Newcastle United Thread - 2021/22

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As has been said before the changes made to the PL rules have had no effect at all so far and expire in mid-December. They appear clearly contrary to laws on fair competition and the situation is different to what it was under a year ago in that the case would be heard by UK courts where an injunction would suspend the rules until the case was heard. A ruling in favour of Newcastle would make life difficult for UEFA because Newcastle are unlikely to qualify for a UEFA competition so UEFA would find it hard to take any action under their rules, which do not preclude related deals any way. As competition law in the EU is identical to competition law in the UK the ECJ may accept the UK verdict as precedent and prohibit any "fair value" restriction on such deals. Should Newcastle broaden the attack in the UK courts to challenge the legality of the limit on owner investment UEFA would find its regulations ripped apart. UEFA may well be telling the PL not to push it but to ditch their new rule. But the Yanks didn't listen earlier when the Newcastle takeover was waved through.
 
StillBluessinceHydeRoad said:
As has been said before the changes made to the PL rules have had no effect at all so far and expire in mid-December. They appear clearly contrary to laws on fair competition and the situation is different to what it was under a year ago in that the case would be heard by UK courts where an injunction would suspend the rules until the case was heard. A ruling in favour of Newcastle would make life difficult for UEFA because Newcastle are unlikely to qualify for a UEFA competition so UEFA would find it hard to take any action under their rules, which do not preclude related deals any way. As competition law in the EU is identical to competition law in the UK the ECJ may accept the UK verdict as precedent and prohibit any "fair value" restriction on such deals. Should Newcastle broaden the attack in the UK courts to challenge the legality of the limit on owner investment UEFA would find its regulations ripped apart. UEFA may well be telling the PL not to push it but to ditch their new rule. But the Yanks didn't listen earlier when the Newcastle takeover was waved through.
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If I were the Newcastle chairman, I would just get on and buy whoever I wanted and deal with the fall out later, while letting it be known that they had senior counsel's opinion that ffp and the PL restrictions are both illegal and that the club would not hesitate to take action. UEFA and the PL would be in a bind and might mitigate any punishment to a smallish fine, hoping to avoid court.
 
KS55 said:
If I were the Newcastle chairman, I would just get on and buy whoever I wanted and deal with the fall out later, while letting it be known that they had senior counsel's opinion that ffp and the PL restrictions are both illegal and that the club would not hesitate to take action. UEFA and the PL would be in a bind and might mitigate any punishment to a smallish fine, hoping to avoid court.
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I think the last big cheese at the PL resigned because he believed that refusing to allow the Newcastle takeover would open the way to action in law on grounds of unfair competition. The PL clubs, led by guess whom, wanted Newcastle's new owners castrating and agreed on measures to achieve this. I suspect the lawyers are advising the PL and the clubs to cut their losses and back off. This advice is not what certain clubs above all others want to hear, so as yet we don't know what will happen. We will have a clearer idea after December 15 but I can't see how the PL can win and they may well drag down UEFA with them. And what a shame that would be.
 
StillBluessinceHydeRoad said:
I think the last big cheese at the PL resigned because he believed that refusing to allow the Newcastle takeover would open the way to action in law on grounds of unfair competition. The PL clubs, led by guess whom, wanted Newcastle's new owners castrating and agreed on measures to achieve this. I suspect the lawyers are advising the PL and the clubs to cut their losses and back off. This advice is not what certain clubs above all others want to hear, so as yet we don't know what will happen. We will have a clearer idea after December 15 but I can't see how the PL can win and they may well drag down UEFA with them. And what a shame that would be.
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Love the irony at the end!
 
191 days since Newcastle last won a competitive game.

Has anyone noticed when Nice guy Eddie he only moves his bottom lip. He looks like a bad ventriloquist.
 
Marvin said:
They need a win tonight or it's going to start to look very difficult. This is probably the toughest Premier League ever. Leeds are a decent side and yet they are 17th. It's difficult to imagine Newcastle finishing above Leeds. They need to pick up before the window so that they are seen to have a credible chance of staying up and can attract 1-2 players to help them.

I hope they get relegated not because I don't like them but if they stay up, I can see them building a side and in 3-4 years we could have a rival...assuming we are still competitive. Newcastle have always had potential. It's amazing that it took so long for the corporate world to realise it but I guess that is the price of FFP. It's designed to stratify the league.
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I don’t mind more competition coming from a club that doesn’t wear that horrible, shitty colour.

And, if Newcastle are successful it will mean one less place in the top four for the‘istree clubs.
 
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