Premier League vote on new APT rules and first Amorim press conference: football news – live | first division
Key events
Here is the full story of Paul MacInnes in it first division APT vote:
And let's move on to real football… Here's what to keep in mind this weekend:
On a more serious note, The vote is a hard blow for Manchester City. Here's Paul MacInnes' report from Thursday:
City have stated their opposition to the rule changes, having previously taken the league to arbitration over their APT rules. They have lobbied clubs hard to support them, including two letters sent to the entire league by their legal director, Simon Cliff, which questioned the validity of the plans. The league has spent weeks negotiating with clubs over its concerns, citing independent legal analysis by KC Daniel Jowell to support its case.
Premier League clubs vote in favor of APT amendments
And we have the result of the vote… the clubs have approved changes to the APT rules. In a statement the first division saying:
“At a Premier League shareholders meeting today, clubs approved changes to the league's associated party transactions (APT) rules. The Premier League has carried out a detailed consultation with clubs, informed by multiple opinions from leading independent lawyers and experts, to draft rule changes that address the required amendments to the system.
“This relates to the integration of the assessment of shareholder loans, the removal of some of the amendments made to the APT rules earlier this year and changes to the process by which relevant information from the 'bank of data' of the League is shared with the advisors of a club”.
What does all this mean?
Preamble
Hello, hello, hello and welcome to my attempts to liven up the weekend: after some international interruption, the first division is back! And it's live! And there are some key administrative things to figure out!
Yes, today there was a league vote on some things from associated party transactions – I can feel your emotion. Manchester United fans have the chance to hear from their new messiah, Ruben Amorim, ahead of his first game in charge.
Let's get into it. Share your thoughts, queries, weekend plans, whatever takes your fancy.
