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Bodinki said:
Chelsea didnt break the rules either.
There were no FFP rules when Roman bought Chelsea.

It looks like they might have broken some rules since...but thats another matter.
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Yeah, they brought in FFP because of the chavs lol
 
FosseFilberto said:
Neither Citeh, Forest, Everton, Villa, Newcastle or Leicester City have spent beyond their actual 'means' ... measuring their 'means' by reference to some arbitrary financial parameters dreamt up by some random spreadsheet jockey at the football authority is not a real test or accurate measure of that - the asset value of the owners is ... however, it is a convenient means of constraining spend needed to mount a proper challenge to the Sky faves...

Give me one example of overspending massively backfiring on any team being charged under the FFP rules? ... Everton my be in flux right now - but somebody very wealthy is going to buy Everton in due course ...
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So it's okay as long as a rich guy comes in and bails you out?
 
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FosseFilberto said:
Neither Citeh, Forest, Everton, Villa, Newcastle or Leicester City have spent beyond their actual 'means' ... measuring their 'means' by reference to some arbitrary financial parameters dreamt up by some random spreadsheet jockey at the football authority is not a real test or accurate measure of that - the asset value of the owners is ... however, it is a convenient means of constraining spend needed to mount a proper challenge to the Sky faves...

Give me one example of overspending massively backfiring on any team being charged under the FFP rules? ... Everton my be in flux right now - but somebody very wealthy is going to buy Everton in due course ...
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Thats always been my point with FFP.
They were obstensibly introduced to stop clubs going into financial ruin.
But people quickly saw through that bullshit, so they have been more open about their real intentions of late.
If it were to protect clubs financially, then someone explain to me how giving out points deductions and fines somehow helps clubs in financial difficulty?
 
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PINKIE said:
Utd were successful on the pitch though. They built their brand through their tangible worldwide appeal. Far be it for me to come out in defence of them as an Arsenal fan, but as far as I can see it, whilst they benefited from lucrative TV deals etc, they did things without having to break the rules.

City and the Chavs though were just nothing yo yo clubs. They were doing nothing of note on the pitch. Both were suddenly and artificially propelled to the top with an obscene amount of outside money that skewed the whole playing field.

You already know this though. I get it that it’s bantz material.

But thems the facts mate
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United won nothing, had a pokey ground and were running around begging anyone who had any money, to the point of having some guy do keepie ups on their pitch as some from of weird fundraiser, then somehow had a load of money and bought their success.
 
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PINKIE said:
Lol flossy’s narrative being torn to shreds like a Man City financial spreadsheet
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Only in your rather simple head Ponky ...

Money has always bought success in football Ponks ... and always will ... when Citeh walk away intact - which they will, you and Sucky are just going to have to suck on yer sour grapes, polish your 'didn't quite win it' trophies and live with how unfair it all is ... just like every fan outside the Sky 6 clubs has always done ...<laugh>
 
PINKIE said:
Yeah, they brought in FFP because of the chavs lol
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Granted, but you cant say they broke the rules when the rules didnt exist then.
If they bought in a rule to say its illegal for bike riding gaylords to spend £3k on mountain bikes and retroactively locked up anyone who'd ever done that, that wouldnt be fair either.
 
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FosseFilberto said:
Only in your rather simple head Ponky ...

Money has always bought success in football Ponks ... and always will ... when Citeh walk away intact - which they will, you and Sucky are just going to have to suck on yer sour grapes, polish your 'didn't quite win it' trophies and live with how unfair it all is ... just like every fan outside the Sky 6 clubs has always done ...<laugh>
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Sorry mate, didn’t mean to hurt your feelings <laugh>
 
Bodinki said:
Granted, but you cant say they broke the rules when the rules didnt exist then.
If they bought in a rule to say its illegal for bike riding gaylords to spend £3k on mountain bikes and retroactively locked up anyone who'd ever done that, that wouldnt be fair either.
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... and would also ruin many a Brokeback camping trip <laugh>
 
Mine is losing penalties at Euro 1996. Don't remember anything about the actual game though.

First full match I remember watching was the 0-0 in Italy which secured France 98 place. Main memory is Ince covered in blood.
 
Bodinki said:
Thats always been my point with FFP.
They were obstensibly introduced to stop clubs going into financial ruin.
But people quickly saw through that bullshit, so they have been more open about their real intentions of late.
If it were to protect clubs financially, then someone explain to me how giving out points deductions and fines somehow helps clubs in financial difficulty?
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... and there you have it in a nutshell - firstly there is no real financial difficulty in the first place and secondly, if there was a points deduction possibly leading to relegation ain't gonna help much, is it?

Like kicking a bloke in the mouth... then beating him up for mumbling ...<laugh>

should quit calling the measures FFP and rebrand as CLUSO:


Champions
League
Usual
Suspects
Only
 
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Bodinki said:
Granted, but you cant say they broke the rules when the rules didnt exist then.
If they bought in a rule to say it’s olillegal for bike riding gaylords to spend £3k on mountain bikes and retroactively locked up anyone who'd ever done that, that wouldnt be fair either.
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Lol. Don’t think I said the chavs broke the rules, but that bent the rules out of all shape.

FFP exists because of you.
 
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