Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Scriptures Prophesied the Messiah Plays 3-4-3
BelieveBeOK
Superstar
Ya'll can keep Lehman
Yippee Ki Yay
Pro
Bloody hell, I really hope he doesn't go,
I slated Ronaldo for going there but he had no choice, no one else wanted him
I don't want to slate Messi for the same thing.
Loads of clubs would still have Messi and he doesn't need the money
He doesn't need to be ending his career the same way as Ronaldo
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Remember when some Gooners wanted Jose to manage Arsenal. I wonder if they still think that would've been a good idea
African_brehda
Superstar
What’s their fakkit Nap doing up in here? 
This doesnt make sense. FFP came in around 2010 right? If Mansour bought City in 2000, why would city cook the books when there was literally no need to when overspending vs revenue was not illegal? The only real reason ffp etc came in was because the established "elite" teams didn't like the new competitionNah I think they would have still done it, especially if they had Txiki Begiristain at the club like they have now,
Sporting director at Barca all the way through their cheating scandal
Then moves to Man City and becomes sporting director and is there all the way through their cooking the books, cheating scandal
And they didn't even really need to do it as how serious is the FFP?
Do the big clubs really get punished for it, if they do it's just a fine which they can afford
It's not like how they treat the lower clubs like Bury for instance, they are like dinosaurs now, extinct.
Or others clubs like Luton or Derby getting massive points deduction which they were never going to overcome
I'm not even that bothered by the over spending as we have had to put up with that before like with Chelsea, it's the cheating which I am not happy with
And I hope they throw the book at them like they did with Juventus in like 2006/07.
But they won't, they will probably just get a slap on the wrist
They can throw the book at city for all i care but the hypocrisy is ridiculous.
Yes, but you've completely missed the point of what i said . . .yes somehow newcastle can manage to play by the rules (so far) while also improving despite having even more money than city.
city have ridden roughshod over the rules to such an extent that they now stand before the authorities with over ONE HUNDRED charges.
it's one thing being found with your hand in the cookie jar ... but city said "f*** all that" and just took the jar.
Newcastle will not come anywhere winning the league in the next 3-5 years without smashing ffp rules btw
Low End Derrick
Veteran
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Rottweiler
All Star
Who plays hockey in the fukking desert?! The city is 42% Hispanic, soccer is popular here. Phoenix Rising FC gets great support despite being a USL club.
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sorry.
forgot to switch on my babble-versal translator
because of the cheating crooks ahead of them ...
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do you know which period they are being charged with?
which years are they being accused of breaking the rules?
you need to factor that into your argument.
The only real reason ffp etc came in was because the established "elite" teams didn't like the new competition
"only"? you know that the prem shares TV money equitably (unlike for example in spain).
wild distortions are not good for the health of the league.
a salary cap (of any kind) is bad for "elite clubs" but ...
The Premier League wage cap: a well kept secret - LawInSport
The Premier League’s (PL) latest handbook contains a very important cost control provision explained below. Many are unaware that the PL has implemented a soft wage cap in the PL that its member clubs are required to adhere to. Short Term Cost Control Rule E.18 states that “If in any of...
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Premier League negotiating to impose a salary cap
The Premier League is looking for its clubs to limit their spending on staff in order to adapt to the new UEFA regulations, a control measure that would place it at 70 percent from
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it's not "ONLY" about self-interest .
defend crooks while claiming not to defend crooks brehs ....
