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Charles Huddleston sSredptnoo098cl3fm2g7427cfch973lamua8i06h31l23h2lg510l1im495 · Taken around 1961 - Jobcentre on the right, Epic House and Safeway supermarket under construction. My Dad was a keen photographer but he threw many of his old photos out after a stroke in 1980.

We can't sell because better teams don't want them and lesser teams can't afford the wages. Bottom line even though we're trying to compete we can't pay big wages. Unfortunately the wage levels were set with the title winning team.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/five-key-dates-leicester-citys-9190686 Five key dates in Leicester City's PSR cases that will clarify club's fate The process has only just started with City alleged to have breached Profitability and Sustainability regulations for the three-year cycle to 22-23, and with the club at risk of doing so again this term ByJordan Blackwell 16:10, 26 MAR 2024 Leicester City have been referred by the Premier League to an independent commission for an alleged breach of Profit and Sustainability rules and have been placed under a registration embargo by the EFL. So what now? As with all matters of these kinds, patience will be needed for resolutions. Here’s a look at the key dates where progress will be made. March 31 There should be news this week with City due to release their accounts for the 22-23 season before the month is over. Not only will the figures for last term give a greater indication of where City stand against the charge by the Premier League, it will give clarity over the battle they face to get their house in order to satisfy PSR rules for the three-year cycle ending with the current 23-24 campaign. READ MORE: Stephy Mavididi tells Leicester City loanee to 'come back to us' amid potential summer transfer READ MORE: Leicester have failed to harness FFP rage in bid to avoid disaster There may not be full disclosure over PSR though. When Ipswich published their accounts last week, they included a PSR calculation, showing the expenditure on areas of the club that do not count towards the spending limits, such as investment into youth development, community schemes and women’s football. However, this is a rarity. Very few clubs publish such breakdowns. May 4 The final day of the Championship season will be significant. If the battle for promotion remains as tight as it is now, City may host Blackburn needing victory to secure a top-two finish. But also, that date should act as a cut-off point for City to receive any points deductions this season. The limited time before the end of the campaign means it’s extremely unlikely that City will receive a punishment that affects their promotion push, despite the Premier League’s aim to deal with cases in the season teams are charged. A points deduction for City this season could be the difference between them finishing in the automatic promotion places and in the play-offs. Preparations for those play-off semi-finals, which begin on May 12, will begin as soon as the final whistle goes on the final day of the regular campaign. Plus, teams need to know before the game whether they need to play for a win or a draw to secure their aims. To bring in a points deduction after that final game would jeopardise the competition. If City are to be punished this season, it won’t happen after May 4. May 23 This date would be nine weeks after the Premier League charge against City. That is, so far, the quickest a case has been settled, with Nottingham Forest charged on January 15 and receiving a points deduction on March 18. The Premier League’s Standard Directions for PSR cases prescribe a timeline for them to be heard. However, those rules don’t apply to City as a Championship club, as they were not introduced until this season. The Premier League said a timetable would be decided upon by the independent commission. There is no word yet on what that timetable would be, but it seems unlikely that City’s case will be settled inside nine weeks. Forest’s case was concluded quickly because they fully co-operated with the commission, and even then, they have since announced they will be appealing anyway. The Standard Directions, which again City don't fall under, state that every case should be heard within 12 weeks. That would mean a resolution by June 13. However, that falls outside of the dates set by the Premier League for resolutions. They want decisions on cases by May 24 at the latest, and appeals to have been heard by June 8. June ?? No official date has been named for the opening of the summer transfer window, but when it is, it will be a significant one for City. To avoid a potential breach of PSR rules for the three-year cycle to the end of the current campaign, they could need to sell players before the end of the financial year. That means that as soon as the transfer window opens, they need to be getting down to business. Negotiations can and do take place before the official opening of the window, but deals cannot go through until that date arrives. City need any sales to be wrapped up in June so that they go into this season’s accounts. June 30 The final day of June is the final day of the accounts. However many sales City might need to satisfy PSR for the current campaign, they need to be wrapped up by June 30. From there, it’s a bit of a mystery. City enter a new cycle from July 1, one that does not include the campaign in which they lost £92m. That should mean they are less at risk of breaching PSR going forward, meaning there should be more leeway for transfer business, but if they don’t get promoted, they could still be under an EFL embargo, with no date set for when City can resume registrations of players.