FFP

[wince]

Arsenal fan said to me:

Didn't Villa just get fined? So it's OK when Villa do it but its not OK when Man City do it?

Tried to explain why admitting to doing 35mph in a 30 zone and accepting the fine is not the same as planning to circumvent income laws 30 odd times over many years via money laundering then denying it, withholding the evidence, refusing to cooperate and then going on the counter attack.

Was a waste of time.

Should have just called them a ****** and keyed their car and salted their earth

[DB]

Apologies if already covered, but do we know how much revenue the club will make from these summer concerts at Villa Park?

[thick_mike]

Apologies if already covered, but do we know how much revenue the club will make from these summer concerts at Villa Park?

£100m

[Exeter 77]

What happens when we bottle it and lose?

I had this conversation with a Forest fan last week. What's stopping Villa, Newcastle, Forest etc, putting on a pre season tournament and the owners sticking x amount in each as prize money. I assume there will be a premier League and Uefa rule about recognised competitions, but it kind of made more sense than selling young players between each club to comply with rules.

£100m to the winner, £99m to the runner-up. £98m and £97m for third / fourth place.

I've thought about taking this sort of thing on further with individual players to sort out SCR. I know Man City are accused of hiding payments but what is to stop the owners setting up companies which have nothing to do with the club and employing players as 'brand ambassadors'. A big chunk of their wage would be from this work and not from playing football. It feels like it should be against the rule and possibly even illegal but what would stop it?

[Rotterdam]

Didn't Saracens RFC try something similar and got relagated?

[john e]

Football must be the only business in the world where they are actively looking for ingenious ways to lose more and more money

[Somniloquism]

Didn't Saracens RFC try something similar and got relagated?

And is some of the 115 charges when Citeh allegedly did it for their managers.

[Percy McCarthy]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

[john e]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

Cost of living

[Smirker]

Arsenal fan said to me:

Didn't Villa just get fined? So it's OK when Villa do it but its not OK when Man City do it?

Tried to explain why admitting to doing 35mph in a 30 zone and accepting the fine is not the same as planning to circumvent income laws 30 odd times over many years via money laundering then denying it, withholding the evidence, refusing to cooperate and then going on the counter attack.

Was a waste of time.

Should have just called them a ****** and keyed their car and salted their earth

Would have done if I didn't know him.

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

It was 115 but they've got 15 more since the initial charges came out. 130 now.

[Rigadon]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

Cost of living

Chortle. 

[Hookeysmith]

Arsenal fan said to me:

Didn't Villa just get fined? So it's OK when Villa do it but its not OK when Man City do it?

Tried to explain why admitting to doing 35mph in a 30 zone and accepting the fine is not the same as planning to circumvent income laws 30 odd times over many years via money laundering then denying it, withholding the evidence, refusing to cooperate and then going on the counter attack.

Was a waste of time.

Should have just called them a ****** and keyed their car and salted their earth

Would have done if I didn't know him.

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

It was 115 but they've got 15 more since the initial charges came out. 130 now.

I bet that made them shit thier pants...might as well add another 100 for all the good it will do.

[tomd2103]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

Nothing is going to happen is it really?  They will delay and delay until they think  people wlll be past caring and then they will find a way they can let them off with minimal punishment.  It stinks to be quite honest.

[Dave]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

Nothing is going to happen is it really?  They will delay and delay until they think  people wl be past caring and then they will find a way they can let them off with minimal punishment.  It stinks to be quite honest.

"They" is the other nineteen clubs in the Premier League. Why would "they" want to "find a way" to let Man City off with minimal punishment?

[Crown Hill]

I keep seeing references to 130 charges more recently.

Nothing is going to happen is it really?  They will delay and delay until they think  people wl be past caring and then they will find a way they can let them off with minimal punishment.  It stinks to be quite honest.

"They" is the other nineteen clubs in the Premier League. Why would "they" want to "find a way" to let Man City off with minimal punishment?

To save legal costs the Premier League doesn’t have?