FFP

[Duncan Shaw]

I see the new rules have been voted through

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgkeyj71m36o

I can't really work out if they are good or bad for us, probably still bad as the PL is now adopting an approach similar to UEFA, albeit with a bit more leniency.

[Somniloquism]

Well being as we voted for it, it should be good for us. Whether it will be better for other teams around us is the risk the club is taking.

[Hookeysmith]

I see the new rules have been voted through

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgkeyj71m36o

I can't really work out if they are good or bad for us, probably still bad as the PL is now adopting an approach similar to UEFA, albeit with a bit more leniency.

You can guarantee it will be beneficial to the likes of the scum 6 and will remain restrictive enough to ensure any club with ambition cannot catch them

[paul_e]

It's definitely better because it means there's more consistency, following the UEFA rules will now make us automatically be in line with the PL ones, which is much easier to manage.

[malckennedy]

It's definitely better because it means there's more consistency, following the UEFA rules will now make us automatically be in line with the PL ones, which is much easier to manage.

Think we voted against it though.

[Meanwood Villa]

It's definitely better because it means there's more consistency, following the UEFA rules will now make us automatically be in line with the PL ones, which is much easier to manage.

Think we voted against it though.

Not according to the article. Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Palace, Fulham and Leeds voted against. I agree it should be easier if it's the same set of rules but UEFA's limit is 70% compared to 85% in PL.

[Cleybrooke]

The new rules are lot like UEFA’s and we already failed that test. Our wages are close to 90% of revenue, so even the Premier League’s softer 85% cap will be a challenge. 

As such we, as fans, need to make the effort and buy more GA+ tickets. Otherwise, sales at Lamborghini Birmingham and specifically the Lamborghini Urus, will collapse catastrophically. 

[Somniloquism]

The new rules are lot like UEFA’s and we already failed that test. Our wages are close to 90% of revenue, so even the Premier League’s softer 85% cap will be a challenge. 

As such we, as fans, need to make the effort and buy more GA+ tickets. Otherwise, sales at Lamborghini Birmingham and specifically the Lamborghini Urus, will collapse catastrophically. 

The other year maybe, not this one.

In other news we can't sell the Warehouse to ourselves if we were planning to. Might also scuttle Blues plans going forward as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgkeyj71m36o

[Percy McCarthy]

The new rules are lot like UEFA’s and we already failed that test. Our wages are close to 90% of revenue, so even the Premier League’s softer 85% cap will be a challenge. 

As such we, as fans, need to make the effort and buy more GA+ tickets. Otherwise, sales at Lamborghini Birmingham and specifically the Lamborghini Urus, will collapse catastrophically. 

The other year maybe, not this one.

In other news we can't sell the Warehouse to ourselves if we were planning to. Might also scuttle Blues plans going forward as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgkeyj71m36o

I think we can, maybe if we hurry up?

[jwarry]

It seems squad ratio was voted through but no anchoring which I think means we wouldn’t be limited by spending only by wages vs revenue.  That is better for us isn’t it?

[jwarry]

I should have also said that profitability is out of the window now isn’t it? Ie is it possible to make a loss but still stay within the squad ratio rule? Who knows……

[Mister E]

I should have also said that profitability is out of the window now isn’t it? Ie is it possible to make a loss but still stay within the squad ratio rule? Who knows……

That's true, but we'd be having to make a right f-u of our finances to lose money and still stay within the SCR rules (because wages / salaries are such a large part of the operating costs). The only rider to that is I guess we could lose shitloads on transfer activity in a given year ...

[Steve67]

What’s the point in going to 85% if it’s at odds with UEFA? I presume this means those clubs who get European football will have to make sharp adjustments?

[eye digress]

To have only one set of rules, even if there are differing applicable thresholds within that ruleset. Less confusion for members, as we demonstrated this summer.

Presumably the medium term aim is to align both rules and threshold, since as you infer, the effect would seem to be that qualification for Europe means curtailing squad costs, just at the time when said you’d actually need to spend more (though the effect would be somewhat offset by higher revenues from qualification). Maybe there is a tapering mechanism in the meantime?

[Meanwood Villa]

The reason for the difference between PL & UEFA is apparently to account for the fact that teams in Europe have higher revenues. Which, if true, seems fair enough.