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/five-key-dates-leicester-citys-9190686 Five key dates in Leicester City's PSR cases that will clarify club's fate The process has only just started with City alleged to have breached Profitability and Sustainability regulations for the three-year cycle to 22-23, and with the club at risk of doing so again this term ByJordan Blackwell 16:10, 26 MAR 2024 Leicester City have been referred by the Premier League to an independent commission for an alleged breach of Profit and Sustainability rules and have been placed under a registration embargo by the EFL. So what now? As with all matters of these kinds, patience will be needed for resolutions. Here’s a look at the key dates where progress will be made. March 31 There should be news this week with City due to release their accounts for the 22-23 season before the month is over. Not only will the figures for last term give a greater indication of where City stand against the charge by the Premier League, it will give clarity over the battle they face to get their house in order to satisfy PSR rules for the three-year cycle ending with the current 23-24 campaign. READ MORE: Stephy Mavididi tells Leicester City loanee to 'come back to us' amid potential summer transfer READ MORE: Leicester have failed to harness FFP rage in bid to avoid disaster There may not be full disclosure over PSR though. When Ipswich published their accounts last week, they included a PSR calculation, showing the expenditure on areas of the club that do not count towards the spending limits, such as investment into youth development, community schemes and women’s football. However, this is a rarity. Very few clubs publish such breakdowns. May 4 The final day of the Championship season will be significant. If the battle for promotion remains as tight as it is now, City may host Blackburn needing victory to secure a top-two finish. But also, that date should act as a cut-off point for City to receive any points deductions this season. The limited time before the end of the campaign means it’s extremely unlikely that City will receive a punishment that affects their promotion push, despite the Premier League’s aim to deal with cases in the season teams are charged. A points deduction for City this season could be the difference between them finishing in the automatic promotion places and in the play-offs. Preparations for those play-off semi-finals, which begin on May 12, will begin as soon as the final whistle goes on the final day of the regular campaign. Plus, teams need to know before the game whether they need to play for a win or a draw to secure their aims. To bring in a points deduction after that final game would jeopardise the competition. If City are to be punished this season, it won’t happen after May 4. May 23 This date would be nine weeks after the Premier League charge against City. That is, so far, the quickest a case has been settled, with Nottingham Forest charged on January 15 and receiving a points deduction on March 18. The Premier League’s Standard Directions for PSR cases prescribe a timeline for them to be heard. However, those rules don’t apply to City as a Championship club, as they were not introduced until this season. The Premier League said a timetable would be decided upon by the independent commission. There is no word yet on what that timetable would be, but it seems unlikely that City’s case will be settled inside nine weeks. Forest’s case was concluded quickly because they fully co-operated with the commission, and even then, they have since announced they will be appealing anyway. The Standard Directions, which again City don't fall under, state that every case should be heard within 12 weeks. That would mean a resolution by June 13. However, that falls outside of the dates set by the Premier League for resolutions. They want decisions on cases by May 24 at the latest, and appeals to have been heard by June 8. June ?? No official date has been named for the opening of the summer transfer window, but when it is, it will be a significant one for City. To avoid a potential breach of PSR rules for the three-year cycle to the end of the current campaign, they could need to sell players before the end of the financial year. That means that as soon as the transfer window opens, they need to be getting down to business. Negotiations can and do take place before the official opening of the window, but deals cannot go through until that date arrives. City need any sales to be wrapped up in June so that they go into this season’s accounts. June 30 The final day of June is the final day of the accounts. However many sales City might need to satisfy PSR for the current campaign, they need to be wrapped up by June 30. From there, it’s a bit of a mystery. City enter a new cycle from July 1, one that does not include the campaign in which they lost £92m. That should mean they are less at risk of breaching PSR going forward, meaning there should be more leeway for transfer business, but if they don’t get promoted, they could still be under an EFL embargo, with no date set for when City can resume registrations of players.

Inside The World Of Rock Suggested for you · · 🔴 THE DAY THE WORLD CHANGED FOREVER On the evening of 5th October 1962, with its powerful transmitter broadcasting to the UK on 208 Meters on the Medium Wave band (AM to our US readers) Radio Luxembourg played a new song, a simple song, in which the singers sang the word ‘love’ a total of 23 times. It was raw, it was sexy, and an almost complete rebuttal of the saccharine, over-produced pap prevalent at the time. It was “Love Me Do”. Beatles producer George Martin said when The Beatles “Love Me Do” was released, on Friday 5th October 1962, it was the day the world changed, and the world has consistently agreed with him ever since. Liverpool, in the North West of England, was approaching the winter of 1962 with rocketing unemployment rates and the worst slums in Europe, and yet it was also the world’s biggest port. Even as the deadly game of bluff, played with nuclear weapons, was enacted as The Cold War between East and West, some of Liverpool’s’ youth had been reaching out across the oceans to pursue the rock ‘n’ roll dream, inspired by the groundbreaking efforts of Elvis Presley in the USA, and, closer to home, the example of do it yourself music as led by British singer / banjo player Lonnie Donegan. Amidst a bleak economic backdrop, five young men from Liverpool had been slowly learning their craft in Hamburg, Germany as a rock ‘n’ roll band (they left one behind). The unbeatable Hamburg apprenticeship of 4-hour sets, 7 days a week, meant that when the leaner, and certainly hungrier, quartet returned to their home city, they were able to whip up excitement in audiences inspired by their musicianship, showmanship and sheer enthusiasm. Label head and producer George Martin wasn’t initially bowled over by the lads’ musicianship or compositions, but he was impressed with their self-confident insouciance, and something in his gut told him to take a chance. Even when the band had signed, they were determined to be individual, refusing to release a song suggested by George Martin, even though he assured them it would be a hit. (It was – the song was ‘How Do You Do It?’, a chart-topper in 1963 when recorded by Gerry & The Pacemakers. History shows that The Beatles’ instincts were correct, though). George Martin does deserve credit for his control of the recording session for ‘Love Me Do’, in which he made a vital change to the arrangement. It was a very early Lennon–McCartney composition, principally written