Why isn’t it the referee’s job to make sure kick off happens on time? Nick
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] £500,000 in fines for late starts !! > Date: 20 March 2026 at 21:41:13 GMT > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Why the f don’t we learn and kick off on time - madness > > > > > > > > Leeds United have been fined £530,000 for delaying kick-offs and restarts on > nine occasions in the Premier League this season. > > The club has accepted the fines and apologised for the delays it has caused. > > In a new sanction published on the competition’s website this week, Leeds and > the Premier League have agreed on bigger fines for future infringements, > which will only grow with each passing For example, delays of between one > minute and 90 seconds to either half will result in a £100,000 fine. Delays > of between 90 seconds and two minutes will see United fined £130,000, while > anything beyond two minutes will result in a £170,000 bill. > > Further to those new baselines, each new violation will see increments of > £20,000 added to the bill. The most recent delay caused by Leeds came in the > home game with Fulham, when an 87-second wait for the second half resulted in > a £100,000 fine, plus an extra £20,000 as part of the cumulative sum the > Premier League is now adding. > > The next violation, however long, will see £40,000 added to it, then £60,00 > for the next after that, so on and so forth. Penalties for delays up to > two-and-a-half minutes will be capped at £200,000 and £250,000 for anything > longer. > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Rest In Peace Steve "Score one, score one more!" Gillen. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest In Peace Steve "Score one, score one more!" Gillen.
