What sense does it make for the English FA to duck points off teams who go into

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financial difficulties? Doesn't it make more sense to put better measures in place to help such teams rather than compound their problems?

Why punish the footballers for their administrator's problems?

Points should only be awarded in the field of play.
 
I agree that there should be punishments meted out to clubs that live beyond their means but most of the time that is not the reason the affected clubs get into financial difficulty - it's usually because they are performing badly on the pitch and support wanes as does their income. to punish them with points deduction is rather harsh and unfair and not in the spirit of the game.
 
Absolutely senseless decision! I wonder which genius came up with that idea. You might as well just expel the clubs from the league
 
the reason for the punishment is to make sure that teams live within their means. Look at it like this - If one team went out and bankrupts itself to buy kaka, then they have an advantage over another team who lives within its means and just went out and bought stephen hunt. So how fair would it be to the club that has lived within its means if the FA were then to help the team that had just spent all its money on kaka.

It seems harsh cos it mostly happen to lower division teams, and its the fans of the club and players who suffer mostly. But thats why they do it.
 
the reason for the punishment is to make sure that teams live within their means. Look at it like this - If one team went out and bankrupts itself to buy kaka, then they have an advantage over another team who lives within its means and just went out and bought stephen hunt. So how fair would it be to the club that has lived within its means if the FA were then to help the team that had just spent all its money on kaka.

It seems harsh cos it mostly happen to lower division teams, and its the fans of the club and players who suffer mostly. But thats why they do it.
 
This is a very good point. Never thought of it that way to be honest but I agree with you. There are ways to penalize clubs without docking points to try and relegate them.
 
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