Leicester points deduction next season?

[dingledog]

9 points is not much it means they will probably still be in the play off picture come the end of the season

Suspended for 2 years on appeal? Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Blade56]

Suspended for 2 years on appeal? Wouldn't surprise me.

If true what’s the point, make it a free for all, no financial regulation.

I get the feeling somethings coming to a head over football. Appointment and remit of government footy regulator will be interesting.

 

[AWetFlannel]

9 points is not much it means they will probably still be in the play off picture come the end of the season

But if you know you're much less likely to get promoted this season, can the owners justify keeping your best players and paying big wages? Will your best players not be desperate to leave?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

9 points is a lot. In the year they got promoted that takes them from champions to third.

2 Isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things but added pressure on games for us until that bad week.

9 is "only" 3 wins but if there's a close run race that's a big deal.

 

[wak1889]

Could have sworn that was Bournemouth

I think he meant first home game, when we played erm palace,

 

[MiserableBlader]

Looks like Leicester are going to get away with 'crimes' yet again.
It will NOT affect us except if we do better than it is looking (no players re no big CB's again and VINI gone, shit formation and tactics)
We are not going to be top two. Ipswich plus Soton if the manager is not brain dead. (they sold many players last relegation so are assumed to be OK as well)
Leicester are NOT going to be deducted enough points to not make the playoffs (9 is the rumour for THREE years of violations)
Unless they rip the side apart - which they won't as they need to go back up.
(So we still have to be better than them unless their manager F's up like Wilder 60 minutes in)

 

[joe casey]

9 points is a lot. In the year they got promoted that takes them from champions to third.

2 Isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things but added pressure on games for us until that bad week.

9 is "only" 3 wins but if there's a close run race that's a big deal.

Agree - 9 points off Burnley or Leeds this season and they're only a point ahead of us - you can't account for the psychological pressures of being in an actual race.

If Leicester have a poor/middling start those 9 points could easily be the difference between 4th/5th and 9th/10th. very interesting to see what happens and how they start the season

 

[Matlock Blade]

If Leicester don't get a points deduction then they'll be top after the first game against Wednesday reserves.

 

[relish]

It will be -9 points initially, but will be reduced on appeal. Likely they'll end up with something like -6. It won't affect them much in terms of promotion prospects.

 

[LBA_Blade]

https://filbertway.com/2025/07/17/c...esh with,certain managers with transfer funds.

There is naturally going to be biases with a Leicester City blog however according to this blog they aren't predicted any transfer embargos or points deductions. To quote them from the above

"
The last debate was about 12 points, this time “special experts” are saying 9 points deduction. Do not believe the EFL will hand Leicester a win and start with 3 points plus this season. There are also talk of a transfer embargo, no news about that at this point either.

We believe that all matters will be sorted in the best way possible. This will allow Marti Cifuentes to play his team in the opener vs. Sheffield Wednesday in a new kit. We believe Bilal El Khannouss and Wilfred Ndidi will be in the starting line-up. Leicester will start fresh with no transfer embargo and no points deductions...."

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

I'm surrounded by Leicester City supporters and their expectations this season are one of rebuilding. None of them are talking about bouncing straight back.

They're not spending any money as it seems the Chairman is either losing interest or doesn't have it. Ndidi is almost certainly on his way.

I haven't seen them make many/any signings, and unlike previous seasons aside from Ndidi they haven't got much to sell.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Given the state of the owners’ business there is a potential financial meltdown coming at Leicester. Forget any points deduction, their problems might become deeper than that. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them up for sale.

 

[Sky Blues]

Given the state of the owners’ business there is a potential financial meltdown coming at Leicester. Forget any points deduction, their problems might become deeper than that. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them up for sale.

Leicester have just taken out a new loan from the Australian bank Macquarie. They've had a few off them now. It's how they've kept a cash flow. This one is covered by their latest Prem money they would have received. So they have to keep paying interest instead of receiving the money at a later date.

They have several players on Prem wages they can't afford and don't seem to be able to move on. Most of this loan will go on their wages if they can't get rid of them. Looks like they're in serious trouble if they don't go straight back up and it won't be easy for them with a decent points deduction.

It's about time their past caught up with them. When they went into Administration in 2002 they ended up not paying everything for their stadium and not paying local businesses and also at least 1 charity.

 

[Covkid19]

Leicester are the biggest cheating bastards in the history of English football, they've been thumbing They're noses at the FA and premier league for years and getting away with it.

