by Snowflake Royal »
21 Mar 2023 08:28
Sutekh tmesis Snowflake Royal How?
The FL have no authority over the owners seperate to the club. And the fans were happy enough to demand spending and ignore the consequences.
We get what we deserve, probably less.
I don't recall too many fans demanding spending.
A large number were openly asking how we could afford our signings.
Overall though, if we gained from the overspending, we can't complain about the punishment, if it's fair. The bigger complaint is perhaps how little we had to show from the outlay.
FFP isn’t fit for purpose and needs to be radically altered so that the FL are able to take action in real time not 3 or 4 years down the road. Seems utterly ludicrous that Reading, after being done last season, look like being done again for something that happened last season or earlier when it should have been done last season. If altering FFP means the FL have to monitor daily every single footballing transaction and player contract made by every single league club then so be it, better than all these stupid, confusing and delayed actions springing up at club’s doors years after personnel may have moved on.
Desperately need an independent regulator covering the FL, NL and PL, which all spending goes through.
None of this 'clubs regulate themselves' nonsense. Caps on wages and spending vs income. Deficit spending must be short term and balanced by profitable years.
Rebalance money down the pyramid and into community projects. End super rich players and tight regulation for all agents, image rights, sponsorships. Ban on trade between clubs under the same ownership and owner's companies sponsoring their clubs. Ban on clubs selling off their (in use) stadia and training grounds to third parties and especially other companies under the same owners and forced reintegration of already sold assets owned by owners.