hmm, complete joke really, methinks the league really need to look into the penalty for going into admin. for the exact same offence southampton are royally screwed for next season while stockport get effectively nothing
The punishment would be the same for both clubs. The consequences of that punishment are obviously compeletely different.
Perhaps the way to do it is administration=automatic relegation.
But you would still need to punish a club that was going to be relegated anyway should they go into administration, otherwise the loophole is still there. A ten point deduction for the next season effectively makes it very difficult for the club to get promoted straight back. Considering the financial situation of these clubs, is that such a bad thing ? I mean, a chance to get the club on a stable foothold and ensure it is managed within their means.
The Luton situation was the real sickener. I think most Luton fans would have rather had the instant relegation rather than to have gone through this season and at least they would have had a chance to have got back this year, but instead they are punished for a greater length of time. And it's the players and fans that suffer really.
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