Chelsea FC face new questions over how Roman Abramovich funded success
Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules
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[Football] More possible FFP issues for Chelsea?
- Thread starter Jim in the West
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- Apr 19, 2018
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I'd love there to be some impactful action but unless there's a meaningful points deduction I can't see this ever changing unfortunately. A fine becomes an acceptable cost of business when the rewards give greater riches than any penalty will ever detract from.
Same with Everton and Man City but little happens.
The Andy Naylor Fan Club
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There is absolutely no way any team has benefited from illegal money being pumped into their club by a shady owner, no siree! Because all owners have to pass the League's fit and proper test and as we all know, that test is 100% guaranteed to filter out any crooks. 
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Yes! The Beautiful Game is in safe hands with The FA / Eufa / FIFA in charge, they are there for us.There is absolutely no way any team has benefited from illegal money being pumped into their club by a shady owner, no siree! Because all owners have to pass the League's fit and proper test and as we all know, that test is 100% guaranteed to filter out any crooks.
Love the headline description of "strict" ffp rules.Chelsea FC face new questions over how Roman Abramovich funded success
Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules
Depends who you are.
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
I'd love this to happen, over Everton and Citeh 
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 6,048
The Prem have less teeth than an old people's home. Nothing will be done.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Oh l do hope so!Chelsea FC face new questions over how Roman Abramovich funded success
Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules
Still have faith this is all leading up to City and Chelsea being smashed
macbeth
Dismembered
it’s cheating. plain and simple. same with city. nothing will happen because the sport has utterly sold its soul to oligarchs and petrostates. they will instead use the FFP rules to make an ‘example’ of some struggling league two club already being run into the ground by a parasitic owner (which was us once upon at time), whilst the big clubs lawyer up and kick the can down the road until everyone has conveniently forgotten
perhaps the single biggest dampener of our current success has been that it’s coincided with a period where the sport has been impossibly rigged in favour of a couple of clubs and hard work ultimately doesn’t count for very much. i hate modern football.
perhaps the single biggest dampener of our current success has been that it’s coincided with a period where the sport has been impossibly rigged in favour of a couple of clubs and hard work ultimately doesn’t count for very much. i hate modern football.
Creaky
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FFP in all it's forms and across all divisions has always struck me as an unnecessary interference in how clubs are run.
If the regulations are followed to the letter the only area of spending that is effectively controlled is player costs. Most other areas fall outside of control by FFP.
Essentially FFP is attempting to control players' earnings without falling foul of legislation enacted in most western countries that restricts attempts to cap workers pay.
FFP is often portrayed as a means to stop clubs getting into financial problems yet spending is not in itself the cause of these problems - borrowing is. Put limits on the amounts clubs can borrow, from both external lenders and owners. If an owner wants to invest in a club then fine but it should not be a loan but an equity purchase.
If TB wanted to splash out and buy a whole team of super stars, paying them outrageous sums, then why shouldn't he be allowed to so long as he invested enough to cover their purchase and running costs for the period of their contract?
If the regulations are followed to the letter the only area of spending that is effectively controlled is player costs. Most other areas fall outside of control by FFP.
Essentially FFP is attempting to control players' earnings without falling foul of legislation enacted in most western countries that restricts attempts to cap workers pay.
FFP is often portrayed as a means to stop clubs getting into financial problems yet spending is not in itself the cause of these problems - borrowing is. Put limits on the amounts clubs can borrow, from both external lenders and owners. If an owner wants to invest in a club then fine but it should not be a loan but an equity purchase.
If TB wanted to splash out and buy a whole team of super stars, paying them outrageous sums, then why shouldn't he be allowed to so long as he invested enough to cover their purchase and running costs for the period of their contract?
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
portslade seagull
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So funny but also true. Lots of armchair fans moaning about Caciedo
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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That is just fricking HILARIOUS!Brilliant!
Chelsea have got 39 points in their last 39 games. Worst in the PL.
- May 8, 2018
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@El Presidente any views ?