...and as a reward you receive less in bail outs. Football truly is ****ed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/s...onship-reward-big-spenders-run-tax-debts.html
Surely the only fair way to do it (and it should be fair to maintain sporting integrity) is to divide it equally among all clubs (per division) and allow them to use the money for anything club-related, bar transfer fees.
It seems to be the done thing in all walks of life nowadays....Reward those that can't manage their finances,punish those who strive to do so!!
The ones that haven't paid wages, PAYE and have money owing to HMRC but still splurged on players and wages should get **** all. Naturally, in the weird and wonderful world of football they will get the most.
Isn’t the point to stop smaller clubs going under? Fans like Macclesfield didn’t deserve their team to go pop.
Read the article, Steven. It isn't the point and the way it is being done favours spendthrift bigger clubs while doing less for prudent, smaller clubs.
Clubs like SWFC & DCFC who have massive debts and who have cheated by selling their grounds to their owners to avoid sanctions should be right at the back of the queue.
I'm not arguing that the clubs that have cheated their way around the rules shouldn't be treated better, but that isn't what he said. He said, the bigger the debt, the less clubs should receive. Macclesfield and Bury had chunks of debt, how is it fair that clubs like that would go bust just because they had debt? It's fair to say they should live within their means, but the fans shouldn't have to lose their club because of dodgy owners or a drop in cashflow, it isn't their fault yet they're the ones that suffer, not to mention the players and staff and their families.
Yet more money is going to bigger clubs to pay HMRC after they haven't paid them but got an advantage on the field by spending more on players. Now HMRC can be paid back whilst clubs who have lived within their means receive a lot less. Let those like SWFC and Derby who have basically cheated feel the effect and help those who have paid their way.
That's my point, the clubs like Derby who bent the rules so they could sign Wayne Rooney on 50k a week should get what's coming to them. Clubs like Rochdale, Accrington and Exeter shouldn't feel the burn if they get into trouble because their attendances aren't big enough or their owners are knobheads.
