Chelsea finances worse than expected
Everton were ulitmately deducted 6 points for a 20m excess. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a precedent - ie 1 point for every 3.33m overspend.There should be a standard rule for every £1m over FFP limits in the 3 year period, then 1 point is deducted. Then everyone would know where they stood. Simples.
Chelsea finances worse than expected
Sounds good.
I'm a bit of a dunce with this, so should I read that if they are amortising £200m per year, they need to make £95m profit from other sources, I guess day to day profit and player sales, each year to avoid PSR sanctions?
Chelsea in the Mud
For all the bleating of the cheats, just look at the states of their squads and transfersYou've got to hand it to Bloom, FSG and Lewis/Levy.
They run their clubs within the rules.
Basically only Colwill and Gallagher who they can sell to help them out of trouble?This should be a huge opportunity for us. Clubs that simply have to sell by a certain deadline or face points deductions are in no position to drive a hard bargain. We could pick up some really good players for reasonable prices.
We will need those players to be willing to sign for us, which is where our wage restrictions will put players off, especially those used to much higher wages at Chelsea.This should be a huge opportunity for us. Clubs that simply have to sell by a certain deadline or face points deductions are in no position to drive a hard bargain. We could pick up some really good players for reasonable prices.
Basically only Colwill and Gallagher who they can sell to help them out of trouble?
Interesting though that Chelsea need the sale by the end of June. Buying teams will be looking through their options around that time, maybe seeing who is making their name in the euros. It would be a mug club prepared to offer the sort of money Chelsea need by then.
For all the bleating of the cheats, just look at the states of their squads and transfers
Everton gave Arsenal, 50 million plus for Walcott and Iwobi
It's a mystery why they went over the limits.
Brighton/Liverpool/Arsenal/Spurs have shown you can grow a club, increase revenue streams and stay within the rules.
Those above clubs have also had to sell top players to reinvest.
ChelseaThis should be a huge opportunity for us. Clubs that simply have to sell by a certain deadline or face points deductions are in no position to drive a hard bargain. We could pick up some really good players for reasonable prices.
Add Leicester to that list (which makes sense as I doubt we'd have seen it as realistic to go after one of their key players in January when they're chasing promotion).Chelsea
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Wolves
Have to sell players this summer, according to various reports.
I believe Wolves are good as they sold players and sacked the manager that moaned about it, as well run clubs would do if neededChelsea
Forest
Wolves
Have to sell players this summer, according to various reports.
Ah, but therein lies the big snag, both for us and for Chelsea. Chelsea won't be able to push for full market price, but might be reluctantly willing to sell at a cut price through sheer necessity.This should be a huge opportunity for us. Clubs that simply have to sell by a certain deadline or face points deductions are in no position to drive a hard bargain. We could pick up some really good players for reasonable prices.
Just say we, (and I don't think we will) did go and buy Colwill off them for £40mAh, but therein lies the big snag, both for us and for Chelsea. Chelsea won't be able to push for full market price, but might be reluctantly willing to sell at a cut price through sheer necessity.
We might be willing to pay that cut price, bit the player might not agree to come to us for half - or even a third or a quarter - of their existing wage. So we don't get a bargain, and Chelsea have to go on paying them several £million a year......... and of course, Chelsea paying off their contract so the player could 'afford' to live on £40 or £50K a week for three or four years wouldn't help their FFP situation.
It really is a lose-lose situation - even the player will lose by having to stay at Chelsea for five or six years!
So how big a pay cut do you think Colwill would take? £50K a week? £100K?Just say we, (and I don't think we will) did go and buy Colwill off them for £40m
That would be the least excited I have got over a big signing, just because it's helping that lot out of trouble