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Because the FL "licence" all the clubs to take part in their leagues. Failure to abide by the T&Cs will result (ultimately) in the licence being revoked and the club being unable to participate in any FL division. It is "legal" as there are plenty of laws governing contracts - which all the...

Based on what I have read on the subject, the FL class financial stability means not being reliant on a sugar daddy who may or may not stay around. Its about ensuring that the "normal income" of the club (tv, tickets, pies, corporate, etc) is enough to cover costs. An admirable aim IMO...

MLS also dramatically different set up to almost anywhere else in the world because of their Draft system for bringing in domestic talent. Like most of the US sports this is designed to even the playing field between clubs by, essentially, penalising last year's winners and rewarding the losers...

Because these industries don't have a regulating body scared that heir entire world is unsustainable. The equivalent is the banking industry being told that they have to massively increase their capital reserves by the FSA (FCA now). This was an industry that almost imploded because they...

Except that the rules are "no transfers without permission", so players on wages that are deemed 'acceptable' will probably be allowed to have their contracts extended provided they are on similar terms. Only those players being paid 'too much for the division' will have to be left to do a Bosman.

Completely agree... but what seems to rile people most about Forest is they are trying to cheat - but so openly that its insulting. A number of clubs seem to have just said f*ck FFP and spent to get out of the division (or least done nothing to reign in their runaway debts), with varying degree...

But this was the financial year that every one pushed through the costs ahead of FFP coming in properly. We nearly doubled our losses but I'm sure that was more down to creative accountancy and rushing invoices through than any change in the cost or income base. No doubt other clubs results...