by the 16-year old Paul McCartney while playing truant from school, with John Lennon later adding the middle eight section (starting with “Someone to love…”) to complete the song, Their practice at the time was to scribble songs in a school notebook, and, in their dreams of future respect as professional songwriters, to always write “Another Lennon-McCartney Original” at the top of the page. Having been promised a deal by George Martin in the spring, The Beatles formally signed to Parlophone on June 4th 1962 and had their first recording session at London’s EMI Studios in Abbey Road on 6th June with Pete Best on drums. After Martin expressed concern over Best’s level of technique, The Beatles returned to London three months later, on 4 September, with their new drummer, Ringo Starr, formerly of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. A controversial decision at the time in Liverpool, since Best had his own coterie of personal fans, the band’s decision has been more than vindicated by the excellent rhythm parts of Ringo since then, but also by a perusal of the original recorded version of ‘Love Me Do’: Ringo adds the final ingredient to The Beatles’ mix of originality, the swinging new version sounding like a completely new song. “Love Me Do” kicks off with John Lennon playing a bluesy dry harmonica riff, having learnt to play as a child after his Uncle George introduced him to the instrument. The actual harmonica being used at this time was one stolen by the light-fingered Lennon from a music shop in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in 1960, as the Beatles first journeyed to Hamburg. It has been much reported that Delbert McClinton, who supplied the distinctive harp riff on Bruce Channel’s ‘Hey Baby’, taught Lennon to play, but this isn’t strictly accurate. ‘Hey Baby’ was already in the Beatles’ repertoire, and The Beatles did open for Bruce Channel when he appeared at Liverpool’s Tower Ballroom, but that was on June 21st, so McClinton merely gave Lennon a few pointers. The song features Lennon and McCartney on joint lead vocals, in their best Everly Brothers style, harmonising during the beseeching “please” before McCartney sings the unaccompanied vocal line on the song’s title phrase, ‘Love Me Do’. Lennon had previously sung the title sections, but this change in arrangement was made in the studio under the direction of producer George Martin when he realised that the harmonica part encroached on the vocal, allowing McCartney’s solo voice to act as a contrast to the harmony work elsewhere. After first checking into their Chelsea hotel on September 4th, The Beatles arrived at EMI Studios early in the afternoon where they set up their equipment in Studio 3 and began rehearsing six songs including: “Please Please Me”, “Love Me Do” and “How Do You Do It?” One week later, on 11 September, the Beatles returned to the same studio where they made another recording of “Love Me Do” with session drummer Andy White on drums, as Martin was unhappy with the 4th September drum sound, relegating Ringo to tambourine. The first pressing of the single, however, did feature the Ringo Starr version, prompting Mark Lewisohn to later write: “Clearly, the 11 September version was not regarded as having been a significant improvement after all”. It was also later included on the compilation albums Rarities (American version) and Past Masters, Volume One. The Andy White version was included on the Beatles’ debut UK album, Please Please Me, The Beatles’ Hits EP, and all subsequent album releases on which “Love Me Do” was included. As the tambourine was not included on the 4 September recording, this is the easiest way to distinguish between the Starr and White recordings. That first week of October 1962 saw The Tornadoes at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the instrumental “Telstar”, while The Four Seasons were at the top of the charts in the US with “Sherry”. The Rollin’ Stones, (as they were known during this period), played The Woodstock Hotel in Surrey to less than 200 people. The Who hadn’t yet met Keith Moon, and Bruce Springsteen, who had recently turned 13, had just bought his first guitar. So it was with one foot in the established order of package tours and light entertainment shows, that The Beatles launched their debut. Compared to modern day promotional activities, where artists set out on a gruelling schedule of radio, TV and press interviews, The Beatles didn’t really have a plan. The day after “Love Me Do’ was released, in the afternoon the band made a special 15 mile trip to Dawson’s Music Shop in Widnes, Cheshire, to hold an in-store signing session, and in the evening they played at the Horticultural Dance at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. The following day they appeared at The Cavern, Liverpool, and the next was spent recording a Radio Luxembourg special, The Friday Spectacular, before a live audience of 100. Still, in London, the following day The Beatles made a visit to the offices of Record Mirror in the hope that someone might review their new release. To finish the week off, they returned to Liverpool and played a lunchtime and evening show at The Cavern. By the end of the month, The Beatles returned to Hamburg for a 14-night run at the Star Club, sharing the bill with Little Richard. Back in England, over the next two months, The Beatles continued to make the odd radio and TV appearance along with gigs in the North West. During this time, airplay on the single was steadily increasing, and eventually, two days after Christmas, on December 27th 1962, The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” peaked on the Record Retailer Top 50 charts, at number 17, its highest position. So, after a tough year, The Beatles had at least put themselves in the map. But, unbeknownst to the world, they had already got in the can the track that would place them at the top of the tree – “Please Please Me”, to be released in January 1963. That was to break them wide open, but in the meantime, The Beatles could spend their last New Year as normal humans before the madness and mayhem to come.

they'll never do that for them it's all about the PL and a more remunerative Euro Comp cutting out UEFA

The Women's league is the same nearly every game shown by Sky and the majority shown by the BBC have on of those 6 clubs playing. This also builds up for the men and women an archive of games that they continue to show in some guise.

It's the Corner of University Rd and London Rd

I'm talking about the PL prize money for those that get into Europe.

The prize money for those in Europe is peanuts and negligible and everything for those that don't.

