FFP

[Monty]

The great thing about capitalism is the way it guarantees competition...

[Martyn Smith]

The active protest fell flat - but the fact there are still tickets available for Wolves might be evidence of the impact the prices are having.

I can imagine the visits of Bournemouth, Palace and in particular Brentford on a Tuesday a couple of weeks before Christmas, will provide more evidence they have pissed people off. Let alone the gate for the Bologna game...

What pissed me off was that there were 3 seats in the UH marked at £44 each for Wolves. OK I'll go for that, I thought. However, clicking through revealed that they were available at a corporate £140 option only.

Why can't they make it a choice. Have the seat for £44 with the option to upgrade if you feel like spoiling yourself?...

[Martyn Smith]

Couple of hundred in A5. Plus loads of GA+ for pretty much every option.

Yep, at £72 a pop. Just for a seat. Against Wolves. Fuck. That.

[ozzjim]

Man City seem to have won their case allowing owners to sponsor the team at ridiculously inflated prices. Can we just rename the Terrace View "The NSWE Terrace View" now and pay ourselves a billion quid for the privilege?

I'm sure it will be tightened again, but I would imagine there will be a very short window to do just that. Newcastle will be salivating no doubt, but we should be jumping all over it too.

[lovejoy]

If this stands, as reported above, then its game over for FFP surely?

[Hookeysmith]

If this stands, as reported above, then its game over for FFP surely?

I know it is selfish but if that is the case and the wealthiest clubs can spend away then at least we have a pair that can hold their own (against other owners not Oil states of course)

[lovejoy]

As soon as they allowed nation state ownership, this state of affairs was a sad inevitability.

[DB]

If this stands, as reported above, then its game over for FFP surely?

Yep, what’s the point.
Where is all this going to end?

[Footy-Vill]

I don't like Man City somehow made over 110million in transfers this summer. The most in the league.
They sold nearly 150m worth?

[aj2k77]

I don't like Man City somehow made over 110million in transfers this summer. The most in the league.
They sold nearly 150m worth?

Alvarez and Cancelo and ripped Southampton off with some kid for an overinflated fee because he's from Man City. I despise them more than Man Utd. Every Man City fan I've met under the age of 30 is a FIFA playing, fantasy football wanker who treats it all like a video game.

[kippaxvilla2]

They should have stayed at Maine Road, they were my 2nd favourite team in them days.

[Sexual Ealing]

I started reading this before realising I wasn't that interested. It may be useful for others though.
https://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/10/is-this-end-of-footballs-transfer.html

[Somniloquism]

As I posted in the Citeh thread, they haven't actually won much apart from turning over some more items added in Feb. The basics seems to be staying in place. One of the two was that Shareholders loans were not being covered under Fair Market Value checks and now are so I'm guessing other clubs might have benefitted where Citeh would not.

[tomd2103]

The first 3 or so minutes of this cropped up on my Facebook earlier:

From 30 years ago and not far off the mark really.

[Demitri_C]

Newcastle are going to be licking their lips at this news. Then its game over for everyone else