The Football News Thread 2014/15 - Everything not Wolves News Related

[Jolemai]

Link?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-32950519

 

[The Bear]

That's all they've been talking about at work. It's funny really. I'm sure those Thai girls hear much worse than that.

 

[Alan]

Barcelona B has been relegated to Spain's 3rd division. They conceded 81 goals this season, 17 more than their next closest rival.

 

[Kenny]

Parachute payments will last 2 years (not 4) from 2016 for clubs who last one season in PL

 

[Lord Knows]

Parachute payments will last 2 years (not 4) from 2016 for clubs who last one season in PL

Could be playing a dangerous game with that change, some clubs will fear spending to compete with the already established clubs.

 

[YoungWolf]

Potentially making the gap bigger, nice one.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Every team going up will actually spunk maximum funds to try and stay up for one year to guarantee the extra two years' parachute.

EDIT: Or have I read that the wrong way round?

 

[machin05]

What happens to the money that would go to the clubs that fail to stay up?

More of the riches stay in the Prem then I guess.

 

[Alan]

Martin Skrtel prepping for a career in the commentators booth with this gem:

We failed because we did not meet the targets we had set.

What incredible insight.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Chiellini out of the CL final with calf knack.

 

[The Bear]

That's ruined a lot of bookies markets.

Loads of Suarez v Chiellini betting on there.

 

[YoungWolf]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33015657

 

[Donegal Wolf]

That's ruined a lot of bookies markets.

Loads of Suarez v Chiellini betting on there.

Suppose they will have to switch to Suarez v Evra

 

[The Bear]

Some of the Redknapp and Neville analysis of amateur wonder goals:

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Elche relegated from La Liga due to severe tax debts. Eibar reprieved, they were very unlucky to go down anyway. Finished level on points and with a better goal difference than both Deportivo and Granada, and won their final game vs Cordoba 3-0, but because it's head to head they went down. Granada's 0-0 draw with Atletico on the final day was very iffy as well, a draw was always likely to be enough for both to achieve their goals of survival/CL qualification and there was one shot on target in the entire game.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

New Football League rules on insolvency events:

- Any club that goes into Administration will suffer an immediate 12 point Sporting Sanction, an increase on the current 10 point penalty.

- Once appointed, the Administrator will be required to market the club for at least 21 days during which time he/she will be required to meet with the club's supporters’ trust and provide it with the opportunity to bid for the club.

- The League has removed the requirement for the purchaser to achieve a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) meaning that it will transfer the club's share in The Football League to the Administrator's preferred bidder subject to their compliance with the League's other requirements.

- On exit, the purchaser will be required to pay creditors a minimum of 35 pence in the pound over 3 years (or 25 pence on transfer of share) or face a further 15 point deduction at the start of the season following the insolvency event.

- Clubs also underlined their commitment to the use of the Football Creditors Rule which underpins the rescue culture principle by giving financially stricken clubs a second chance without unfairly disadvantaging their fellow clubs.

I assume the CVA thing has been removed as HMRC always block them. Good to see that new owners have to pay more to creditors rather than paying 1p in the pound or less and starting again.

 

[Johnny75]

CVA's invariably are agreed when another buyer is waiting to pick the company up for nothing. It's a devious practice at best. Originally rules were in place to stop previous owners of a company running it into the ground, run up massive debts and then put the company into a CVA and pay back a certain amount (or none at all in some cases). Laws are in place now to prevent 'Phoenixing' business, i.e. the previous owners/ management setting up the same company and carrying on as if nothing had happened. Funnily enough the laws (not name) derived from the Pheonix group and the MG debacle.

Of course Football Clubs can't fit this model as the owners can only run the business as a football club and so unscrupulous owners can use nefarious means to put family members/ nutcases on the board, run the club into the ground and 'Phoenix' the club to said nefarious member/ shadow directors.

Hopefully these rules close this loophole and prevent these fuckers from ever owning a football club in the first place.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, that is something that needs firmly shutting off. Bates re-buying Leeds from himself and SISU forming a new company to re-buy Coventry being the two worst recent examples.

 

[Espresso]

Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell 48% of Milan to Thai investor Bee Taechaubol. Should be some money to use in the transfer market but also for the construction of the new stadium.

 

[Lord Knows]

Former England captain Sol Campbell to stand for election as London mayor.