Alves travelled with the team to Chelsea so can't be far off.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-nick-de-marco-lionel-9188270 Who is Nick De Marco? The 'Lionel Messi of sports barristers' representing Leicester City The lawyer has already successfully represented City before in their dispute with the EFL over the winter, and his services have been employed again for their legal proceedings ByJordan Blackwell 16:20, 25 MAR 2024 The name Nick De Marco is becoming a familiar one both in the world of English football and in the world of Leicester City. The sports barrister has represented more than 45 clubs across the Premier League and EFL, and one of his latest assignments is to help City in their battle with the governing bodies. On Friday, having been charged with an alleged breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules by the Premier League and having been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL, City announced they were issuing legal proceedings against both. De Marco certainly has experience in representing clubs in their fights with the Premier League and EFL, and is successful. He has been described by football finance expert Kieran Maguire as the “football law version of Lionel Messi”. In 2020, De Marco helped Sheffield Wednesday in their battle with the EFL over PSR, first managing to defer a points deduction, then getting it reduced from 12 points to six. In the same year, he also helped Stevenage avoid a points deduction, and managed the same with Derby County a year later. He then worked alongside Newcastle and Mike Ashley to help in their dispute with the Premier League over the Saudi takeover of the club. De Marco’s services were sought by a number of clubs to look into potential compensation claims against Everton after they were charged by the Premier League over PSR breaches. He then represented Nottingham Forest after charges were brought against them, with City’s neighbours receiving just a four-point deduction earlier this month. Even before the current cases City are set to go through, De Marco has already been successful in defending the club. They won their appeal against the EFL in January when the governing body tried to subject the club to a business plan. City have said in their statements that they fighting "for the right of all clubs to pursue their ambitions" and in De Marco they have a lawyer who has spoken out against the nature of the regulations. He told the Sports Law Podcast this year: "Financial Fair Play rules in football are not justified on the basis of competitive balance and there's a very strong argument that they are antithetical too because what they do is they allow you to spend more if you earn more so they protect the status quo." To figuratively suggest De Marco wrote the book on football law would be underplaying it. He literally wrote the book, with the 1,000-page ‘Football and the Law’ published in 2022.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-nick-de-marco-lionel-9188270 Who is Nick De Marco? The 'Lionel Messi of sports barristers' representing Leicester City The lawyer has already successfully represented City before in their dispute with the EFL over the winter, and his services have been employed again for their legal proceedings ByJordan Blackwell 16:20, 25 MAR 2024 The name Nick De Marco is becoming a familiar one both in the world of English football and in the world of Leicester City. The sports barrister has represented more than 45 clubs across the Premier League and EFL, and one of his latest assignments is to help City in their battle with the governing bodies. On Friday, having been charged with an alleged breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules by the Premier League and having been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL, City announced they were issuing legal proceedings against both. De Marco certainly has experience in representing clubs in their fights with the Premier League and EFL, and is successful. He has been described by football finance expert Kieran Maguire as the “football law version of Lionel Messi”. In 2020, De Marco helped Sheffield Wednesday in their battle with the EFL over PSR, first managing to defer a points deduction, then getting it reduced from 12 points to six. In the same year, he also helped Stevenage avoid a points deduction, and managed the same with Derby County a year later. He then worked alongside Newcastle and Mike Ashley to help in their dispute with the Premier League over the Saudi takeover of the club. De Marco’s services were sought by a number of clubs to look into potential compensation claims against Everton after they were charged by the Premier League over PSR breaches. He then represented Nottingham Forest after charges were brought against them, with City’s neighbours receiving just a four-point deduction earlier this month. Even before the current cases City are set to go through, De Marco has already been successful in defending the club. They won their appeal against the EFL in January when the governing body tried to subject the club to a business plan. City have said in their statements that they fighting "for the right of all clubs to pursue their ambitions" and in De Marco they have a lawyer who has spoken out against the nature of the regulations. He told the Sports Law Podcast this year: "Financial Fair Play rules in football are not justified on the basis of competitive balance and there's a very strong argument that they are antithetical too because what they do is they allow you to spend more if you earn more so they protect the status quo." To figuratively suggest De Marco wrote the book on football law would be underplaying it. He literally wrote the book, with the 1,000-page ‘Football and the Law’ published in 2022.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-notebook-fatawu-future-9187613 By Jordan Blackwell Braybrooke on comeback trail After nearly 14 months out, Sammy Braybrooke has made his return to City action over the past few weeks. It’s taken a long time for the midfielder to recover from his ACL tear, but he’s gradually building his minutes now and could yet make a first-team impact before the season is out. Over the under-21s’ past three games, he’s played 20 minutes, 45 minutes, and an hour respectively. In the last outing, a 4-2 defeat to Sunderland, he scored an exquisite free-kick. The hope for Braybrooke was that, if everything went smoothly on his return to the under-21s, he would have a fighting chance of playing a part at senior level before the season was out. City have a busy final six weeks to the campaign, with plenty of games, and Harry Winks may not be able to play 90 minutes across every fixture. Hamza Choudhury has been Winks’ back-up this season, but he’s also played deputy to Ricardo Pereira. If the Portuguese doesn’t shrug off his hamstring injury quickly, or even if he continues to be used as a number eight as he was at Leeds before he was sidelined, Choudhury will remain at right-back, and Winks will need support from elsewhere. Braybrooke’s skillset and game intelligence makes him ideal. The only question mark would be over his fitness, but it seems he’s answering those questions now.

