1.) 01 Jan 2022
01 Jan 2022 11:34:49
Spotted something in that, Ed, about Chelsea owing over £1 billion to rowan's companies in loans.

It all Greek to me, this ffp business but crazy how this can be considered reasonable.

Ffp was brought in to level the playing fields but we all know it still benefits the top clubs, with massive stadiums and fancy lawyers.

There probably should be an actual number that can be spent by every club rather than a % of income and a salary cap, which can be topped up with bonuses for success.

I know, ed2, wil think it jumpers for goalposts, rattles and getting the bus with the players, old fashioned, but surely if they all get the same set wage across the league and the better players get bonuses for playing well, or winning stuff, etc, it stops clubs paying stupid wages on awful players. we are a case in point of this over last 5 years.

25 man squad, flat wage, £100k per week, per player = £130 million. Reasonable figure given tv money and then bonuses take it up. Players have to earn it.

Anyway, didn't mean for that to turn into a rant. Exciting to see what this new left back brings and who we can shift in and out over the next 4 weeks or so.

All the very best for the New Year to all posters and ed's, even if our opinions don't agree.

{Ed001's Note - it is bizarre that they can owe that much and it not be an issue for FFP.}

2.) 01 Jan 2022
01 Jan 2022 21:38:10
You could look at the American Football model, salary cap across the league, you want to blow 50% of you salary on one star player is fine but you have to build the rest of the team within the cap
Seems to work.

3.) 01 Jan 2022
01 Jan 2022 23:13:33
I’m all for levelling the playing field but players and clubs won’t have it.

I don’t think the current situation is working either. God knows what the situation will be in 10 years….

4.) 02 Jan 2022
02 Jan 2022 10:02:41
Now that the UK is no longer in the EU. Should the bosman ruling still apply.
Just wondering,