Under the radar somewhat but it appears that the personal EFL misconduct charges brought against Sheff Weds owner Chansiri, CEO Katrien Meire and the financial director at the Club have been dropped although the financial misconduct charge against the club itself is still evidently outstanding.
Quite how that works is unclear to me. The issue appears to surround the sale of the Hillsborough ground to a 'third party' in order to evade EFL financial rules relating to Financial Fair Play (FFP).
If the individuals at the club when the alleged evasion of FFP took place are not to be held accountable in the event of the charge being upheld then who is?
Is this simply a precursor to the charges being dropped completely? In which case - whenever football resumes - Sheff Weds will not face any points deduction.
I've not been following this closely enough but I think Derby County and poss Notts Forest are under similar investigation regarding the separation of the ground from the Clubs assets in order to avoid FFP accounting.
If clubs can get away with this is it going to become commonplace and - by default rather than design -do we have the same situation now at Charlton with the Club and The Valley ground in separate ownerships? Then again at CAFC was this arrangement the other way around and by design from the start.
Confess to being confused by what is happening not just at Charlton but across the footballing landscape but perhaps this will all be academic anyway if things in the wider world continue as they are.
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But the source does appear to be the Club itself rather than the EFL.
Will keep tabs in case the story develops in another way but like I say, I'm not really following it - was just in a curious idle moment now that as an over 70 I'm confined to barracks and was curious to find out what had happened to Meire.
However, what they didn't say was that they failed to convince the EFL at arbitration and the charges against the Club will proceed to a hearing.
She also never did get to understand the offside laws.🤨
She was a victim all along.
It was the height of foolishness to even think that she was in the office working when these decisions were made by the club.
How did that happen?
Just for fun then - from Shooters Hill to Mike Kenning in two or three steps should be an easy one -
and yes I'm here all day and for the next 12 weeks by the sound of it.............don't judge me!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/shooters-hill-cheetah/z44rscw
Not as exotic as wild animals on the loose but just west of the Water Tower on the crest of the hill is Shrewsbury Lane which at the time seemed like a good omen when spotted from the top deck of the bus from Welling on the way to see Kenning make his home debut - I think the 2-1 win over Preston in November 1962?
If I'm wrong I'm sure Half Glass Full will correct me and he probably even knows the bus number which went over Shooter's Hill in 1962 - was it the 89?
I didn't realise you had a connection in mind already so I tried to make one up.
Shooters hill to Norfolk.
Mike Kenning.
My mum said I was born by the bus stop at Shooters Hill. (The memorial hospital actually)
Mike Kenning was transferred to Norwich after leaving Charlton.
So that's the connection, Norfolk where I live. See, clever init.