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Exile on Spencer St · 12-02-2019, 19:05

Wish Scholes and Oldham well but, as Accymad suggests, it smacks of hypocrisy from the EFL.
According to its own website, Para 104 of the EFL rules clearly state that no-one can have “interests in more than one football club”.
“Interests” include owning shares and being involved in the management of a club.
Oh, but hang on, it’s OK. The EFL can allow it’s rules to be ignored “under exceptional circumstances”.
Mmm, I wonder if it’s Scholes’ associations with Oldham, Salford, or Manchester United Inc that make his case “exceptional”?

It’s a big “if” that Salford will be playing Oldham next season (maybe more likely if Scholes proves to be a useless manager?) but, if they do, I just hope it’s not in an end of season match that decides either club’s ‘fate’. Otherwise the result, whatever it is, will be fair game for conspiracy theorists.

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Exile on Spencer St God Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hogshire Posts: 5,192 Liked: 5353 times Rep Power: 180197	Re: Paul Scholes Wish Scholes and Oldham well but, as Accymad suggests, it smacks of hypocrisy from the EFL. According to its own website, Para 104 of the EFL rules clearly state that no-one can have “interests in more than one football club”. “Interests” include owning shares and being involved in the management of a club. Oh, but hang on, it’s OK. The EFL can allow it’s rules to be ignored “under exceptional circumstances”. Mmm, I wonder if it’s Scholes’ associations with Oldham, Salford, or Manchester United Inc that make his case “exceptional”? It’s a big “if” that Salford will be playing Oldham next season (maybe more likely if Scholes proves to be a useless manager?) but, if they do, I just hope it’s not in an end of season match that decides either club’s ‘fate’. Otherwise the result, whatever it is, will be fair game for conspiracy theorists.