Clueless
Winger
So then, the theory should be - play well enough to succeed and then sell some of the source of that success so that the balance sheet can look good.I haven't a good handle on today's ffp stuff but it stands to reason a c lub that lost 8 figures in the last accounts cant or at least shouldn't be looking at an expensive rebuild.
Fortunately (not really fortunate, more like decent planning and investment) we have been promoted with a young squad, If we got our angles right originally, we should have some value to play with next summer.
I suspect that you probably preferred Monopoly to Subbuteo as a kid.
I’m certainly no Financial Fair Play expert, but I would think that having good players playing well enough to succeed and get promoted would be sufficient protection against sanctions, particularly as my limited knowledge includes a belief that Financial Fair Play is a revenue test that is assessed over a rolling three years period.
I doubt that the likes of Ballard, Alese or Roberts, being fringe players at their previous clubs, are being paid at an unsustainable rate.
Let’s enjoy what the players can do on the field, rather than what they can do for the accounts.