Points deduction?

[Omegstrat6]

Albion statement
https://www.wba.co.uk/news/club-statement-2

Let's just hope that there is no points deduction and that this can be resolved asap!

[baggieal]

I can see a points reduction at the end of the season of 2/3 points so we need goals to secure four wins. Maybe Heggebo will get three at Preston!

[kettering_baggie]

Looking at the rules, if the breach was for 2024/25 then the deduction would be for this season 😞

Aside from the glaringly obvious inconsistency between how breaches of financial rules are dealt with in the Greed League Prem (delays and fines) and the Championship (points deductions), the big question is why is this even coming to light at this late stage if the club have being working with the EFL over the past 18 months in order to avoid precisely this?

Some have commented that we may as well have kept Heggem, Palmer and Fellows which might well have gained us a higher league position that would then have meant that any eventual points deductions would not have resulted in relegation. I can see their point, even if doing so would clearly still not resolve our financial situation.

Definitely need wins from our remaining games now rather than draws but it cannot be good for either Morrison or the players to have this hanging over their heads as well as everything else!

I was one that maintained that we should not have sold our best players; with those players still on board, we would most likely to have been in the playoff positions, so even with the maximum points deduction, we would be no worse off than we are now but with a squad easily capable of staying up.

Football finances are now ridiculous, almost all clubs in the Championship have recorded losses, with all the money supposedly swilling around in football, this should not be the case.

[baggiematt]

I was one that maintained that we should not have sold our best players; with those players still on board, we would most likely to have been in the playoff positions, so even with the maximum points deduction, we would be no worse off than we are now but with a squad easily capable of staying up.

Football finances are now ridiculous, almost all clubs in the Championship have recorded losses, with all the money supposedly swilling around in football, this should not be the case.

I suppose the club cant have known that Leicester were getting a 6 point deduction and not 12. We also have the 25/26 accounts to think about, as you can breach twice in 2 years if done knowingly.

All a bit unsettling but the facts will come out soon Im sure.

[baggieal]

I was one that maintained that we should not have sold our best players; with those players still on board, we would most likely to have been in the playoff positions, so even with the maximum points deduction, we would be no worse off than we are now but with a squad easily capable of staying up.

Football finances are now ridiculous, almost all clubs in the Championship have recorded losses, with all the money supposedly swilling around in football, this should not be the case.

You did! Great players sold and replacements are inferior. Campbell is decent but certainly no Heggem. Fellows is a different class to Wallace who was on the decline 2 years ago and his legs have gone. Palmer is a different class to both our two keepers. Caleb was the future like our other promising youngsters, We also were robbed of almost 5 million for Heggebo whose feet get tangled up and God the loans have been awful with Junior, Mustapha and the lazy Vile kid who is certainly no better than Bostock. Bany does exist somewhere 😭

Please God let?s get rid of Wallace, Dike, Maja and try and sell Mowatt and Grant. Coventry were promoted for a reason - good quality signings - young pacey players and an experienced manager! We need fresh vision from a coach and staff so things are different next season! I am sure Lampard and his staff don?t coach backwards and sideways football.

[stargazer_1962]

I think I know which chant the fans will be giving at Preston on Saturday.

[kettering_baggie]

You did! Great players sold and replacements are inferior. Campbell is decent but certainly no Heggem. Fellows is a different class to Wallace who was on the decline 2 years ago and his legs have gone. Palmer is a different class to both our two keepers. Caleb was the future like our other promising youngsters, We also were robbed of almost 5 million for Heggebo whose feet get tangled up and God the loans have been awful with Junior, Mustapha and the lazy Vile kid who is certainly no better than Bostock. Bany does exist somewhere ��

Please God let?s get rid of Wallace, Dike, Maja and try and sell Mowatt and Grant. Coventry were promoted for a reason - good quality signings - young pacey players and an experienced manager! We need fresh vision from a coach and staff so things are different next season! I am sure Lampard and his staff don?t coach backwards and sideways football.

Yet Coventry still posted a loss in their accounts, how can this be sustainable in the long term? The EFL needs a drastic restructure, to a format that is to the benefit of the member clubs and not necessarily to the Premier League.

[Prando]

Hopefully our legal team have provided accurate advice and we will avoid any point reduction.

Notwithstanding, the timing of the claim is cataclysmic, given the recent upsurge in the players’ commitment and effort. Let’s hope Mozza may continue to motivate and dispense any negativity the announcement may well cause within the team.

[Omegstrat6]

Hopefully our legal team have provided accurate advice and we will avoid any point reduction.

Notwithstanding, the timing of the claim is cataclysmic, given the recent upsurge in the players? commitment and effort. Let?s hope Mozza may continue to motivate and dispense any negativity the announcement may well cause within the team.

According to BBC website (apologies to those who have already read it):

P&S rules allow a maximum loss of ?39 million over a rolling 3 yr period

2022-23 club lost ?7.6 million
2023-24 club lost ?31 million (increase due to lose of parachute payment)
2024-25 club lost ?17 million

The club posted a combined loss of ?55.6 million over the last 3 year rolling period which is obviously higher than the allowed ?39 million loss but the argument from the club is that this figure includes spending on infrastructure (improvements to the training ground and the spend on 4,000 safe standing seats eg), the academy and the women's team which are all exempt under P&S rules. The club insist that they have worked with the EFL throughout this period and remain confident that they have not breached the rules.

Let's hope they are correct and that this issue is resolved sooner rather than later and is not too much of a distraction on the pitch as a few wins rather than draws would make everyone feel a bit less jittery!

[baggieal]

According to BBC website (apologies to those who have already read it):

P&S rules allow a maximum loss of ?39 million over a rolling 3 yr period

2022-23 club lost ?7.6 million
2023-24 club lost ?31 million (increase due to lose of parachute payment)
2024-25 club lost ?17 million

The club posted a combined loss of ?55.6 million over the last 3 year rolling period which is obviously higher than the allowed ?39 million loss but the argument from the club is that this figure includes spending on infrastructure (improvements to the training ground and the spend on 4,000 safe standing seats eg), the academy and the women's team which are all exempt under P&S rules. The club insist that they have worked with the EFL throughout this period and remain confident that they have not breached the rules.

Let's hope they are correct and that this issue is resolved sooner rather than later and is not too much of a distraction on the pitch as a few wins rather than draws would make everyone feel a bit less jittery!

The players just need to ensure they are at least three points above the third from bottom team. How do we do that? Try and win a game with positive attacking football and not the backwards and sideways s hit for a starters!