 

[MojoMuffin]

Telegraph reporting charges to be announced next week

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Telegraph reporting charges to be announced next week

About time..... wouldn't be same if it was us

 

[Bladesman]

Telegraph reporting charges to be announced next week

 

[SRBlade]

21 point deduction at least please

 

[LBA_Blade]

21 point deduction at least please

Depending on who's reporting is correct and who is "in the know" if found guilty anything from 6-12 points deduction/fined/transfer ban. Personally I don't understand the point of having the rules in place if you don't punish teams that don't abide by them.

According to a Leicester forum/blog article they believe they are exempt as they aren't playing in the Premier League so it can't apply. However others disagree hence next weeks meeting. Reading were docked 18 points, so not unheard of and the range of potential breaches also includes failure to disclose which apparently is supposed to start at 12 points. So as ever football as clear as mud as to how these things work so us fans don't have a clue and can't question it.

https://filbertway.com/2025/06/10/u...-and-implications-points-deductions-and-more/

 

[MojoMuffin]

I'd actually forgotten how much of a cat and mouse situation this has been.

 

[MojoMuffin]

Someone I know who works at Leicester has been told there's a "delay" in the salary payments for non-playing staff for December. Very unsure if they'll get paid in time for Christmas

 

[Gin&Juice]

Someone I know who works at Leicester has been told there's a "delay" in the salary payments for non-playing staff for December. Very unsure if they'll get paid in time for Christmas

Disgusting. Some of the players are on stupid wages as well. I’m sure Hamza is on around 60k p/w. Scarily reminds me of when Pete Ridsdale aka Father Xmas was negotiating at Leeds.

 

[Corkblade]

Someone I know who works at Leicester has been told there's a "delay" in the salary payments for non-playing staff for December. Very unsure if they'll get paid in time for Christmas

The little people being thrown under the bus again. I've spoken before about staff, suppliers, contractors etc being basically abandoned in these situations when football clubs play fast and loose with other people's livelihoods, Leicester are particularly guilty of this going back to when they built there new stadium, always thought that there title win was tainted by this carry on.
They should have the book thrown at them .

 

[chesblade]

Someone I know who works at Leicester has been told there's a "delay" in the salary payments for non-playing staff for December. Very unsure if they'll get paid in time for Christmas

On there forum that they have changed the payment date a day before wages were due so won't get until after Christmas

 

[Pollingtonblade]

No points deduction for Leicester it would have happened by now

 

[Selly]

Someone I know who works at Leicester has been told there's a "delay" in the salary payments for non-playing staff for December. Very unsure if they'll get paid in time for Christmas

Clubs yet again finding ways to expose the loopholes in the EFL rules.

As we all know from events across the city, fail to pay your players and you are in embargoes, points deductions, and if it persists for too long and they can walk on a free. That's assets worth (theoretically) millions leaving the company for free.

Are then any penalties for non payment of non-playing staff? If not then there is a clear (and unfair) incentive to prioritise your players above non-playing staff. I'm not sure why there should be any difference in treatment - if player wages are considered "footballing debts" then I see no reason why wages for non-playing staff shouldn`t be similarly considered a footballing debt - you cant operate the football club without them...

 

[MobileBlade]

Clubs yet again finding ways to expose the loopholes in the EFL rules.

As we all know from events across the city, fail to pay your players and you are in embargoes, points deductions, and if it persists for too long and they can walk on a free. That's assets worth (theoretically) millions leaving the company for free.

Are then any penalties for non payment of non-playing staff? If not then there is a clear (and unfair) incentive to prioritise your players above non-playing staff. I'm not sure why there should be any difference in treatment - if player wages are considered "footballing debts" then I see no reason why wages for non-playing staff shouldn`t be similarly considered a footballing debt - you cant operate the football club without them...

All employees of the club (not sub contractors eg if they contract out hospiality) are regarded as football creditors so the punishment would be the same as not paying the players. Football creditors are defined as:

• The Football Association Limited.
• Any Club affiliated with an Affiliated Association.
• Any League sanctioned by The Association or an Affiliated Association.
• Any full time or part time employee of a Club, or former full time or part time employee of a Club, in
respect of sums due to such person by way of arrears of remuneration or expenses. This excludes for these purposes all and any claims for redundancy, unfair or wrongful dismissal or other claims arising
out of the termination of the contract or in respect of any period after the actual date of termination.
• The Professional Footballers’ Association Limited.
• The Football Foundation.
• Any Affiliated Association.
• Any pension scheme or plan administered by or on behalf of the Competition.