[Phil V 72]

Suing the Premier League for discrimination. I mean, it?s a point of view I suppose.

https://www.bbc.com/...rggez4w209o.amp

[sixmilliondollardan]

Can't we just skip the investigation and relegate these ****s to the lowest league possible.

[Cartman]

Been thinking someone may challenge FFP regulations legally for a while, is it restraint of trade to tell a business owner how much they can spend? Or other businesses how much they can pay to advertise by sponsorship?

Wouldn?t happen in any other industry

I tend to agree with Martin Samuel who is one of the few journalists who maintains that FFP rules were devised to keep the traditional big clubs at the top and make sure other clubs can?t challenge them

[Siberian Spireite]

 Cartman, on 05 June 2024 - 11:59 AM, said:

I tend to agree with Martin Samuel who is one of the few journalists who maintains that FFP rules were devised to keep the traditional big clubs at the top and make sure other clubs can?t challenge them

Clearly so, but it all comes down to the same question:
Should football operate as an unregulated free market?
For me, no.

[Phil V 72]

 Siberian Spireite, on 05 June 2024 - 01:37 PM, said:

Clearly so, but it all comes down to the same question:
Should football operate as an unregulated free market?
For me, no.

But what Man City want is exactly that, unregulated. If they get their way, then the next target of these oil rich countries will be to turn their attentions to the likes of Man U or Liverpool (as these are more attractive prospects and have global appeal) and so you?ll just end up with the same situation, big clubs ruling the roost but with unrestricted spending.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Siberian Spireite, on 05 June 2024 - 01:37 PM, said:

Clearly so, but it all comes down to the same question:
Should football operate as an unregulated free market?
For me, no.

Agreed. It?s a sport, for which there are rules. Where does it end? Is only 5 subs a restraint, only 25 squad players an unfair restriction?

Moreover the FFP rules are written to save clubs from themselves, see the many failures. Albeit, they don?t work very well currently.

[Blue roan lily]

Phil V 72, on 05 June 2024 - 08:54 AM, said:

Suing the Premier League for discrimination. I mean, it?s a point of view I suppose.

https://www.bbc.com/...rggez4w209o.amp

Counter acting the 115 charges.
Potential ?back door? way to get away with numerous charges.
It?s about time the FA grew a pair and sorted these charges, after all they clobbered Everton and Forest for far, far less..
Get them in the National League North and let them play some real footballers..

[Osborne again]

 Blue roan lily, on 05 June 2024 - 03:13 PM, said:

Counter acting the 115 charges.
Potential ?back door? way to get away with numerous charges.
It?s about time the FA grew a pair and sorted these charges, after all they clobbered Everton and Forest for far, far less..
Get them in the National League North and let them play some real footballers..

Never happen in a million years, but it's wrong. As you rightly said, they've hit both Everton and Forest so why not Man City. The Premier League will become as competitive as the Scottish Premiership if it's left to a certain few.

[whittman]

If city have nothing to hide as they claim why are they now trying to rewrite the rule book in their favour?

[Osborne again]

 whittman, on 05 June 2024 - 04:45 PM, said:

If city have nothing to hide as they claim why are they now trying to rewrite the rule book in their favour?

They know they're in trouble so they've come out fighting with counter claims.

[Paragon of Virtue]

Man City are no different to the Red Bull clubs in my eyes.

[Blue roan lily]

Osborne again, on 05 June 2024 - 03:51 PM, said:

Never happen in a million years, but it's wrong. As you rightly said, they've hit both Everton and Forest so why not Man City. The Premier League will become as competitive as the Scottish Premiership if it's left to a certain few.

Correct..
Was having a chat about this with a pal yesterday and we got talking about what happens next season if nothings been sorted.
We came up with the idea of, when each team plays city home and away they play their under 23?s (as a protest) or which ever youth team but obviously then plays full strength against the rest of the league.
Whoever finishes second to city gets a proper decent trophy probably sourced from a third party.

This post has been edited by Blue roan lily: Yesterday, 07:29 PM