New PL financial controls | Clubs agree squad spending cap 'in principle'

Is there any sports where it has worked with spending controls making the competition more even? Formula one has introduced a cost cap which has teams like Sauber having a similar budget to Mercedes to develop their cars. Sounds good in principle but in practice Red Bull are dominating the field. Where maybe pre 2021 Mercedes and Ferrari could have thrown money at it to catch up, they can’t and have to wait till new car regulations coming into place in 2026 to see if it shakes up the order in any way.
 
Can someone clarify what the PL mean by "bottom of the league club" when it comes to working out what everyone can spend?
Do they mean the team that finishes the league at the bottom sets the cap for next season or do they mean the bottom team when you put clubs in order of TV revenue? Because they aren't the same thing...

If it's via league position then you *could* in theory see some match fixing going on at the later stages of season to try and manipulate which club comes bottom for more spending power the season after...
 
BlueRain said:
Can someone clarify what the PL mean by "bottom of the league club" when it comes to working out what everyone can spend?
Do they mean the team that finishes the league at the bottom sets the cap for next season or do they mean the bottom team when you put clubs in order of TV revenue? Because they aren't the same thing...

If it's via league position then you *could* in theory see some match fixing going on at the later stages of season to try and manipulate which club comes bottom for more spending power the season after...
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The bottom club gets the least amount of TV revenue so it's both!
 
As long as the spending cap is fixed and the penalties for failure are clear then I don't mind it. Whilst I would prefer our expenditure being linked to our revenue, that also gives an opportunity for our rivals to spend more. We're in a good position to cope with the people we have at the club, but it would make things a lot harder for others.

It's still a vast amount of money, and will ensure we can still be competitive but our owners want more and more and more and will clearly remain opposed to it.

Depending when it comes in, it potentially impacts this summer's business because everyone will need to ensure they're heading into this from a position of compliance. If you're a club that already spends a small sum on players and wages or have a young squad with only one or two additions needed, you're in a better place than those needing an overhaul.
 
supercity88 said:
As long as the spending cap is fixed and the penalties for failure are clear then I don't mind it. Whilst I would prefer our expenditure being linked to our revenue, that also gives an opportunity for our rivals to spend more. We're in a good position to cope with the people we have at the club, but it would make things a lot harder for others.

It's still a vast amount of money, and will ensure we can still be competitive but our owners want more and more and more and will clearly remain opposed to it.

Depending when it comes in, it potentially impacts this summer's business because everyone will need to ensure they're heading into this from a position of compliance. If you're a club that already spends a small sum on players and wages or have a young squad with only one or two additions needed, you're in a better place than those needing an overhaul.
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rags are shafted then
 
BlueRain said:
Do they? Sorry didn't know that - I thought it was done on number of times on TV or something... every day is a school day :)
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It's split 50% is paid evenly across all clubs. 25% is a payment based on TV games (hosting costs) and 25% is a merit payment based on league position.

I'm perhaps wrong in saying the bottom placed club would always be bottom on that basis. It may just have fallen that way with Southampton.

The mighty Leeds with their incredible fans would probably feature on TV more and perhaps earn more than a team above them if they finished bottom.

In that case it would be the lowest sum in TV revenue rather than lowest league position from what I understand.
 
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