How do we stand legally

[William Treseder]

Not talking about safe standing. How do Welsh clubs stand legally, if the English FA ever wanted to remove us from their league system, and replace us, with say other English teams, or even Scottish teams.
Been trying to google some information on this subject, with little joy, after having a discussion with someone on a recent holiday.

[BLUETIT]

Re: How do we stand legally

Do a “County” and move over the border to Ingurlund

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: How do we stand legally

Not talking about safe standing. How do Welsh clubs stand legally, if the English FA ever wanted to remove us from their league system, and replace us, with say other English teams, or even Scottish teams.
Been trying to google some information on this subject, with little joy, after having a discussion with someone on a recent holiday.

I heard it say, legally , there would be no chance of that and one of the main attacks would be a sort of restraint of trade sort of challenge

[Rontomuk]

Re: How do we stand legally

Not talking about safe standing. How do Welsh clubs stand legally, if the English FA ever wanted to remove us from their league system, and replace us, with say other English teams, or even Scottish teams.
Been trying to google some information on this subject, with little joy, after having a discussion with someone on a recent holiday.

We were invited to join it when it was the Football League it only changed its name to the English Football League in 2016/17, so legally we can argue that just because the name English was added it does not exclude existing members of the league.
When the Scotsman William Mcgregor who proposed the league suggested it should be available to all British teams the Scots declined the offer and started their own league. So historically it is THE Football League

[sneggyblubird]

Re: How do we stand legally

No chance unless Wales gets independence. Another reason not to.

[Rjk]

Re: How do we stand legally

No chance unless Wales gets independence. Another reason not to.

Welsh independence would have no bearing on it

[sneggyblubird]

Re: How do we stand legally

I should have put a laughing emoji on my last comment.

[B. Oddie]

Re: How do we stand legally

There would be an unbelievable amount of legal hurdles for the FA to jump over to force the Welsh clubs out of FA jurisdiction.

There are also a number of responses the clubs could take, e.g. 'loss of earnings'.

[BLUETIT]

Re: How do we stand legally

It’ll never happen, because the EFL ��would have to print every sodding piece of paper in Welsh :hehe:

[NinianKnight]

Re: How do we stand legally

All the Welsh clubs could use the president argument i.e. they have played in the English system for over 100 years. If we still took part in Welsh competitions which offered a route into Europe the EFL might have legitimate grounds but it is over 30 years since that great privilege was taken away.

[splott parker]

Re: How do we stand legally

All the Welsh clubs could use the president argument i.e. they have played in the English system for over 100 years. If we still took part in Welsh competitions which offered a route into Europe the EFL might have legitimate grounds but it is over 30 years since that great privilege was taken away.

President:hehe:

[BLUETIT]

Re: How do we stand legally

President:hehe:

They’ll trump in

[NinianKnight]

Re: How do we stand legally

They’ll trump in

Well spotted Pike :hehe:

[WJ99mobile]

Re: How do we stand legally

Welsh independence would have no bearing on it

Is that 100% accurate?

[WJ99mobile]

Re: How do we stand legally

What about if we became liquidated

We have sailed close to that one before