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Premier League rivals West Ham and Manchester City have enjoyed a close bond for nearly four decades but now it’s in jeopardy.
Karen Brady: “Manchester City versus the Premier League feels like a boxing match, where at the end of the final round both fighters put their hands up claiming the victory,” Brady said.
“If the judges of this heavyweight bout were the public, then City would be clear winners. They not only have the world’s best team on the pitch but also have the best off it too
“The Prem needs a financial system to ensure that football is, remains and will always be competitive. The undiminished competitiveness of the Premier League is the envy of every other foreign league and club and the reason why our top-flight is the best in the world.
“No one wants it to become a competition between too few clubs, usually by the rich ones who can afford multiple multi-million transfer fees and top wages.
“So next week clubs have to agree to make the necessary changes to the APT rules to address the Tribunal’s concerns.
“This requires 14 votes — at least 14 clubs have to agree — or the whole system is thrown into chaos…
“It needs to be so that the system can continue to be effective.
“We must stop clubs spending whatever they like to get an unbeatable team and create an uncompetitive league.”
It’s fair to say Hammers vice-chair Karren Brady is not the most popular individual among the club’s fans.
One look at social media shows many West Ham fans making it clear to their Man City counterparts that Brady doesn’t speak for them.
Opinion: What the actual fuck!
"The Prem needs a financial system to ensure that football is, remains and will always be competitive."
Has Brady looked at the PL net spend league over the last 10 years? With braindead executives like this in boardrooms up & down the UK, is it any wonder the PL finds itself up to the neck in dudu?
https://www.hammers.news/columnist/...-friendships-in-football-with-man-city-blast/
I would expect the independent regulator to concentrate on the PL first, but he/she will oversee all leagues. Maybe interesting to see what happens first compared to a few years down the line.One of the biggest I problems with English football is the Premier League being treated as a separate entity to the rest of English football.
Brady wants to keep the competitiveness? Well let's reduce what West Ham can spend to the same level of Leyton Orient, so that it's fair on them.
Same old story. Owner doesnt want other teams to be able to spend more than they can, but is sure glad they can spend more than the teams beneath them in the pyramid.
Whereas the Premier League's tactics are move the goalposts, change the rules, not know the rules, listen to the red cartel, make up some rules, turn a blind eye, city are guilty.Red shirt propaganda in full effect now, it's truly embarrassing as well as deeply deeply concerning for the sanctity of football
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The APT rules require the sponsor to sign up to an agreement that they will give info to the PL. Can’t be right.Yes to all that. I wasn't thinking from a PSR viewpoint, or from an APT viewpoint.
I am asking how it can be legal for the PL to tell a company not subject to PL rules that it has to change the terms of a perfectly valid loan agreement because it can't finance a subsidiary with soft loans even if it is beneficial for it to do so, or has to change the terms of a perfectly valid sponsorship agreement because the PL considers it not at fmv.
Especially as the directors of those companies have no responsibility to the PL at all, but they do have a responsibility to their shareholders which I would imagine must take precedent.
What are Chelsea up to? In some ways you have to admire Chelsea…they do stuff that we can’t understand and yet somehow it seems to work.
But not the rags?"We must stop team's spending what they like to get an unbeatable team and create an uncompetitive league"
In the context, it's obviously aimed at City and curbing our spending power
I think they could spend whatever they like and they still won't be winning the PL anytime soon 8-)But not the rags?
Correct, and I think a few people are unaware of this. To create a new set of rules that, within reason, suit all parties but more importantly comply with the law is going to take some time. If either side dig their heels in it could really drag on for god knows how long. I think this is where City clearly have the upper hand.The panel agreed with your last sentence, ie they found that the PL had abused its dominant position.
There is a long way to go to clear up this mess.
Disagree, the media are just trying to create a story where one doesn't exist. She wants a competitive PL which is what we have, she's seems to be saying that financial rules are needed which is something that City actual agree on despite the media (once again) trying to imply we want a free for all."We must stop team's spending what they like to get an unbeatable team and create an uncompetitive league"
In the context, it's obviously aimed at City and curbing our spending power