Transfer Embargo

We don't know what discussions have taken place between the EFL and ourselves, it may be that we've suggested that Puerta can be sold for profit thus showing further income to balance said books, perhaps this has thrown the matter into a state of flux. Or it maybe that they ha e listened to our evidence and thought it a load of bollox but are crossing the t's and dotting the i's to ensure no further appeals. Until they or the club actually come out and let us know which way its going then none of us have the slightest idea which way its going to go, including 'Baz'.

 

I wonder if we would have a chance of signing Ndala on a permanant if the fee restriction was lifted. I think Forest had 4m option which I guess is reasonable for someone with his potential and perhaps low in comparison to what it would be after a good season with us.

 

It’s taking the piss now. Reports were we’d have a decision early this week. It’s Wednesday. The hearing was last Thursday.

 

If it was open and shut then yes
Without upsetting our resident arse licker
I shudder to think what our books look like

 

Books????

 

A veritable library’s worth, many of which I fear might not reach the criteria for the Non-fiction section…

 

Books?

You seen dodgeball, we just have a cupboard full of receipts!

"If you can dodge a payment, you can dodge an embargo"

 

I agree but at this point, I’d rather just have a decision with a quick turnaround so the coaching staff and recruitment team can move on. There’s not long left in the transfer window and the season’s started. We have two contracted players left in limbo and there’s another player that wants to come and the coach wants him but we can’t make a decision either way until the appeal decision.

 

If we are working on the assumption the fee restriction won't be completely overturned and rather reduced as deemed the most likely outcome, then it would remain in place for this window regardless of the timing of any announcement.

 

Or per squad per week?
Dont know just guessing

 

It was referred to most recently as a business-plan agreed with the EFL. Doubt it will go as far as caps on individual players wages, just an overall limit to outgoings beyond any projected income.

 

There was an interesting conversation about this on Twitter (I know) the other day in relation to Sheffield Wednesday.

It was after that fan meeting and some of the complaints that the EFL have let the club down by not letting them put a competitive team together, and there were plenty of people saying that wasn’t fair and the EFL were just interested in them fulfilling fixtures as a base level.

Others were pointing out that if the EFL did go further and tried to help put a ‘competitive team’ together would be a massive overreach as where does that stop? Should the PL have stepped in to prevent Man Utd from finishing just above the relegation zone last season on account they are rich?

It’s a murky old line isn’t it in terms of regulatory powers, and I’m sure there are plenty of owners who think that leagues shouldn’t have any powers whatsoever.

 

A gross salary of £1m a year is about £10k a week, give or take. If there was a cap it would be on a player by player basis. However, we clearly aren't playing McBurnie £10k a week.

 

It's the leagues owners who establish the rules via ballot, so it doesn't stand to reason that a majority would be unhappy with them.

It is a delicate balance though.

 

Oh yeah I’m sure many like them but the more maverick will detest them.

 

Interesting.

I would have thought, like Amin said, it's in their best interests to have their clubs be competitive while also sustainable. The actions taken by the EFL towards us and Sheffield Weds don't suggest they are that concerned about clubs being competitive, only that they don't end up in financial difficulty. I just feel like they operate on a zero sum basis, as in, they don't want a repeat of Bury, Hereford or Macclesfield whereby a club goes bust and ceases to exist, but above and beyond that they don't really seem to give much of a ****.

Preventing us signing players we've already agreed to sign and potentially have paid for/paid wages to isn't in our best interests at all, it actively costs us money not to be able to do anything with them. There's the argument of what happens if we or the Wendies were to be relegated and what would happen with regards to income and our finances then, it just feels like there isn't much common sense employed.

I encounter this at schools I visit when doing behaviour training, some cling to the policies because it protects them and refuse to change them, but they also simultaneously wonder why their methods don't work and they're struggling to support children with specific needs.

Preston are also pretty deep in the ****, though it's largely gone under the radar - their owner puts in about £12m a year to keep them ticking over. They let a lot of their high earners leave on free transfers, while only signing one player for money and the rest on loans/frees. However, they apparently have a wage budget that's half of ours currently.

 

Even though it’s Acun’s fault, for it to be six weeks since the appeal was lodged and not have a decision yet in the middle of the transfer window is just disgraceful.

 

Makes no difference if the restriction is going to stand for this window. There will be dialogue ongoing between the club and EFL.

 

£10k a week is £520k a year (before bonuses)