Or they could drink as much alcohol as they can pour down their throats with their cornflakes at home. Then nip to the pub for some non alcoholic beers until the second more alcohol is allowed to be served, then resume breakfast in the pub (without the cornflakes). Get rid of the tele as well to...
Probably because they paid so much money. Maybe there is leverage for selling clubs to remind buyers of the rules given how widespread the practice supposedly is. The deal then becomes easier to complete.
I read that Brighton had walked away as unhappy with the negotiating from his side. All I and others are really saying is that we support that type of stance. I also cannot see how giving a release clause is at all consistent with our financial model.
I’m thinking about trust. I guess they wouldn’t need to be public knowledge (my post was poorly worded) but the details would need to be independently verifiable to avoid shenanigans.
So there is a simple solution. Don’t allow amortization of transfer cost. Football has the ability to put a stop to this but that isn’t happening so it’s difficult to take the wailing and gnashing of teeth seriously. Chelsea are being facilitated by the other clubs and they are all therefore...
A couple of things;
The Tony Bloom net investment of £499 m makes the rest of it look like unimportant detail.
Timing; 2021/22 accounts published early 2023 and yet it is the accounts that are used for assessment of compliance with FFP….which is where we are in the Chelsea debate.
Football is a...