16 Mar 2026 15:42:46
The Premier League looking after the big clubs again, naughty Chelsea have been at it again. Secret payments and other fiddling going on, do the league hit them hard, the way they have with others, not likely. On social media, it’s been called an embarrassing agreement, between the two. With the league doing this, they worry that it will open the door for Man City to push through a soft deal of their own.
Been reported that Chelsea did secret deals over so many yrs totalling £47m, so how come they only get fined £10m. After the way so called smaller clubs have been treated, it’s diabolical what’s gone on here, the fans sing about the FA being corrupt, if only we knew half of it. UTV
16 Mar 2026 17:45:43
Hi Dave, The thing that annoys me is that a lot of the payments allegedly were to attract top young players who can then be sold on as pure profit. This is really like winning twice or 3 times if you loan them out and then sell them.
If the Premier League knows the amount was £47 million, why isn't the fine at least that figure?
16 Mar 2026 19:05:16
Pluffy, the whole thing stinks. Chelsea, for years, have been involved in one thing after another. As you say, this mainly involves young players, who they have snatched up and palmed out worldwide. What they should be looking at is not the £47m spent, but what amounts have, or could be, made off them. City are the same; look at the number of Premier League players that come through their academy.
They haven't yet disclosed what they have on City, but it makes you wonder what watered-down deal they will make for them. You can imagine the difference if it was Villa, or one of, in their opinion, lower sides. The Sky 6 live on UTV.