Because the 2024/2025 Betway Premiership quick approaches its climax, embarrassingly, the official PSL web site nonetheless displays the WRONG standings.
This comes after the Premier Soccer League’s Board of Governors (BoG) determined to again the advice by the league’s govt committee to cancel Royal AM’s membership with instant impact.
Representatives of all 31 skilled groups – minus the affected Royal AM – gathered on the Sandton Conference Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate the deserves of the case.
The Exco, led by chairman Irvin Khoza, had proposed that Thwihli Thwahla be expelled after failing to honour their home fixtures at first of the 12 months that left the league with no selection however to droop them indefinitely.
Nonetheless, weeks later, Royal AM nonetheless seem within the standings – as at Sunday, 20 April.
What does this imply for the Betway Premiership?
With the KwaZulu-Natal outfit having solely performed 11 matches within the Betway Premiership this season, it now means all factors gained by these 11 groups (if any) in opposition to Royal AM have been rendered null and void.
Moreover, there will likely be no automated relegation this season.
As is at all times the case, the staff that finishes fifteenth – and now successfully final – will nonetheless go to the playoffs to find out their survival – or relegation.
All groups will thus play 28 matches this season.
Naturally, the ruling comes as a blow to these groups which did play Royal AM this season – particularly those that choose up wins in opposition to Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s facet.
A have a look at the outcomes from the season reveals that Royal AM received one, drew 5 and misplaced 5 of their 11 matches.
Let’s begin with the one staff they did handle to beat, Sekhukhune United. They received’t be affected by Thursday’s ruling.
The 5 groups that drew in opposition to Royal AM will all lose one level.
They’re: Cape City Metropolis FC, SuperSport United, Richards Bay, Magesi FC and Kaizer Chiefs.
The 5 groups who beat Royal AM will likely be hardest hit by a discount of three factors from their present factors whole.
These sides are: Mamelodi Sundowns, Polokwane Metropolis, Golden Arrows, AmaZulu and TS Galaxy.
The 4 groups that didn’t play Royal AM this season and are due to this fact unaffected by the ruling when it comes to a log factors deduction are Orlando Pirates, Stellenbosch FC, Chippa United and Marumo Gallants.
The massive information, after all, is that Mamelodi Sundowns’ lead atop the standings has now been lower to 9 factors from Orlando Pirates – who’ve performed two fewer matches.
Do higher, PSL
Nonetheless, a have a look at the PSL web site reveals that there nonetheless haven’t made the required adjustments to the standings.
Some groups are on schedule to complete the season on 29 matches, others on 28.
The 2-way top-of-the-table title race between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates presently paints an incorrect pictue.
Masandawana are formally now 9 factors forward having performed two extra matches than the Buccaneers.
Nonetheless, the PSL log suggests the Tshwane giants are 12 factors forward with the Soweto giants having three matches in hand.
The MTN8 situation can be a multitude with Kaizer Chiefs claiming they’re in eighth place within the log – when in precise truth they’re ninth.
Come on PSL, do higher!
Royal AM’s leads to the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season
Royal AM 1-1 Cape City Metropolis FC
SuperSport United 0-0 Royal AM
Royal AM 0-0 Richards Bay
Magesi FC 0-0 Royal AM
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Royal AM
Royal AM 2-0 Sekhukhune United
Royal AM 0-1 Polokwane Metropolis
Royal AM 2-3 Golden Arrows
Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Royal AM
AmaZulu 2-1 Royal AM
Royal AM 1-3 TS Galaxy
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