6 + 2 Point Deductions

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It's not bending the rules though. Swap deals were always possible, they just very rarely happenned.

And given some of the astronomical transfer fees paid in recent years for average players, putting a c.10m value on a home grown academy player is not that unreasonable at all.

I think these type of deals will become more common and I don't see an issue. It's 2 unconnected clubs doing deals in their own interest - that's business.

Well, it's not really swapping is it? It's signing players who met a certain criteria which meant clubs could benefit from "pure" profit on the books.

Chelsea getting Kellyman for £19m being the testament to this. Aston Villa signed Dobbin to help us out and vice versa. That's why Dobbin is now on his second loan of the season.

It's finding a loophole in the rules, to get around PSR, which i think is genius and I commend everyone who partook in it.

There's clearly a fair argument in what you're saying, but it's not been done because Villa wanted Dobbin, Newcastle wanted Vlachodimos etc