[Football] Reasonable punishment for the "Legacy Six" ?

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PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
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Hurst Green
How about next season a transfer ban but also the 6 clubs only get 2 points for a win.

Or a loyalty payment to the English leagues of £100m.

They choose
 
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Lurchy

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Jul 2, 2014
2,372
-all 6 banned from europe for next 2 seasons. European spots are allocated as though they're not there. This evens the playing field and gives others the CL/EL money

This sounds fair, but I wouldn’t put it past some of the clubs to use it as an opportunity to be able to play more games outside of Europe. Perez is still very much of the mind that he wants a Super League, and given way they’ve acted it wouldn’t be surprising if he used any ban as ammunition in future. Definitely not the last we’ve heard of the idea.
 


father_and_son

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Jan 23, 2012
4,646
Under the Police Box
Any punishment hurts the fans, there is no way to avoid this. Perhaps it will then make more fans protest against their owners.

However it is understandably very difficult for fans to have a voice when most owners are pumping in millions each season to keep the club afloat and competitive.

Force the owners to sell. All 6 clubs on the market at the same time means the owners will get a fraction of the club's true value. Minimal impact on fans and club but a *huge* kick in the teeth for the owners. (Oh, and make the Glazers take all the debts with them rather than leave them in the club).
 


maffew

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Dec 10, 2003
8,884
Worcester England
I like this

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This is good. Though I'd probably give 3 points for a defeat, none for a draw or win. Like a football version of Pointless. The team who gets the most points can get promoted back into the Premiership the next season whilst the one with the least can have a trophy. That'll confuse them
 


cjd

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Jun 22, 2006
6,131
La Rochelle
How about the 14 play the next season and bottom club goes into a play-off with three of the "Big Six". All 14 compete in the League Cup, FA Cup etc

The "Big Six" play each other 8 times (40 games each ) and the bottom three in their league in a play-off semi final and final with the bottom club of the 14. The single winning team stays in the Premiership....the other three are relegated. None of the "Big Six" take part in the League Cup or FA cup.

Wembley chances for the loyal 14, no Wembley for the "Big Six" ( Not even for the play-off relegation games...to be played at a non league ground ) with no fans or revenue.

Integrity is there. Punishment is there. For those relegated, their loyal players who of course wont ask for a transfer can ply there trade for at least a year in the Championship.
 




ditchy

a man with a sound track record as a source of qua
Jul 8, 2003
5,213
brighton
What rules have they broken?

While I can understand the desire to punish the clubs, without rule breaking any punishment would be appealed and overturned so is pointless.

Have they not brought their respective leagues into disrepute ?
 


Surport Local Team

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Jan 5, 2011
707
Put there six in a league playing each other. Then American each fixture to the max ... games to last 5 hours each, 5 min advert breaks every throw in or free kick etc. Water breaks every 10 mins with advert breaks. Every action has a sponcer ie left foot shot by Rashford brought to u by dulux paint never let ur room fade again etc. Goal kick brought to u by Smarties, pass across the midfield brought to u by 7up.
 










Se20

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Oct 3, 2012
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20 points deduction starting next season, £10 million find each, this money to be distributed to the league's below. 2_year ban from European competition.

Totally this, but it won’t happen.
These guttersnipes should be hammered and abused at every opportunity.
 




MisterE

New member
Nov 2, 2009
22
Surely they have brought football into disrepute - therefore set a fine for each club in accordance with other such previous disrepute charges
Players have been charged, clubs have been charged over crowd behavour - now it is time to act
 








Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005
16,275
Leek
Souness talked about this tonight on SS- they've been planning this for months and months. They have lied to people and they can't be trusted. Nobody in any of their boardrooms can be trusted. That is hugely problematic.

Planning this for six months ? A rather interesting picture reported to have been taken in 2017 ? 42007440-9492925-Top_officials_of_Manchester_United_Arsenal_and_Liverpool_having_-a-1_1619007552.jpg
 


Seagull

Yes I eat anything
Feb 28, 2009
781
On the wing
-30 points for all six, like Luton, ban from European competition, big fines to redistribute down the leagues
 


Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Bring in a regulator and licence English clubs. Have a condition of the licence that they can only play in approved competitions.

Ban the 12 from European competition for 1 season.
 


Mancgull

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Nov 28, 2011
4,915
Astley, Manchester
The biggest 'punishment' is the fans of the Big 6 knowledge that their clubs would sell them down the river. What will now take place is a potentially protracted exits by the owners, and if this doesn't happen a slow 'death by a thousand cuts' relationship between the fans and the owners. ( maybe City and Chelsea will escape the worse due to the previous level of investment into the clubs'. )
However, Liverpool and United in particular will now have very fractured clubs where you can see the owners wanting to exit. In that situation why would you, as an owner, invest in the club by way of a significant transfer kitty.
The most important penalty to impose will be the 'lack of trust' in their CEOs at committee level meaning so they have little influence in major decisions. They need to be on a very short rein.
Any big fine, points penalty, ban will just impact short term and will be seen as a penalty on the fans, which would be a PR disaster.
The best thing to come out of all this is that the whole football world has seen just how corrupt these owners are. They've shown their hand big time and now they will have to deal with the shame and the fall out, rather than move forwards without that burden like the other 14.
 








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