nicko31
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[Football] If Palace can't play in the Europa League
- Thread starter B-right-on
- Start date
Maybe don’t own significant shares in multiple clubs that have anywhere near the remotest chance of getting into Europe. Presumably that’s kind of the point behind the rules.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
- 12,995
"This UEFA thing is serious; the risk of us being thrown out of Europe is very real and the club is in complete limbo.
Fan action worked in 2010, and we all need to step up again.
We are not a mutli-club model. No-one could have predicted the outcome of last season before the UEFA deadline of 1 March and everyone knows John Textor has no power at the club.
It is ridiculous it has even got this far and is classic UEFA not communicating and yet they make exemptions to actual multi-club organisations lie Red Bull and INEOS.
Sporting integrity, fair play and natural justice are all at stake here - we need to do something and show UEFA they would be robbing us of Europe for the first time in our history.
We won the FA Cup fair and square, it's crazy we are even talking about this.
Alelksander Cerefin's email address is available online and I have emailed him letting him know my thoughts - we need to mobilise Palace fans everywhere and I urge everyone on the BBS to let UEFA know what is at stake,
His email is Aleksander.ceferin@uefa.ch
We were denied in 1991 and we cannot let this happen again."
The oldest club in the world does like to rewrite history.
Ineos complied with the rules so they weren’t granted an exception.
You didn’t qualify in 1991, no one denied you anything.
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 1,031
I’m hoping it drags to pre-season friendlies at least. It should really f*** up their prep if nothing else.
Although, we could, of course, email hundreds of emails to UEFA, all abusive and probably libellous saying we’re all Palace fans.
That should help them out.
schmunk
Well-used member
Ha! They've spirited away that embarrasing BBS thread. Snowflakes.
Seagull Stew
Well-known member
So in 2023, Tony Bloom must have sold his shares in USG prior to the deadline when it looked like there was a possibility of us qualifying. For some reason, I only thought that this was done after we had qualified.
Scappa
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- Jul 5, 2017
- 1,901
In fairness, no one of sound mind thought there was the remotest chance of Palace getting into Europe.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
- 12,995
I’m not sure if the March 1st deadline applied back then or has been added more recently when they made changes to the format of the European cups.
Tony reduced his shareholding to below the 30% and he has never sat on the board at USG either meaning he has never had any control there whatsoever.
On March 1st 2023 we were 8th, 4 points off 6th but with 2 or 3 games in hand on some of the teams above us. So if the deadline did apply TB obviously backed us and USG to both make European competition.
Stato
Well-known member
- Dec 21, 2011
- 7,839
Der Mister Eufa,
"This UEFA thing is serious; the risk of us being thrown out of Europe is very real and the club is in complete limbo.
Fan action worked in 2010, and we all need to step up again.
We are not a mutli-club model. No-one could have predicted the outcome of last season before the UEFA deadline of 1 March and everyone knows John Textor has no power at the club.
It is ridiculous it has even got this far and is classic UEFA not communicating and yet they make exemptions to actual multi-club organisations lie Red Bull and INEOS.
Sporting integrity, fair play and natural justice are all at stake here - we need to do something and show UEFA they would be robbing us of Europe for the first time in our history.
We won the FA Cup fair and square, it's crazy we are even talking about this.
Alelksander Cerefin's email address is available online and I have emailed him letting him know my thoughts - we need to mobilise Palace fans everywhere and I urge everyone on the BBS to let UEFA know what is at stake,
His email is Aleksander.ceferin@uefa.ch
We were denied in 1991 and we cannot let this happen again."
My frends and me are Chrystal Palace fans. We all wear kool black pajamers and like bangers and we like making banners in Nige's mum's garidge and we like having scraps with our stewarts and spray paintin coches. Nige's mum says she will take us to watch the urope football games, but that we mite not cant go coz you dont' lyke us team and like a french lion insted. We are reallllly cross and sum of us neerly cry when we told that. Pleeeese let us go to urope games. We all wil be good. Anyway,the merican man says he dont have to do wot your rools say coz he dint no that our teem could have some much big luck. PS Nige says if you don say yes, he goin ta make himslf sick on the floor in the kichen agen. He did it wen Wilf went a turkee.
Remind them that we're the oldestie club in the whole wide world world!
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
- 11,150
Reading between the lines here, the ‘blind trust’ proposal was rejected out of hand but the door was not closed otherwise there would have been an announcement by now that they were being excluded on ineligibility grounds. My guess is that a shareholder restructuring was hinted at possibly with a deadline set. Given the previous squabbling that might be unresolvable in a short period.
Okay. Any business turning their finances around should have somebody in place to monitor and ensure compliance with these things. In the real world somebody overlooking something that would have generated massive kudos and income would be sacked here.
Best guess - it was reported to the board but they thought it was unlikely to be an issue so no action was taken. As Beaky has the golden vote, egg is all over his face whichever way you look at it.
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
- 6,708
If UEFA cave it'll set a dangerous precedent. Will render there dual ownership rules pointless going forward.
All power to them I say!!
All power to them I say!!
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Everyone knows the rules, that's why Bloom sold his share in USG, Marinakis put his Forest shares in a blind trust etc etc, why should palace be an exception? Textor owns Lyon who will be playing in the Europa League and 43% of palace, of course there is a conflict of interest.
It's clear cut, a shame for their fans of course, but the rules are there for a reason.
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
- 6,708
Not sure Bloom would, but wouldn't be surprised if Marinakis sued UEFA if they allow Palace in.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Putting Forest in a blind trust must have been a real balls ache for him, and you'd say that he isn't one for doing the conventional but he toed the line and did it for the sake of his clubs. He'd be livid if they waved palace through so yes I think he would sue UEFA. I wonder what sort of a financial hit Tony Bloom took on his USG shares as well?
palace have been stupid, this was all so avoidable.
Is there not an issue if they let the Nigels in but Mr Bloom had to sell his shares in USG so we could play in Europe?
If the USG shares have risen in value (which I presume they have) from the price he was forced to sell at, would he not be able to sue UEFA for his loss for abiding by a rule which turns out to be a rule that UEFA aren't going to enforce anyway?
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Well quite, talk about trying to move the goalposts. I'm sure all those owners of multi-clubs are looking on with great interest. Over to you UEFA...
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Are Palarse going to be sponsored next season by Knorr stock pots ? Their USP would be the "laughing stock of the Premier League." 