Titus Bramble
Best centre half to grace the Premier League
It comes down to amortization.
We sell player x for £10million. No matter how the payments are structured, that £10million hits our books once the deal is signed off.
We buy player y for £10 million. We have signed player y on a 5 year contract, so the £10million payments leave our books as equal payments across the length if the contact: i.e 5 regular £2million payments for 5 years.
If we were to strike both of these deals on the same day, as far as PSR is concerned we are in £8million profit (the £10million received for player x minus the first £2million payment for player y).
So, us and Villa essentially swapping players for around the same transfer fee benefits both parties from a PSR point of view.
It was ridiculous. I had it all day yesterday with precious Spurs fans going on. Crying.
It is a fact that these clubs have used PSR to gain advantage and other teams best players cheaper than they should have the past several years or more. Using PSR as leverage
When that advantage is lost they start crying claiming "cheating" etc
Using loopholes isn't "cheating". It's using a loophole or grey area by definition
Our use of it is fairly minor
I cannot possibly see how Premier League can act against us. As its one transfer for a realistic fee.
Ferguson1878
Player Valuation: £30m
Tottenham are the worst , can’t stand them
bluenorthwarrior
Player Valuation: £8m
Completely agree, and I'm all for it.
I'd love to see Dobbin to Everton and Iroegbunam to Villa on 29 Jun 25 for £15m each.
It's the rules that are broken, if these types of transfer cause debate and upset then all to the good.
It’s not even a loophole. It is absolutely the way accounting works
Whinging from Sky 6 fans because we've found a way to act within the rules that were designed to keep them on top, but managed to make them work for us instead
Cry more bishes
Cry more bishes
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
I just love the way when we find a slight way of bending the rules. The press and everyone go into overdrive moaning. but have said hardly a thing about other stuff for ever
It's a loophole if there are no explicit rules prohibiting it
Why would they prohibit it if it using reasonable valuations ? PSR forces the selling of players. Buying players and holding them for 6 or 7 years doesn’t feel like good business when measured against to rules as off today. Sell after two years is what PSR promotes and trade home grown talent
I don’t think it is a loophole
CalBuckeye_Rob
Player Valuation: £1m
Not sure it is really that much of a loophole. If Everton bought someone in 2020 and sold someone around the same time, they still have a percentage of that purchase counting in 2024 and get no part of the 2020 sale as an offset. Over time, it all evens up.
Kicks the can down the road. We need to cover Tim’s 3m amortised cost every year for the next three years. The cost doesn’t go away just gets deferred.