City and FFP article

[bluemoondays]

How much did we actually spend on players last season?

Some back of a fag packet figures below.

Net spend of £48m (probably a little lower as some undisclosed outgoings). Which adds about £10m/year amortisation. Getting rid of the players we did probably means amortisation stayed the same (minus £10m for the ones that left).

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/manchester-city-transfers.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier ... sfers.html</a>

High earners we signed Aguero, Nasri & Clichy (ignoring Savic & Panti), guess at £425k/week wages (£175k, £150k & £100k).

Outgoing were Jo, Bellamy, Given, Boateng, SWP & Ned (ignoring kids). Guess at £520k/week wages (£90k, £120k, £100k, £100k, £70k, £40k).

Potentially our wages are £100k/week LESS than 2011/12, at worse we are break even on wages - all guesswork mind.

 

[waspish]

How much did we actually spend on players last season?

Some back of a fag packet figures below.

Net spend of £48m (probably a little lower as some undisclosed outgoings). Which adds about £10m/year amortisation. Getting rid of the players we did probably means amortisation stayed the same (minus £10m for the ones that left).

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/manchester-city-transfers.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier ... sfers.html</a>

High earners we signed Aguero, Nasri & Clichy (ignoring Savic & Panti), guess at £425k/week wages (£175k, £150k & £100k).

Outgoing were Jo, Bellamy, Given, Boateng, SWP & Ned (ignoring kids). Guess at £520k/week wages (£90k, £120k, £100k, £100k, £70k, £40k).

Potentially our wages are £100k/week LESS than 2011/12, at worse we are break even on wages - all guesswork mind.

Cheers.. I think our wage bill is around 170m our turnover might well be over 200m this year so where is the over expenditure?

 

[Wexford Blue]

The club has never been better run by some seriously smart and ambitious people, rest easy Blues.. not a thing to worry about.

And, like someone pointed out, worst case scenario and we get made an example of? : A quick phone call from the head honcho in Ford/Heineken/MasterCard to Platini saying "What the FUCK do you mean Aguero/Silva/Kompany/Yaya are banned from OUR competition?".. and that will be the end of it.. an 'amended' FFP rulebook will follow..
UEFA = Sponsorship $$$$ + Corporate $$$$$... they won't shoot themselves in the foot.