3RD POMPEY RIVAL HIT WITH POINTS DEDUCTION?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The latest Pompey news updates every day from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk.
What are the implications of West Brom's potential points deduction?
According to The Telegraph's John Percy, West Brom are in serious danger of a points deduction, a move that would completely upend the championship survival battle. While the breach itself isn't thought to be huge, even minor financial missteps can lead to punishments like fines, transfer bans, or the dreaded points deduction. The trouble started when the Baggies posted a £17m operating loss for the 2024-25 season, pushing their total losses since July 2022 to a massive £55.6m.
How do financial missteps affect Championship clubs?
The Football League only allows clubs to lose a maximum of £39m over three years, meaning West Brom are over the limit by more than £16m. After digging into their accounts, the EFL has officially charged the club for breaking the rules, and given them just 14 days to respond.
What does the EFL's response mean for West Brom's future?
The real problem for the Baggies is timing. League guidelines say any punishment for last season must be applied this season, which means a points deduction could be coming in the next few weeks. That would be a disaster for their league position. James Morrison's team is currently sitting just two points above the relegation zone and one point ahead of Pompey. They wouldn't be the first Championship club to get hit this year. Sheffield Wednesday already took a points hit for falling into administration, and Leicester City were docked six points in February for their own financial breaches.
How does Pompey's financial strategy compare to other clubs?
We'll have to wait and see what the EFL decides. But if a points deduction does happen soon, it would almost certainly drop the baggies into the bottom three. The report suggests West Brom are trying to push any penalties back to the 2026-27 season, to avoid this nightmare scenario, with only four games left to play.
Excellent piece of broadcasting from John Percy of the esteemed Daily Telegraph. And there you have it. There's a possibility that three teams may go down from the championship this season, at the end of this season, largely or entirely because of financial irregularities. And that only underlines what Michael Eisner has been saying recently, reminding people of just how precarious finances generally are right across the championship. With the exception of one or two clubs who are keeping their noses clean, and Pompey are one of those. Everybody seems to be overspending, almost everybody seems to be overspending and overspending dramatically. Because that threshold of £39 million, the maximum amount that you can lose over three years, is enormous.
peanuts compared to what some clubs are spending. And goodness knows how they're getting away with it. Well, some of them aren't getting away with it, of course. And you just wonder how many other clubs are being investigated in the same way that apparently West Brom are.
What challenges does Ipswich pose for Pompey in upcoming matches?
And they'll find out their fate, we understand, in a couple of weeks' time. And the rules state that if those financial irregularities are accumulated over a three-season period, then the following season, that's this season in the case of West Brom, is when any penalties will be imposed. It's not certain that one of those penalties will be a points deduction, but if it is, then that falls very nicely into Pompey's hands. The other thing just to note is that Pompey are being well looked after by the accountants or maybe the Eisners themselves, and those who are jumping up and down, and they're only naive, that's the best way of describing supporters who think that all you have to do in order to
Get success is to buy three, four or five, five to 10 million pound players. It simply doesn't work like that. What does work is if you accumulate the losses of 39 million pounds over three years and we lost 13 million pounds. over the last three seasons that means that we've got 26 million to play with if we want to push ourselves to the limit and what does 26 million pounds buy you in the footballer market at the moment at best at the very best top two-thirds of the championship so it's just not worth the risk Absolutely not worth the risk.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:08
2
What are the implications of West Brom's potential points deduction?
0:08–0:39
3
How do financial missteps affect Championship clubs?
0:39–0:57
4
What does the EFL's response mean for West Brom's future?
0:57–1:29
5
How does Pompey's financial strategy compare to other clubs?
1:29–2:59
6
What challenges does Ipswich pose for Pompey in upcoming matches?
2:59–7:12
7
How does squad selection impact team performance?
7:12–9:09
8
What are the key factors for Pompey's success in the final games?
9:09–12:28