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Thaksin singing the blues
Have you ever taken a 'fit and proper persons test'? And more importantly - would you pass? Bigtips.co.uk certainly would.
The controversial rule regarding club owners has come under scrutiny over the last couple of days following the decision of Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to avoid charges in Thailand by flying to England, where it is thought he will seek asylum.
Thaksin is bang in trouble and Man City fans everywhere are beginning to get twitchy.
The Premier League have tended to rely on advice from the Home Office and Foreign Office in such matters and clearly on such a sensitive issue, will do so again.
Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has warned he will not be scared to act.
"Of course, if we feel the rule has been breached, we will invoke it," he said.
"We will not turn a blind eye to issues of a serious nature."
"It is quite a complex matter and we can't just make a judgement on the spot but clearly we have a club owner who has not yet been found guilty of any offence."
"However, it is an evolving situation and we will look at it."
"As always, we will take advice from the Home Office and the Foreign Office. We are not experts in law in every country, so it is wise to speak with the people who are."
Posted: Thursday, June 26th, 2008 @ 00:06 am by BigTips Admin
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