We spent beyond the imposed limits, clearly not beyond our means as the club didn’t go bust like Leeds.
Maybe sailed close to the wind like.
Maybe sailed close to the wind like.
We nearly did go bust.
Nearly but didn’t.
Point is our ‘over expenditure’ was less to do with means than to do with regulations.
In a system that allows Liverpool to spend £500,000,000 yet says we spent £20m too much.
In reality we never spent £20m too much, it was far worse.
I’d agree there, there was £20m too much spent on each of Schniederlin, Mina, Gomes and Gbamin for starters.
I’m only wading in and out here but isn’t the point of this argument that there are other car crash clubs that have spent beyond their means that haven’t received points deductions? Like Manchester United?
They will never be worse than us.
Yes but still their report was nonsense and also it’s now coming to light they simply do not know what to give as a penalty. If you went off our rules for Forest they should have been deducted like 20 points.
The punishment was really the only thing we could contest because nothing was set in stone and still nothing is really.
Marcus Kendall
Player Valuation: £35m
This is right Mike, we deserved punishment for breaking rules but others have broken them too or found 'creative' ways to get round the rules 'Cheatsea I'm looking at you' which is why we feel wronged
sbbefc
Player Valuation: £30m
Sure, we broke the rules but the issue is the consistency in applying said rules and the consistency in punishments handed out. For good reason our fanbase is a bit miffed and angered by it all.
The thing is, the rules have been designed to prevent the likes of us and clubs of similar financial standing from ever competing. Not in the long term anyway.
We received an unprecedented penalty which was near enough on par with going into administration. We weren't going to go into administration but ironically it would have been the punishments we received that would have tipped us over the edge, relegated us and then gotten us bust.
How can the likes of Chelsea, City and United fragrently flaunt the rules? Why did Forest get half the points penalty for arguably a worse offence? How did the RS not get punished when they went into administration under Hicks and Gillette? How did the big 5 (and Tottenham) not get punished for the attempted mutiny?
If we'd got a slap on the wrist, transfer ban and/or a fine, then fair enough. But our punishment was so laughably excessive.
The thing is, the rules have been designed to prevent the likes of us and clubs of similar financial standing from ever competing. Not in the long term anyway.
We received an unprecedented penalty which was near enough on par with going into administration. We weren't going to go into administration but ironically it would have been the punishments we received that would have tipped us over the edge, relegated us and then gotten us bust.
How can the likes of Chelsea, City and United fragrently flaunt the rules? Why did Forest get half the points penalty for arguably a worse offence? How did the RS not get punished when they went into administration under Hicks and Gillette? How did the big 5 (and Tottenham) not get punished for the attempted mutiny?
If we'd got a slap on the wrist, transfer ban and/or a fine, then fair enough. But our punishment was so laughably excessive.
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £40m
Thing is, they've been through the case, now its just the out one that has to be delivered. Once that happens nothing will be applied until the appeal has been heard. That was laid out beforehand. We had to suffer the initial deduction until our appeal was accepted, heard and judged upon. They could be told they are instantly relegated through all steps of the English league and not play a game outside of teh Premier league for 10 years.
Another way they have treated them differently, despite the accusation of their wrong doing being far, far worse.
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £40m
Manchester United got away with it because their footballs club losses were attributed to other parts of their corporate structure that is placed outside of the UK. They had over £130m in losses, but only attributed £30m to Red football limited who file their figures with the Premier League.
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