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No 2023/24 PSR Charges But Leicester Could Still Face Sanction Over Previous Season
Tuesday, 14th Jan 2025 11:15

Town’s survival rivals Leicester City have escaped a Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) sanction from the Premier League for 2023/24 but could still face action regarding the previous season.

The Premier League announced this morning that no clubs will face a penalty for breaching their PSR rules during 2023/24, but with the Foxes, currently second bottom, two points behind the Blues, still being pursued regarding 2022/23.

In September, Leicester, who were facing a significant points deduction, successfully argued in court that the Premier League did not have the jurisdiction to charge them as they had, having been relegated to the Championship, relinquished their Premier League share a fortnight prior to the point of the breach at the end of their accountancy year on June 30th. However, the Premier League subsequently appealed.

A Premier League spokesman said: “Issues as to the jurisdiction of the Premier League over Leicester City Football Club in relation to PSR compliance are currently the subject of confidential arbitration proceedings.

“Accordingly, neither the League nor the club will make any further comment at this stage about any aspect of the club’s compliance or otherwise with any of the PSR or related rules.

“No complaint has been brought against Leicester by the League for any breach of the PSRs for the period ending season 2023/24.”

Clubs are restricted to losses of a maximum £105 million over three years with the limit reduced by £22 million in seasons spent outside the top flight. Spending on infrastructure, academies, women’s teams and community schemes is not included.

December 31st was the deadline to submit their accounts with the Premier League having 14 days in which to bring any charges.


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John_Grose added 11:32 - Jan 14
Shame but we have to keep ourselves up and cannot rely on others. Leicester seem to get a lot of favourable decisions don't they as I am sure Chappers would agree.
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dirtydingusmagee added 11:32 - Jan 14
Thats a blow , thought we would at least get a bit of a boost , instead it adds to pressure, oh well a bit more effort and luck required Coyb
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ArnieM added 11:40 - Jan 14
Oh, what a surprise, NOT. Leicester once again get away with it.

What a complete f uvkfest by the authorities, effectively signalling open season for every other club flouting the rules now. Fuvk em all!
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December1963 added 11:48 - Jan 14
John Grose. Quite agree, if we take care of our own business we’ll stay up. A win on Thursday would be a good start!
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Bazza8564 added 11:52 - Jan 14
"arbitration" is an interesting word, sounds very much like they are trying to agree a penalty between the parties for 22-23, it would have been completely dropped otherwise
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runningout added 11:55 - Jan 14
Everton and Forest got off lightly so it makes you wonder what is it all about.
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Bramidan added 12:23 - Jan 14
Absolute waste of time, PL just trying to pretend they have some administrative power.
Just a joke.
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JeffN added 12:28 - Jan 14
“ but could still face action regarding the previous season.”
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tractorboybig added 12:32 - Jan 14
we are in the most corrupt league in the world.....what did anyone expect?
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SuperTabby added 12:34 - Jan 14
They’re a championship club when it’s the Premier League doing points deductions and a Premier League club when the EFL are. The system is a bit of a joke. Doesn’t make too much difference, we’ll finish above them anyway, we need to be above Everton or Wolves.
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budgieplucker added 12:44 - Jan 14
I think if you read the story, it suggests the EPL very much wants to ensure justice is done but have had a court hearing go in favour of Leicester. Also they wanted the EFL last year to bring action against them but EFL lawyers believed the EFL had no jurisdiction in the matter. They have evaded justice on a technicality that they moved their accounting period which took them outside of EPL at the end of the season they got relegated. I don’t think we have heard the last of this evidenced by an appeal hearing to take place within the courts. Now of course ITFC would like this to be resolved soonest so penalties can be imposed this season but as the season progresses it will be interesting to see if Leicester improve in which case they won’t be any the penalty this year if EPL win in the appeal, but if they continue to struggle and look adrift then tactically they may well want to take a penalty if applied as its effect will be diminished considerably if relegation becomes a certainty.
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ellaandred added 12:51 - Jan 14
Who cares
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KMcBlue added 13:05 - Jan 14
Despite the inaction, sods law says if we make the same mistake, we'll be punished!!
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RIPbobby added 13:10 - Jan 14
I think Leicester will go down anyway. We could have done with Everton coming under a pints docking.
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BobbyBell added 14:10 - Jan 14
These are not rules there are just a means of manipulating the league as and when they want to. As previous winners of the EPL Leicester are amongst the elite group.
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PortmanTerrorist added 14:44 - Jan 14
We have a no excuse culture which is serving us well, and am sure would never have been looking at PSR keeping us up...and we are better than Leicester anyway. Am more interested in Man City's issues....if they get relegated it helps us stay up and maybe more importantly, if they are in The Champ, then we may get to keep Delap for another year as they have the final option on any sale and he won't drop down with a World Cup on the horizon !
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poet added 15:01 - Jan 14
This came as no surprise to me. Evidently, judging by their activity in the transfer window prior to this announcement, it was no surprise to Leicester either. Money they spend in this window may be irrelevant, but persuading players who might wish to join them, that they have a reasonable chance of survival, which would have been severely in doubt had they have had a points deduction, was tantamount to the success of any such negotiations.

The question is, are the rules relating to PSR easily circumnavigated? This I believe is the third occasion that Leicester have shown that they are. If that is the case, then in my opinion, those who drew up these rules have some serious questions to answer, one being, are they actually up to the job?

An important factor in all of this is, whilst the Premier League show that they are unable to uphold their own rules, it puts clubs who abide by the rules, at an unfair disadvantage.

As for the Premier League attempting to sanction Leicester for the previous season, well all I can say to that is…. Good luck with that one.
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chepstowblue added 10:21 - Jan 15
Corruption clears corruption.
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