I suspect that if that isn't just totally made up, that will be the fall back position of the FL if KPMG say the cva cannot be resurrected and we have to go back to the 'exceptional' clause.
A 25pt deduction for going into admin certainly would be exceptional. If that happened and I were LUFC I'd take it to get the GS back and then take the FL to court. Yes you can take an organisation like the FL to court, see Sheff Utd vs Premier League. The FL have rules, does it say anywhere that if the exceptional circumstance rule is applied then the clubs are subject to punitive points deductions? A fine would be more appropriate as, let us not forget here, the issue all along has been financial. West Ham can break the rules about employing players, and lie to the authorities, and 'only' get a fine (and thereby avoid relegation). In Rugby League St Helens can, for the second time, break a salary cap rule and 'only' get a fine. Wigan broke the salary cap rules (for a second time) and as a result last season avoided relegation (because they paid big money to get a top player), and yet they 'only' got a 4 pt deduction this season. They avoided the drop by 3pts, so had this been decided upon before this season started or applied retrospectively, they would be relegated. A 15point deduction would be, in my opinion, totally out of order. And as for this Astor business - companies register in the channel islands for specific reasons. If there is no rule saying that british companies cannot accept investment from channel island companies, then why should those companies have to give up one of the reasons they register there - anonymity? If it's the law, it is the law. Innocent until proven guilty etc etc, the burden of proof of links between Astor/Bates/LUFC lies with those suggesting there is a link. Why therefore the requirement for Bates to prove he has nothing to do with them? More kowtowing to HMRC by the FL. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
