And thats the mistake people are making.Oh I’m sure we’re not signing Guedes. But the “full” figures are only particularly relevant if we work on the theory of us being ACTUALLY skint.
If we are in fact not skint, but just not ALLOWED to spend freely, then the amortised numbers are much more relevant.
The same numbers that say we didn’t make a £10m profit on Richy (as most of the media state it) but actually in FFP/P&L terms more like a £44m profit.
FFP isnt proper accounting, its made up figures that football clubs use.
Profit and loss on the other hand IS proper accounting, hence why we posted a loss of 380m over 3 years.
Players arent signed over the length of their contract, the payments to the selling clubs are made well before then.
FFP = Made up figures
Profit and Loss = Cash in, cash out