Problem now is with the ridiculous TV money in the premier league so many championship clubs will overspend to try to reach the milk and honey. If 10 + do that as seems the case only three can get promoted so very much odds against.Once you're up in the prem the demand is then to spend 100m + as everyone else is doing it so your wage bill becomes stupid again.I can see in ten years time every premier league club spending 200m in a summer. Three will still get relegated and 13/14 will finish out of european places so not really sure what the long term aim of all this is.
Doug would have fucking loved FFP, the tight fisted fucker.
Spot on. The financial fair play rules have never remotely been about financial fair play.
In two minds about Hourihane. Limited but does score goals at this level.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on May 29, 2018, 07:05:50 PMIn two minds about Hourihane. Limited but does score goals at this level.Good bench option for me to come on in the latter stages of games. I like Bjarnason but I think we could sell him if he does OK at the World Cup,
Can we wait till January to sell any of our better players.The chances are that Grealish and Kodjia will increase in value or a youngster will become valuable property.Certainly get rid of more average players to reduce the wage bill and bring in fees.
You can delay the loss on sale but you can't delay the amortisation. If we're saying Hogan's book value is £9m and it's amortising at £3m per year a sale for £5m would crystallise a £4m loss. Taking a loan fee of £1m would result in a £3m amortisation charge - net result £2m. So yeah, short term its better but only if the other club is committed to buying the player. Otherwise you stand to lose £4m if you can't sell him the following year.