Points deductions around the league

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Financial Fair Play:

In each of the last four seasons, at least one Championship club has been docked points. They are as follows:

Birmingham City: finished 19th in the Championship in 2016/17. Finished 19th in the Championship in 2017/18. Finished 17th in the Championship in 2018/19, having been docked 9 points by the EFL under the FFP rules. They would have finished 14th without that points deduction.

Wigan Athletic: finished 18th in the Championship in 2018/19. Relegated in 2019/20 after the season had finished, having been 13th in the table before a 12-points deduction was imposed for entering administration.

Sheffield Wednesday: finished 12th in the Championship in 2018/19. Finished 16th in the Championship in 2019/20. Finished 24th in the Championship in 2020/21, having been docked 6 points under FFP rules (initially, it was 12 points, reduced on appeal). Without the 6-point deduction, Wednesday would have finished 21st and would have stayed up at the expense of Derby County.

Derby County: finished 10th in 2019/20. Finished 21st in 2020/21. Finished 23rd and relegated in 2021/22, having had a total of 21 points deducted, without which they would have finished 18th.

Reading: finished 14th in 2019/20. Finished 7th in 2020/21. Finished 21st in 2021/22 despite having 6 points deducted under FFP rules.

Remind me, what is the point of this FFP crap? Is it to create the utopia of an imaginary level playing field for all clubs (as if such a thing ever existed)? Or is it to further punish clubs who have already been badly-run by shitty owners?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Financial Fair Play:

In each of the last four seasons, at least one Championship club has been docked points. They are as follows:

Birmingham City: finished 19th in the Championship in 2016/17. Finished 19th in the Championship in 2017/18. Finished 17th in the Championship in 2018/19, having been docked 9 points by the EFL under the FFP rules. They would have finished 14th without that points deduction.

Wigan Athletic: finished 18th in the Championship in 2018/19. Relegated in 2019/20 after the season had finished, having been 13th in the table before a 12-points deduction was imposed for entering administration.

Sheffield Wednesday: finished 12th in the Championship in 2018/19. Finished 16th in the Championship in 2019/20. Finished 24th in the Championship in 2020/21, having been docked 6 points under FFP rules (initially, it was 12 points, reduced on appeal). Without the 6-point deduction, Wednesday would have finished 21st and would have stayed up at the expense of Derby County.

Derby County: finished 10th in 2019/20. Finished 21st in 2020/21. Finished 23rd and relegated in 2021/22, having had a total of 21 points deducted, without which they would have finished 18th.

Reading: finished 14th in 2019/20. Finished 7th in 2020/21. Finished 21st in 2021/22 despite having 6 points deducted under FFP rules.

Remind me, what is the point of this FFP crap? Is it to create the utopia of an imaginary level playing field for all clubs (as if such a thing ever existed)? Or is it to further punish clubs who have already been badly-run by shitty owners?

Thank feck we didn't have this around when Sam hammam was stuffing the fans and the club

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Burnley have just been placed under a transfer embargo. Sheffield and Coventry were placed under embargoes in January and November too.

Bear in mind City have also been placed under an embargo at least once (and maybe twice) in recent years due to accounts discrepancies, but those embargoes have been lifted before the transfer windows have opened.

[Hilts]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Thank feck we didn't have this around when Sam hammam was stuffing the fans and the club

Or maybe long run wed be have been better off. We were paying stupid money for players.

[Dorcus]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Financial Fair Play:

In each of the last four seasons, at least one Championship club has been docked points. They are as follows:

Birmingham City: finished 19th in the Championship in 2016/17. Finished 19th in the Championship in 2017/18. Finished 17th in the Championship in 2018/19, having been docked 9 points by the EFL under the FFP rules. They would have finished 14th without that points deduction.

Wigan Athletic: finished 18th in the Championship in 2018/19. Relegated in 2019/20 after the season had finished, having been 13th in the table before a 12-points deduction was imposed for entering administration.

Sheffield Wednesday: finished 12th in the Championship in 2018/19. Finished 16th in the Championship in 2019/20. Finished 24th in the Championship in 2020/21, having been docked 6 points under FFP rules (initially, it was 12 points, reduced on appeal). Without the 6-point deduction, Wednesday would have finished 21st and would have stayed up at the expense of Derby County.

Derby County: finished 10th in 2019/20. Finished 21st in 2020/21. Finished 23rd and relegated in 2021/22, having had a total of 21 points deducted, without which they would have finished 18th.

Reading: finished 14th in 2019/20. Finished 7th in 2020/21. Finished 21st in 2021/22 despite having 6 points deducted under FFP rules.

Remind me, what is the point of this FFP crap? Is it to create the utopia of an imaginary level playing field for all clubs (as if such a thing ever existed)? Or is it to further punish clubs who have already been badly-run by shitty owners?

You make a very valid point. It certainly doesn't seem to have the originally envisaged effects.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: Points deductions around the league

Not a points deduction, but Huddersfield have Burnley on the transfer embargo list for being late submitting their accounts. Scuppers Warnock's plans for signing free agents.