The Long Awaited Accounts....

[Malandro]

It's journeyman players on Prem wages too.

Cold Sore Steve’s speciality.

[cdbearsfan]

I’m a little confused with the FFP rules. Are they only applicable to EFL teams or are PL teams also subject to the same restrictions?

The Premier League doesn't have a rule, but UEFA do. So clubs will generally try to adhere to UEFA's rules in case they qualify.

[KRS]

So there's a big FFP hole between playing in the Championship and qualifying for a UEFA tournament?

This does explain why Man City are now being investigated even if it's been months since the allegations first came to light, however any club in the PL not in a UEFA tournament could literally spend way beyond their means (even with the very high Sky income) to ensure they stay in the PL indefinitely?

[Lastfootstamper]

So there's a big FFP hole between playing in the Championship and qualifying for a UEFA tournament?

This does explain why Man City are now being investigated even if it's been months since the allegations first came to light, however any club in the PL not in a UEFA tournament could literally spend way beyond their means (even with the very high Sky income) to ensure they stay in the PL indefinitely?

Well, they could, assuming someone is prepared to pump in hundreds of millions of pounds into ensuring that a club does no more than perpetually hover between 7th and 17th, and don't bother with the Cups.

[KRS]

Sounds like the kind of clusterfuck that Lerner or Xia could have achieved, however this really does emphasise why it's so important to get promoted from the Championship as soon as possible as it would bide time for the new owners to sort the financial mess out (including player contracts) once and for all without any FFP pressure before making any concerted effort towards the possibility of qualifying for a UEFA tournament.

[Jon Crofts]

Rongtian He is off the wage bill, left yesterday apparently.

[eamonn]

Who he? You mean Ho.

[Dazvillain]

Hope none of ffp issues will be solved by taking villa away from park and replacing with naming rights.... wondered if inked to the pride of the park scenario ?

[ChicagoLion]

Hope none of ffp issues will be solved by taking villa away from park and replacing with naming rights.... wondered if inked to the pride of the park scenario ?

I don’t see how moving can solve the problem,but selling naming rights will bring in extra revenue but no where near enough to make that much of a difference.

[kippaxvilla2]

They’re out.  £68.3m loss but we were fully compliant with EFL FFP.  We received £36.4m
For the sale of the ground and £14m HS2 compensation.

[AV82EC]

They’re out.  £68.3m loss but we were fully compliant with EFL FFP.  We received £36.4m
For the sale of the ground and £14m HS2 compensation.

You see I told you all HS2 was a good idea.

[lovejoy]

Fuck me, £54m turnover and £95m wages + £25m transfer fees amortisation + £15m promotion bonus. Madness.

Signed on 2 August interestingly.

[Risso]

Fuck me, £54m turnover and £95m wages + £25m transfer fees amortisation + £15m promotion bonus. Madness.

Signed on 2 August interestingly.

The £95m wages included the promotion bonus.  And there's not much you can do about amortisation other than not buying players.

[brian green]

Like Hogan and McCormack

[cdbearsfan]

So how far under the permitted level were we? Should we be worried in the event of relegation?