City & FFP | 2020/21 Accounts released | Revenues of £569.8m, £2.4m profit (p 2395)

[SilverFox2]

The only thing that UEFA and the G14 had better remember is that they completely missed their chance to put the boot in ages ago.
They completely misjudged the business sense of our owner and the team he has assembled.

I really think they will be wary of any further action that inhibits our progress.

In fact they will be still wondering what ADUGs next move is. Certainly very little attempt by others to emulate a CFG of their own.

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

I keep hearing FFP won't affect us from the summer onwards but can we only spend what we make as profit?

Say we make a profit of 100 million but the combined cost of Pogba and Barkley is 110 million does that mean we can only afford one of them, and we look for a cheaper 2nd option?

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Tbh I've never got the mangala hate from some blues

just the mentally challenged

 

[Centurions]

I keep hearing FFP won't affect us from the summer onwards but can we only spend what we make as profit?

Say we make a profit of 100 million but the combined cost of Pogba and Barkley is 110 million does that mean we can only afford one of them, and we look for a cheaper 2nd option?

If we signed Pogba and Barkley then we'd have to sell 1 or 2 anyway, so job done.

 

[Centurions]

Two points:

1. I can't stand it when threads are closed and firmly believe they should be allowed to expire organically.

2. I think it rather presumptuous and naive of us to seriously believe that the ever evolving FFP that was specifically manufactured to halt our progress will not mutate into something else to further extend its original aims and objectives to halt us in the future.

Lest we forget, it's not even 12 months since UEFA under pressure from the G14 moved the FFP goal posts to ensure we were ensnared. This is war gents and I for one won't be downing my arms until I see UEFA's white flag waiving high and closely survey the terms of their surrender.

Until then, FFP is not over for us......

Yes it is, we're in profit this season for FFP purposes. The profit margin will just grow in the future.

The only obstacle I can see them possibly throwing at us in the very near future is increasing the minimum number of HG players in the squad (and this would be more likely PL rules being changed). With the quality of the academy players coming through, beyond the very short term, this won't affect us either.

I'll believe it when I see it mate, to be honest. Platini & co have already paved the way for er, "improvements" to the system by keep talking about how FFP needs to be an evolving thing that is refined over time. We may have passed the current farcical rules, but who knows what's next.

If we accept that it's entire raison d'etre was to stop City (and I do) then the only hope I have of clear blue water from here is if UEFA cannot think of any new rules that are not blindingly obviously unfair and just aimed at persecuting us. If they can think of something that superficially looks like a reasonable tweak to the system, but which underneath is detrimental to us, I think they will implement it in a heartbeat.

That said, this goal - whilst I am convinced will be their aim - will be tricky to accomplish. They have already pushed the bounds of credibility of FFP to breaking point with most of the neutral press now pretty much against it. Any further nobbling will be difficult to conceal and the wealth of good publicity around CFA and the redevelopment of East Manchester, makes us a difficult target.

Exactly, there is nothing they can do to us now that wouldn't affect plenty of other clubs just as much if not more. We're free and easy.

 

[Blue Beard]

look at the money the sum rags are spending trying to catch us... and they are massively in debt, and can spend freely ??? It's fucked up wrong all day long

I tell you, city's stubborn professionalism and focus while plotters plot against us is truly fuckin astonishing!
Proud of the lads and the their hard work to keep us where we are,

Long may it continue, blue moon still rising

 

[r.soleofsalford]

look at the money the sum rags are spending trying to catch us... and they are massively in debt, and can spend freely ??? It's fucked up wrong all day long

I tell you, city's stubborn professionalism and focus while plotters plot against us is truly fuckin astonishing!
Proud of the lads and the their hard work to keep us where we are,

Long may it continue, blue moon still rising

I genuinely think they`re digging a deeper hole for themselves to fall back into, Mata isn`t wanted or Herrera, Falcao looks like the two serious injuries have taken there toll, Van Pudding is 31 and nowhere new his best Fellaini is well Fellaini and i`m not convinced Di Maria is the golden boy the media seem insistant on telling us he is. add to that the style of play is midtable. and they`ve go luck when in poor positions to get gifted help.

 

[LoveCity]

Pretty reliable Argie journalist (the same one who broke the original Aguero injury news) says United are preparing a £120million bid for Bale next summer. Maybe true, maybe not, but that to me sums FFP up in a nutshell, making players like that/fees like this possible for a small pool of clubs and making it impossible for anyone else, even if they have the money but not the 'revenues'. The concept remains just as offensive as ever despite its effects on City starting to fade away.

 

[Ray78]

If Bale to the Dog & Duck does go ahead especially at that price then Football has gone completely stark raving bonkers.

 

[waspish]

Re: City & FFP (continued)

Pretty reliable Argie journalist (the same one who broke the original Aguero injury news) says United are preparing a £120million bid for Bale next summer. Maybe true, maybe not, but that to me sums FFP up in a nutshell, making players like that/fees like this possible for a small pool of clubs and making it impossible for anyone else, even if they have the money but not the 'revenues'. The concept remains just as offensive as ever despite its effects on City starting to fade away.

media will wank themselves silly over it if he did go there and nothing will be negative about the money he cost