PL now being sued by PFA?

[GaudinoMotors]

Time to let the multi-billionaires come to an agreement re the rules. Not the PL pinheads.

 

[ufo]

 

[citizen_maine]

This 'anchoring' is the biggest fucking nonsense I've ever heard. Why should us, Liverpool or united be restricted to spending five times what Ipswich can spend? How does that help Ipswich, or other clubs with low revenues? And how does it help the PL as a spectacle? It's completely barmy.

Effectively it's a disguised salary cap, which are apparently illegal under European law.

That's why the PFA are challenging it.
I think the idea was supposed to be that the biggest clubs are pulling away financially from the rest, so this was intended to stop them getting further away. As with most things the PL do though, they've not thought it through properly or consulted with stakeholders (players in this case) about the implications

 

[Cobwebcat]

We’re not in Europe though… :-0

That’s the bit I didn’t get too.

 

[VOOMER]

Its is a yank driven idea.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

This 'anchoring' is the biggest fucking nonsense I've ever heard. Why should us, Liverpool or united be restricted to spending five times what Ipswich can spend? How does that help Ipswich, or other clubs with low revenues? And how does it help the PL as a spectacle? It's completely barmy.

Effectively it's a disguised salary cap, which are apparently illegal under European law.

Masters is deranged. He has declared war on the clubs which invest the most and now the players. How will English clubs compete with teams like Barca and Real Madrid in Europe?

 

[surrounded by idiots]

If you look at the revenues, of Spurs liverpool and arsenal, they are at about 5 times (give or take) what the bottom club is now (the math's are not perfect I know, but I did say give or take)
It is only City and much less so utd with significantly more.
It is just another way to reign in the Blue Shirted Heroes

 

[Vienna_70]

Looks like it's a goner. It's deceased, kicked the bucket, shuffled of It's mortal coil. It's dead.

It’s fucking snuffed it!

 

[halfcenturyup]

That's why the PFA are challenging it.
I think the idea was supposed to be that the biggest clubs are pulling away financially from the rest, so this was intended to stop them getting further away. As with most things the PL do though, they've not thought it through properly or consulted with stakeholders (players in this case) about the implications

This. It will have exactly the opposite effect to that required.
The PL needs to encourage clubs lower down the league, and throughout the pyramid, to invest to catch up if they want to. Preventing clubs at the top from investing is just ridiculous, especially when they have to comply with UEFA rules anyway.

Masters is a moron. He needs to stand up to stupid ideas and say no. Bollocks to this "it's a difficult job" nonsense, he just needs testicles. If the club's don't like it, they can kick him out. He could be a hero :)

 

[cheekybids]

This. It will have exactly the opposite effect to that required.
The PL needs to encourage clubs lower down the league, and throughout the pyramid, to invest to catch up if they want to. Preventing clubs at the top from investing is just ridiculous, especially when they have to comply with UEFA rules anyway.

Masters is a moron. He needs to stand up to stupid ideas and say no. Bollocks to this "it's a difficult job" nonsense, he just needs testicles. If the club's don't like it, they can kick him out. He could be a hero :)

Imagine if the TV bidding rights were handled this way.