Mattywerewolf
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Are you seriously suggesting Brighton spent as much as QPR and hence are comparable?
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Are you seriously suggesting Brighton spent as much as QPR and hence are comparable?
Tyrone Biggums
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Have we not been attempting to cut back costs over the last few years?
Could they be any worse at running it than the league at the moment? half arsed rules that dont really work
Why not? a loss is a loss.
A Fulham Season Ticket holder in our office is convinced that figure is made up of mainly add ons that will never be achieved in order for Leeds Chairman to not look like he's selling his prize assets too cheaply.
If there's any truth in that.
That's what I thought.
Mattywerewolf
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A loss from funding an academy in advance of the FFP rules being implemented is different in my book than a loss from getting in 10 strikers on loan
nwgull
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Investments on stuff such as stadiums and training facilities doesn't count in the FFP calculations.
Although my guess is that plenty of expenses that would count for the FFP calc from 13/14 season were front loaded into 12/13 season.
Last three years accounts reveal losses of £3m, £7m and £14.7m, so the answer appears to be no.
It's still spending beyond your means though.
Where have I said that the Albion have spent as much as QPR?
The original comment was that clubs should not spend beyond their means. The Albion haven't done that for decades.
Tyrone Biggums
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And what % of those losses are due to capital works? I don't recall spending any large sums on players last season.
None.
However the wage bill rose by £6 million. Players such as Tommy K, Leo, Upson, Ward etc all on five figure a week wages. Paul Barber on £480k a year too.
nwgull
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Last season's accounts haven't been released.
Besides, transfer fees paid affect subsequent seasons' accounts in the form of contract amortisation, and, more importantly, players don't play for free.
Even for clubs with a shiny new stadium and nice training facilities?
spanishdave
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Lambert, Hernandez, Benteke and Michu all signed for less than him...
A Fulham Season Ticket holder in our office is convinced that figure is made up of mainly add ons that will never be achieved in order for Leeds Chairman to not look like he's selling his prize assets too cheaply.
If there's any truth in that.
Wouldn't surprise if there was some truth in that. I'm always sceptical of reported figures of transfer fees for undisclosed deals. It always seems to be whatever sounds best for each side. Look at Bridcutt with rumours from Sunderland it was 3-3.5m whereas from our end it was rumoured to be closer to 5m. Palace reporting Zaha to Utd was 15m, but as the season went on it started to be reported as closer to 10m
Weststander
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Fulham and Cardiff have got immensely wealthy backers, and are already buying quality players. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they both bounced straight back up. Parachute payments have been upped a lot too to £23m for season 2014/15 alone. That's almost the entire BHA turnover from their one additional income source. Hard to compete against.
Charlies Shinpad
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The more I see Clubs with parachute payments lashing out millions on players to get back to the promised land the more it F""KS me off !!
Why should a team that is relegated from a division be given stupid amounts for being CRAP !! and for a long period afterwards
If we or another team who haven't benefited from this gets up this year it will be a miracle more or less in my opinion
Why should a team that is relegated from a division be given stupid amounts for being CRAP !! and for a long period afterwards
If we or another team who haven't benefited from this gets up this year it will be a miracle more or less in my opinion
Ernest
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Look at the record for clubs coming down with parachute money and going straight back up in the Top 2
Weststander
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I was aware and did see that percentage earlier in this thread. But parachute monies have been increasing exponentially - my guess would be that the percentage bouncing back up will increase.