is the third time we will be punished for the same offence, first was the points deduction, second was the lost revenue in placement money and now this.
Sorry no, the club needs to grow a pair and call out this BS and fight it tooth and nail. Leicester and City have shown the way.
The club does need to call this out. Once again we are being used, or being allowed to be used, as a scapegoat for footballs financial governance ills.
TFG wrote a letter of protest to UEFA following refereeing of the recent Roma/Porto game.
When you consider the legal career of Marc Watts, you'd imagine that this is very much something both he and TFG would want to get their teeth into on our behalf.
It would be interesting to know the sort of ballpark figure for "compensation' that we might be liable for here, and what are the implications for further claims/liabilities if Burnleys claim is upheld.
Kinnear is also in an interesting position here to say the least.
This must be what
Moyes meant by the PSR "bill to pay".
No corporate hospitality for anyone at Burnley when / if they visit Bramley Moore. Offer them leftover pies from the Southampton game at GP.
