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posted on 22/1/14

FFP is a scam to ensure the top clubs stay at the top and no one else can compete

posted on 22/1/14

"Of course, it costs to compete at the highest level."

As far as the PL goes, it costs some considerably more than it does their market peers.

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 22/1/14

comment by The RDBD (demoted to supporting the team managed by Pep Guardiola) (U1062)
posted 2 minutes ago
"Of course, it costs to compete at the highest level."

As far as the PL goes, it costs some considerably more than it does their market peers.

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Yes, and that is why only some have won it.

posted on 22/1/14

"Yes, and that is why only some have won it."

It costs some considerably more than their market peers just to finish PL 3-6th, let alone win it.

posted on 22/1/14

comment by TheKaisersTrainers Love FSG (U5676)
posted 12 minutes ago
FFP is a scam to ensure the top clubs stay at the top and no one else can compete
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This

United will have to work some FFP magic to stay with the big boys

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 22/1/14

comment by The RDBD (demoted to supporting the team managed by Pep Guardiola) (U1062)
posted 2 minutes ago
"Yes, and that is why only some have won it."

It costs some considerably more than their market peers just to finish PL 3-6th, let alone win it.
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You get out what you put in, the better you do the more you get the more you can spend.

posted on 22/1/14

"You get out what you put in, the better you do the more you get the more you can spend."

Some appear to get far better ROI than their market peers, regardless of how much/little they actually spend.

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 22/1/14

I suppose they do, if you measure the difference between the selling and purchase rice alone. But if you factor in other things such as revenue generated from success in other areas the ROI can look very different. The 11m we invested in Lampard for example looks like a bargin.

posted on 22/1/14

sandy - A load of bollox look at Real Madbid having European tax payers money through the bailed out Spanish Banks to buy Bale !!

Cheatski have 23 players out on loan !!

posted on 22/1/14

The bottom line is the rich will get richer, and the poor will get poorer. FFP is a complete joke in reality. UEFA will never take sanctions against the richest clubs, and the whole scheme should just be scrapped.

posted on 22/1/14

It is a peec take, City for example have spent around 1 Billion quid more than Spurs in the last 5 years on wages and net transfer spend.

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 23/1/14

A couple of links that may help

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/deloitte-football-money-league-2014-man-united-arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-all-drop-down-the-table/

http://www.soccerissue.com/2014/01/23/deloittes-money-league-yet-another-proof-the-ffp-is-a-joke/

posted on 23/1/14

The effective "state aid" of <Citeh> , PSG etc has been well-documented.
And yes if UEFA where serious they would be beating up those clubs.

IMHO my belief that the UEFA FFP came from Platini knee-jerk against <Citeh> is strengthened by the debt allowances between the UEFA and PL rules. Before PSG, only PL Sugga Daddy FCs were likely to be way off the red line. I will not be surprised to see UEFA revise the allowances upwards if PSG won the CL etc.

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