2023-2024 EPL Season

[Jussi]

Who's that?

A typo.

 

[luiginb]

Sheff Utd is Saudi owned too??

 

[Savant]

The Sheffield Utd thing doesn’t make sense here?

Saudi owned and voted with the the Saudi side of the house, so who is angry/surprised they voted with the 7. Wondering if headline is bad or got something wrong. Unless I am interpreting wrong; which is possible

 

[hatterson]

Sheff Utd is Saudi owned too??

Owned by a private Saudi guy. I'm sure he's totally independent from the royal family and the fact that he's the King's grand nephew, ran the Saudi sports authority, the Saudi Olympic committee, and ran the Saudi Sports federation was totally independent of his relationship to them.

It generally flew under the radar since they were in the Championship when he bought them.

 

[Chimaera]

I’m not shocked. There’s a bunch of clubs who might not be Saudi but who have connections (Chelsea)

Owned by a private Saudi guy. I'm sure he's totally independent from the royal family and the fact that he's the King's grand nephew, ran the Saudi sports authority, the Saudi Olympic committee, and ran the Saudi Sports federation was totally independent of his relationship to them.

It generally flew under the radar since they were in the Championship when he bought them.

There’s no such thing. Any money from most of the rich there could be claimed by the leadership. He could just put them in house arrest and seize assets.

 

[robertmac43]

So Brighton didn't vote in favour of the block despite owning 2 clubs? Good Guy FC right here.

 

[Chimaera]

They also don’t intend to use it in the wrong fashion. They don’t have the money to go out and exploit this loophole. They want to be able to get young talent playing time on a budget with their other clubs.

 

[Blender]

There’s no such thing. Any money from most of the rich there could be claimed by the leadership. He could just put them in house arrest and seize assets.

That was obvious sarcasm.

 

[Chimaera]

That was obvious sarcasm.

Yeah I know.

All the money is in the same pool

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

So Brighton didn't vote in favour of the block despite owning 2 clubs? Good Guy FC right here.

Palace also didn't oppose despite that likely being more beneficial to them.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I normally don't root for teams to go down, but I hope Everton and Sheffield go down hard. I would think the two clubs most likely to gain automatic promotion, Leicester and Ipswitch, would vote with the majority

 

[Jussi]

 

[Jussi]

 

[Savant]

Of course they are announcing this now



Also think it’s hilarious that they used an image from Matchweek 1 for this article because I can only think of at least one other time that it’s been actually enforced since then; despite multiple occurrences of it happening against LFC alone; not saying conspiracy, just that I only watch full games involving one team regularly so I don’t know the full catalog.

 

[LOGiK]

Man United can be be banned from European play because of Nice or vice versa?
Weird. And what is this owning two or more clubs crap?

 

[Jussi]

Man United can be be banned from European play because of Nice or vice versa?
Weird. And what is this owning two or more clubs crap?

No.

 

[hatterson]

It's theoretically possible given the multi-club ownership rules, but also no one has ever been banned from continental competition because they always make random management changes to satisfy UEFA.

 

[JPBolts]

could be bad news for Forest.

It's theoretically possible given the multi-club ownership rules, but also no one has ever been banned from continental competition because they always make random management changes to satisfy UEFA.

Yep, it would probably be a "reduce your stake in the 2nd club" then we will approve it (happened to Villa/Vitoria and Brighton/USG? over the summer)

 

[hatterson]

could be bad news for Forest.



Yep, it would probably be a "reduce your stake in the 2nd club" then we will approve it (happened to Villa/Vitoria and Brighton/USG? over the summer)

Things like have an independent management structure also work.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Things like have an independent management structure also work.

Not sure how an independent management structure will help Forest cope with the loss of their best player

 

[Ponds]

Of course they are announcing this now



Also think it’s hilarious that they used an image from Matchweek 1 for this article because I can only think of at least one other time that it’s been actually enforced since then; despite multiple occurrences of it happening against LFC alone; not saying conspiracy, just that I only watch full games involving one team regularly so I don’t know the full catalog.

One of the Tottenham players was miming a card wave to Simon Hooper during the match against Liverpool. I can't remember who it was off the top of my head, Udogie maybe? Whoever it was, received no card. Liverpool on the other hand, had the book thrown at them, then out the window, during that farce of a contest.

 

[Jussi]

It's theoretically possible given the multi-club ownership rules, but also no one has ever been banned from continental competition because they always make random management changes to satisfy UEFA.

Yeah and it's very likely that IF Sir Jim gets a path to full ownership, then INEOS will put Nice on the market.

 

[hatterson]

Yeah and it's very likely that IF Sir Jim gets a path to full ownership, then INEOS will put Nice on the market.

I don’t know if they’d put them on the market. They’re still a valuable team and sports team values have done nothing but go up.

I’d think more likely is appoint some sort of legally independent structure that has actual control over the team with only defined financial inputs from the owners.

 

[Jussi]

I don’t know if they’d put them on the market. They’re still a valuable team and sports team values have done nothing but go up.

I’d think more likely is appoint some sort of legally independent structure that has actual control over the team with only defined financial inputs from the owners.

Ceferin already hinted earlier in the year when Gary Neville asked him about this that it's unlikely that United would face expulsion, more likely they would implement some safe guards to limit conflicts of interest, like teams could not face each other etc.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Feel confident enough in Gallagher staying that I just pulled the trigger on a kit

Altho to determine sizing I put on my 2021 Chelsea kit (which is now a tight S lol) which has Mount on the back so f*** do I know