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• Regs seem clear on Away fans in the Home sections, where you are undoubtedly ‘invading’ someone else’s space, but can’t find the same clarity for Home fans in Away section, where the overall stadium is yours. All I can find is not clear cut at all; While not strictly prohibited by law, home supporters sitting in the away end is generally not allowed by stadium regulations, is considered unsafe, and can lead to eviction....
  Si Cooper in Thierno Barry points out “unacceptable behaviour” after loss at Emirates
• PM (96) and PG (129), those rules only seem to apply to Away supporters in the Home end. These were apparently home (or neutral) fans in the Away end. Can you show the regs that govern that specific situation? I honestly don’t know what applies. It seems stupid to not have the same rules on segregation but there is a possibility one is seen as potentially more risky. Perhaps the authorities think that Away fans will not be as territorial about their piece of the terracing given that it is essentially ‘shared’ with 18 other clubs per season, and given that they are in turn surrounded by much larger numbers of Home fans who are not automatically wading into them when they celebrate? Thanks for any unambiguous light that can be shed on the subject, fer f***s sake?...
  Si Cooper in Thierno Barry points out “unacceptable behaviour” after loss at Emirates
• Isn't there supposed to be some sort of government appointed PL independent regulator these days? Will they do anything about this disgusting handling of pure cheating for an advantage on the pitch?...
  Paul Griffiths in Token fine deemed sufficient punishment for Chelsea's persistent rule-breaking
• Kieran, I know your playing devil's advocate but come on. Without going over old ground too much. Reckless spending from us was £20m the same sum usmanov wanted to secure the right to bid on the naming rights of the new ground. The russian invasion of Ukraine has unearthed both of these accountancy "techniques" Ours was a 20m breach and the purse strings cut for 4 years plus a points deduction. We cooperated fully and tried to adhere to the psr rules but in the end the new ground costs somehow came into play and despite 4 years of restricted spending and nearly getting relegated twice the league tried their best to screw us over with a points deduction. Chelsea was £47m of underhand dealing for some of the top players in europe gaining them a sporting advantage resulting in multiple trophy wins. Other clubs they beat to titles and cups should feel aggrieved. A £10m fine means nothing to them, it's not a punishment or even a slap on the wrist. Take away th...
  Rob Dolby in Token fine deemed sufficient punishment for Chelsea's persistent rule-breaking
• Sounds like a complaint needs to be made to Arsenal about the conduct of their stewards Rob and how in two stories that we know of they violated club and FA regulations. Shithouses. Good to hear from you Rob; hope you're well. ...
  Paul Griffiths in Thierno Barry points out “unacceptable behaviour” after loss at Emirates
• Funny thing that their breaking the rules got them out of the cowshed to a more modern ground and won them a couple of league titles, that improved their wealth to buy better players. Looks like the back hand in the brown paper bags was the way to go, plus it sounds like it is still going on....
  Bill Gall in Token fine deemed sufficient punishment for Chelsea's persistent rule-breaking