FFP

[Olneythelonely]

Footballers do like getting their end wet

[algy]

It’s a moist-visit location if you live down there

[Clampy]

Living down there can end up being a bit of a damp squib.

[Smithy]

London also has a large number of companies that buy expensive corporate hospitality.

This is a good point. Back when I had a proper job, I'd get invited a couple of times a year to various corporate dos, and they were almost always at London Premier League clubs, Twickenham or Wembley.  I was based about an hour outside of london, and about 90 minutes from Brum, for context.  I never, ever, got invited to anything that was outside London.

Those of you who live in and around Birmingham now, and move in those circles, how many times have you been invited to VP to be entertained in a corporate box?  Does it happen regularly?

[Toronto Villa]

While we can’t spend anything at all Everton, who have all manner of PSR issues are lashing out £40M on Dibling from Southampton.

[Demitri_C]

While we can’t spend anything at all Everton, who have all manner of PSR issues are lashing out £40M on Dibling from Southampton.

Its either we are being very patient to wait until end of window so we can get cheaper deals or until a big wage contributer moves on we can get someone in i think

[ozzjim]

Uefa SCR is much more damaging than PSR is.

[London Villan]

I guess the challenge is around timing - move on a couple of players and the inbound players could be totally different class (asensio vs DCL for example) - if we do the deal now, then it rules out any future signings.

[ozzjim]

If I was Dibblings agent I'd be telling him strongly not to go to Everton

[London Villan]

London also has a large number of companies that buy expensive corporate hospitality.

This is a good point. Back when I had a proper job, I'd get invited a couple of times a year to various corporate dos, and they were almost always at London Premier League clubs, Twickenham or Wembley.  I was based about an hour outside of london, and about 90 minutes from Brum, for context.  I never, ever, got invited to anything that was outside London.

Those of you who live in and around Birmingham now, and move in those circles, how many times have you been invited to VP to be entertained in a corporate box?  Does it happen regularly?

For a long time, a large number of the purchasers of boxes were the current players for their families. Even MoN has his own box, which we had to adapt for his Mrs.

[Somniloquism]

While we can’t spend anything at all Everton, who have all manner of PSR issues are lashing out £40M on Dibling from Southampton.

They made a profit on sales for the last three seasons so I doubt they have PSR issues anymore.

[Gareth]

While we can’t spend anything at all Everton, who have all manner of PSR issues are lashing out £40M on Dibling from Southampton.

Everton aren’t in Europe so haven’t got the 70% restriction to worry about

[VillaTim]

While we can’t spend anything at all Everton, who have all manner of PSR issues are lashing out £40M on Dibling from Southampton.

Thats £40M down the drain

[aev]

The net spend figures over the past 5 years are staggering.

There is no level playing field to any of this, and it makes it almost impossible for equal competition.

The fact that the media just gloss over it all makes it even more infuriating.

[rougegorge]

How are Chelsea getting around all this? I know they have worked the system for years, but they already had a bigger fine than us for breaching UEFA rules. I know they won the World Club Cup and got loads of money for that, but they are bound by the same restrictions. So I think they can only register new players for UEFA competitions this coming season, if the value of new signings added to their squad is recouped in sales.

So far they have spent a huge amount - about £260m, whilst recouping around £130m. So unless they sell players to get in another £130m, they will be telling a few new players that they aren't playing Champions League football this season.