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Steven Toast said:
So, in other words, clubs coming up from League One are ****ed unless they have a decent fan base and wealthy owners already (like Cardiff and Leicester will) whereas clubs like Lincoln (the ****s) will just **** out.

****ing joke.
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It's just another stupid set of rules the widens the gaps, pretends to make clubs sustainable and will do absolutely nothing to stop situations like sheff weds etc
 
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Steven Toast said:
So, in other words, clubs coming up from League One are ****ed unless they have a decent fan base and wealthy owners already (like Cardiff and Leicester will) whereas clubs like Lincoln (the ****s) will just **** out.

****ing joke.
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I don’t think it’s as big a deal coming up to this division. Almost every year a team comes up and has a promotion push. This division is far more competitive and a well drilled team can go far without being stacked with expensive star players.
 
Amin Arrears said:
I don’t think it’s as big a deal coming up to this division. Almost every year a team comes up and has a promotion push. This division is far more competitive and a well drilled team can go far without being stacked with expensive star players.
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It's not so much that they can't compete, but if it's based on revenue as opposed to a fixed amount, it means that clubs with a tiny revenue don't stand much of a chance while the rich ones will dominate. So while clubs can be competitive to a degree, it stops them from being progressive and building something.

I also can't see how this new ruling helps clubs further down the pyramid like Mansfield, Fleetwood, Port Vale or Rochdale, given their fan bases are ****ing tiny and they aren't known for producing world class players that they can sell on for big money.

It just doesn't seem like this type of rule considers clubs of a modest size, it's the antithesis of what football is all about. Probably not the best analogy, but it feels like if the FA started charging every club who wanted to enter it £100k and then claiming it's done so to ensure that small clubs who can't afford the travel in the later rounds don't go bust.
 
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AlRawdah said:
Does that revenue include transfer fees received? I presume not as Philo and Greaves went for a fair whack.
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Didn’t we sell them in June and their fees were counted to 23/24 accounts rather than 24/25?

Edit: I checked and they were sold in mid-July. I see no reason why their hefty transfer fees would not count as revenue for 24/25. Their transfer fees together were higher than £25.8 million so I’m a bit confused. Unless the figure OLM posted was non-transfer revenue.
 
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Kalman II said:
Didn’t we sell them in June and their fees were counted to 23/24 accounts rather than 24/25?

Edit: I checked and they were sold in mid-July. I see no reason why their hefty transfer fees would not count as revenue for 24/25. Their transfer fees together were higher than £25.8 million so I’m a bit confused. Unless the figure OLM posted was non-transfer revenue.
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I'm not sure how transfers are shown in the accounts, it's different to standard company accounting, but the 2023/24 accounts state:

Events after the reporting date - 'The club realised £30m+ revenue from the transfers of Jacob Greaves and Jaden Philogene during the summer transfer window'.
 
Clubs cannot continue to pay players silly money though so the industry needs to try. We shouldn’t be all owned by foreign investment etc
 
So is the rule 85% of previous year's revenue? Otherwise how could a club plan for a season ahead?
 
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