Agree that there is an enormous incentive to break the rules, as many clubs have done.
Disagree about the penalties being harsh, they can't even be upheld. QPR are still disputing it in court despite having total contempt and disregard for the rules. Bournemouth another example who I last heard...
Thanks for giving us the benefit of the doubt :rolleyes:
If you refer to my previous post, unless you have and just didn't absorb it, our losses were 25.9M, of which it is widely considered that up to 10M is exempt from, as you describe, footballing losses. You would also have to consider that...
How on earth is that an admission of willingness to break the rules? The statement reads that it is likely clubs with the ambition of promotion will veer as close to the permitted quota of losses as possible, without exceeding it, in order to compete with the absurdity of parachute payments.
If...
The best player we have signed thus far, and the real highlight of pre-season is Gross, who was signed(agreed) in June. I also find it hard to agree with your other point, surely they'll be a higher chance of us getting ripped off the later we leave it.
Ah, I see. I think he looks good. Not seen him have to make any reactionary saves yet but we have definitely found a keeper as good with his feet/distribution as Stockdale.
I counted one heavy pass into touch, the rest found their man/spaces.