Topic: Financial Fair Play - developments in here

[MonsLibpool]

The Chelsea stuff is in line with the rules. It's a case of updating them.

That's it.

[Cid]

So you can just start a company and sell something to them of a similar value to what you overspent?  Boelly owns both companies so has lost absolutely nothing...utter corruption and manipulation of the rules for their own benefit.

[SantaAtHeart]

So you can just start a company and sell something to them of a similar value to what you overspent?  Boelly owns both companies so has lost absolutely nothing...utter corruption and manipulation of the rules for their own benefit.

blame the 9 clubs who voted against making this illegal

[My little Pony Tony]

That Leicester loophole is crazy- the point of the rule was that a club would not overspend and put the club's existence at risk. Getting relegated itself is a big risk financially- and this loophole means that a club facing relegation can just go hell for leather in a January transfer window.

What would have stopped the Football League from charging them (I seem to remember this being mentioned as a threat for Everton given the Football League were 'tougher'.

Or charging them now as I expect those costs haven't gone away...?

[Nessy76]

What would have stopped the Football League from charging them (I seem to remember this being mentioned as a threat for Everton given the Football League were 'tougher'.

Or charging them now as I expect those costs haven't gone away...?

They weren't in breach of Football League rules for the accounting period in question, as they were in the Premier League at the time.

Good explanation and discussion of the whole thing here:
https://youtu.be/Xe2k_g7YY4w?si=6oTRuoFJE2AtflvM

[In the Name of Klopp]

The new football governance bill explained
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/BWuJwU39NlA&amp;t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/BWuJwU39NlA&amp;t</a>

The wage growth vs revenue growth is insane