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https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/contradiction-heart-leicester-case-premier-093143498.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHXSsls-xO-4OKZrOK5lwGh9JGE-UT07P0p2wQOI8rJBuZWDaws60PQ2bMhRIN-3QfHD-xs5VvPTjQRtsAraL01iacxO42_FFqvJSHoIcyNRjt5-62vR4S5cK-HMsFNqR6RJ8v-kgv_mnSvQr0j50xU5Q-LhoWGXgAYrlw2yHglr The contradiction at the heart of Leicester’s case with the Premier League Richard Jolly Mon, 25 March 2024 at 9:31 am GMT·5-min read The contradiction at the heart of Leicester’s case with the Premier League Leicester City already held a unique status with both the Premier League and the EFL. Now they may have another. The only club to win each of English football’s top three divisions in the 21st century – champions of League One; Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal may never sing that – then announced plans to take legal action against both the Premier League and the EFL. The feelgood success story has become an emblematic failure in an age of suddenly greater regulation and a dramatic recourse to the lawyers. Attention has shifted from Jamie Vardy’s predilection for vodka and Red Bulls to Nick De Marco KC’s capacity to win court cases. Leicester were the 5000-1 shots who won the title. They presumably think the odds are slightly better when they take on the governing bodies. There may be a contradiction in their case. Trying to argue they are not subject to the Premier League’s jurisdiction presumably brings them into the EFL’s remit. One way or another, the accusation is that Leicester have failed Financial Fair Play; in one division or another, this season or next, it should bring a points deduction. Which, in turn, either further imperils their chances of promotion or gives them an added obstacle to stay up next season. But it is also revealing in various other respects. When Everton were the trailblazers in being charged for their breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), there was talk of other clubs suing them; if the accusation was that Everton cheated to get an advantage, that looks ridiculous when they finished 17th last season and the clubs in 16th (Nottingham Forest) and 18th (Leicester) have their own breaches. Another is that all three suffered on the balance sheet for their underachievement. Budgeting to finish far higher in the Premier League than they did – somehow Everton factored in a sixth-place finish in 2021-22 and trailed in 16th – brings far less prize money and a hole in the accounts ledger. Leicester had more reasons to imagine themselves in the upper echelons of the table but went from five consecutive top-half finishes, two of them in fifth, to 18th in 2022-23. It is notable, too, that Covid upended the footballing economy. Clubs were permitted to write off Covid losses in their accounts – and Everton’s felt suspiciously large – without them counting towards FFP calculations. But the collapse of transfer fees, especially in other leagues, reduced the market to sell players; it also led to a knock-on effect by restricting the spending power of Premier League rivals who might have otherwise sold well to Europe to finance their own buying. Leicester had a reputation as fine traders, but they posted a record £92.5m loss for 2021-22, a rare year without a significant sale. In previous summers, players such as Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire and Riyad Mahrez had brought in windfalls. That had come to feel part of the business plan, yet it can illustrate the precarious position clubs find themselves in: even the well-run are only a few poor decisions away from being plunged into trouble and Leicester made more than a few. Nevertheless, they did well to get £70m from Chelsea for the ever-injured Wesley Fofana in 2022; they then sold James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Timothy Castagne the following year, after relegation, even though too many of the others who left did so on free transfers. But a relatively sure touch in the transfer market started to desert them. There were other signings they could not sell for a profit – Danny Ward, Ayoze Perez and Rachid Ghezzal in 2018, Dennis Praet in 2019 – but two windows of recruitment came at a particular cost. The 2021 outlay on Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare and Jannik Vestergaard, none either a footballing or financial success, was compounded by the January 2023 outlay on Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen. In the process, Leicester contrived to get the worst of both worlds: spending some £30m to compound their FFP issues and yet still getting relegated. It also illustrates that they should have done more to try and cash in on Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu and Perez while they still could and, while the scale of Leicester’s breach is not yet known, the recurring theme between them, Everton and Forest is that much of it was avoidable: without accumulating so many players, with fewer bad signings, with more sales, the figures may be more presentable. But it is also a hugely damning indictment of Brendan Rodgers, even if the cost of sacking him may be a further factor in taking Leicester over the FFP limit. Leicester’s former manager had a tendency to voice his complaints about the board’s reluctance to spend in the summer of 2022; now it is apparent that was based on sounder financial logic than his own. Rodgers had excelled before. Last season, he underachieved with what has proved an unaffordable squad; it would be instructive to know if Leicester’s wage bill was higher than Newcastle’s, as they finished fourth; certainly before bonuses were triggered on Tyneside anyway. The counter-argument is that Leicester suffered for their success. They were a club without big-six commercial or matchday income but, as they finished fifth twice and won the FA Cup, they had players who deserved to be paid accordingly. They were damned if they did, damned if they didn’t. Viewed that way, Leicester were punished for their ambition. Certainly it put them in a position where they had less margin for error. But err Leicester did, both in plummeting into the Championship and with transfer-market missteps. Now they find themselves under a transfer embargo, facing a loss of points, their future threatened. Saying they wanted charges “proportionately determined” risked accusations of hypocrisy, given that threats to take legal action against the Premier League and the Football League strike some as disproportionate. But what can be said is that the landscape has been transformed since Leicester won the Championship in 2014 – while breaching Financial Fair Play.

