Scottish clubs increase insolvency punishments

[ian1964 10,720]

Scotland's senior football clubs have voted to stiffen the punishments for becoming insolvent.

 

Any club that enters administration will receive an immediate 15-point deduction, with a five-point deduction the following season.

 

And, if there's a second case within five years, the penalties would be 25 points straight away, with 15 deducted the following season.

 

Presently, there is a 15-point loss for a first instance and 25 for a second.

 

The latter applies should it occur within a five-year period.

 

The Scottish Professional Football League said that the amendment to its rules "was approved overwhelmingly by clubs" at its meeting at Hampden Park.

 

Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Hearts, Livingston and Rangers have all entered administration during the last six years.

 

Previous to that, Airdrieonians, Clydebank, Greenock Morton, Gretna and Motherwell have also suffered financial problems since 2000.

 

Dundee and Livingston have both been in administration twice.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32436839

[Bearman 9]

10 years from now the SPL will start with everyone on minus 25 points, except C*ltic.

Edited April 23, 2015 by Bearman

[der Berliner 3,716]

You would expect that the authorities will help the clubs that get into financial difficulties (who may have various reasons). The above is more like kicking the already dying horse ...

[Rousseau 10,489]

You would expect that the authorities will help the clubs that get into financial difficulties (who may have various reasons). The above is more like kicking the already dying horse ...

 

What about Financial Fair Play? Or are we too small (Scottish clubs in general) in terms of revenue for it to take effect?

Edited April 24, 2015 by Rousseau

[der Berliner 3,716]

What about Financial Fair Play? Or are we too small (Scottish clubs in general) in terms of revenue for it to take effect?

 

As I said, financial difficulties may have various reason, reaching e.g. from burned down stands after a lightning stroke (insurrance was insufficient and suddenly you do no longer fulfill the league's criteria etc,) via mismanagement to downright and willfull overspending, tax evasion et al. At the end of the day, quite a few British clubs still have the single owner structure and if he does something heinous, why would punish the players, general staff and last ut not least the usually unaware support? Punishments should be dealt with at a case for case scenario with certain guidelines, not French Revolution style one judgment for all infringements rules.

Edited April 24, 2015 by der Berliner

[Rousseau 10,489]

As I said, financial difficulties may have various reason, reaching e.g. from burned down stands after a lightning stroke (insurrance was insufficient and suddenly you do no longer fulfill the league's criteria etc,) via mismanagement to downright and willfull overspending, tax evasion et al. At the end of the day, quite a few British clubs still have the single owner structure and if he does something heinous, why would punish the players, general staff and last ut not least the usually unaware support? Punishments should be dealt with at a case for case scenario with certain guidelines, not French Revolution style one judgment for all infringements rules.

 

Clubs should be punished for financial irregularities (overspending etc.), but FFP should limit that. If there is an external cause for a clubs financial difficulty, then they should not be punished. Case by Case scenario would be better. The Dutch FA are quite domineering in regard to the financial operation of their clubs - they actually step in I believe?