New PL Rules: Does 30% For Usmanov Really Mean Nothing?

As the Daily Telegraph are now reporting, the Premier League have tightened up their rules to make it clear that a shareholder with a 30% stake in a club is not entitled to any privileges, and conversely does not have any special responsibilities, provided there is already a majority owner. The League held their annual end of season review meeting last week to confirm rule changes for the new season. All the PL rules are published in the League’s annual handbook; the new one will be out in another month or so, ahead of the opening day of the season. When it does get published you will find it here: http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/publications.html
I have held off blogging this for a few days because the Telegraph got hold of the story and I received it via them, so was not going to jum...