FFP

[CT Villan]

I'm probably delusional from the lack of transfer activity, but is there any way for NSWE (or another controlled third-party) to buy the player and pay his wages then 'donate' him to Villa for some nominal amount (or send him as a free agent). If NSWE aren't allowed to pay his wages after he is 'transferred' they could call it image rights or some such crap and then Villa would only need to pay a tiny amount on the books. Seems too easy, what am I missing ?

[Dave]

I'm probably delusional from the lack of transfer activity, but is there any way for NSWE (or another controlled third-party) to buy the player and pay his wages then 'donate' him to Villa for some nominal amount (or send him as a free agent). If NSWE aren't allowed to pay his wages after he is 'transferred' they could call it image rights or some such crap and then Villa would only need to pay a tiny amount on the books. Seems too easy, what am I missing ?

I think that's not a million miles away from about 80 of the charges that Man City are denying and that we're Very Cross About.

[paul_e]

The image rights bit is, indeed, part of what Man City were doing. The bit about signing him is third party ownership and was banned by Fifa about 10 years ago.

He also couldn't be signed by another NSWE club and then loaned to us (for a year I think), that one is down to Chelsea and their weird relationship with Vitesse from a while back.

All combined we'd be fucked if we tried it.

[CT Villan]

So I'm thinking like City and Chelsea accountants   I'm going somewhere quiet to take a long, hard look at myself and pray to McGrath for forgiveness...I may be some time.

Thanks for the info though.

[nordenvillain]

I'm probably delusional from the lack of transfer activity, but is there any way for NSWE (or another controlled third-party) to buy the player and pay his wages then 'donate' him to Villa for some nominal amount (or send him as a free agent). If NSWE aren't allowed to pay his wages after he is 'transferred' they could call it image rights or some such crap and then Villa would only need to pay a tiny amount on the books. Seems too easy, what am I missing ?

That's what Man City did when Kinkladze (?) played for them. He was owned by another entity who then invoiced City evety month for his wages,  then paid him a wage less their 'commission'. If it wasn't Kinkladze, it was another Eastern European player. I'm fairly sure that practice was deemed illegal by the FA.

[KevinGage]

The image rights bit is, indeed, part of what Man City were doing. The bit about signing him is third party ownership and was banned by Fifa about 10 years ago.

He also couldn't be signed by another NSWE club and then loaned to us (for a year I think), that one is down to Chelsea and their weird relationship with Vitesse from a while back.

All combined we'd be fucked if we tried it.

We are just the sort of club the PL and UEFA would fuck if we tried anything remotely like that.

Big enough to be made an an example of.

Not big enough to bend the world to our will and make any potential fallout uncomfortable for the PL empty suits and the grandes écoles types + similar variants in the UEFA hierarchy.

[Grande Pablo]

I’m not clever enough to read the small print but all this bobbins about players joining the ‘Blue Group’ & winding up somewhere in the Chelsea owners empire has to be questioned.

[aev]

I really hope that if we can comply with the positive net transfer spend this season we are then free to spend again next year.

This has been pretty rubbish so far.

[Toronto Villa]

What a thoroughly shit window this has been. We have been weakened so much from last season and relative to our main competitors. We are now competing for the scraps at the table and hoping for a conference spot or maybe Europa. Martinez leaving finishes it off. Absolutely miserable

[Paul.S]

All because we aren’t allowed to develop the club so it can compete.
The game is run by TV companies and money men. Hopefully when they don’t punish a certain club the rest will wake up and start challenging these financial rules.

[LeonW]

What a thoroughly shit window this has been. We have been weakened so much from last season and relative to our main competitors. We are now competing for the scraps at the table and hoping for a conference spot or maybe Europa. Martinez leaving finishes it off. Absolutely miserable

That will absolutely cap it off, with no time to get a decent replacement.

[IFWaters]

I think at 7.01 tomorrow NSWE need to explain what the fuck has gone on. We should be allowed to know the extent of the restrictions placed on us. No equivocation just in plain English what has happened and why. If they have to badmouth UEFA and PL so be it, they've taken season ticket money in bad faith otherwise.

[Demitri_C]

Would rather get kicked out of Europe  then having to sell our best players, not be allowed to spend our money ans have a team  to bw proud of. Unlike the utter shambles that is the current aston villa fc side

[Rigadon]

I think at 7.01 tomorrow NSWE need to explain what the fuck has gone on. We should be allowed to know the extent of the restrictions placed on us. No equivocation just in plain English what has happened and why. If they have to badmouth UEFA and PL so be it, they've taken season ticket money in bad faith otherwise.

Yes they should absolutely do this. But they should also remind the squad that they are supposed to be top level pros. 

[Louzie0]

If the difference between who we can bring on is JJ and Emi, some significant changes have happened to our players since the CL QF. Even Asensio’s off somewhere else!