I just think it shows they can't let him go and he's still there looking over their shoulder. It would be no problem for them to create a special memorial page.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/contradiction-heart-leicester-case-premier-093143498.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHXSsls-xO-4OKZrOK5lwGh9JGE-UT07P0p2wQOI8rJBuZWDaws60PQ2bMhRIN-3QfHD-xs5VvPTjQRtsAraL01iacxO42_FFqvJSHoIcyNRjt5-62vR4S5cK-HMsFNqR6RJ8v-kgv_mnSvQr0j50xU5Q-LhoWGXgAYrlw2yHglr The contradiction at the heart of Leicester’s case with the Premier League Richard Jolly Mon, 25 March 2024 at 9:31 am GMT·5-min read The contradiction at the heart of Leicester’s case with the Premier League Leicester City already held a unique status with both the Premier League and the EFL. Now they may have another. The only club to win each of English football’s top three divisions in the 21st century – champions of League One; Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal may never sing that – then announced plans to take legal action against both the Premier League and the EFL. The feelgood success story has become an emblematic failure in an age of suddenly greater regulation and a dramatic recourse to the lawyers. Attention has shifted from Jamie Vardy’s predilection for vodka and Red Bulls to Nick De Marco KC’s capacity to win court cases. Leicester were the 5000-1 shots who won the title. They presumably think the odds are slightly better when they take on the governing bodies. There may be a contradiction in their case. Trying to argue they are not subject to the Premier League’s jurisdiction presumably brings them into the EFL’s remit. One way or another, the accusation is that Leicester have failed Financial Fair Play; in one division or another, this season or next, it should bring a points deduction. Which, in turn, either further imperils their chances of promotion or gives them an added obstacle to stay up next season. But it is also revealing in various other respects. When Everton were the trailblazers in being charged for their breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), there was talk of other clubs suing them; if the accusation was that Everton cheated to get an advantage, that looks ridiculous when they finished 17th last season and the clubs in 16th (Nottingham Forest) and 18th (Leicester) have their own breaches. Another is that all three suffered on the balance sheet for their underachievement. Budgeting to finish far higher in the Premier League than they did – somehow Everton factored in a sixth-place finish in 2021-22 and trailed in 16th – brings far less prize money and a hole in the accounts ledger. Leicester had more reasons to imagine themselves in the upper echelons of the table but went from five consecutive top-half finishes, two of them in fifth, to 18th in 2022-23. It is notable, too, that Covid upended the footballing economy. Clubs were permitted to write off Covid losses in their accounts – and Everton’s felt suspiciously large – without them counting towards FFP calculations. But the collapse of transfer fees, especially in other leagues, reduced the market to sell players; it also led to a knock-on effect by restricting the spending power of Premier League rivals who might have otherwise sold well to Europe to finance their own buying. Leicester had a reputation as fine traders, but they posted a record £92.5m loss for 2021-22, a rare year without a significant sale. In previous summers, players such as Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire and Riyad Mahrez had brought in windfalls. That had come to feel part of the business plan, yet it can illustrate the precarious position clubs find themselves in: even the well-run are only a few poor decisions away from being plunged into trouble and Leicester made more than a few. Nevertheless, they did well to get £70m from Chelsea for the ever-injured Wesley Fofana in 2022; they then sold James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Timothy Castagne the following year, after relegation, even though too many of the others who left did so on free transfers. But a relatively sure touch in the transfer market started to desert them. There were other signings they could not sell for a profit – Danny Ward, Ayoze Perez and Rachid Ghezzal in 2018, Dennis Praet in 2019 – but two windows of recruitment came at a particular cost. The 2021 outlay on Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare and Jannik Vestergaard, none either a footballing or financial success, was compounded by the January 2023 outlay on Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen. In the process, Leicester contrived to get the worst of both worlds: spending some £30m to compound their FFP issues and yet still getting relegated. It also illustrates that they should have done more to try and cash in on Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu and Perez while they still could and, while the scale of Leicester’s breach is not yet known, the recurring theme between them, Everton and Forest is that much of it was avoidable: without accumulating so many players, with fewer bad signings, with more sales, the figures may be more presentable. But it is also a hugely damning indictment of Brendan Rodgers, even if the cost of sacking him may be a further factor in taking Leicester over the FFP limit. Leicester’s former manager had a tendency to voice his complaints about the board’s reluctance to spend in the summer of 2022; now it is apparent that was based on sounder financial logic than his own. Rodgers had excelled before. Last season, he underachieved with what has proved an unaffordable squad; it would be instructive to know if Leicester’s wage bill was higher than Newcastle’s, as they finished fourth; certainly before bonuses were triggered on Tyneside anyway. The counter-argument is that Leicester suffered for their success. They were a club without big-six commercial or matchday income but, as they finished fifth twice and won the FA Cup, they had players who deserved to be paid accordingly. They were damned if they did, damned if they didn’t. Viewed that way, Leicester were punished for their ambition. Certainly it put them in a position where they had less margin for error. But err Leicester did, both in plummeting into the Championship and with transfer-market missteps. Now they find themselves under a transfer embargo, facing a loss of points, their future threatened. Saying they wanted charges “proportionately determined” risked accusations of hypocrisy, given that threats to take legal action against the Premier League and the Football League strike some as disproportionate. But what can be said is that the landscape has been transformed since Leicester won the Championship in 2014 – while breaching Financial Fair Play.

I don't think Top and the Club have come to terms with the loss of Vichai, he's still listed on the OS as the Chairman - https://www.lcfc.com/club/senior-management?lang=en It's like the ghost of Matt Busby and Ferguson at Man Utd.

