ExTSR wrote:Juventus almost got bounced to Serie C... instead getting stripped of their last two titles, fined £50,000, and given a hefty 30-point deduction.But Milan's VP Galliani has been banned for 12 months, and Berlusconi is clear???
Mars wrote:I don't have a good sense of what this means either.
Mars wrote:With the team being demoted to a lower level, is there a salary cap that would force star players off the team or would the teams lose advertising contracts or fan attendence because they are not against top competition and would therefore not be able to pay the top salaries?
MShipley88 wrote:Would it be kind of the equivalent of an American baseball team being sent down to the minor leagues?
Mars wrote:I don't even know what one level down in the NHL or NBA would be.
killjoy32 wrote:yeah but being docked 30 points man! thats like 10 wins they have to get more than everyone else just to be level with the leader, which just aint gonna happen
Xaxaxe wrote:I thought that was interesting, too. It's like a disguised two-year penalty: barring something just short of an honest-to-God miracle, the 30-point deficit ensures that they will be in Serie B through 2008.