This thread has looked at FFP and MCFC and there has always been the fact that FFP1 was likely to protect us from new owners copying our model. Most argued for simple abolition of FFP dismissing the benefit it would give us as not ethical (assuming we actually need that advantage).
FFP2 appears to have selective relaxation of the rules so most now seem to have shifted opinion to see this as a negative for City. City are no worse off with FFP2 than with FFP1 so why are we feeling victimised ?
Frankly our owners must be delighted that their business plan has been proven to succeed whereas the old established model for even G14 clubs can fail. ADUG will carry on regardless working towards progress rather than worrying about any version of FFP that does not affect the financial success of its own vision.
To a degree, but I think this is an over simplistic and optimistic representation of our situation. A wise man once told the one thing worse than death is revenge as death is certain but with revenge you don't know when or where it will happen only that at some point it will, and that is no way for a man to live.
All Manchester City want to do is go about our business as all other football clubs in history have been allowed to but without having to look over our shoulder keeping one eye on the G14 and the other on where we're going. I'd rather a situation whereby our whole concentration was on our way forward and not having to waste time, effort and resources legislating for whatever the corrupt bastards want to throw at us next.
That's the perfect world view, but the reality is we complied last year, but then the G14/UEFA moved the goal posts and fucked us over. I'm absolutely 100% positive that if it were not for 'What are the G14/UEFA going to come with next' that our reported targets of Sterling, KDB, Pogba etc would already be in the bag.
Whether we're going to be effected by FFP v1 or FFP 2.0 going forward or not, I think it is still having a major effect on us even if it is just Manchester City having to hold back our recruitment plans this summer until we're sure of the G14's next move. Either way, they still have a hold on us. Admittedly as time goes by I believe this hold will evaporate away like a dog's piss puddle on a hot summers day, but as it stands, I think it naive to think we can relax & just get on with business as usual and not make keeping a firm glare on what the G14/UEFA have planned for us next a major priority.
If anything illustrates this perfectly, FFP 2.0 is a case in point.....................
