Cellino v Sisu (1 Viewer)

[Jackoskyblue]

How can the FL ban the leeds chairman from running the club but can't do anything about sisu. Cellino has invested lots into the playing squad, has never moved leeds out of leeds, hasn't taken on hundreds of court cases, hasn't made countless false promises to fans. Yet he isn't fit to run a club but sisu are ? Do they just make rules up as they go ? I know he was convicted of something in Italy but the way he has run the club surely shows he is fit and proper. It just seems that from every angle there's somebody ready to take a dump on us wether it's Sisu, the football league, the council, wasps, the players, the manager, the stay away fans.

 

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[Ian1779]

I think you'll find we're talking about criminal convictions here.

You have to consider the legal implications of banning someone from a role like this without the right to do so. Cellino's ban was originally overturned with this in mind.

 

[hill83]

Wild guess but he's got two prior criminal convictions and has also be found guilty of tax evasion. The line has to be drawn somewhere. As shit as Sisu are there's no criminality involved.

Unfortunately they don't draw the line at 'bunch of twats'

 

[Gosford Green]

SISU are a company or a group of companies. Cellino is an individual which was the issue FL had regarding actions from his past.

However shady SISU appear there is no rule as yet citing this as breach of FL fit and proper persons rule.

 

[RFC]

If you look more closely, totally different circumstances and situation!

 

[justvisiting]

Yeah, unfortunately Cellino definitely does fail the test as described by the FL. He is also unquestionably a better owner and more sympathetic character than, say, Ken Bates who did pass the test. Still, there's no test that will prevent crooks from taking control of football clubs, only one that bars convicted criminals which is not the same thing at all.

It does seem to be pretty easy to work round the ban though. Cellino's family are on the board at Leeds and they can't stop him talking to his wife and kids so it's debatable what effect it will actually have. His conviction's spent in less than 3 months anyway. Typical of the FL, just concerned enough to do something but without the balls to do anything that might have an effect.

 

[Gosford Green]

One thing we are leading the field in, by a country mile.

Worst owners in the FL

 

[Captain Dart]

I think this situation shows that the FL test is worthless 99 times out of 100.

 

[Covstu]

They are shite owners but they are not breaking the law......

 

[skybluetony176]

I think this situation shows that the FL test is worthless 99 times out of 100.

Yes but 1% off the time it works everytime.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Yes but 1% off the time it works everytime.

It's a million to one chance, but 9 times out of 10 they come off.

 

[Mary_Mungo_Midge]

They are shite owners but they are not breaking the law......

The paradox of the administration of the modern game; that as long as you haven't broken the law, you're 'fit and proper'. That blatant cheating in the form of 'simulation' if rife and ruining the game, but if a manager suggests a referee has bad a poor game, he's 'bringing the game into disrepute'....:facepalm: