Cos everybody knows they never spend money, those Yanks are tight.
150m spent last Transfer Window.
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6 + 2 Point Deductions
- Thread starter GrandOldTeam
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150m spent last Transfer Window.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
That's basically what FFP is now. It will only help the clubs already at the top as they have more revenue in the first place.
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
City should be able to spend more than Luton, but shouldn’t be able so spend an unlimited amount. Owners who can cut bait at any time shouldn’t be able to leave clubs with massive, unsustainable wage bills.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
So the status quo is preserved. There really seems to be no way around it outside a hard salary cap, not a percentage.
A salary cap just punishes the players.
And would result in them leaving for other Leagues.
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
You’d need all clubs in the world to agree to a hard cap. That’s never going to happen. You’d also need a closed system and a way to unnaturally distribute talent.
A hard cap would be the end of football in England without those things.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
They're already overpaid, FFS.The Premier League is the richest in Europe. Where the hell would they go? They can't ALL play in Saudi Arabia. Salary caps exist in the NBA and NHL and work just fine.
Oh right, I suppose NFL/NBA and NHL players could just go play in a different country.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
There are European basketball and hockey leagues, you know. You want a more level playing field? Limit how much teams can spend on players. It forces clubs to be a little smarter about what and when they spend and stops teams from stockpiling players.
Ralphie Boy
Player Valuation: £8m
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
The effectively are. Player fees and wages are by far the largest expense for clubs. If you limit the amount they are allowed to lose, you are then limiting player salaries.
Basketball and hockey are closed systems in by far the largest economy in the world. It’s not an apples to apples comparison, more like apples to gold bars.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Somewhere in between, probably a bit closer to the higher end. Maybe an average of the 17 teams who avoid relegation. Some formula could be drawn up fairly easily, I would think.
If the cap was introduced across Europe it wouldnt be a bad idea, but England would lose its "appeal" a little and The EPL would not like that.
As much as the fans want a level playing field, the clubs dont and The Premier League defo do not.
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
Where would you put Madrids in relation to that?