RobertT
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« on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:17:50 » |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/4923004.stmSmacks a little bit on the timing, using the cut off date to ensure they at least get a whole season to overcome a 10 point deduction. Don't wish bad times on a club but this is how Cambridge did it last year as well. Maybe change the rule to ensure a club's penalty only starts in the next season once the fixture lists are released. The idea is to make clubs run themselves properly but there seems a trend to keep paddling further up shit creek to ensure you see out the season before going for an arrangement.
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Fred Elliot
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:28:23 » |
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Without wishing it to sound like sour grapes, to have the 10 points deducted this season would put our survival fight into a whole new arena.
Please dont get me wrong........I would hate for any club to get liquidated, it just smacks of the fact that they new this was inevitable a long time ago, and the timing on the release of the statement is perfect for them.
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RobertT
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:32:37 » |
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My thoughts exactly. And yes, it's a horrible thing to happen to a club and I am also probably biased by our situation but I was equally annoyed with Cambridge doing something similar last season.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:47:12 » |
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Glad i didn't donate anything now...
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:47:17 » |
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Didn't want them to go bust but this is taking the p**s - they should be made to take the points deduction this season
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:48:28 » |
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I dont want them to go bust, but the rules are the rules!.
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:56:52 » |
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who gives a fuck, if we deserve to go down we should be in lg2 next season. you get what you deserve and if we finish in the bottom 4 then so be it. if you're hoping that some side gets deducted 10 points just so swindon can stay up it shows we don't deserve to be in this league
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 13:59:07 » |
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Yes but there is often a little bit of luck involved in football......nothing is plain sailing
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 14:06:52 » |
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At the end of the day any club in their position would so the same. It's just the way it is.
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RobertT
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 14:10:49 » |
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who gives a fuck, if we deserve to go down we should be in lg2 next season. you get what you deserve and if we finish in the bottom 4 then so be it. if you're hoping that some side gets deducted 10 points just so swindon can stay up it shows we don't deserve to be in this league But what it does show is they were playing at unfair advantage as they were trading while technically insolvent (more so than us for instance). They took playes on the day before the first announcement (Shaw for example) so while we deserve to be on 46 points, the debate would be, would Rotherham be on their points total if they'd traded like the rest of the league. That is why the rules were brought in following the Leciester scamps using it help them get promoted. It doesn't take away from our poor season and I wouldn't wish it on Rotherham fans. |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 14:25:37 » |
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Why does the 10 point deduction count NEXT season when the meeting is one day before the end of THIS season?
Surely the 10 points should come off for this season???
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 14:38:44 » |
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if we were in the same shit as rotherham i am sure the same would have happened here.fair play to em
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 15:11:23 » |
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if we were in the same shit as rotherham i am sure the same would have happened here.fair play to em Doubt it, our board hasn't got that much intelligence ... |
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RobertT
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 15:14:27 » |
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The point about the season it counts is the real issue I think. Surely when the play offs are still to be played the season isn't over. I'd prefer it if they didn't have to go into a CVA, but if they do then it suggests the rules are a bit squiffy.
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 15:31:02 » |
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if we were in the same shit as rotherham i am sure the same would have happened here.fair play to em Doubt it, our board hasn't got that much intelligence ... you have a point there |
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