I just can't take any mention of FFP seriously. Quite clearly nor do most of the owners of clubs. I find the excuse of FFP only arises when the club has run out of money. It seems more a tool to fool fans, than to regulate football.
Weren't there clubs in breach the last couple of years - Everton spring to mind but it wasn't only them. Obviously Man City but why even mention it.
What's happened to them?
Man City should actually have all of their titles taken away when you consider they are supposed to be facing 97 charges. Groovy Arab/London/New York lawyers should not be able to just get you off. Nor should the clear threats from Man City.
Basically, FFP only exists when a club wants it to. Otherwise, forget about it and do what you like.

Edited by ASCPFC (26 Jul 2023 2.47pm)

I certainly wouldn’t be against the club selling a good player and being able to finance genuine improvements in the squad by doing so. That’s the football business for clubs like ours…in fact I’d argue it’s the best way of building a better team if you don’t have the money already.

If we can continue to bring in players with the quality we have recently, then selling one to buy two is very much like saying 1 step back, 2 steps forward. It also means we should never again be so reliant on one single player like we were for so long with Zaha.

Edited by Hudsoneagle (26 Jul 2023 3.01pm)

Edited by Hudsoneagle (26 Jul 2023 3.02pm)

I’d imagine Leicester take it seriously now and it looks like Wolves are this season also.

I must be a minority, but I love the way the club is run. Parish is, IMO, smarter than the money bags owners of other clubs our size in the division.

I’m from the midlands, and I’ve been telling friends for a couple of years now, that Wolves are going to fall apart. Where we spend only what we can, Wolves have spent lavishly. £40m isn’t a high price to them. But this season, they have sold £80m worth of players, and still need to sell more to bring players in. That’s simply down to FFP forcing their hand. We have never been in that situation. It used to hurt me to watch a club like Wolves come up from the championship and immediately look better than us, and they did very well for a short period, but spending like that, it’s not sustainable. Now they are in big trouble. They looked a poor side last year, and I’d have them tipped for another bad season ahead.

We rebuilt the squad for £70m not long ago. That’s the sort of money that gets you two good players in this current market. I think given the money available, it’s remarkable to still see us competing in the prem.

Id love to have seen a new right back last season. But I’d argue that if the prices being quoted are not good value, if these players don’t represent a £20m improvement over what we have, then the club has likely decided to bide their time. It’s that sort of attitude that means we don’t have to accept low offers for our true stars.

My neighbour who played for Everton many many moons ago

I think getting players in is a little more complicated than we think, if, and if we sell Andersen or Guehi before the window closes, we are looking at the 20/30m players, if nobody is sold we are looking at maybe a 12/15m player and a loan or two, there is no point in buying Gray, if you have more money, then you go for a Sarr/Gnonto, tricky if you dont know if a 70m bid is about to come in.