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« Reply #30 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 17:54:11 » |
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Yesterday we saw Rooney's agent Paul Stretford given a massive fine and a banned period
from football.It's about time the FA and Football League did this to guilty directors.
I feel sorry for the fans of every club who are dealt with harshly in this manner.It's my
understanding that Bournemouth are going to be hit with minus 15 very shortly.FL just
waiting for the paperwork.
Luton will probably suffer with attendances as well,because some fans won't go considering
relegation a foregone conlusion.So they're hit financially as well.
The reason that this all came about, isn't actually because of Leeds,although Bates contributed
massively to the harder line.It came about because of Leicester and Ipswich clearing all debts
20 - 30 million in an instant.
It just shows how close to the mark we came last year.
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« Reply #31 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 17:56:45 » |
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makes me think back to 1990 ,that was a s--t judgement by the football league then and it seems the current lot aren,t much better---w-----s.
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« Reply #32 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 18:44:35 » |
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I really feel for their fans, but the punishment is only partially for the dodgy money deals (which were worth more than any dodgy deals we did), the rest is for the same reason as Leeds, basically getting around the league insolvency rules. Football is a priveleged business. In other walks of life a company up shit creak loses it's customers so it's much more risky and painful to recreate the business from scratch but taking on the name. In football the customers stay loyal and you get the benefit of Liquidation and trading under a new company without the pain - hence the reason for the rules to stop another Leicester. It's a fairness issue. Why should clubs who stick to budgets have no advantage over those who don't. If we'd been deducted points, it would not be the League fault, it would have been our owners.
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« Reply #33 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:00:30 » |
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this is disgraceful victimisation of a club in no position to defend itself.
Its all gone far too far.
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« Reply #34 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:13:03 » |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #35 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:16:30 » |
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How come they got done 20 points whereas leeds only got 15 then?
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« Reply #36 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:32:01 » |
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What were you clicking on Bradford and Darlington for? Traitor. |
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« Reply #37 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:35:03 » |
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What were you clicking on Bradford and Darlington for? Traitor.
Yes... Traitor. I look at most articles to be honest. |
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« Reply #38 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:39:11 » |
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Crazy punishment, 30 pts down barely makes it worth Luton turning up next season. Wonder how the people who have bought season tickets feel. Yet again board room shenanigans fuck over the fans.
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« Reply #39 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:40:02 » |
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Yes... Traitor. I look at most articles to be honest.
except Shrewsbury, no-one reads that. |
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« Reply #40 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 20:44:14 » |
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3 times in administration and breaking football league regulations regarding agents which is effectively cheating was always going to result in severe sanctions. Yes its unfair on the fans but any other business would have been liquidated long before 3 periods of administration, they'll live to fight again so in a way they are lucky............whereas we are extremely lucky that we got sorted out when we did.
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« Reply #41 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 21:14:44 » |
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I think what will grate with a lot of people regarding this judgment is that perpetrators of the crimes are effectively getting away unpunished. Clearly Luton are guilty of breaking the rules on two counts, for which they have been severely punished, but that punishment will only impact their supporters, their new owners and the players, all of whom are innocent parties in the matter.
It is about time that the FA and FL look long and hard about ways to punish such perpetrators who fuck off and leave the clubs in shit street in their wake.
I shall be watching Luton's season with interest, and I really hope from a football perspective, that they save themselves on the field, despite the stupidly tall order they have.
As Gazza said above, thank fuck for Mr Fitton's intervention. This could so easily have been us.
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« Reply #42 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 21:17:30 » |
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And who stands to benefit most from it all?
MKfuckingDons.
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« Reply #43 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 21:28:07 » |
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what odds can you get on Luton staying up?
ps. lets sign Parkin
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michael
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« Reply #44 on: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 22:27:02 » |
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what odds can you get on Luton staying up? Whatever they are it might be worth a punt, Bournemouth are likely to get points deducted too. |
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