Brighton have looked the better team

The NFL is set up where all commercial sales like shirts etc are all labelled as NFL and the profits are split evenly between all the clubs and that's in a country where the survival of the fittest is their byword. Not that there's anyway such a set up would/could exist in England

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13231749/Leicesters-legal-action-against-Premier-League-EFL-sparks-anger-rival-clubs-convinced-Foxes-stalling-stop-potential-six-point-deduction-derailing-promotion-bid-season.html Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL sparks anger with rival clubs convinced the Foxes are stalling to stop potential six-point deduction from derailing their promotion bid this season Leicester started legal proceedings after being charged with financial breaches The club are facing a six-point deduction with rivals accusing them of delaying By MATT HUGHES PUBLISHED: 22:30, 23 March 2024 | UPDATED: 22:48, 23 March 2024 Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL has provoked anger at other clubs who are convinced it is a stalling tactic to prevent them being docked points this season. The Championship club announced they had launched 'urgent legal proceedings' on Friday after being charged with breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules, which has left them facing a six-point deduction. The Premier League are understood to have been considering pursuing an expedited hearing to ensure the matter is resolved this season, but that will no longer be possible given Leicester's legal challenge. While the timing of PSR cases is dictated by the Independent Commission appointed to hear them the Premier League have the power to push for a fast-track process and were eager to do so to preserve the integrity of the Championship promotion race. Leicester's rivals are convinced that the legal action is a delaying tactic to avoid the matter derailing their promotion bid, with Enzo Maresca's side level on points with Championship leaders Leeds and a point ahead of third-placed Ipswich. Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL has provoked anger at other clubs Sources with knowledge of the case have told Mail Sport that Leicester's breach is 'significant,' which based on previous PSR hearings would trigger a six-point sanction, while the club's combative approach means it would not be reduced on the basis of their co-operation. Leicester's lawyers succeed in blocking the EFL's attempts to impose a business plan on them earlier this season with the club arguing they had no jurisdiction as they were in the Premier League at the time of their overspending.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13231749/Leicesters-legal-action-against-Premier-League-EFL-sparks-anger-rival-clubs-convinced-Foxes-stalling-stop-potential-six-point-deduction-derailing-promotion-bid-season.html Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL sparks anger with rival clubs convinced the Foxes are stalling to stop potential six-point deduction from derailing their promotion bid this season Leicester started legal proceedings after being charged with financial breaches The club are facing a six-point deduction with rivals accusing them of delaying By MATT HUGHES PUBLISHED: 22:30, 23 March 2024 | UPDATED: 22:48, 23 March 2024 Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL has provoked anger at other clubs who are convinced it is a stalling tactic to prevent them being docked points this season. The Championship club announced they had launched 'urgent legal proceedings' on Friday after being charged with breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules, which has left them facing a six-point deduction. The Premier League are understood to have been considering pursuing an expedited hearing to ensure the matter is resolved this season, but that will no longer be possible given Leicester's legal challenge. While the timing of PSR cases is dictated by the Independent Commission appointed to hear them the Premier League have the power to push for a fast-track process and were eager to do so to preserve the integrity of the Championship promotion race. Leicester's rivals are convinced that the legal action is a delaying tactic to avoid the matter derailing their promotion bid, with Enzo Maresca's side level on points with Championship leaders Leeds and a point ahead of third-placed Ipswich. Leicester's legal action against the Premier League and EFL has provoked anger at other clubs Sources with knowledge of the case have told Mail Sport that Leicester's breach is 'significant,' which based on previous PSR hearings would trigger a six-point sanction, while the club's combative approach means it would not be reduced on the basis of their co-operation. Leicester's lawyers succeed in blocking the EFL's attempts to impose a business plan on them earlier this season with the club arguing they had no jurisdiction as they were in the Premier League at the time of their overspending.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-answer-down-supporters-9185459 Leicester City have to answer let-down supporters after FFP charge sets up 'scary' future Latest Leicester City news as the 'feel good' factor from this season almost vanishes with the recent FFP allegations OPINION ByJosh HollandFootball Writer 06:00, 24 MAR 2024 "This responsibility that I continue to live is one of the greatest responsibilities in my life and I will continue to put everything into it – my passion, that of my family and the entire King Power community." Those were the words Leicester City owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha wrote in his message to supporters following last season's relegation. Since then, things had been much rosier because of the decisions from the hierarchy, but that optimism came to a sudden halt this week. On Thursday, the Premier League referred the club to an independent commission for an alleged breach of Profitability & Sustainability Rules (PSR) and failure to submit their financial accounts to the league. Less than 24 hours later, Leicester were placed under a player registration embargo by the EFL. The club have come out fighting, saying they have issued legal proceedings against the Premier League and EFL. For some, the defensive nature of the statement released shortly after 4pm on Friday was praised, almost to say, 'You're defending your honour, well done guys'. But in reality, a large proportion of the fanbase is tired. Just from scanning through social media, reading fan forums and speaking to like-minded supporters of the club in the last 24 hours - it does seem any trust between fans and the club has gone. How have Leicester gone from being viewed as one of the best-run clubs in England to this? There are multiple reasons behind this downfall but the simple fact of the matter is that the people who make the key decisions at the football club have simply got many of them wrong. Last year, the club announced a pre-tax loss of £92.5m for the year up to May 2022 - an increase of over £60m compared to the previous year. In the financial accounts, the club admitted that the decision not to sell a big first-team player in the summer of 2021, whilst continuing to improve the team, was the reason behind the large deficit. Between 2016-2020, Leicester raised £255m through selling one of their best players each summer (N'Golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, Riyad Mahrez, Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell). The club always spent money knowing they had a hefty fee arriving from a buying club, but 2021 was different. Only Rachid Ghezzal, Filip Benkovic, Matty James, Sam Hughes and Christian Fuchs left. Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare, Ademola Lookman, Jannik Vestergaard and Ryan Bertrand all arrived. That season as a whole, apart from some memorable European nights, was a disaster. Leicester finished eighth, missing out on European football, and suffered an embarrassing defeat to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. Last year's relegation from the Premier League was another level. The feeling that the club and players felt like they were 'too good to go down' came back to haunt them as their fate was sealed in May. And despite a list of decisions from the club playing a big part in the drop, nothing changed. January's fiasco in the transfer window didn't go down well. At the time, we had no idea of what was to come. City are now looking at being charged by both the Premier League and EFL. Who was the last club to do that? James Maddison of Leicester City and teammates dejected after Leicester City are relegated from the Premier League after the Premier League match between Leicester City and West Ham United at The King Power Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom. Leicester City suffered a surprise relegation from the Premier League in May (Image: James Williamson) Anger, disappointment and loss of trust are all feelings I, like thousands, have suffered in the past few weeks as we look for someone to blame. Without seeing the club's latest financial accounts and hearing from those above, it's impossible to know the severity of the issues. However, the fact that the long-term future of the club is in jeopardy is scary and almost unspeakable. If Leicester are not promoted, what's stopping them from becoming the next Portsmouth? Coventry? Reading? We've seen clubs who fall down the EFL have struggled to return. And even if we do go up to the top-flight, key players will have to be sold to avoid any further breaches. No one enjoys getting battered every week. What is Enzo Maresca to do? All this falls into the same motion. How has this happened? The lack of transparency has killed any remaining trust in those running the club. The constant errors made in the short term continue to leave fans in the dark over the long-term future of the club. Leicester City fans must be heard. The owners need to give them answers. The time for unity is now.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-answer-down-supporters-9185459 Leicester City have to answer let-down supporters after FFP charge sets up 'scary' future Latest Leicester City news as the 'feel good' factor from this season almost vanishes with the recent FFP allegations OPINION ByJosh HollandFootball Writer 06:00, 24 MAR 2024 "This responsibility that I continue to live is one of the greatest responsibilities in my life and I will continue to put everything into it – my passion, that of my family and the entire King Power community." Those were the words Leicester City owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha wrote in his message to supporters following last season's relegation. Since then, things had been much rosier because of the decisions from the hierarchy, but that optimism came to a sudden halt this week. On Thursday, the Premier League referred the club to an independent commission for an alleged breach of Profitability & Sustainability Rules (PSR) and failure to submit their financial accounts to the league. Less than 24 hours later, Leicester were placed under a player registration embargo by the EFL. The club have come out fighting, saying they have issued legal proceedings against the Premier League and EFL. For some, the defensive nature of the statement released shortly after 4pm on Friday was praised, almost to say, 'You're defending your honour, well done guys'. But in reality, a large proportion of the fanbase is tired. Just from scanning through social media, reading fan forums and speaking to like-minded supporters of the club in the last 24 hours - it does seem any trust between fans and the club has gone. How have Leicester gone from being viewed as one of the best-run clubs in England to this? There are multiple reasons behind this downfall but the simple fact of the matter is that the people who make the key decisions at the football club have simply got many of them wrong. Last year, the club announced a pre-tax loss of £92.5m for the year up to May 2022 - an increase of over £60m compared to the previous year. In the financial accounts, the club admitted that the decision not to sell a big first-team player in the summer of 2021, whilst continuing to improve the team, was the reason behind the large deficit. Between 2016-2020, Leicester raised £255m through selling one of their best players each summer (N'Golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, Riyad Mahrez, Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell). The club always spent money knowing they had a hefty fee arriving from a buying club, but 2021 was different. Only Rachid Ghezzal, Filip Benkovic, Matty James, Sam Hughes and Christian Fuchs left. Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare, Ademola Lookman, Jannik Vestergaard and Ryan Bertrand all arrived. That season as a whole, apart from some memorable European nights, was a disaster. Leicester finished eighth, missing out on European football, and suffered an embarrassing defeat to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. Last year's relegation from the Premier League was another level. The feeling that the club and players felt like they were 'too good to go down' came back to haunt them as their fate was sealed in May. And despite a list of decisions from the club playing a big part in the drop, nothing changed. January's fiasco in the transfer window didn't go down well. At the time, we had no idea of what was to come. City are now looking at being charged by both the Premier League and EFL. Who was the last club to do that? James Maddison of Leicester City and teammates dejected after Leicester City are relegated from the Premier League after the Premier League match between Leicester City and West Ham United at The King Power Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom. Leicester City suffered a surprise relegation from the Premier League in May (Image: James Williamson) Anger, disappointment and loss of trust are all feelings I, like thousands, have suffered in the past few weeks as we look for someone to blame. Without seeing the club's latest financial accounts and hearing from those above, it's impossible to know the severity of the issues. However, the fact that the long-term future of the club is in jeopardy is scary and almost unspeakable. If Leicester are not promoted, what's stopping them from becoming the next Portsmouth? Coventry? Reading? We've seen clubs who fall down the EFL have struggled to return. And even if we do go up to the top-flight, key players will have to be sold to avoid any further breaches. No one enjoys getting battered every week. What is Enzo Maresca to do? All this falls into the same motion. How has this happened? The lack of transparency has killed any remaining trust in those running the club. The constant errors made in the short term continue to leave fans in the dark over the long-term future of the club. Leicester City fans must be heard. The owners need to give them answers. The time for unity is now.