Leeds spygate, Aston Villa's spending and Cardiff City
Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:52 am
Leeds United spygate, Aston Villa's spending and streaming games - what Cardiff City, Swansea City and other EFL clubs will discuss at Portugal AGM
By Connor O'Neil
Friday 7th June 2019
Leeds United and spygate will be on the agenda in the Algarve
The season may be over but clubs are already looking to next season.
Representatives from EFL clubs are currently in Portugal for the league's AGM.
Norwich City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa will be present to say their goodbyes, while new boys Leyton Orient and Salford City will make an appearance after being promoted.
Plenty is expected to come out from the meeting over the coming days, and below is everything fans needs to know about the gathering.
Where and when is the meeting?
The EFL summer conference will take place in Portugal over the next two days.
The event will start on Thursday, June 6, and conclude on Friday, June 7.
Who will be in attendance?
All the EFL’s board of directors will be attendance, while clubs are expected to be represented by a range of executives.
Club delegations often include their owner, chief executive, fellow members of the board, or members from the club’s football administration team.
What is on the agenda?
The agenda is expected to be packed this season, with a wide range of issues expected to be debated.
One of the first things expected to be debated is the iFollow streaming site.
Brought in to help grow the online audience of the league, the streaming system has caused much debate in the footballing world.
The main concern from clubs appears to be around the streaming of 3pm Saturday games.
Many clubs seem satisfied with the showing of midweek fixtures, but oppose the showing of Saturday games, especially during international breaks.
Clubs are also set to approve new rules preventing a repeat of the ‘Spygate’ saga which embroiled Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa.
Members of the league are set to vote on plans to introduce a regulation restricting clubs from observing opposition training sessions in the wake of the controversy which landed Leeds a £200,000 fine in February.
Aston Villa will also be on the agenda (Image: Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)
Aston Villa’s are also set to be on the agenda as questions marks remain over them potentially breaching profit and sustainability rules.
But with the club having secured Premier League football for next season, it remains to be seen what action the EFL can now take if the club are found guilty.
Finally fans will also be watching to see anything comes from Middlesbrough reportedly having issued a legal letter to Derby in the belief that they broke the rules when owner Mel Morris essentially bought the stadium with another company he also owns for what, at £80m, was double the value of what Pride Park was listed in the club’s books as an asset.
It meant Derby were able to report a pre-tax profit of £14.6m and while the EFL might yet conclude the stadium purchase has been completed within the rules, Boro owner and chairman Steve Gibson has made no secret of the fact that he has a different view.
One thing is for certain though, and that is that it is set to be an actioned packed couple of days on the Algarve.
By Connor O'Neil
Friday 7th June 2019
Leeds United and spygate will be on the agenda in the Algarve
The season may be over but clubs are already looking to next season.
Representatives from EFL clubs are currently in Portugal for the league's AGM.
Norwich City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa will be present to say their goodbyes, while new boys Leyton Orient and Salford City will make an appearance after being promoted.
Plenty is expected to come out from the meeting over the coming days, and below is everything fans needs to know about the gathering.
Where and when is the meeting?
The EFL summer conference will take place in Portugal over the next two days.
The event will start on Thursday, June 6, and conclude on Friday, June 7.
Who will be in attendance?
All the EFL’s board of directors will be attendance, while clubs are expected to be represented by a range of executives.
Club delegations often include their owner, chief executive, fellow members of the board, or members from the club’s football administration team.
What is on the agenda?
The agenda is expected to be packed this season, with a wide range of issues expected to be debated.
One of the first things expected to be debated is the iFollow streaming site.
Brought in to help grow the online audience of the league, the streaming system has caused much debate in the footballing world.
The main concern from clubs appears to be around the streaming of 3pm Saturday games.
Many clubs seem satisfied with the showing of midweek fixtures, but oppose the showing of Saturday games, especially during international breaks.
Clubs are also set to approve new rules preventing a repeat of the ‘Spygate’ saga which embroiled Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa.
Members of the league are set to vote on plans to introduce a regulation restricting clubs from observing opposition training sessions in the wake of the controversy which landed Leeds a £200,000 fine in February.
Aston Villa will also be on the agenda (Image: Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)
Aston Villa’s are also set to be on the agenda as questions marks remain over them potentially breaching profit and sustainability rules.
But with the club having secured Premier League football for next season, it remains to be seen what action the EFL can now take if the club are found guilty.
Finally fans will also be watching to see anything comes from Middlesbrough reportedly having issued a legal letter to Derby in the belief that they broke the rules when owner Mel Morris essentially bought the stadium with another company he also owns for what, at £80m, was double the value of what Pride Park was listed in the club’s books as an asset.
It meant Derby were able to report a pre-tax profit of £14.6m and while the EFL might yet conclude the stadium purchase has been completed within the rules, Boro owner and chairman Steve Gibson has made no secret of the fact that he has a different view.
One thing is for certain though, and that is that it is set to be an actioned packed couple of days on the Algarve.
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Re: Leeds spygate, Aston Villa's spending and Cardiff City
Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:15 pm
Derby pulling a fast one with their owner buying PP for £80m when it has a listed price of £40m giving them a profit of £14m over the season. They will get away with it but it will probably trigger other clubs doing something similar like sponsoring the mop cupboard for £10m 