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Solid_Air 2 said:
all sorts of sports have rules to try and "level the playing field" and if you can't see the difference between spending on players and infrastructure projects which increase revenue <doh>
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So you mean the loophole around this is for PFI to basically do something like buy out rolls royce in the name of newcastle FC by lending them a huge amount of money at minimal interest rates so they can make loads of football revenue and spend it on players instead?
 
FosseFilberto said:
... I can ... but spending on infrastructure is still speculating on future success and therefore revenues - but you obviously can't see the hypocrisy in limiting spending restrictions to areas that might disrupt the status quo ... not surprising, given who you support tbf <doh>
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considering you broke the EFL rules i'm unsure what status quo you are referring to and even i'm not old enough to remember being in Div 2
 
Hamish McMagdad said:
For the lucky few to have exploited it in the lucky few years before the draw bridge was pulled up
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The reality is that those “lucky few years” existed for over a hundred years before the Sky era. I can’t have any sympathy for the clubs who never took advantage and made themselves the part of the elite everyone wants to gripe about.
I’ll use my own club as an example, a lifetime of mismanagement, apart from a purple patch just before the war. This is the reason we are a basket case!
 
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pieguts said:
The reality is that those “lucky few years” existed for over a hundred years before the Sky era. I can’t have any sympathy for the clubs who never took advantage and made themselves the part of the elite everyone wants to gripe about.
I’ll use my own club as an example, a lifetime of mismanagement, apart from a purple patch just before the war. This is the reason we are a basket case!
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I agree with that, but do you think PSR might be hindering certain (lesser) clubs from capitalising on their success when they have got themselves in a position to make the step up. Villa being one example. They've made it into the CL but from what I understand they need to sell player(s) to comply with PSR. If that's the case they're going to end up going backwards next season because they won't be able to perform in the league or compete in the CL group stages. Seems like they're being stopped from progressing.
 
Treble said:
I agree with that, but do you think PSR might be hindering certain (lesser) clubs from capitalising on their success when they have got themselves in a position to make the step up. Villa being one example. They've made it into the CL but from what I understand they need to sell player(s) to comply with PSR. If that's the case they're going to end up going backwards next season because they won't be able to perform in the league or compete in the CL group stages. Seems like they're being stopped from progressing.
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I agree the rules seem harsh, but I still maintain they are there for a reason which will benefit football in the long term. I also don’t think that being £115m in the red over a rolling 3 year period is chicken feed. If they do slip backwards then I think it reinforces that their business model is not sustainable.
I know with some it’s an unpopular view, but it’s a simple solution to me, increase your revenues…then spend more!
 
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Treble said:
I agree with that, but do you think PSR might be hindering certain (lesser) clubs from capitalising on their success when they have got themselves in a position to make the step up. Villa being one example. They've made it into the CL but from what I understand they need to sell player(s) to comply with PSR. If that's the case they're going to end up going backwards next season because they won't be able to perform in the league or compete in the CL group stages. Seems like they're being stopped from progressing.
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Yup ... Villa reportedly will need to sell a big player in the close season or face a possible points deduction ... fitting reward for taking a CL spot from one of the usual suspects ...<laugh>

... fair enough though - coz they would definitely have gone under otherwise <doh>
 
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