sky - are we about to be docked six points?

[Tony - MCFC]

the only way city or any other club will lose points gained against portsmouth is if portsmouth go out of business completely and cease to exist. going into administration would only result in portsmouth themselves being deducted 9 points (not 10 in the premier league).

lets hope its just this then, then if they go out of business at end of season then so be it. would be bloody typical for us to get this far, then have what could be a top 4 finish because Pompey got greedy.

 

[Troubadour]

I think the offical FA / EPL terminology is that all games and points are 'expunged' (to erase or strike out).
This would only happen if Pompey fold completely - which is highly unlikely. They will be deducted
the 10 points if (when) they go into Administration. However, this will not effect the results or points
from any previous games. But you couldn't make it up could you? We are robbed of 4th place due to
something like this happening! Or could you?

 

[Duphrates]

Chelsea.....58     Chelsea.....55
Utd.........56     Utd.........50
Arsenal.....49     Liverpool...44
Liverppol...44     Arsenal.....43
City........44     Spurs.......40
Spurs.......43     City........38
Villa.......41     Villa.......38
Birmingham..37     Birmingham..34
Fulham......34     Everton.....29
Everton.....32     Fulham......28
Stoke.......30     Stoke.......27
Blackburn...28     Blackburn...25
Sunderland..26     Sunderland..24
Wigan.......24     Wigan.......24
Hull........24     Hull........23
Burnley.....23     Burnley.....23
Bolton......22     Wolves......21
W.Ham.......21     Bolton......19
Wolves......21     W.Ham.......17

Present table on left, table on right is if all the Portsmouth games were voided (not taken into account GD)

 

[city51]

oh dear this could be bad

 

[bluem0ng]

"SKY sources" are reporting Porstmouth have had their cash offer rejected by the Inland Revenue.

If this is the case, and they got into admin, all results against them will be null and void.

Along with Manure, this will affect us the most and we would drop to about eighth? Liverpool will gain the most.

Didn't we just know there would be some way of fooking up our season.

It's been whispered for a few weeks, but it finally appears Portsmouth could be made an example of.

Do you know this to be a fact?

All of the stories I've read so far about points deductions fail to cite any FA/PL rules and look like simply media scaremongering

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

i think its riduclous that we win twice and it counts for nothin and liverpool would be really helped. looks like they will do anythin to help the sky 4.

You do realise that this is a rule that has been in place in the league for about 100 years don't you?

Why let facts spoil a good conspiracy?

 

[Tony - MCFC]

is it really likely that they will go out of business before end of season? imagine Wenger if they get those pts deducted, hes a bad loser as it is, he will literally explode.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

HMRC have said that Pompey owes £11.5 million in unpaid taxes.

 

[Kippax.]

we will loose any which way you put it, they can ether take the points back or give teams 3 points who havent played them yet.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

HMRC also believe the club is insolvent and they want one of two things

1) An immediate winding up order

or

2) A very short adjournment to review Pompeys claim that theres 2 serious interested buyers for the club!

I am starting to believe that Pompey are goners today!