Reading - another points deduction

[ccolt79]

Reading handed further two-point deduction for late payments

Reading are to be deducted two points from the 2023/24 League One table with a further two points suspended after the club failed to meet HMRC payment obligations, in accordance with EFL Regulations. They have now been deducted six points this season.

www.skysports.com

 

[hulloutpost]

I don't understand this repeat of suspended points. Surely that happens once (preferably never) and you are not given any second chances.

 

[nlondonimp]

I don't understand this repeat of suspended points. Surely that happens once (preferably never) and you are not given any second chances.

agree, and i also don't understand the lack of escalation of the points deductions. he is a repeat offender (over a period of years), so each -2pt is clearly not proving enough of a deterrent.
why not, -2 then -4 then -8 etc, until it really hurts.
same scaling up should apply to the personal fines.

 

[cherryexile]

I think it is because they are different offences.

They aren't just being deducted points because they are crap, but because they have breached specific rules.

In this case is is being over 80 days late paying HMRC. Nothing else. They are actually 100 days late as it stands, so will likely be subject to a Winding up Petition by HMRC sometime in the future, when all this will be brought up again.

I suspect that the suspended points are likely to be applied once there is actually a buyer in place, otherwise the club is simply likely to go bust. I, for one, thing that they should just let that happen, but the EFL in its wisdom seem to want to keep Reading alive for as long as possible.

Given that the EFL is actually a members club, that isn't particularly surprising, but there does seem to be an inevitable demise that is going the way of Bury unless Dai actually does something positive.

 

[impede]

Courts hand down concurrent sentences for offences prosecuted at the same time. But in this case, previously suspended sentences should be unsuspended (this may have happened as I am responding to comments and have not read the article)

 

[nlondonimp]

I think it is because they are different offences.

They aren't just being deducted points because they are crap, but because they have breached specific rules.

In this case is is being over 80 days late paying HMRC. Nothing else. They are actually 100 days late as it stands, so will likely be subject to a Winding up Petition by HMRC sometime in the future, when all this will be brought up again.

I suspect that the suspended points are likely to be applied once there is actually a buyer in place, otherwise the club is simply likely to go bust. I, for one, thing that they should just let that happen, but the EFL in its wisdom seem to want to keep Reading alive for as long as possible.

Given that the EFL is actually a members club, that isn't particularly surprising, but there does seem to be an inevitable demise that is going the way of Bury unless Dai actually does something positive.

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The non-payment of PAYE tax to HM Revenue & Customs is the latest EFL regulation that the club is accused of failing to comply with.
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june 2023

EFL adds non-payment of tax to Reading embargo

The English Football League adds failure to pay PAYE tax to its list of financial infractions by Reading.

www.bbc.co.uk