Football 2011/12 Football Season
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No surprise that Mick McCarthy has got the sack, have to say it's been on the cards for a while.
Really? I thought Wolves would have kept him on until the end of the season, to prevent 'disruption'.
After losing 5-1 to one of your closest rivals at home it was kind of inevitable. Also the Wolves supporters have been on his back for a while.
What have all those players got in common?
News 24 have just reported that Rangers have gone into administration and that, in addition to their financial woes, they will have 10 points deducted. Anyone know why administration means a loss of points as well?
I know nothing about the game or its governance, so am keen to know why one financial disaster incurs a seemingly unrelated (and more relevant?) setback.
Is it like the guy who can only repay the minimum on his credit card having the APR upped?
I know nothing about the game or its governance, so am keen to know why one financial disaster incurs a seemingly unrelated (and more relevant?) setback.
Is it like the guy who can only repay the minimum on his credit card having the APR upped?
The ten-point deduction is seen as a punishment for getting into financial troubles; before that it was percieved that clubs were getting into administration, and manipulating and abusing it, as a way of getting rid of debts fast, then restructuring, than borrowing more again. So in essence, football clubs (before the points penalty) were cheating the financial system. Administration very nearly always involves a points penalty nowadays, and sometimes, it is more than ten points; it can be 20+, and demotion to different leagues.
Thanks mjo.
Surely, if they are to survive administration, then they need to be in a position of attracting new backers by proving that they are capable of beating most of the opposition - which I believe is shown by their prowess, in point terms, within whatever league they are in.
Arse about tit really
Surely, if they are to survive administration, then they need to be in a position of attracting new backers by proving that they are capable of beating most of the opposition - which I believe is shown by their prowess, in point terms, within whatever league they are in.
Arse about tit really
Now that Rangers are in Administration they may as well give the league trophy to Celtic now.
In 2003, Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League after a spell in administration. Their rivals complained that their decision to manage the financial storm had disadvantaged them because they could not simply buy players and write off the debts. Therefore, a 10 point (in the Football League and SPL; 9 points in the Premier League
) penalty was applied to teams who went into administration. (Ironically, Leicester were 12 points clear of 3rd placed Sheffield United).It is worth noting that the 10 point penalty is a minimum. Luton Town were given a 30 place penalty for various financial irregularities in 2008-09 and Leeds were deducted 15 points the previous year to essentially buy back their League place.
Rangers won't suffer too much this year, they'll finish 2nd in the league, which their league form would have guaranteed anyway. Teams in more competitive leagues, such as Portsmouth, will be in more trouble as they will be stuffed into the relegation zone should they pick up the penalty. Which will, of course, make them far less of a good investment.
Probably the worst in performance terms for Rangers will be that they will probably lose most of their best players over the summer; this may even lead them to finish 3rd or lower, but I wouldn't bank on it
! It is yet another bad day for Scottish football's competitiveness in Europe, though.landogeorgelewis1
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Pompey looking to go into administration again
That completely sucks, with that comes a 10 point deduction. I do honestly feel sorry for you Pompey fans you've been put through the mill and really need this all to go away now. Would be a crying shame to see a FA Cup winning team go out of business and even so out of exsistant.
Good luck Pompey and play up eh?
landogeorgelewis1
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.landogeorgelewis1
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Well the Turkish match fixing trail has got underway now, will be interesting to follow and see what other punishments the clubs get.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17024586
Didn't we have a match fixing prob in Italy where Juventus were relegated to Serie B and deducted 30 points, while Ac Milan and Lazio stayed in Serie A and were deducted 10 and 15 points respectively back in the mid 00's?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17024586
Didn't we have a match fixing prob in Italy where Juventus were relegated to Serie B and deducted 30 points, while Ac Milan and Lazio stayed in Serie A and were deducted 10 and 15 points respectively back in the mid 00's?
Jos the Boss
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Whats the odds of Rangers still winning the league? and aberdeen can certinaly close the gap to about 278968996584568456876568485 points!
landogeorgelewis1
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Right now i think there's more chance of Barcelona catching Real Madrid up than Rangers catching Celtic up. Cause aren't Celtic on a League winning strike of summat like 14/15 games right now?
Yeah, Celtic have won the league.
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