Bad times for Leicester's pitch curator :nono:
The height of the pitch grass shall not exceed 30mm and the entire playing surface must be cut to the same height. The grass shall be cut so as to display straight, parallel lines across the entire width of the pitch, perpendicular to the...
Moving on to the FAPL rules now. Yes, I am a nerd.
I've just noted that if two teams end on the same number of points, having identical goal difference and goals scored records, they will be deemed to have finished in the same position, unless it affects the title race, competition...
Next question: Newcastle have one guy (Lee Charnley) listed as Managing Director. Then he's the only listed director too.
Is that a similar scenario, given that Ashley is the owner?
Fatter fans in the Premier League?
Other small joys of this so far: Arsenal have a Head of Finance called Stuart Wisely, which seems a classic case of nominative determinism, while their chairman, unbeknown to me, is Sir Chips Keswick. Who really should be in some sort of dashing World War II...
The rich Russian isn't listed as a director or officer at Bournemouth. How does that work then?
Edit: nor is Abramovich at Chelsea. I guess, therefore, you don't have to be a director to own a club?