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

SWP's back said:
Shaelumstash said:
squirtyflower said:
So you don't think the reason it's been thrown out is because of the illegal restriction on owner investment

I think you've gone a stage further than the reality. You're looking at the reasons as to why it's been "thrown out" I'm saying I don't think it's been thrown out yet.

Platini has just said there will be some easing of some of the parameters. One of those parameters might well be the limiting of owner investment.

To be clear, I assume the restriction of owner investment is actually illegal. I assume this will be "eased" by UEFA, and I also assume if DuPont's case wins, that whole section of the regulations will be thrown out completely. But my wider point is, even if there is no limit on owner investment, I don't think there will be a sea change in our activity.

I think because of our huge revenue's, some huge contracts being moved off our books this summer, and the huge new TV deals, we're going to be spending around 150m this summer anyway, FFP restrictions or not. I don't think if FFP gets thrown out we're going to change our business model and start turning in to Real Madrid 2.0 and start buying every big name possible no matter what the cost. It would probably be fun to watch, I just don't see us doing it.

ADUG want to move away from the perception of being money no object ostentatious spenders, and move towards a perception of savvy businessmen with a strong sense of CSR who want to invest in developing youth and the wider community.
Ignore my last post.

This is on the money I'd say.

Will do.
 
If suddenly the financial restricting reins are taken off again this is just what the club needs as everyone is a little flat at the moment due to a poor season,in spite of a too late surge and an ageing team,with the prospect of some stellar players leaving.

Two or three WOW signings would invigorate the whole place again.
 
CityStu said:
JoeMercer'sWay said:
CityStu said:
We could still be run as a profitable business with owner investment. Speculate to accumulate.

I do think we'll try and spend within our means this summer but I think that that could allow for a huge net spend and I think if a couple of deals need a little push over the line, the Sheikh could be open to that. The alternative of drawing a line in the sand and plumping for lesser alternatives really hasn't worked in the last few seasons.

well, as people are suggesting we would have known about the upcoming changes to FFPR, then the suggestion by those more informed than most have suggested we are plumping for lesser alternatives, in the likes of Wilshere, Baba and Firmino, than true A-list targets, because I sincerely doubt Sheikh Mansour would suddenly have found this out like us now and go "ok, get Bale, Messi, Isco, Reus, Varane, Alex Sandro, Alba etc."

The level you set for your A list and the targets you list for us are both misleading. I'm confident that this summer we can get a number of players that will improve our starting XI and that's plenty good enough for me. In recent years we've bought to add quality in depth.

It's not misleading, Txiki's own A-List is the best player for each position in the world currently. We're shopping mostly off the B- list, judging by most of the names suggested on here.
 
JoeMercer'sWay said:
CityStu said:
JoeMercer'sWay said:
well, as people are suggesting we would have known about the upcoming changes to FFPR, then the suggestion by those more informed than most have suggested we are plumping for lesser alternatives, in the likes of Wilshere, Baba and Firmino, than true A-list targets, because I sincerely doubt Sheikh Mansour would suddenly have found this out like us now and go "ok, get Bale, Messi, Isco, Reus, Varane, Alex Sandro, Alba etc."

The level you set for your A list and the targets you list for us are both misleading. I'm confident that this summer we can get a number of players that will improve our starting XI and that's plenty good enough for me. In recent years we've bought to add quality in depth.

It's not misleading, Txiki's own A-List is the best player for each position in the world currently. We're shopping mostly off the B- list, judging by most of the names suggested on here.

Maybe you and Txiki have a different idea of what the A List is? Him being a professional scout and all.

Just a thought.
 
What is all this moaning about? So we aren't looking to sign Gareth Bale? Good. Let the scum spunk £80 million on him.
 

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