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

[gazzaa2]

Inter to be fined 6-7m (euros) according to reports in Italy. Again, the fact these rules are supposed to 'protect clubs' yet can fine them millions doesn't add up. Probably because there is no real attempt to protect anyone except the few clubs these rules truly benefit. If Dupont fails hopefully others will keep trying, there has to be a way to get such a corrupt ruleset overthrown.

and they think they can afford Yaya...

absolute no chance with FFP, Mancini has a job getting Inter winning a Scudetto in the next few years with such rulings.

Like Milan, Inter were one of the driving forces for 'Fair' Play weren't they?

Then it's a big haw haw haw!

For years the Milan clubs were the biggest spenders around, financed by Berlusconi and Moratti pumping in their fortunes. When they turned the tap off they didn't like it that PSG and City could come in and buy their best players due to owners with deep pockets.

It's the clubs who will suffer eventually for their owners shortsightedness, same with Liverpool. Inter and AC earn little from their grounds they don't even own and have to share, their commercial revenues are not great and they aren't getting the CL money. So how are they supposed to finance a return to the top? Inter have tried it under their new owner (Shaquiri in January) and have been punished already. FFP has actually turned the likes of Inter and AC into real also rans for the forseeable future.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

What's the panic?

If FFP remains we have the 6th biggest turnover in World Football with very little chance of us ever dropping lower. The teams above us can't and wont buy everyone and teams like Atletico do better on much less.

If FFP gets thrown out and I believe it will, we can do what we like.

Either way it's nowt to worry about.

That view is too comp!acent. We will continue to have a high turnover only for as long as our squad keeps us in the limelight. Any fallback by a squad that is now verging on ageing will see commercial deals fall away just as quickly as they came, yet FFP is designed to prevent this vital rebuild from happening. We could of course encourage deals from Arabic sources but in doing so risk the shit stirring that this will bring from influential names such as Wenger.

Of all the consequences of Arab sponsorship , and the possible criticism we would receive , the views of Wenger are completely off the scale of "couldn't give a shit"!
Yesterday's man with yesterday's views of football.

 

[Brendan110_0]

To be honest I don't know why FFP a should be a big concern for you guys. You still generate a lot of revenue and teams like BvB and A.Madrid win with far less. Maybe you can't spend R.Madrid type money but not many clubs can or need to. In my opinion it is the guys running ur transfers you need to be pointing fingers at for not getting the quality signings you want or need.

Partly agree with some of this comment, Marwoods signings for Mancini - Terrible, Begiristain & Soriano - average at best although we had to cut costs to comply with FFP.
Garry Cook for all his gaffs at least saw and acted on the vision of where our owners wanted us to go, I just hope the last few lean years now mean we can buy from the top shelf again.

 

[Cobwebcat]

What's the panic?

If FFP remains we have the 6th biggest turnover in World Football with very little chance of us ever dropping lower. The teams above us can't and wont buy everyone and teams like Atletico do better on much less.

If FFP gets thrown out and I believe it will, we can do what we like.

Either way it's nowt to worry about.

That view is too comp!acent. We will continue to have a high turnover only for as long as our squad keeps us in the limelight. Any fallback by a squad that is now verging on ageing will see commercial deals fall away just as quickly as they came, yet FFP is designed to prevent this vital rebuild from happening. We could of course encourage deals from Arabic sources but in doing so risk the shit stirring that this will bring from influential names such as Wenger.

Not at all. I can see our owners have a unique business plan in CFC, I don't think we have exhausted our money making capabilities by any stretch of the imagination. Business will still invest in City even if we aren't winning trophies because they can see what is happening. We weren't Champions when the Etihad deal was done. Have more faith in what is going on around you it's only the start.

On top of all that we have zero debt to service and the new Premiership TV deal is insanely good and that's before the foreign rights have been sold.

We have pretty much everything going for us. It's not complacency its realism and confidence.

 

[GoMancini7]

Did the Bosman lawyer win or what? Any news about that?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Did the Bosman lawyer win or what? Any news about that?

Gonna be a year or so before any judgment I thought?

 

[bugsyblue]

So what's the latest then, can City spend big this summer or not? And how big can we go? £100m or more?

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

So what's the latest then, can City spend big this summer or not? And how big can we go? £100m or more?

We can only spend what we earn as far as I see it, but I'm no expert.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

So what's the latest then, can City spend big this summer or not? And how big can we go? £100m or more?

We can only spend what we earn as far as I see it, but I'm no expert.

that's the insight of a multinational CEO, for this forum.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Did the Bosman lawyer win or what? Any news about that?

Gonna be a year or so before any judgment I thought?

I was under the impression that the whole process could take an age but that there was an initial two day hearing over a week ago where the judge would decide whether there was a case for a full hearing but also whether to stop the second phase of FFP until there has been a full hearing.