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EFL rule changes

By davieG, in Leicester City Forum

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-efl-rule-changes-leicester-8510617

 

The EFL has confirmed a number of rules changes affecting Leicester City and their Football League counterparts ahead of next season.

Leicester are preparing for life back in the Championship after nearly a decade in the Premier League. City were relegated from the top flight along with Leeds United and Southampton following a hugely disappointing 2022-23 campaign.

And there will be some new regulations that they need to be aware of heading into the 2023-24 campaign. New rules on issues such as club ownership, financial issues, transfer restrictions and multiball system during matches were voted through by EFL clubs at an annual general meeting on Thursday (June 8).

The changes will be implemented with immediate effect. The EFL has provided a run-down of the new regulations, which are as follows...

 

OWNERS AND DIRECTORS’ TEST

New disqualifying conditions have been added to the Owners and Directors’ Test (OADT) to ensure that the EFL and Premier League’s tests remain aligned. The list of disqualifying conditions has been updated to include:

Disqualifying individuals who are subject to sanctions;

Prohibiting ownership by state entities from countries which are sanctioned;
Second (or further) bankruptcies/convictions/bans, even if expired or spent.
Convictions for violent offences;
Convictions for fraud of any kind;
Disqualification for wider corporate insolvencies;
Disqualifications by a wider range of Government bodies;
Having been removed as a trustee of a pension scheme by the Pensions’ Regulator or the Courts;
Expulsion of sporting clubs in other sports (eg. Rugby) as the League does for football clubs;
Expanding the period in which insolvency of a company/club counts against a director who has resigned from 30 days to one year; and
Reducing the definition of Control from 30% to 25%
The OADT has also been updated to treat anybody who is currently undergoing an investigation which may lead to a disqualifying condition, as being subject to a disqualifying condition until such time as they clear the allegations.

 

MULTIBALL / TOWELS

The EFL will introduce a multiball system in all its competitions for the 2023/24 season. Match balls will be placed on cones in designated areas at pitch side to help increase the time of the ball being in play. Meanwhile, Clubs will no longer be permitted to use towels or other articles, including items obtained from spectators to dry footballs during matches.

 

INSOLVENCY EVENTS

A new regulation (12.1) has come into effect which requires a Club to notify the League promptly once it becomes aware that it is considering, taking or suffering any Insolvency Event. The Club and any proposed Officeholders in any potential Insolvency Event will be required to meet with the League to ensure that the ongoing obligations of the Club can be met during the period of an Insolvency Event. The EFL has also updated its Insolvency Policy to amend the definition of an Insolvency Event in its Articles of Association to ensure the new concept of a ‘Restructuring Plan’ as referenced in the Corporate and Insolvency Governance Act 2020 is included.

 

FUTURE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR LEAGUES ONE AND TWO

To better align with the Club Financial Reporting Unit’s reporting practices, Clubs in League One and League Two will now be required to submit their Future Financial Information (FFI) by 30 April rather than 31 March each year.

 

HMRC REPORTING

The EFL has updated Regulation 17.1 to include all debts due to HMRC and now requires Clubs to report any defaults within two working days.

 

30-DAY RULE

The non-payment of HMRC debt has been added as a trigger of Regulation 52.6, so Clubs who accumulate 30 days of late payments in a 12-month period will be unable to sign a player for a fee or any consideration for three full transfer windows. The amendment to the 30-Day Rule also provides for Clubs to self-report late payment of any debt covered by Regulation 52.6, plus a right of appeal for Clubs triggering the 30-Day Rule.

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F T Fagos

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Really pleased to see towels banned. Saw it a lot last season in the Championship. Wasted loads of time just to hurl a long throw into the penalty area, which should nearly always have be given as a foul throw, but never was.

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glad someone posted this. I tried to read it in the merc website and neater had an aneurysm with all of the pop ups 

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iancognito

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Any chance of Rudkin failing an improper persons test? Do they test based on competency or just likelihood of being a total charlatan? All that said if Marinakis can pass the test having already been convicted as a crook and match-fixer, anyone can.

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18 hours ago, davieG said:

 

Leicester are preparing for life back in the Championship after nearly a decade in the Premier League. City were relegated from the top flight along with Leeds United and Southampton following a hugely disappointing 2022-23 campaign.

Ffs how long are the mockery going to spin this shit. Unless you live on planet zog you would know this.

 

But no just keep telling them in every story we write.

 

Do they think we are all stupid? Or are they all just fvcking thick.

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12 minutes ago, sylofox said:

Ffs how long are the mockery going to spin this shit. Unless you live on planet zog you would know this.

 

But no just keep telling them in every story we write.

 

Do they think we are all stupid? Or are they all just fvcking thick.

Hang on, we've been relegated??;!

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davieG

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14 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

glad someone posted this. I tried to read it in the merc website and neater had an aneurysm with all of the pop ups 

I use a blocker and don't get any pop ups . That's on a PC.

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davieG

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2 hours ago, sylofox said:

Ffs how long are the mockery going to spin this shit. Unless you live on planet zog you would know this.

 

But no just keep telling them in every story we write.

 

Do they think we are all stupid? Or are they all just fvcking thick.

Probably not written by someone who lives or works in Leicester, just a 'Content Writer' or a Notts Forest fan.

Viva

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34 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Best rule might be no VAR ..

 

Well until you get a dodgy decision in the first game against you !

Yes will be nice to fully enjoy a goal being scored without wondering if VAR is going to rule it out somehow! 

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