There's nowt like greed of football club owners
Southampton have been expelled from the play-offs...
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There's nowt like greed of football club owners
If Hull haven’t prepared properly for both opponents then that is on them, as a professional football club and with the outcome always likely, it’s criminal if they didn’t use that foresight.
Boro had their lads in training, they were prepared. For Hull to try cry foul when they have in essence still got their one day shot at going up makes little sense to me.
Saints are a better side than Boro anyway if anything Hull have gained.
I’d have backed saints all day v Hull this one I wouldn’t gamble a quid in.
Boro had their lads in training, they were prepared. For Hull to try cry foul when they have in essence still got their one day shot at going up makes little sense to me.
Saints are a better side than Boro anyway if anything Hull have gained.
I’d have backed saints all day v Hull this one I wouldn’t gamble a quid in.
On Sky ticker atm and Hull team bus has been damaged with objects thrown at it (team wasn't on it at the time) ffs
If Hull loose and then appeal I would hope the EFL (who handled this situation well imho) deduct 25 points off them next season for wasting everyone’s time.
The stupidity of them saying they should play Wrexham and not Boro is off the scale. Actually make it 50 points deduction
Was that their suggestion? Wrexham?
That makes no sense at all.
It was Boro who were cheated. It was Boro who earned top 6 they were there all season.
I don’t mind Hull. We’ve had good banter with their lads over the years but that’s pathetic.
Why don't the Efl just ask Hull which team in the division they would prefer to play 
Just hand them a CL place while they onWhy don't the Efl just ask Hull which team in the division they would prefer to play
Yes their owner on the bbc football page.
Agree don’t mind hull supporters but their owner seems a bit daft with what he is saying
Surprised they didn’t try and get Wrexham in to be fair the amount of smoke blown up their arses.
Don’t get me wrong credit to them for what they’ve done but they bought 3 leagues it’s hardly Roy of the Rovers stuff.
Boro were quite rightly reinstated and the Hull owner can suck it.
Just go and win the game don’t be piling this on before kick off and have your lads focus taken away.
Hull taking legal action if they lose? Thats absurd. Why dont they refuse to play the final and take legal action? Or take legal action even if they win? I want Boro to win now!
Sheff Wed?Why don't the Efl just ask Hull which team in the division they would prefer to play
Hull want to be very careful. Taking legal action against a federation or in this case the EFL could backfire very badly, from a quick AI search:
A football club taking legal action against a federation typically faces two categories of consequences:
1. Disciplinary & Sporting Actions breach of Statutes: Nearly all major federations have strict statutes mandating that clubs resolve disputes within football's arbitration systems (such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport) rather than civil courts. Filing an unauthorized lawsuit can be ruled a breach of membership rules, resulting in fines or point deductions.
Tournament Expulsion: Governing bodies often treat civil legal action as a direct threat. If a club attempts to bypass federation rules to join a breakaway league (e.g., the European Super League), the organizing body may ban them from existing competitions. Registration Embargoes: Federations can implement transfer bans, preventing the club from registering new players for a specified period.
2. Legal & Financial Risks Exorbitant Legal Fees: Taking on deep-pocketed international governing bodies can result in years of litigation and massive legal costs, which are rarely fully recovered even if the club wins.
Counter-Suits and Damages: The federation may countersue for damages incurred due to breaches of contract or reputational harm.Independent Scrutiny: If the dispute centers on financial rule breaches (such as the high-profile legal clashes between Manchester City and the Premier League), the club opens itself up to deeper independent investigations.
So, if they try to take legal action the EFL (who ultimately are under the jurisdiction of the FA) could expel them from the competition, i.e. kick them out of the league altogether. The threat of that should be enough to make them back down. The mags apparently threatened it to push the Saudi takeover through and backed down when they were threatened with the possible outcome (it was about a year before the actual takeover they reportedly did it).
This owner seems a typical "big ego foreign entrepreneur" type, like Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday, Vincent Tan at Cardiff, the Venkys at Blackburn, Marinakis at Forest or the ones that used to run Reading. People used to patronage and getting their own way and having their arses kissed by everyone they deal with. Then they don't like it when they're in a culture or situation that doesn't do what they're used to. Hull's previous owner was like that and spat his dummy out when he wasn't allowed to change the clubs name to Hull Tigers.
If Hull lose and decided to go legal they need to think twice ...
... it's seriously expensive for top barristers and Hull aren't exactly wealthy.
Neither manager wearing a shirt. I demand reinstatement of Southampton
He’s 27 .
Before I knew that ( I thought he would be 18-21 , I felt and a lot of us did , that the club should give him proper employment and protect him and his family from external pressures .