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

[Alan Harper's Tash]

OH! So close. Can you name a single reason why teams being closer together financially would make the sport unompetitive?

If it’s based on 6x the revenue of the bottom club, isn’t it in the bottom club’s best interests not to grow their revenue as the ratio of 6:1 means the more they earn, the top clubs can spend 6 times that?

ie £100m = £600m (£500m difference)
£200m = 1.2b (£1b difference)

 

[domalino]

So how did even get to a vote if it was Arsenal who wanted this? You look at Arsenal this will give 200m more to spend if it gets voted through! Why can't some come up with let's scrap it all will they vote on this? Will it even get a vote..

This proposed new rule gives Arsenal zero more money to spend.

 

[No One Understands]

Incredibly easily, you just grow central commercial deals, prize money and restructure TV payments. Get the bottom 3 an extra £10m and the top clubs can spend £45-60m a year more.


Yes. it's not that hard. It's supposedly going to be based on the centralised revenue, so the amount of money doesn't change no matter who actually finishes 20th.



You're getting it!


OH! So close. Can you name a single reason why teams being closer together financially would make the sport unompetitive?

Some owners are there to increase their revenue, no?
Why spend more when I can spend just enough to stay here. I'm making a guaranteed sum either way.

 

[domalino]

If it’s based on 6x the revenue of the bottom club, isn’t it in the bottom club’s best interests not to grow their revenue as the ratio of 6:1 means the more they earn, the top clubs can spend 6 times that?

ie £100m = £600m (£500m difference)
£200m = 1.2b (£1b difference)

No, because it's in their interest to earn money, spend it on players and wages and stay in the Premier League to keep getting £100m+ a year.

 

[domalino]

Why spend more when I can spend just enough to stay here. I'm making a guaranteed sum either way.

Yes, that's exactly how about 6/7 Premier League clubs have operated for the last 15 years. Everton, Palace, Brentford, Fulham, Bournemouth do the absolute minimum necessary to stay in the division and rake in their money.

But for every one of them, there's a Southampton, Leicester, Stoke, Norwich, West Brom, Middlesborough, Bolton, who fuck it up, get relegated and lose billions.

 

[oldhamblue]

Some owners are there to increase their revenue, no?
Why spend more when I can spend just enough to stay here. I'm making a guaranteed sum either way.

Known as the American Model

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

No, because it's in their interest to earn money, spend it on players and wages and stay in the Premier League to keep getting £100m+ a year.

I recognise that there is the salary cap too, so it wouldn’t just be £1b difference, I was just mulling over whether it would be a continuing hindrance as the other clubs will still be getting more money,

I’m not sure it’ll have a huge effect anyway. The best teams are the ones best run and with the best managers. Money helps, of course.

 

[Mon Autre]

To be honest I think this rule change has the potential to show up how well we're run compared to the other top clubs. People seem to be only upset about clubs spending when they actually spend well. We score way more hits than misses in our transfer dealings. It will hurt those who spend huge amounts on players like Antony, Darwin Nunez and half of Chelsea's squad than it will us as they won't be able to throw good money after bad.

 

[waspish]

This proposed new rule gives Arsenal zero more money to spend.

Made me think this you mean the 85% rule makes them on the limit of spending?

 

[bluenova]

Some owners are there to increase their revenue, no?
Why spend more when I can spend just enough to stay here. I'm making a guaranteed sum either way.

"Just enough" is a bit dangerous.

Outside of the big 6, 11 of the other 14 have been in the PL for seven seasons or less. The other three have regularly finished well into the bottom half of the table.

No-one outside the rich six are guaranteed to stay in the Premier League.