halfcenturyup
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Revenue sharing? Transfer fees based on revenue? Protected players and players able to be poached each season?
The answers all seem quite unpalatable to most, because those that strive to achieve (and do so!) are “punished” by the socialistic aspects of creating an “even playing field” every season.
There is a thought that some revenues should be shared and some revenues are within the purview of the club and their ability to self-generate revenue, and should thus be shielded from any sharing process.
Some might say this almost mirrors what we have today, so what does one change to create greater “equality”?
Is equality of revenues even a worthwhile, achievable goal???
So many questions!!!
And that is the problem isn't it? Every pundit, journalist and other know-nowt is beginning to ask the right questions, but nobody knows what the answers are.
At the end of the day, football is a competitive business within a league, within an association, within a country, within a confederation and, finally, globally. The answer to financial regulation has to allow this competition (in a business sense) and, at least in Europe, comply with competition and monopoly laws, whilst balancing all that against the European Sports Model of governing bodies, national associations, grass roots football, fan and community protection, sporting fairness and meritocracy.
It isn't easy and I am glad I don't have to do it :)