• Ornery_Ad_9871@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    This just means that more teams will inevitably end up in Evertons situation unable to compete. This is bad news for all but top 6. Rigged

    • khoabear@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Everton situation was not caused by the lack of money but the extremely wasteful use of money on poor transfers.

      • IncomingBalls@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Whilst I don’t disagree with your point that there was a string of poor decision making regarding transfers, that’s not the reason we’re in this mess. We’re building a new stadium and one of the main investors had to be ousted (Russia/Ukraine war, you can suss it out). This, on top of an already poor financial situation, thanks to our wonderful owner Fahrad Moshiri, are what led to the current situation.

        • Britz10@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          Stadium work doesn’t really count towards FFP and Usmanov was funneling money through the stadium, like that bogus fee given to have first rejection on naming rights.

          • Toffeeman_1878@alien.topB
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            1 year ago

            You are half right (and also half wrong 😬) about the stadium work. The PL changed the rules halfway through the period Everton were assessed for. One year they were allowed to set aside the interest payments on loans for the new stadium but the next year they weren’t allowed to set these aside. The PL could at least try to keep their rules consistent.

      • Mantooth77@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        You’re missing the point. The PL sustainable rules are based on a threshold for losses allowed. Losses are a function of revenue. If the bigger clubs will get a higher share of that revenue, that just gives them an even greater advantage over the smaller clubs.

        The most realistic way for smaller clubs to compete would be to spend more in the short term so they can buy better players. That way they can get a share of more TV money and European Football.

        But, if by doing that they break the rules, then they don’t have the ability to do so and the status quo remains with the exception of the occcasional Leicester City like fluke season.