Not really digested the reply from Masters properly but a couple of flags that don't make sense.
"Masters said: “In June, the Premier League Board made a clear determination as to which entities it believed would have control over the Club following the proposed acquisition, in accordance with Premier League Rules. "
Why did it take until June and what was being done by The Premier League until June in regards to the takeover. The takeover was put forward in April. Purely coincidental that Hoffman was appointed in June.
"Subsequently, the Premier League then asked each such person or entity to provide the Premier League with additional information, which then would have been used to consider the assessment of any possible disqualifying events.
"In this matter, the consortium disagreed with the Premier League’s determination that one entity would fall within the criteria requiring the provision of this information.
"The Premier League recognised the dispute, and offered the consortium the ability to have the matter decided by an independent arbitral tribunal if they wished to challenge the conclusion of the Board.
"The consortium chose not to take up that offer, but nor did it procure the provision of the additional information.”
So if the consortium now gave The Premier League the information it's asking for the takeover would proceed ? Or at the very least go to an independent tribunal ?
This surely is a positive. I've a feeling the two weeks it's taken to reply Chi Onwurah's letter have been spent trying to find a way out of this by the Premier League by bouncing the blame back to PCP. Or have The Premier League just shown exactly how this takeover can go forward.?
One further thought how can you not make a decision and offer arbitration ?
Still a clusterfuck by The Premier League.