I was going to comment of the Chef Wendy thread, but why was their transfer embargo secret? If they are being punished for a rule violation, why wasn’t this announced.
A quick search also pulls up an announcement from Birmingham along the same lines. An FFP violation resulted in an embargo that was not announced by the EFL.
A search of the EFL website shows nothing about either of these,
Anyone have any idea why they try to keep these quiet?
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Not something to advertise perhaps.
they are a fecking joke.
- Championship facing 'financial armageddon' after TEN clubs were placed under a transfer embargo last month... with the Covid-19 pandemic set to impact the sales of players to Premier League teams this summer
- Ten Championship clubs have been placed under a transfer embargo
The clubs in question were Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9438517/Championship-facing-financial-armageddon-TEN-clubs-placed-transfer-embargo-month.html
Championship facing 'Financial Armageddon'?
Shouldn't that be, 'some Championship clubs might get less for the players they are planning to sell than they might have got had they sold them before the pandemic, while some Championship clubs will be prevented from signing new players'.
I get the impression that the Mail Online has seen one bit of information (ten clubs getting a transfer embargo) and conflated it with a different assumption (that the Premier League will not spend as much as they have in the past on new signings).
"oh for F*cks sake not again
Has @bobmunro been fiddling the books or something?
I can't imagine top flight sides are queueing up to buy Luton and Coventry players. Article seems a bit over the top.
that story's not quite so impactful is it?
but this is the preposterous soft porn peddling swivel eyed bigot sheet with no regard for the truth on matters of any real importance
simply not an organ of record on anything
Add to that the compliant gutless muppets at EFL and this ain't going to have any discernible effect
A few clubs might be restricted to not adding to their squad numbers and/or increasing their reported wage budget for 21/22 over their reported figures for 20/21. A very few players might be available for slightly more reasonable transfer fees if any EFL clubs are in positions to enhance their squads.
Given the financial situation all EFL clubs are in compared to 12 months ago, transfer and wage spending will inevitably be (relatively) depressed for a window or 2.
Looking in from out here, it will be impossible to know anything tangible but Charlton could be one club in a slightly better position this summer than last. That of course is more to do with having an outwardly stable & resourced ownership than possible fire sales at a number of championship clubs that are now reaping the rewards of years of reckless/rule-breaking overspending.
Cardiff City will be allowed to pay fees for players in the January 2024 window after the length of their EFL transfer embargo was reduced.
Cardiff were placed under an EFL embargo because they defaulted on payment of the transfer fee for the late Emiliano Sala.
The embargo had been due to run until summer 2024, but has now been cut by one window.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65998488
You’d expect them to have a heavy points deduction this season.
https://www.efl.com/-more/governance/embargoes/