FFP

[Sexual Ealing]

Doesn't seem unreasonable that people discuss the merits, or otherwise, of FFP regulations on a thread marked "FFP".

No, it's not. I'll shut up. I will add that I'm all in favour of people doing things as an alternative to moaning. I have no idea what that might be.

I'll say no more on the matter. There are people moaning about biased media coverage on another thread anyway.

[Monty]

Looks like Big Football got to SE as well.

[Toronto Villa]

It winds me up. For a woke lefty yoghurt-knitting bleeding heart snowflake, I really hate moaning (doing it, hearing it, reading it). I appreciate it's my choice whether to read it. Especially on this thread.

Edit: particularly moaning that things are unfair. Yes, they are. Unless we're talking about miscarriages of justice with actual consequences for actual people, get the fuck on with it and shut up.

Hold on, you’re moaning about people moaning on a football club forum where all we do is moan because things are usually a bit crap as a Villa fan, and especially now. Made worse because we’re Brummies. And you’ve done your fair share over the years.

[Ads]

Looks like Big Football got to SE as well.

At least he's still got his cottage industry of selling vaccines that he's knitted by hand at home.

[Drummond]

FFP - Football's Fucked - Properly
PSR - Proper Shitty Rules
SCR -  Sexual's Claims Rubbished.

[Sexual Ealing]

This illustrates what I mean better than any FFP shit: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/20/king-made-more-than-1m-selling-land-for-leg-of-hs2-that-was-scrapped

Who cares?! We built a pyramid of dead mice; that there was no cheese at the top is beside the point.

[Percy McCarthy]

This illustrates what I mean better than any FFP shit: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/20/king-made-more-than-1m-selling-land-for-leg-of-hs2-that-was-scrapped

Who cares?! We built a pyramid of dead mice; that there was no cheese at the top is beside the point.

I thought that link was going to be about the bit of Bodymoor we sold to HS2.

[PeterWithe]

PSR era in Premier League to continue after clubs oppose new spending rules

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/23/premier-league-psr-spending-rules-shareholders-meeting

[Concrete Tom]

PSR era in Premier League to continue after clubs oppose new spending rules

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/23/premier-league-psr-spending-rules-shareholders-meeting

Clubs will continue to vote for their own short term interests.

[Dave]

PSR era in Premier League to continue after clubs oppose new spending rules

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/23/premier-league-psr-spending-rules-shareholders-meeting

Clubs will continue to vote for their own short term interests.

Including us, presumably.

[eamonn]

Pundits and analysts do the square root of fcuk-all research shock. We've spent more than all these elite clubs across Europe? I thought our net spend under UE was £10m ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/c4gj7v5572eo

[Ian.]

How does such poor and untrue content get published on the BBC? I’d understand if it was one of the daily rags or the local press or those ridiculous other football outlets. But the BBC?

[Sexual Ealing]

^^Same reasons.

[sid1964]

Just seen a podcast with the Canadian Villa fan - he reckons that we will fail to meet the European SCR rules and another fine will need to be paid by us!

If we do fail their rules is this not down to incompetent management of our football club?

[Dante Lavelli]

^^Same reasons.

I don’t fully understand this, clickbait journalism makes sense when it generates advertising revenue but the BBC is funded differently (at least in the UK).  Wouldn’t is make better sense for their USP to be the quality of the work and depth of research.