There’s at least one team we shouldn’t have to worry about.
I wonder if they'd same about us if we don't end up playing at the Ricoh next season!
Why ?
I suspect at least some of those deducted points can be attributed to their missed fixture - literally never heard of a league team simply not turning up for a scheduled game.
literally never heard of a league team simply not turning up for a scheduled game
It's an absolute disgrace. They'll now struggle for recruitment v to rebuild. When you're already on your arse income wise who will go there when starting on -12? Almost be better to relegate them again and let them rebuild.
Also why did Blackpool not get a deduction? I'm pleased for them they didn't as they don't deserve it, but surely you can't have different rules for different teams.
Correct. Docked an additional 3 points which did for them. It was 96/97, the year that Sunderland also went down after our late kick off at Spurs.Middlesbrough in the premier league, Bryan Robson decided that they couldn’t field a first team because of injuries so called the game of. Got deducted points for it and IIRC they went down and would have stayed up had they played the game regardless of result. Although I can’t swear to the last bit as it was so long ago.
Correct. Docked an additional 3 points which did for them. It was 96/97, the year that Sunderland also went down after our late kick off at Spurs.
Middlesbrough in the premier league, Bryan Robson decided that they couldn’t field a first team because of injuries so called the game of. Got deducted points for it and IIRC they went down and would have stayed up had they played the game regardless of result. Although I can’t swear to the last bit as it was so long ago.
It's an absolute disgrace. They'll now struggle for recruitment v to rebuild. When you're already on your arse income wise who will go there when starting on -12? Almost be better to relegate them again and let them rebuild.
Also why did Blackpool not get a deduction? I'm pleased for them they didn't as they don't deserve it, but surely you can't have different rules for different teams.
The league does have to penalise teams for going into admin, as by using that process to write off debts you can feasibly gain competitive advantage by signing a squad of players beyond your means. A points deduction creates a disincentive to take the admin route. I think that rule was brought in after Leicester used admin to help themselves out a little too gratuitously. I feel sorry for their fans but not for the owners of a club which hasn't paid its employees. Their owner didn't pay the wages and then blamed the prospective buyer (the dodgy AF ex Watford owner) for the non payment. Truth is that as long as he owns the club, paying the players is his responsibility.
Correct. Docked an additional 3 points which did for them. It was 96/97, the year that Sunderland also went down after our late kick off at Spurs.
Not following this closely, but is it possible they could be owned by the same owners ?
Hope someone knows where the golden share is.Looked at their fans forum and they’re not happy with have Appleton doing the administration lots of quotes relating to us
Who do you mean sorry??
Probably will.A side issue about the Bolton when the players had not been paid why weren't the P F A stepping forward and at least giving them a loan.Maybe they did but i didn't see any signs of them looking after them.Might get an additional 6pt deduction for failing to fulfill their fixtures too.
Middlesbrough in the premier league, Bryan Robson decided that they couldn’t field a first team because of injuries so called the game of. Got deducted points for it and IIRC they went down and would have stayed up had they played the game regardless of result. Although I can’t swear to the last bit as it was so long ago.
That was the season of the last hilarious Sunderland documentary; Premier Passions. Worth watching if you need a laugh -That was funny. All the Sunderland fans celebrating because they thought they were staying up.
Could Bolton go into administration and come out of it owned by the same people who owned them before ?
That was the season of the last hilarious Sunderland documentary; Premier Passions. Worth watching if you need a laugh -
I suspect at least some of those deducted points can be attributed to their missed fixture - literally never heard of a league team simply not turning up for a scheduled game.
The oppo was Brentford who made light of it; after the FL awarded Brentford a notional 1-0 win for the non-played game, the Brentford matchday announcer said over the PA system (at the final game of the season at home to Preston) said "the FL are yet to get around to telling us who our goalscorer was..."
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