A couple of thoughts/questions about why the saga is playing out as it is...
1. If Poyet is sacked and loses his internal appeal then I assume our position is that we won't be paying him any compo.
2. If Poyet then takes his case to tribunal how long is it likely to be before the case is heard? Could it be over a year and could we do things to make sure it does take this long? Magilton's case took well over that time.
3. If there is no decision before July 2014 then this means that we won't have to declare any of this for FFP purposes until the 2014-15 accounts are released (ie in December 2015)?
4. If we go over the FFP allowances at that point when would the penalties kick-in - January 2016 or July 2016?
It seems to me that by playing it this way we have an excellent chance of winning our case (having done everything 'by the book') and also have avoided any of these financial penalties affecting our budget for FFP purposes for at least 2, possibly 3, full seasons. If we can get into the PL by then we'll (at the least) have the parachute money to cover these costs (if we lose the case). To me this seems like a fantastic piece of planning by the club (just as long as we can get into the PL in the next 2 seasons).
1. If Poyet is sacked and loses his internal appeal then I assume our position is that we won't be paying him any compo.
2. If Poyet then takes his case to tribunal how long is it likely to be before the case is heard? Could it be over a year and could we do things to make sure it does take this long? Magilton's case took well over that time.
3. If there is no decision before July 2014 then this means that we won't have to declare any of this for FFP purposes until the 2014-15 accounts are released (ie in December 2015)?
4. If we go over the FFP allowances at that point when would the penalties kick-in - January 2016 or July 2016?
It seems to me that by playing it this way we have an excellent chance of winning our case (having done everything 'by the book') and also have avoided any of these financial penalties affecting our budget for FFP purposes for at least 2, possibly 3, full seasons. If we can get into the PL by then we'll (at the least) have the parachute money to cover these costs (if we lose the case). To me this seems like a fantastic piece of planning by the club (just as long as we can get into the PL in the next 2 seasons).
